Shortly after my engagement, I went wedding dress browsing with a couple girlfriends. I wasn't prepared to try anything on, but they talked me into it. This was the third dress I tried on but it was two sizes too big. We left the store and I didn't think much of it.
A few months later, I had organized an official wedding-dress-shopping day with my mom, youngest sister, future mother-in-law and future sister-in-law. We went to several stores and I probably tried on 50 dresses. No luck.
Finally, I suggested we go back to the store I had visited earlier in the year. Low and behold, they had the same dress I tried on and in my size. I put it on and instantly knew it was a match. Everyone oo-ed and aw-ed when I walked out and the rest is history.
The dress is from Group USA and is by designer Christian Michele. It's an ivory, tiered lace dress with beading detail and lace edging on the bodice and around the train.