andysfat's Green wedding

I had an idea in my head of a dress and I was trying dresses on that matched that idea but none of them were popping out and screaming "I'm the one!" I was shopping with my Mom and sister(who is also my MOH) for a prom dress for my sister at a bridal shop and I decided to let my Mom have a bit of fun and pick out some dresses for me to try on. She picked out a few that I liked but still nothing yelling my name. Finally she picked up one that was so different from my vision that I almost didn't try it on. But I did and I fell in love with it, it had beautiful beading, a green ribbon, it hugged me in the right places. The most important thing is that it brought tears to my mom's eyes and she doesn't really get excited about weddings or dresses. I really really REALLY love it but I don't know if I can bring my self to spend $1000 on a dress that I will only wear one day of my whole life... There is another one that is kind of like it for $250 but it doesn't have any of the beading...
The first few pictures are of my vision in my head, the last is the dress I tried on.