porcelainbride's Green wedding

I went back to the very first store I went into when I first started looking, today. They're way out of the price range I feel comfortable with, but I'm starting to think that unless I want to spend 2,000 or more on a dress, I'm never going to find anything that's of the quality I'm looking for. I'm tired of looking at cheap dresses that seem as though they're going to fall apart at the seams. So, I went back to Traditions and tried on a couple of the dresses I'd had before and some new ones I don't think I tried on last time. There's one gown there that I really do love- its by Romona Keveza and every time I've tried it on, I feel like a million dollars in it. Biggest issues with it are- my mother hates the runway photo of it, and it's $3,400. Anyway, they wouldn't let me take photos in the store, so I tried looking around online to find them on the sites. The only one I couldn't find was Mariana Hardwick's "Yvette" which is a sheath with a deep v-neckline and embellishments all down the neck.

I'm going to look at another store later in the week as well that do only custom dresses. It takes up to 6 months for the designer to finish it & for it to arrive. I'm kind of excited about that store- they've been really great on the phone & email so far and my FMIL said that all of her friends have found their gowns there.