The Wedding Gowns

guess who were the 1st person who saw me in wedding gown?

hoho, 2 of my ex-colleagues!

yeah..it was back in 2012 I think.... they had been pestering me to go try out gowns so that they could revive the excitement of gowns-trying.. and so one fine lunch day,  we just made our way down to tanjong pagar and went into Julia. then they were saying that each week they shall accompany me to check out the various bridal shops in tanjong pagar. that of cuz did not happen lah... we only went once to Julia and tried once, that's all.

anyway, as said, I've been to my bridal shop for unknown times, and tried out don't know how many gowns. that's the luxury of having sufficient time... lol... we just went down and try as and when we liked! of cuz must try more, then will know which one more suitable mah. afterall, money already paid. must try as many as possible right....?!

u will realised from the pictures, my fringe actually went from short to long, back to short then long again. that should give u an idea how many times and over how long a period i took to try the gowns. lol

the very 1st gown i donned on from my bridal shop

i knew right from the start that i wanted a halter neck..... this looks similar to my actual day gown, but it's not. apparently this piece is the treasure of the shop. zhen dian zhi bao... haha.. saw frm photos that many brides had worn it before. if you go to their shop at liang seah street, the model at the signage was also wearing this gown..

for pre-wedding shoot, i was entitled to 2 white gowns and 3 evening gowns. actual day is 1 each. so really must try try try!!!

so in the end...... below few pieces were the selected ones....

for indoor pre-wedding photoshoot

for outdoor pre-wedding photoshoot

the evening gown for the indoor shoot

and the two evening gowns for outdoor shoot

so, what i deemed as the best had been selected for photoshoot. so what's left for actual day, which supposedly should be more crucial than photoshoot?

yeah, had a hard time choosing the 2 gowns for actual day..... esp for the evening gown..

in the end shortlisted 2 evening gowns, and i really had a hard time deciding b/w them. asked so many pple for opinions lah.

this blue was my 1st love. but i was told that this gown will not be available on my actual day.

so, this gown was the alternative. initially i decided on this gown already. but kept thinking if it is too simple, and i don't really like the off-blue color..... but then again, it looks elegant and princessy....

versus this purple one which i also liked..... but... abit affected by the black color part which looks like a black bra...... and also wondering if the color is too dark and will appear to be too old....

when i asked for opinions, there were votes for both, but more preferred the blue than the purple. in the end, of cuz, i chose the purple lah cuz i tot it's more special and not as simple. and i was glad that many who had seen it in real, said it looked better than in photos! haaahaahhahaa.

for the  actual day white gown, no qualms. this is the choice! halterneck!

for the qua, their choices are quite limited. so din really have to choose. they just gave me what they have. there was one which i tot was better than the one which they gave me, but the size was too big and no other sizes.

and then, later on, i was told that both gowns which i chose, were designed by my actual day make-up artist! steady lah!

the photos shown here were only a few of the many which i tried. all in all, i was happy to have been able to try on soo many gowns before deciding on the selected ones. heehehe im one fortunate arse =)