Sharonie

Thanks everyone for the kind words! It is a Maggie Sottero dress. I stumbled upon it just when I was about to settle with an informal dress. I love the tie in the back too and the chiffon material at the bottom makes it look more beachy..

1. How old are you? 29 2. At what age did you/will you get married? 30 3. Do you have children? nope 4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? yep 5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? no 6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? beach 7. Where did you/will you get married? Ocho Rios, Jamaica 8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? slow and sexy then maybe fast and spicy 9. How many guests did you/will you have? btw 20 and 50 (how many booked vs. how many interested) 10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? simple 11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? our own 12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 3 13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? yes, an AI resort 14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? sunset 15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? open air restaurant on the water 16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? let my WC decide 17. How did/will the bride enter? get out of a boat onto a private island and onto the aisle 18. Song to walk down the aisle to: still looking 19. Song to make your exit: haven't decided 20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? pretty light 21. At what age did you think you would get married? 30 22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? a select few 23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? simply delicious 24. Champagne or red wine? both! 25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? right away 26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? brand new - Jamaica! 27. Who will pay for the bills? we will pay ourselves 28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? absolutely 29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? Looking forward to it..

So I have been nervous.. I bought this dress only seeing it on a model online w/o ever trying it on! Yeah, I know gutsy In addition, I ordered it from a NJ bridal store (my shopping around to get price down)!! Anyway, I got my dress one month earlier than expected. I was told that the dress will get to the store from retailer on 11/27 and I will receive it on 12/15. I called to check on status on 11/7 and was told it was being shipped out that day and I will get it within 5 business days! So I waited and waited, checking every day to see if I have a package or missing notice, nothing. I called back on 11/27 and found out that I missed the delivery on 11/9 and the dress has been sitting at the post office! So I went and got the box from post office, surprised at how light the box was in my hand and wondered if the bridal store ordered the right dress for me. As soon as I got home I eagerly opened up the box and took the dress out of the bag and it wasn't what I expected! Then I realized it was inside out, duh! Sorry about all the mumbling... I am just too excited!! Since it is corset back, I had to get some help to get it on so w/ my MOH's help yesterday I finally have pictures to share. Another good thing is I won't need to do any altering, except for bustling up the train and getting some bras to help me fill out the top since my baby girls refuse to grow up Okay, okay, I won't hold you up any longer, I know ya'll just want to look at the pics, heheh.. here they are: front back side

You look great in that dress!

OMG, I joked about dancing to this song for our first dance to Paul just not too long ago.. It is hilarious...

Aaahhhh, all these beautiful brides.. I finally got my dress in yesterday, can't wait to take some pics so I can post mine here too!

Congratulations! That is so sweet...

How sweet, I love them...

Wow, they all look so great...

Congratulations Lizz! Post some pics when you see her..

to the forum..

Congratulations! That is soooo exciting..

Simple and elegant! We want to see a pic of you in it...

Wow, it looks great on you! Did you get the feeling when you put it on? What designer is that?

Looks great especially with the mermaid fit and sweatheart neckline! Can't wait to see pics with you in it!

Very pretty.. What color(s) will the BM bouquets be?

Double post. Why is the forum acting up so much lately?

You should definitely get a pic of you in it for us to truely tell it is for you or not. It is unique for sure and I agree if you lever off the top it will be pretty.

That is a lot of cash for the number of victims. It does sound like it is a inside job, how horrible!!! This is one of the reason why we chose an AI resort with all the excursions included and warned guests about taking valuables with them.

Hands down to the sweatheart neckline dress still. You just look so stunning in it, the other ones are pretty too but they don't look as spectacular...

I shopped around for different prices and ended up ordering from a bridal shop in NJ. My main concern was whether the online website I would be getting authentic dress or not. This one is an authorized retailer for the brand of dress I ordered and saved over $400.

Definitely go with green. That's my BM dress color too, love it!!

It is very pretty, good luck finding it!

I love the cleanliness and the simplicity of it. We need to see you in it though!

OMG Julie, I dreamed last night of getting eye lash extensions after reading your description of the procedure lol I am totally gonna look into this too since my eye lashes are somewhat curly but not long or thick enough. Thanks so much for sharing this. I can't wait to see your pics!!!