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So what do you guys think? Nice? Doesn’t really look like me, does it?

The truth is, that’s really me. Only thing is, the picture was taken on Oct 16, 1998. Oh My God….. (and repeat after me!)

Please forgive me for the low quality of the pictures. Afterall, it was taken almost 10 years ago and digicam at that time wasn’t as sophisticated as what we have now. I found these photos while going through the pictures in my computer last week. Continue reading →

To the uninitiated, “Running of the Brides” refers to the bridal gown sale by Filene’s Basement, a department store selling discounted branded goods. The one-day sale is usually held once a year at various Filene’s locations. As to why it’s called “Running of the Brides”, google it or look at this website and you’ll know. Yup, brides-to-be practically run and snatch all the dresses they could get hold on once the store opens. Once they’re in, everyone just try on their gowns in the open area. There’s no fitting room, just mark your area, take off your clothes and start trying!

Previously I wrote about finding and deciding on a wedding gown from Ebay. Not long after that, however, I found out about this bridal event from another forummer online. She too, found her gown there and it was an amazing deal for a designer’s gown. That got me thinking, why not pay a little more for a designer’s gown? No doubt the Ebay gown would be made-to-measure but the material and workmanship were bound to be different. Anyway, with prices starting from $249, I could think of no reason not to check out the sale.

That got me started on the research on designer’s gowns. Vera Wang, Reem Acra, Amsale, Monique Lhullier etc… the list was endless. I scoured the net for gowns and saved those I liked for reference. Having said that, the bridal event was in February, in the midst of the busy season at work. And by saying “busy season”, I mean overtime everyday and tons of stress to meet deadlines. Alas, I did manage to shortlist some gowns but my mind was so tired on that day I could hardly remember anything.

I was really looking forward to the event and surprisingly, two days before the event, big boss at work announced that everyone gets Friday off to thank us for the hard work in meeting the deadline. That Friday was the day of the event!!! I was stressed for so long trying to think of an excuse to attend the event and there it was, a DAY OFF!!! At that time, I truly thought I would so find a dress during the event!

The only thing was, we had a party the next day after work for celebration and I went home drunk. Not drunk drunk but tipsy enough to lose my cellphone in the car service (##@##**) and woke up with a terrible hangover. I had to pull myself up from the bed, took some tylenols and had a long shower to wake myself up. Even then, I was tired and bloated and had a terrible headache. But I had to go to the event. Continue reading →

So what does a bride a do when she doesn’t want to pay $500 for a wedding gown? Ebay here she comes!

My first venture to Ebay in my quest for a super-cheap gown opened my eyes to the world of $100 gowns, custom-made to boot! Ebay is full of wedding gown vendors who advertised using pictures from other gown designers, promised made-to-measure gowns and then made the gowns by copying the design in China. All in, the gown is made in China and sent to the US in a shorter time period than a typical order from a bridal store. I found my dress, or dresses hehe.

As you could see, I was totally hooked on the pick-up dress style. I don’t remember exactly how much the dresses were going for but it was definitely in the range of $100 thereabout (inclusive of shipping). After hanging around Ebay for a few weeks, I was dead-set on the first dress. I even went as far as tracking down Ebayers who had purchased the same gown from the same seller and emailed them asking whether they are satisfied with the gowns. Surprisingly, most were kind enough to answer my questions and the feedbacks were all positive. There should be no doubt now, should there?

One thing that has saved me from being a 4-dress bride was that I decided to order the dress LATER, thinking that the dress will fit better if I order it nearer to my wedding (Nov 2007) especially since I plan to lose weight before the wedding (that’s another loooong story on its own!). Having decided on the wedding gown, I put this matter behind and proceeded down the never-ending wedding to-do list. Or so I thought.

NEXT: Running of the Brides!