[VDL - Part 3] Actual Day Gown Package

The past 2 weeks had been most exciting and fulfilling, jammed pack with wedding preparation :)

Today, we checked off another item on our wedding checklist - Bridal studio (BS) for actual day gown rental.

It's one thing checking out gowns virtually, and it's a whole different experience trying gowns physically!

You can't imagine the thrill that overwhelmed me when I first set foot at the edge of Tanjong Pagar Street, looking at a whole row of bridal shops in front of me :D

We did our first BS shopping last weekend. And I naively thought that I can conquer at least 2 or 3 BS and try some gowns in 2 hours before we rush off for another appointment. Man, I couldn't have been more wrong -_-

Pops stood at the start of the street and had no idea where to begin, so I walked straight ahead and halted right in front of Z' Wedding. I had a few of their gowns in mind when I saw their collection on their website. So when the guy at the door asked if we would like to go in and check out the gowns, I think I hopped in without giving pops a chance to react.

Allysa, one of the designers, attended to us. Before talking to us about the package, she asked me for some details and also the kind of gowns that I'm looking for, I showed her 1 picture. And she pulled out a gown that made me nod my head so excitedly I think I must have looked really silly. 

 She urged me to try it. Because if I don't find the gowns suitable, I should not have any reason to take up the package, no matter how good a deal it is. 

And so I tried my very first wedding gown.

The simplicity of the gown coupled with the lush volume and unique, asymmetrical layers were just what I'm looking for. And I'm surprised it fitted almost perfectly! It's like made-to-measure taken off-the-rack. 

Allysa later went through the package with me in great details, but a pity, we had rush off for the next appointment. And I realised we only went into one BS and tried 2 gowns out of the many many which I thought I could try!

So today, we went back to the stretch of BS again just to fulfill my wish of trying more wedding gowns :)

To avoid repeating what we did the previous week, the 2 of us briskly walked though the whole stretch of BS, including those at Tras Street, just to get a feel of the gowns they have. 

Only 1 other BS caught my eyes and we went in to speak with the sales consultant. The lady was really nice and I felt comfortable talking to her. She let me try on a few gowns. Actually, a lot of gowns. I tried a total of 6 gowns over there and all them looked pretty, but I didn't feel for any of them. She later showed me 4 storey of gown collection and I was pretty convinced that with the multitude of choices, I should not have a problem finding what I want.

And their package was pretty cheap compared to the one offered by Z. But I managed to wriggle my way out from signing the package with them on the spot as I really wanted to go back to Z and take a closer look at their gown collection before making a decision. 

Z was really packed today as they just launched a new collection of gowns. We tried to get Z to lower the price of their package but they were rather firm on it and chose to throw in more items for the package instead. They never lower their price, just as the forums say. 

They let me try another wedding gown. Which was sth I really like as well, because they now know my style and what I'm looking for. 

Allysa then brought a dusty purple evening gown to me and I was so surprised! It was the first evening gown that made me turn my head and stare at it when I walked past the racks. Allysa was walking in front of me so she won't have seen my exaggerated action. She told me that she designed this pc and wld really like to see me in it as she thought that it suits me. 

When she drew the curtain of the changing room open after I put it on, Pops nodded his head profusely in approval. The couple next to me stopped talking and the wife told her husband that she just realize how lovely the gown is. Allysa was staring at me excitedly with sparkle in her big eyes. I, personally, love that dress to bits. 

The feeling was awkwardly amazing. 

That was when I realize the difference between wearing a pretty gown and wearing a beautiful one which you fell in love with. Pops say he could totally tell from my face, without me saying anything, that I've found the one(s) at Z.

They then brought us to check out the guys' suit and pops tried a few which look really great on him :) Apparently he has "model built" too so he can wear anything there, even the new collection which came in 1 size only for the models to shoot the promo spread.  

And the deal is sealed. 

Next up, we aim to confirm our venue before the end of the month!

After wedding edit:
I had some problems with the zip of the gown on my actual day and ended up not wearing the main gown for my first march-in. Was pretty disappointed, but the hype at the wedding more than made up for the disappointment so I was fine that day. However, it was the attitude of the people at the bridal studio which got me really upset :( not only were they not empathetic about the situation, they made it sound like I was trying to get away with sth. HELLO. My big day, seriously?

So a lot of people asked me for reviews and to be honest, I went there because I think thought the quality is better, but oh well, I got nth much to say abt it now.