Gown Hunting

Where shall I begin?

Before I went gown hunting, I dug all the pictures of bridal gowns I have collected on my computer. So that it'd be easier for the bridal studios to help me find something that I like.

Armed with pictures & brimming with excitment, N & I went to the where most singaporeans begin their gown hunting - Tanjong Pagar.

To date, N & I have been back to Tanjong Pagar at least 5 times. We browsed the various stores there, along the many streets. Entered the doors of many well-known names in the industry, tried on various designs.

The process was tiring, many tried to get us to sign the package. (Sales talk) We were insistent on finding *THE* wedding dress before we commit to any shop.

We went to Orchard Delfi too and so many other places that I have already lost count of the number of wedding gowns I actually tried on.

Eventually, N & I did agree on 2 dresses that were more outstanding in a particular shop in tanjong pagar.

Anxiously, N brought his mum & I brought my sis to see these dresses to get a second/third opinion.

Upon N's mother's scrutiny, we found many tears & loose sequins on the dress. N & I had not noticed on the first visit. Thinking back it could be that the lighting was rather dim at the fitting area, as N is quite sharp to spot problems.

The design had puffy sleeve, very princess-like. But apparently it does not look great in pictures as I have had poor reviews from my jie meis when I showed them the gown on my phone.

The bridal studio was unable to fully repair the gown, and offered to make a brand new one if we top up $500 on top of the package. N refused, so we have not returned to that shop since.