Why I didn’t wear the dress I said yes to on ‘Say Yes To The Dress’
I was on the Irish version of the TLC show ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ before my wedding in 2018, but I didn’t wear the dress I said ‘yes’ to on my wedding day. Here’s why.
If you don’t know what ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ is, it’s a reality TV show based on bridal dress fittings — brides attend a chosen shop, try on a few wedding dresses, and, mostly, say ‘yes’ to one by the end of the episode.
A fact that will become important later; a long time before I got engaged, I stumbled across a Buzzfeed article about ’21 Completely Stunning Crop Top Wedding Gowns’ that featured a dress from an Etsy shop called ‘Wardrobe By Dulcinea’. (#18) Loving the cute design, I followed the designer on Facebook and promptly, forgot about it.
I went on to get engaged on the Ring of Kerry in August 2016, booked a venue in February 2017, and didn’t start searching for a dress seriously until late Summer 2017. At first, I didn’t enjoy the wedding dress process. I didn’t enjoy going to all these shops, didn’t enjoy trying on heavy, old-fashioned dresses — I hated it all. Then I spotted an ad for Irish brides for ‘Say Yes To The Dress’, and knew I wanted to apply.
