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I still don't fully believe we've been married twenty-five years. It doesn't feel like that long. But the calendar says it's true, so we decided to do something ridiculous and wonderful—fly to Orlando, put on fancy clothes, and have a photographer follow us around Cinderella Castle like we were royalty or something. My husband was game, which surprised me a little. He's not usually one for big gestures, but he showed up in this black wai…

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I don't usually post stuff like this, but I saw Kemedress was doing some giveaway thing for brides who share their stories, and I figured why not. Worst case, nothing happens. Best case, free stuff. So here goes. 2020 was a mess. We had this whole big wedding planned, and then COVID hit and we had to push it. But we didn't want to move our actual date, so we just did a tiny thing with like 10 people in my parents' backyard. I still wanted a real…

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I got married at Riu Montego Bay. The one in Jamaica. Gorgeous place honestly. We picked it mostly cause we wanted something easy, like all inclusive, don't have to coordinate a million vendors, you know. But anyway this is about the chiffon wedding dress. I wore a lace chiffon thing. Actually I don't even know the style name I just tried it on at the store and it felt light so I went with it. Didn't really think too much about the beach part un…

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I’m not really one to leave long reviews, but I’ve had a few friends asking about my wedding dress, and I figured I’d just write it all down while it’s still fresh. I got married by a lake a couple of weeks ago, and honestly? The dress ended up being one of my favorite parts of the day—but not without a little drama, which I’ll get to. I actually ordered three dresses online before this one. I know, sounds exc…

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I ordered this purple mermaid dress for prom and the first thing I remember is the tracking number. I was obsessively checking it like every twenty minutes because I paid for expedited shipping and it still wasn't moving. My mom kept telling me to chill but I was already planning my backup outfit in my head. It finally showed up two days late but prom was still a week out so I got lucky — but man, that was a stressful few days. If you're re…

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