It always seems that whenever the Husband and I have somewhere fancy to go to like a wedding or a party, I am scrambling around at the last minute trying to figure out what to wear. I call my girlfriends to figure out if I can borrow one of their dresses. I look through my own closet with disgust because, of course, “I don’t have anything to wear”. I usually end up wearing the same old thing or something I am uncomfortable in because I didn’t plan ahead.
Recently, I had the opportunity to go to David’s Bridal to try and buy one of their Special Occasion dresses on for size. After searching through their website, I couldn’t even believe the amount of dresses they have for special occasions. Now, I did have my bridesmaids get their dresses from David’s Bridal, so I knew they had a lot of selection, but I never thought to get a dress from them for something to wear for another wedding/party.
I love dressing up, and don’t do it often enough — so getting to go try on pretty dresses was so much fun for me! When I went to the store, I was greeted by a friendly face and the consultant helping me made sure to answer any questions I had and to stop by every so often to make sure I was doing okay while I was trying on a few options.
Okay, did I say a few? Look at all the different styles they have!
Those are just some of the many styles they have available for me to try on. I grabbed a few in my dress size, and headed to the dressing room.
One thing I have found about special occasion/party dresses is they run a little small. I always wear a size or two larger in these dresses than other dresses I have ever bought. No big deal to me — as long as it fits!
After much careful consideration, I found a dress! The Slim Charmeuse Print Dress with Ruched Waist to be exact.
This dress reminds me of a printed version of the dress my bridesmaids wore for my wedding — I love the style!
And the best part?
Pockets!
I can’t wait to wear my dress to our next party or wedding this upcoming season. Despite the cold weather, this dress will still look really cute with a sweater or shrug as well. And I may or may not sneak some snacks in with my pockets. You would too.
Question: Do you buy a new dress for every event you go to or do you try to wear things multiple times?
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I have a dress that is LITERALLY the same dress but with a differently patterned fabric. I freaking love it. You can’t even see when there’s something in the pockets!
I know - that’s the best part!!
My friend recently bought her rehearsal dress for her wedding from David’s and that’s when I found out they had non-wedding dresses. I had no idea! It was really cute too, I was kind of in shock because I would’ve never thought to go there to shop. I fall into the same trap every time I have an event to go to. I think my husband is sick of me saying how I have nothing to wear!
Oh geez, that is a constant battle here as well!
I always wear the same thing over and over… Which is awkward because everything I own is too big on me, but I don’t have any money to buy anything new! I have a wedding in March though with people I haven’t seen since college, so I’m definitely getting something new for that, gotta look good!
I would get something new too!
That dress is so stinking cute! I bet you look stunning in that! I just love every part of it! I would be finding places to wear that to: fancy dinner, church …Come on, wear that to school
It depends on how big the event is- if it is super important to me, I’ll get a new dress; simply because I want to feel pretty and confident. I love the way I feel when I’m confident in what I’m wearing!
I think I might break out the heels and wear it to school today
So cute! I love the design and pattern on that dress! And who doesn’t love pockets!
I used to live with 15 girls (yes 15!!) in college so there was never a shortage of outfits. Now, I only live with 2 and none of us are the same size which means I am constantly scrambvling. Why is it that no matter the occassion, you always feel like you don’t have the right thing? How many freakin occassions could there be! Btw, I just got back from Bloomingdales and bought a shirt for NYE. Oops..
I just cried a little bit when you said you lived with 15 girls. holy moly.
So cute! I just bought a little black strapless that I’m holding on to for the next fancy event. I feel like you can never have too many of these dresses. They always come in hand at some point.
They sure do!
I LOVE the dress..especially the pockets
While I do love buying new dresses for special occasions, I do try to go back and re-wear them for a few events.
I love the dress!! And I’m a huge fan of the pockets!!! I have one dress with pockets and its the best thing ever!
OMG we got the same dress!
Great minds think alike!!
Pockets FTW!! Super cute.
Do you buy a new dress for every event you go to or do you try to wear things multiple times? = when i was in college or h.s. to a formal, I’d only wear the prom dress once
but as an older person, I wear dresses to weddings or events as many times as I can get away with!
haha! Love it.
i love dresses with pockets!!
i try to re-wear dresses, and also have 2 sisters who are pretty much the same size as me, so that helps.
That does help! My sister is 4 inches shorter than me, so it never works out well.
Great idea- I wish I’d thought of that before the wedding I went to last weekend!!
preeettty sure I’ve never been more jealous. I’m pretty bad with buying a new dress for almost every (big) occasion these days. in my defense, I DID used to re-wear my dresses all the time.
How awesome! I legit have one dress that I bought on sale for an event my sophomore year of college that I keep rewearing. I think if New Year’s calls for a dress I may buy a new one!
pockets are so splendid!
i will definitely recycle a fashion piece but only AFTER checking the guest list and ensuring that my dress won’t be a repeat to anyone. x
haha - I do that too which makes me feel so self absorbed. I mean, do people reaaally remember what I wore? Probably not.
precisely! but if fashion is your passion (like it is mine), then it’s more than okay. i certainly won’t judge you.
Love love love getting dressed up! Cute pattern
I like that dress—so cute!
I got my prom dress there, my wedding dress, and a bridesmaid dress there before. I really think they have a great store!!! The last bridesmaid dress I bought there was from last fall and it was a beautiful plum color…and it had pockets, too! LOVE!
haha! You started a trend there - I wanted my wedding color to be a purple/plum color but the Husband wasn’t having it. So we did pink instead? Weird.
CUTE dress! I tend to recycle my dresses but if it’s a big occasion, I will buy a dress specifically for it…it also depends how the bank account is looking
oh it’s gorgeous! I love that your bridesmaids wore dresses like that! Beautiful, but definitely doesn’t scream bridesmaid!
Love that dress! That style is one of my favourites - it’s so flattering!
I try to wear a dress I already have for special occasions because I have a handful of dresses in my closet that I haven’t even worn yet!
I had my ‘maids get their dresses there too - they were floorlength and satin, but had the pockets too!
I LOVE POCKETED DRESSES! too cute.
I love party dresses and tend to buy them even when I don’t need them. So, I have a closet full and never need to go out and search for one when a special even rolls around.
I own exactly two dresses and they are both black and white. One knee-length and one floor-length. I wear them for absolutely everything. Although neither have pockets, that’s definitely what I’ll be looking for if I buy another dress.
I pick up things on sale if I know there’s an event coming up. I am pretty good at buying great pieces for $20. Seriously, I shop like it’s my job.
David’s Bridal dresses….. or any bridal anything, always run big! But the dress is adorable! Great find!
We just went to a wedding this weekend, and I went through the last minute scramble. Borrowed a dress from a friend the day before and tried it on the day of, and it was too big. So, I had to go to the mall (on black Friday) to find something. Horrible. Definitely need to plan ahead of time!!
Being a pageant girl, i have tons of dresses. So i try and re wear them when i can. But i still like going and getting something new!
Speaking of your bridesmaids dresses, Kelly tried hers on this week for me and Dani. After losing 60 pounds it almost fell off her! I was so proud of her!
I believe it!! That is so so awesome.
thats pretty much the exact style/cut my bridesmaids wore! love pocketted dresses