dress regretting my original dress regret. #1 or #2?
please help me pick between #1 and #2!!! (and i'm sorry if the covering of my tattoos is distracting)
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i went dress shopping a few months ago and fell absolutely in love with dress #1. i had "the feeling". i even thought about how i'd accessorize with it, imagining a hunky-chunky necklace, some elegant odes to butterflies, etc. but i went shopping quite early (over 1 year before the wedding date) because i knew near future life events would get in the way of being able to dress shop.
then the life events passed sooner than expected and a dress regret spiral ensued: i worried about the fabric of dress #1 not looking ideal in photographs, i worried about the level of fanciness being just under the wedding's level, and i worried because my mom was less than thrilled with my choice...so i decided to go dress shopping again.
i went to a different store and ended up buying dress #2. i didn't feel the same lovely feeling i felt with #1 but it was exciting enough - i felt like a regal queen in it and it didn't feel like it needed many accessories. i felt as though i could just walk out of the store and get married right then and there and it'd be fine! even my friends determined this one to be the better pick. so i just went with it.
and now here i am. a month later and i'm regretting my second choice after my first regret. i look at the photos and i compare them and i long for the original dress. i just feel down when i look at #2 now.
financials are not an issue if i decide against #2 but of course it just feels absurd to buy two dresses without deeper contemplation, so i'm looking for your unbiased opinions.