I wanted a beige-y gold gown with a trail which wasn’t that long. The duppata would be contrasting in a maroon red colour. I couldn’t find this anywhere despite having seen it everywhere online! I was getting so frustrated. But Alhamdulillah I really did get lucky. The second I put the dress on I just felt it, it felt like it was for me. The colour, the shape everything was perfect and so me! Everyone in the room knew it too. It’s funny actually as my cousins got to the shop before me, saw the outfit hung and knew that’s exactly what I wanted. When I walked in they were like “there’s your dress” I was pleasantly surprised! I was so relieved Alhamdulillah. Apparently this dress just came in the day before, so it was meant to be! I took heels similar to the ones I would potentially wear on the day. I also took a maroon red hijab with me too- prepared yes! Because I did this I was somewhat envisioning how the whole look will be like on the day. Everyone loved the look as much as I did and that just made the whole day better! I was lucky on the day to have the whole of the bridal area just for me and my family for most of the time I was there. During the end of my fitting other people started coming and they kept complimenting me in the outfit which made me feel amazing as well as you can imagine. Other people loved how I paired the shade of hijab with it too! I gave my measurements, chose the final details and I was done! All in under 2 hours Alhamdulillah. The pic above is the two dupattas, the right one came with the dress and the left was an example of the material and the colour I wanted. My in laws went the next day, paid the deposit and there we have it my wedding dress was picked out and about to be shipped abroad ready to be created just for me!

*Disclaimer- these posts were written at the start of 2020 or during times when restrictions were relaxed. Some of the things mentioned such as family gatherings, indoor shopping etc. were acceptable at the time