In random order... be ready...
_ I got a quote for $1,800 custom made dress. YES I WANT MY DRESS CUSTOM MADE, I'm a designer and designers have to design everything! Its a blessing and a curse at the same time. SO... I am supplying my Dad & Mom with pictures and drawings and details and obsessive instructions on how to get my dress produced in the Philippines for a few hundred $ while they are there in January. If it sucks, I still have 6 months to recover, hopefully it won't be necessary. FINGERS CROSSED.
_ NO. I haven't tried on any dresses, I honestly don't want to do the whole bridal gown boutique thing. Dresses happen to be the hardest article of clothing I have trouble finding. I can try on a dozen dresses and none of them will ever work out. My senior prom dress was pretty successful and that was custom made.
_ WEDDINGS ARE FKING EXPENSIVE.