SeaHeart

So, I ordered both of our wedding dresses on Tuesday with expedited shipping. I went with getting them both from MackTak Mart--a super reputable evening gown and designer dress boutique in New York City. I'd heard of them before, they had super high ratings everywhere--they were really awesome to work with. I actually called in, because I wanted to make absolutely, positively certain that they had my dress in stock. Jenn's dress was from this year's collection--mine from a few years ago. She swore up and down, totally, they had it in stock, it would ship this week.

I was driving home from work today. Jenn had come into the city with me to mail the Glamourkin and Garden of Antheia packages, and any day I get to drive in with Jenn is just the super happiest of days. We were on our way back from my work, talking happily about wedding details, when my phone rang.

"It's a NYC area code! It totally must be Karyn, but I don't know why it's not coming up as Karyn..." I told Jenn, and took the call on speaker. "HIIIIII KARYYYYYYYYN!!!!!" I squeed. The woman coughed a little and said: "Um...hi...about the dresses you ordered..."

My stomach sunk through the floor of the car. "We totally have the one," she said, and hemmed and hawed a little before she pronounced the death sentence: "but the other one is unfindable."

"Unfindable?" I wailed. I totally wailed. "But you said..." "I know what I said," she answered, and she sounded so sorry about it. "And I am sorry...but it's not in the warehouse. It's not with the designer. It's not ANYWHERE."

I thanked her and hung up and was in total and complete shock. I've wanted this to be my wedding dress since I saw it a few years ago. This was my dress--my dream dress. I had several long moments of pain coupled with further pain, because she'd informed me that the funds would stay with them for three to five days before they could take the hold off the card. So--it might be until NEXT FRIDAY before I could even order another dress.

I was in shock until we got home, and Jenn--being absolutely beyond wonderful--plunked me down on the loveseat, put the laptop into my hands, and said: "either find the old dress or find a new dress, but you absolutely must find a dress. C'mon..." And then she got me some water and rubbed my shoulder while I set about the impossible task of finding one.

I called so many dress shops I lost count. No one had my dress. I despaired. "I don't think it's supposed to be my dress..." I muttered to Jenn who said: "it's going to be okay, I promise--why don't you look at other dresses?"

So I did. I looked through all of the other dresses on that site and many, many others.

I saw one I sort of liked, but it didn't hit me in the heart. But I just said, "okay, I have one," and Jenn said: "are you sure? You don't look happy--maybe keep looking..."

And I found it.

I loved it. I loved it more than the original dress, and I never, ever, ever thought I could love a dress more than the original dress. But I DARED not get my hopes up too much, so I called MackTak immediately. They were closed.

But. The little "live chat, online now!" thingy was on their site.

That's so shady! Who has a live chat on a DRESS SITE? But in that moment, I did not care AT ALL, and I called it up and started talking to this guy who was totally reasonable, and really nice, and promised me ten ways until Tuesday that they had the size I needed in stock. The terrifying part is that he needed my original order taker to help him fanangle it.

So, sometime tonight I'm supposed to get an email, and sometime tomorrow, I'm supposed to get a phone call, and if they can VERIFY COMPLETELY that the dress is in stock, they'll charge me the difference and ship it out right away. If they have it. If they can get it to me before the wedding.

SUCH SHENANIGANS. I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW: LESBIAN WEDDINGS, BRIDES GONE DRESSLESS.

So. With many, many, many if's, I'm putting my trust into the universe and believing that THE FOLLOWING IS MY REAL WEDDING DRESS.

I love it so much. I hope it is. <3