The dress shopping day didn't start out great. My mom, two older sisters, and I (yes, lots of opinions) started the day at a ""big box"" bridal store and while the gowns were alright, the saleswoman was pushy and I could not shake the idea of hundreds of other girls with the same exact dress and experience. Next we headed to a boutique shop where the saleswoman told me I would HAVE to wear an A-line gown and that maybe my sister should try the dresses on since she was more the shape of the sample dresses. While I sat in the car and cried, we called Gina's. Gina told us to come by, that they had dresses in lots of sizes. Thank God I didn't give up! \r
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From the minute we walked in, I knew I wanted to buy my dress from Gina- acutally I even wanted to buy my bridesmaid gowns from her too, even if it was a bit of a drive! She made me feel excited again, after a really rough morning of shopping. I was a bride, even if I wasn't a size 2 bride, and I deserved to look gorgeous too. Gina had all types of dresses for the ""medium sized"" bride to try on. I wasn't swimming in plus-sized dresses or asking my sister to try on smaller sizes. It wasn't just the samples though. Gina makes you feel like part of the family. The shop is gorgeous, but the atmosphere the ladies that work there have created is overwhelmingly beautiful. When I think back on wedding memories, one of my favorites will always be opening those big glass doors, taking off our winter boots to walk on gorgeous wood floors, and laughing and smiling with my family as we went though ALL the dresses Gina puts out on display for everyone to touch and see themselves. Thank you just doesn't seem like enough! \r
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