Not Worth The Wait- Or - How I Passed on J.Crew

So I have blogged all about my Jcrew dream dresses, and talked all about my intial visit to the flagship store in Rockerfeller Center . You must assume that my girls are the owners of one of three Cotton Cady frocks- think again.

I passed. Big time.

Let me explain. The dresses were lovely but- there was no yellow in the winter collection ! Not even a canary or a lemonade. Nada. Zilch. The bridal coordinator at JCrew hinted that I could wait to the spring, because it would be hard to believe that JCrew would not make a yellow spring gown.
I cried. I moaned. I considered mint.


I considered changing the name of the blog.But in the end I knew I wanted to stick to my original vision of yellow- for better or worse! I knew right away I didn't want to gamble and wait until the spring collection. They wouldn't release colors until the end of March - WAY too late in the year for my girls to look elsewhere if the yellow didn't materialize. Was I right not to gamble??

Yep. Check out the spring collection. Not a yellow in sight. What did I choose instead??

Here's a sneak peak:

Meeting J

Today I had my Jcrew appointment at the "i do" desk. My main goal was to get an up close and personal look at the fabrics, quality, and cuts of some the dresses I have been looking at online. Overall, I have to say it was a very successful visit. I still feel confidant that I will chose Jcrew for my girl's dresses, but will make some slight adjustment to my plans :

1. I will not choose Light Chartreuse.

It is WAY more green that you would imagine. Think highlighter. Luckily, I will not even have the option to select this hue, it is discontinued. Thank goodness I did not go through with my plan of buying all the dresses on sale for my girls.

2. I will add this pretty lady to the three choices:

I originally thought it would look out of place with my other structured choices, but in person it was much less "flowy" . Plus it is super duper flattering.



3. This girl is one hot shorty:

I mean it. I'm 5'2" and this dress fell above my knee. Don't even ask what it looked like on my 5'10" maid of honor. This is part of the reason I am adding Serena to this mix.


4. Cotton Cady , pronouced ca-dee, is the perfect light weight material for the summer.


All in all a lovely visit.