Ironically, I have an old prom dress of my sister's that I have been holding on to for the last several years to wear if I ever had the need, but both times I have attended this function, I have been knocked up and the aforementioned dress is just not flattering. I tried it on this weekend just to make sure (it is really stretchy after all, so I thought it might by some miracle of miracle work out), but no bueno.
So, now what? There's a couple problems with trying to find a formal maternity dress. For one, there is absolutely nowhere to shop here in Va. Beach for such a thing...we don't have cute maternity boutiques or anything outside of Motherhood Maternity. And mainly, a formal gown of any type is beaucoup bucks, and considering I will only wear this thing one time (not even a chance for a repeat performance because we fully intend for this to be my last pregnancy), it just does not seem reasonable to spend over $100 on something.
I had heard of people using the site Rent the Runway with a lot of success to rent formal gowns, but they have no maternity wear. I did manage to find a couple other sites, including the cleverly named Rent Maternity Wear, that seem to offer a similar service. It was there that I tracked down a few possibilities:
Option 1 |
Option 2 |
Option 3 |
Option 4 |
So what do you all think? Anyone ever used a rental wear site? Have a dress preference from the above? Or a genius way to somehow otherwise dress a 7-month moderate sized pregnant bump? I would love any and all help you all can give!!!
If you can't get enough of me, I'm also guest posting today over at RoCa and Company! Go visit:)
If you can't get enough of me, I'm also guest posting today over at RoCa and Company! Go visit:)
I like the first and last ones!
ReplyDeleteThat pink dress is super cute.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the last one!
ReplyDeleteHave you tried Craigslist? I've seen a few listings of gals looking to sell maternity gowns, so you might hit the jackpot there. I've never done a rental service, but #4 is super cute.
ReplyDeleteI like dress 1 & 4. Dress one would really look amazing with some statement jewelery...
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