Real Brides: Nichole

I was working as a pharmacist during my residency training and it was the first day of a new rotation (and my birthday), which meant working with a new team of doctors. I went upstairs for rounds with the medical team and when I walked into the room, I was immediately drawn to someone new that I hadn't yet seen in the hospital. That someone new was Zack - a fourth year medical student starting his internal medicine rotation with the same team. 

Throughout the rest of the month we continued to see each other during rounds. One day while the rest of the team was in a patient's room, we got to talking and Zack craftily figured out I was single and ultimately asked me on a date. We went out for pizza, wandered downtown, continued our date at a taproom and never looked back. 

My dress was actually the first wedding dress I ever tried on. As soon as I saw myself in the mirror, I immediately started to cry. Since it was the first dress, I tried on multiple others to make sure I didn't just cry because of the emotions of wedding dress shopping, but none of the other dresses I tried on gave me that same feeling, and no other dresses made me even tear up. I put it on again at the end of my appointment, and once again immediately started tearing up. I always envisioned getting married in the fall and having long sleeves, and I fell in love with the intricate lace details on the sleeves, back and train. The details, fit, material - it was everything I had dreamed and more, and when I had it on I could just picture Zack waiting at the end of the aisle. I felt elegant, classic and beautiful and I could NOT WAIT to wear it on our wedding day.