Woman Crush Wednesday

Day 16 of 30

This week, I've decided to jump around on the challenge list. Today will be a post outlining my favorite Disney Princess and why she's my favorite. 

Shocker... I'm a big Belle fan. 

Growing up I was constantly cycling through Disney movies. At first, I wanted to be Ariel (red hair connection), then I wanted to be Belle. I was (and still am) an avid reader who can think independently of society and stand on her own as a strong individual. Belle was seen as odd in her little town, because she was not the stay at home wife who waited on her husband and his every beck and call. 

When the Beast gifted her the library in the original cartoon, I was so excited. If I was gifted a library in a castle, I'd never leave EVER. I loved that gesture in the original. In the new, live action version, I was crushing on the beast HARD. I did not like, however, that he didn't gift her the library as a surprise, it was sort of like oh, here. But it was hard to hate it because he's just so flipping handsome. 

I always admired how strong, confident, and independent Belle was. She never let anyone talk down to her or make her feel like she was an inch tall - because she was true to who she was. She held her ground and never let her values sway based on her surroundings. She loved someone for who he was, after breaking through his tough exterior, because she realized that deep down he was a troubled man who needed to learn a lesson about being selfless and caring towards others. A lesson any human on earth can stand to learn these days. 

Another aspect of Belle that I adored from a young age was her ball gown. Growing up, my mom's mom, my Nana, would get me a new dress for every birthday and Christmas. My one rule (and my mom can attest to this) was that it was twirly. If I spun around and it didn't twirl, I was not going to wear it. Ironically enough, Belle's dress was very much twirly and gorgeous. 

When I found out that a designer made wedding gowns inspired by Disney princesses, I nearly fell out of my chair. I was obsessed and had to save every picture I found of it, because it was so gorgeous, so Belle, and really something I would love to wear. 

The designer has since closed their doors, but this dress was an idea that I held on to for a long time. I wanted to have Belle represented in any aspect of my life, and on a day where everyone would be looking at the dress I was in, I figured it would be acceptable to pull out all the stops. Now that I am a bit more educated in budgets, and closings, this dress may never happen, but the idea is still there!