a Possibly Chaotic Shopping Idea But . . .

I think the idea makes sense because it is like killing two bird with a stone kind of thing. i would suggest going to get your dress shopping done first before all the others though.

If you book an appointment somewhere, you could definitely book a bride session, bridesmaid sessions/MOB session all in a day. It would be a longer day and you'd have to all be pretty decisive, but I think it's doable? It took me 45mins to say yes to my dress, but I also already narrowed it down from their online catalog. It would be a fun day, but just stay safe with things just starting to open, are they doing in store appointments?

I don't really feel like it's necessary for your entire bridal party to help your mom and MIL shop for dresses and that could be uncomfortable for them. MOB and MOG dress shopping isn't typically a big event. This also seems super exhausting for one day.

View Quoted Comment Right, I wanted to make sure the group stays under 10 people and we’ll all be wearing our masks. The shop I’m going to will start taking in-store appointments starting in June so I’m going in late June to let the rush die down a bit

View Quoted Comment Good point, my FMIL is the fashionista type who loves this kind of thing and my Mom always needs more than one opinion to decide so it could be 50/50 on comfort level 🤔

I always recommend (pre-COVID times, but still) that brides break up the shopping process--many are super excited and don't realize just how long, arduous, and exhausting the process of finding a wedding dress can be. Additionally, it's often more overwhelming with each added person tagging along.

If you're having all of your bridesmaids in the exact same dress, then it makes sense for there to be a shopping day for that. If they're not, there's really no need to have them all together for it.

MOG and MOB dresses are typically chosen separately and individually. If they've requested making a trip out of it, I'd keep those trips separate, unless MOG and MOB and good friends with similar tastes. Their dresses don't have to match/coordinate with each other.

I probably wouldn’t suggest doing all three in one go. One appointment by itself is exhausting enough let alone 3 back to back! 😵 If your bridesmaids and mom are super decisive and know what they want ahead of time then you could do both of those in one day but if they are indecisive it might be better to do separate appointments. Maybe bridesmaids first, go grab lunch, then go back for mob? And I agree you probably don’t need all your bridesmaids there to shop for your mom. It might even be more fun for her to have you two shopping for her dress just y’all two.

I think it can be done, but be prepared for an exhausting day. I went separately for myself, bridesmaids, MOB, and MOG (my MIL asked me to come with her since we're close). Each one took at least an hour on it's own of trying on and discussing and mulling over, etc. I personally hate shopping so I was wiped after 1 hour, let alone 3. Also, with my mom, we went to the mall so we went to Macy's, Nordstrom's, and finally Lord and Taylor, which is where she found her dress, so that trip was particularly long (I think longer than my wedding dress shopping!).

As Long As The Others Are Fine With It I Don't See An Issue. Or Maybe Split It Up Into 2 Days Instead Of One So Its Less Stressful

I'd check if the stores will allow that - I made a wedding dress appointment for Sept. yesterday and was told I'd only be able to bring 2 people with me, even in September. So maybe call ahead and make sure you can have that many people there to begin with!

View Quoted Comment Eee good point. Whelp, if that’s the case, then that would make my decision easy on what to do and when 😅 What store did you make an appointment at, if I may ask? I’m planning to go to David’s Bridal