bringing your fiancee dress shopping

My FH has seen me in the dress I have. I guess it all depends on the person. Some Brides want to take him some don't.

My FH did not come with me, but he did get a picture of me in the dress. I justified it by saying the dress he saw was not MY dress, it was a sample of mine.... Do what feels right. I didn't mind that FH saw the dress. Now when it comes in he will not see it until i walk down the aisle.

My FH doesn't want to come with me. He so wants to be surprised on our wedding day. I think it's cute.

However, if that's not something that is important to him then bring him along. Him not seeing you until you walk down the aisle is all superstition anyway...

My FH wanted no part in dress shopping because 1. he hates shopping and 2. he doesn't want to see me in my dress until I walk down the aisle. He is very old fashion.

I'd say that if your FH wants to accompany you & you feel comfortable doing so then by all means bring him along. You may want to give a heads up to the bridal salon ahead of time because sometimes I know they have strict policies about FH's or men in general being in the dressing areas.

What you can do is take him with you and when you pick your top two in your head don't let him know your final choice.

I'd say bring him shopping, but don't bring him buying. That way he will be surprised on the wedding day, AND you get the best of both worlds the advice and the surprise.

My FH loves to go dress shopping with me and actually pulls dresses he'd like to see me in. We have a ton of fun together :-)

Good idea Kimberly R.

I took him to David's Bridal with me to get an idea of what we both liked.

Kimberly, that's a great idea. There's nothing wrong with him going with you, but keep that little suspense for the wedding day :-)

I like Kimberly R's advice!

Even if he helps you narrow it down to 2 or 3 dresses, you can go back and choose THE DRESS by yourself so he can be a little surprised.

My FH didn't want to see any of that. He's very superstitious. I showed him a pair of shoes the other day that I was thinking of wearing to the wedding, and he was like, "Oh noooooooooo, that's bad luck!"

I brought my fiance dress shopping with me. I showed him several ones I really liked, but when I found the dress I was going to buy, I didn't show him. However, I probably will end up showing him the dress when I get it, but that will still be months and months before the actual wedding.

To me, him seeing me in the dress before the wedding isn't all that important, because no matter how many times he sees the dress, it will only be once that he sees me actually walking down the aisle. However, I should also say that he and I are not very superstitious at all. We will be doing first look photos before the ceremony so we are able to enjoy our cocktail hour and spend time with our guests.

It's all up to you though. Happy hunting

I didn't take my FH shopping with me, but what I did do was have him look at a ton of dresses online and in catalogs while letting me know what he liked and what he didn't like. That way I already had an idea of what I wanted to get that I knew would blow his socks off when I walk down the aisle.

FH didn't go with me, but I had pictures. I used paint and blocked out my face. I had him choose which silhouette he liked best.

Even Lori from Bridals by Lori (Say Yes to The Dress Atlanta) makes the exception that if the fiance is the only one there then he can stay. If he is ok with it, and you are ok with it, I see no reason why he couldn't go shopping with you. I also like Kimberly's advice, but if you don't want to make the decision by yourself and your mom/MOH are too far away to help, FH can help you choose.

Thanks it I just don't want to do this alone. My mom will probably come to visit when I actually buy it but I need to look first

This is a personal thing. Since we both have been married before, we wanted no secrecy or suprises on the day of. My DH actually picked out my dress. I went to AA with a list of dresses and none looked good. He got bored and found my dress. We have always been able to dress one another. I dont even like to buy jeans without him telling me my butt looks good or bad in them.

I picked out his attire as well. I actually lay out his clothes when we are going out.

I see nothing wrong with it. My FH has great taste and besides he won't see the full effect until the day of. He'll only see dress, but not the makeup and the hair and the shoes all put together.

I think its being more and more okay. I know when i was trying on dress there were FH their with their brides.. Enjoy!

I still have to say no to this, as there was a similar question asked a few weeks ago. My reasoning though isn't about etiquette or tradition. My reason is that, when you are walking down the aisle don't you want to see that "look" on his face when he sees how beautiful you look? If you want opinions from him, may I suggest an alternative? Show him pictures of the types of dresses you are going to try on and see what he thinks. That way he is helping you pick out dresses without actually seeing them on you.