Did you invite bridesmaids to go dress shopping?

I’ve been a bridesmaid a few times and there was only once that we went with a bride when she tried on dresses. You can take whoever you want or no one at all! Totally up to you.

There's really no etiquette here. You can invite whoever you want. Generally speaking, the fewer opinions the better. Don't feel pressured to invite all of the bridesmaids if you don't want them all there. I plan to invite only my mom and sister, undecided about FMIL.

I am only having my sister-MOH, best friend-only bridesmaid, and my mom come. I want to feel more comfortable and not worry about pleasing a bunch of people. I trust them the most!

Thanks guys!!!! I kinda was thinking the same!!

Invite whoever you want! I had my mom there as well as 4 out of 5 of my bridesmaids (one couldn't come). I wanted that dress shopping experience with all of them and it was a lot of fun but a lot of people don't like shopping with everyone and that's ok too!

I will be so I don't have to go alone. My mom, both grandmothers, and my cousin/best friend have all passed away. So far it'll be my Aunt Lorene, my Niece/MOH, and possibly my sister-in-law. I'm also considering a friend i've had since I was 4.

Until Say Yes to the dress came on, I had never heard of more than 3 people, 2 plus bride, going shopping together. You are buying a dress. This whole celebrity entourage, people bringing MOM and all bridesmaids is a tv idea. In real life, it is too many people with too many opinions. Pick one or two people, mom or friends. No need to be bridesmaids. Or go yourself first, try on 1 of each type they say might look good on you. Then you can pick a couple, if you find ones you like. Do not shop out of your price range. And come back in a day or two to look with someone else at the ones you liked first time round. It may take a few shops. As far as I am concerned, when you pick someone to go with you, pick someone who shares your taste in clothes. You do not want someone negative about a classy and elegant look, who hates anything not bare and body fitting, if you are in a church wedding, or think a wedding is about romance not hot and sexy. And the reverse: If you want a hot, Vegas here we come look, you do not want someone saying no to anything not modest and demure. If you have generally shopped with your mom for years, or grandmother, other family, go with that. But if you and mom have always seen how you should look, differently, do not go with her. People who say, it is a mother's dream? Only when you basically agree. If it disintegrates into crying or anger, because neither of you likes the others taste, it will be a nightmare, no mother ir daughter's dream. There is a current thread on going to buy a dress, alone. Read it. Something to know if you get pressure to buy now. If you go in to a shop at 12 months out, they will tell you you need to buy within a month, or no longer than 2, to get your dress at all. If you look at the same dress at 8 months out, though, they will sell it to you, provided you buy it this month. But unless you choose a $1800 or more designer, or a special order, they will still sell you the dress at 5 months. Some time around 4 or 4.5 months is the real, can not do it time. Without a rush order fee. When I showed a friend my dress, she cried. She was in a store at 11 months, told, buy within a month, or you won't be able to get it on time. She did not have the money until 8 months . So she never went back to look at her dream dress. She found a dress, ordered it. And then found that I went into a store, with a 5 month engagement , and at 4.5 months they let me order her and my dream dress from Maggie Sottero. And it came in, 6 weeks before the wedding. Realize, that advance sales make their stream of work on production lines easier. But if you order a dress in Oct for June , and your sister orders the same dress in November for April, she will be given her dress month or two before yours. They set a timeline, and fit people in to make sure as many people as possible order up to the real cut off line, while receiving their dress 4-6 weeks at least before their wedding. And the person who orders first will not get their dress first, or in a shorter time. The production is aimed at serving the most people, nit first come, first served. So do not get pressured to buy a dress immediately at a year or nine months out, if you will not have the money. Ask how long your model has been out. If they say, 2-3 years, and will be discontinued in 2 months, that is real. But unless it is ugly, name makers do not retire dresses at a year of less. Mine was carried 4-5 years, though after the first year they dropped a color no one ordered. Have fun dress shopping.

I had planned on just going with my mom and dad but when I was visiting my grandma we saw a going out of business sale at a bridal boutique so my grandma, my cousin and I went to look for fun. I ended up finding my dress there and it worked out just fine Even though my bridesmaids and mom weren’t there.

My MOH went with me and my mom, I FaceTimed one of mine when I thought I had found a dress I was going to buy. It was hard to get them all together because of work was the reason they all didn’t go with me.

I went with my father, sister (maid of honor), grandparents, cousin (matron of honor) and mother. It's honestly who you invite, if you even want to invite anyone. It's up to you!

I really didn’t want a lot of people to see my dress so I only invited my maid of honor and one of my bridesmaid

You should invite only who you feel comfortable wilth being there and who’s opinion you trust and value. Let’s the others stay at home. I took my mom, grandma, and sister.

My step daughter, sister (moh), aunt matron of honor) and a couple of cousins

I didnt take my bridesmaids when I went dress shopping. I think more than two outside opinions is too much and might make it harder for dress shopping.

O bought my first dress with just my mother. She is a bit pushy and so was the stylist so I feel loke I got pushed into one I dont love. When I realised it was too small I took the opportunity to buy another and invite all of my bridesmaids this time.
My mother went to and if she hadnt pushed I wouldnt have put my dress back on or tried a veil with it
I also really appriciated having my bridesmaid with me who really pushed for me to get what I want and defended me against my family when they were trying to talk me into a different dress.
I really appriciated having all of their opinions and encouragment

It's totally up to you! I plan on bringing my bridesmaids, mother in law, and my mother. You want to make sure who you bring with you will make you happy though! I have been with a few of my friends who have brought someone that was extremely opinionated and it ruined the experience. But I don't think you could go wrong with either option

Only 1 of my bridesmaids came with me because she lives the closest to me. Thankfully, the other 3 bridesmaids didn't give me crap about not being invited. In addition to her, my mom and grandmother came along.

I have a very chaotic schedule so I just had my mom or sister come with. my other bm and my fh mom all live an hour away. So I just went when I could.

I too my mom, sister and MOH. I did invite my FMIL & FSIL to come but knew they wouldn't as they live in NJ.
I would recommend keeping it small, especially if you are going to a small boutique. And you dont want 100 different opinions

Whoever you want. I went with just my mom. She was paying and we have similar tastes. I have 9 bridesmaids so it was almost impossible to coordinate with them so I opted for the easier route.