Dress Shopping

What do you think you can handle?

I went with my mom to find my dress. And I only took her. I personally knew I could make my dress decision without a lot of input from others. But would want someone there for a second opinion so I would feel confident.

I chose the first bridesmaid dress online that day while riding around.
Then it got discontinued, and I took my mom with me to look at catalogs. And chose the one they are wearing.
If you're giving your bridesmaids choices, and having them try on dresses, I'd suggest going two separate days.
As far as who goes. That's your call. You can take as many or as few people as you want.
I'd be overwhelmed by too many opinions. So I would say a smaller group is better.

I think it’s best to do them separately so you can truly enjoy both experiences. Focus on you then focus on them. Inviting people is always tricky because somebody gets hurt so you just have to go with your gut.

I think if it’s hard to schedule with everyone then one day for all would be good but if it’s not then two occasions is nice

Separate shopping trips for sure! I secretly went with my sister ahead of time and narrowed down what I liked. Then when we went shopping as a group, I just told the consultant what I wanted and it went pretty quick. I would suggest no more than 5 people. A lot of places actually limit how many you can take as well so be sure to ask ahead of time.
How many bridesmaids do you have, that would factor in to who I would take. I have 4 and I only took 1 (my sister). I went with my mom, my aunt, and another close friend not in the wedding that I knew could give a nice honest opinion. I have also not shown my bridesmaids the dress yet either ! They're going to come to my first fitting to see it.

I found my dress on my own. I saw it online and I knew it was the one. I had to call a million boutiques to finally find it and the one I found still had to order it. I didn’t even have to try it on. I loved it on the hanger. Anyway, (I get carried away when I talk about it) It’s best to keep your party small 2-3 people who genuinely have your best interest at heart and opinions you really value. I’d scour the internet looking for options call boutiques and see if they have what your looking for a make a couple appointments. I live in the city so it was hard to get a close appointment at some locations so start as soon as possible and most of all trust yourself and have fun.

Most of the bridal shops I've looked at recommend bringing a max of 3-4 people for bridal dress shopping. I am bringing my mom and 2 MOHs (sister and best friend). My other BMs understand that it's too much for me to bring everyone. We are doing our BM dresses online instead of in store, which you may want to consider, or if you are set on doing it in store I would definitely make a separate day out of it.