Dress Shopping

OMG go by yourself. That was the best thing I ever did when I was engaged. I found a shop I liked, had one appointment alone and picked out about 6 dresses that I REALLY REALLY liked. Then I invited my mom and grandma to come a week later and only showed them those 6 dresses. It was way less stressful.

To be honest you've already included them in the experience the first couple times and if they are ruining it for you I'd go by myself. If there are none that you like but you love certain things about certain dresses you can also go to Anomalie and talk to a consultant about designing your own within your budget

When my best friend was engaged and dress shopping, she was in a similar situation with her mother. Her and I snuck off and went to try on a few dresses in a separate appointment and then when the appointment with her mom came, the consultant and I were already aware that this was *the one*.

In this scenario, the consultant was able to step in immediately and ask what my friend thought, and when her mom saw how much she loved the dress and said it felt like her dress, she couldn't say a cross word, and I was there as back up with the consultant gushing, complimenting, aka steering the appointment the direction the bride wanted!

Enlist in one of these friends for yourself, or have a heart to heart with the consultant and tell her that you feel like this is your dress (if it ultimately is) but that you worry about over opinionated parents. They see this all the time and will definitely be able to step in and make sure the appointment stays positive! YOU GOT THIS GIRL!