How Many Dresses Did You Try On?

View Quoted Comment Girl, the struggle is real! I think I tried on 40-some dresses. Sometimes you have to kiss a bunch of frogs until you find your prince! 😆 But when you find The One, it’s totally worth it!

I tried one on and it didn't work out but the 2nd dress did. however i did try on other dresses after getting the dress. i think because i still wanted to see if there was anything else i would have liked better even though i already had a dress

View Quoted Comment I guess I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to start lol

I didn't even count! I tried on 4 at home through Avery Austin, then a bunch at the 2 bridal shops I went to. But when I found the one, it was game over! I'm thinking maybe 10-15 dresses total. The one I decided on was the first dress I saw at the second bridal shop. I immediately fell in love with it. I tried on the other dresses for the sake of it but my heart was already set on the one. I had appointments scheduled at 2 other shops later that week but I canceled them.

View Quoted Comment So true! 😂

I tried on 3 dresses before I said yes to my dress. It was a process because you want to pick out the right dress for your big day.

View Quoted Comment Oh my gosh, you were playing with fire! LOL What would you have done if you found a dress you liked better than the one you purchased??

View Quoted Comment Aww this sounds like such a lovely day! I really wish I would have put more thought into wedding shopping, and planned a sweet afternoon like this.

View Quoted Comment I had a very similar experience when I saw “The One”!
I had probably tried on least 40 dresses at 6 different shops over the previous 4 months already. But when I arrived to that last shop, they had pulled the dress I was interested in trying on and had it on a manikin at the top of the stairs, with the afternoon sunlight shining in on it…. It was like the heavens opened and the angels were singing LOL I fell in love with her at first sight 😍 But then I got a little anxious when I went into the dressing room, because I was terrified I wouldn’t like it on me. But as soon as I turned around and saw it in the mirror, I knew she was the one!

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The dress i had was less than $30 so i figured maybe i could use it as a reception dress or not use it at all if i liked something a lot better.

View Quoted Comment Oh wow, so you got your wedding dress for $30?! That is incredible!!!

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It was really nice, one of my favourite memories of planning, actually, since it made things feel so real and in the middle of a pandemic, that has felt really important to me.

I'm sure you had loads of other moments just like mine though - like seeing the dress in the sun like it appeared from god or something sounds so special and reaffirming, haha!

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It was an evening gown i found online and i read the reviews and everyone pretty much used it as a wedding dress because it was seriously just something you'd think was a wedding dress anyway. i didn't think much of it because as you know, it's kind of a risk buying anything online especially something like this but i figured hey i am fine with losing out on $30 if it doesn't work out haha that's kind of why i was ok with trying on more dresses after in case i ended up finding something better

I tried on about 10. I went in thinking I wanted something minimal and a-line but once you start trying them on you really start noticing what you like and dislike.

About 12-15, across 4 boutiques. One gown I tried on for pure indulgence – it was $20K – because a gf said years ago "when else will you have an opportunity to try on this much glam!" I went to all of my appointments alone, partially due to Covid, and also so I wouldn't be influenced by family and friends and risk regretting my decision.

There was only one gown I wanted to go back and try on again, and at that second appointment months later, it was on sale. I knew it was mine.

10 so far, next week I try on 6 more