i am planning on purchasing my wedding dress tomorrow

If there's a specific style you like or don't like, speak up! You won't hurt their feelings if you say you don't like a dress. Be open to trying on all different styles, but also clearly state your preferences (such as, "I prefer something with sleeves", or "I prefer not a mermaid style", or "I don't like the neckline on this dress", etc). Maybe bring inspiration pictures with too. I wouldn't bring too many people with, since too many opinions can be frustrating. Go with your heart on which dress YOU like best. Otherwise, happy dress shopping!!

When I went I told the stylist that I didn’t want a ball gown I was willing to try one on for my mom but I knew it wasn’t for me. I was specific on the styles I liked I even showed pictures of the types I like and anything I didn’t like I spoke up before they pulled it and said no. You’re paying for a service and you don’t have to buy anything you don’t want. Use your voice.

I took some inspiration photos & had some ideas on what I thought I wanted. I ended up with a dress that was nowhere near any of my ideas or inspiration photos! It seems to me you know what you want. My FMIL tried to prompt me into a dress that I liked but didn’t love. Until she saw me in dress #7! So glad I stuck to it out! Tell them what you like & don’t like- they’re not going to get offended!

I'm gonna go against the grain here and suggest that you be open to simply trying on different styles of dresses. You may be surprised abd find one you love that you least expected. Of course be assertive and honest when you feel a gown does not suit you.

If you have an idea of what you want, but have not tried them on before, try on some different styles, particularly fit and flare, and asymmetric or dropped waist cuts. They surprise a lot of people because they flatter them, but are unlike daily wear clothes, so they would not have bothered.
If you have tried all styles before, go for what you want. Wear a long half slip, or get one from them. These gowns can be fabulous deals. But clearance time, they may have been tried on a lot. Over a white or cream colored slip you are more likely to see if their are hand oil stains from people handling the edges, neckline, tugging armholes. And from brushing the skirt with hands to smooth out wrinkles. Have fun. Clearance and trunk show sales this year are amazing, there have been fewer regular sales so there is more stock to sell.

While I do agree that being open to different things is important, but if you try something on and don’t like it, be very vocal about exactly what it is you don’t like. I had a bridal appointment and a lot of the dress I tried on were nice but nothing I could actually see myself in. The sales woman was polite but extremely pushy. When I told her things I liked about a dress she immediately was like “I knew this was the one, I could tell” my advice is start with things you pick and that you love on the rack. As you try them on, decide the different elements you really like and don’t like and try to be as vocal as you can about your opinion so you stay on track. I almost bought a dress that I didn’t really like because the sales woman was pushy and I ended up crying as she started to measure me because I knew it wasn’t the one. (Super embarrassing) I left that day, but the next appointment I went to I was very vocal and very matter of fact. If I didn’t like something I said it, and said why, it helped the woman narrow things down and helped me stay on track

Was it the entourage or the bridal consultant or both that you feel took over? If it was the entourage then definitely take less people with you. Bring someone that you know will be on your side and speak up for you if necessary. I'd suggest showing the bridal consultant a Pinterest board with what you like and then tell her exactly what you did and do not like about previous dresses. I'd say when you make your appointment you can let them know that you haven't felt heard in previous appointments and if they can put your appointment with somebody really great at listening to the bride.