Non-engaged friend wants to try on wedding dresses at my appointment- is this rude?

That is SO RUDE! The only people I allowed at my dress appointment were my Mom, FMIL, and MOH/FSIL. I had a few bridesmaids/grandmas/friends ask if they could be there and I politely told them 'no'. I would do the same to this friend... it's a special moment that she wants to steal the center of attention to. that has drama written all over it!

Wow, I am really surprised by the variety of opinions here. If she will be too bored to wait literally 30 seconds for you to get clipped into a dress, then she obviously is not that interested in seeing you try on dresses. This is really nutty.

No. She should not try on dresses at your appointment. It is rude.

That's the weirdest thing I've ever heard. Leave her ass at home!

For completely practical reasons she should not try on dresses with you. It would be different if she was a bridesmaid trying on bridesmaid dresses and you scheduled the appt for bridal and bridesmaid dresses but it is after all an appt and if you scheduled it for the weekend it's going to be busy. Shops allot only a certain amount of time for dress shopping per appt because they will most likely have another appt coming in after you. There just won't be enough time for you to be able to try on all the dresses you need to if your stylist is also trying to assist her as well. If she doesn't want to be bored ask her to help you get into them and fasten you up or if she knows what style you're looking for she can browse the shop for dresses she thinks you might like while you're changing. Or she can look at the accessories and veils that you might like. If she wants to try on dresses herself for the heck of it tell her y'all can do it together on another day after your dress has been chosen. If you're anything like me, you probably don't have a lot of time during the week to do this and you don't want to feel rushed or make a hasty decision because your friend was using up all of your appt time and monopolizing your stylist trying to get into and out of dresses. If she was a true friend she'd understand this after you point it out. It's just not practical and there's not enough time during the appt. good luck!

Extremely rude. Tell her if she's going to insist on trying on dresses, you can make a separate appointment. This day is all about YOU. Trying on wedding dresses is a very special occasion! It should be treated with respect. I just went wedding dress shopping last week with both my mom and my FMIL and it was a really wonderful time for us. No one should take that feeling away from you.

If she tries to pull something like that, don't bring her. She can play dress up on some other day.