Wedding Dress Shopping

I only had my bridesmaids, mom and future mother in law. You’ll get way too many opinions and will probably feel overwhelmed. I would just say that you want to keep it intimate and want to keep the dress a surprise for everyone else😊

I honestly would say the smaller the party the better. You'll get a lot of opinions, and it'll be hard for you to focus and really think about what you want. Some salons will also limit your party. If multiple people want to come, go on a few different trips. Everyone else can get video chats or pictures. Take care of yourself and focus on the dresses!

Most shops won’t let you bring more than 5 or so people, some even charge for more people coming, so be careful with that. I ended up going with just my mom and my best friend. You also don’t want too many opinions that would alter your own decision. I would keep it small and maybe go shopping for your rehearsal dinner dress or bridal shower dress or a new dress for the honeymoon with others, to include them in something special still. Or wedding shoe shopping too!

To choose the dress, go with only you and your MOH. Once the dress comes in, then consider taking people to the first fitting. When I went shopping I went with my mom and sisters only, but invited other people when the dress came in to see it.

Hi Jacque,


Congratulations, as was already mentioned, most boutiques allow only 3 or 4 other guests, which is a good thing really, to many opinions confuse you, and you can't think clearly about what you envision your dream dress to be, but you will know in your ❤️ when you find your 👗 for what it's worth ( and I am biased because I have a Stella York ) I would encourage you to look online at Stella York and Casablanca before you visit the shops, it helps to know what you really like or dislike before you start trying on the dresses, I hope this helps, my dress, as I said is from Stella York, style 6979 from the 2019 collection if you care to Google it!!!!Good luck girl!!!!!!

I had my grandmother, mom, stepmother and my cousin that wanted to come with and I felt like that was a great amount for me. It was enough opinions to be able to listen to and they are close relatives that I wanted there.
You’ll just have to decide whose opinions you want. I feel like it also depends on how decisive you are too. It can be overwhelming with a lot of opinions when you’re in a beautiful dress and trying to decide what’s best for you and what you envision yourself in on your big day.

The first time I had about 5-6 people and I was very overwhelmed. I went again with my FMIL and was still overwhelmed (she’s very....opinionated..)


I went again by myself and found the one I love! In my experience, the less the better!! I was took focused on “what do you think and like” instead of “what do I think and like” when I went with others

What I am doing/ did was take my family ( with maid of honors) with me initially shopping - My mom, sister, aunt (seamstress), my future mother in law and sister in law. Then I have a day to take all of my bridemaids to get fitted at the same boutique when my dress comes back in and have them see it. This way my party is there for 2 reasons and the size doesn't matter as much and I was able to have my immediate family share the initial yes moment.

Don't do it!!!! I was in the same boat and I let them all come out of guilt. My mother and sister (Matron of Honor) were going to be the ones I went with. Then I mentioned to my FSIL about looking at dresses by myself one weekend and she made a comment about being super mad if I went and found a dress when she wasn't there... so she was expecting an invite. If I invited her, I had to invite my other FSIL and FMIL. I was going to leave it there and let it be the moms and sisters but then my grandmother made me feel bad. She went as far as playing the cancer card so I literally felt obligated. If I invited one grandmother, I had to invite both because they live in the same town. What was supposed to be a 3 person appointment, turned into 8. It was a freaking nightmare. My grandmother was running around the store, pulling gowns, taking photos of me through the curtain because I needed to "remember the day" (in my underwear?), and acting like a lunatic. My mom was not herself and being super quiet because she knew her mom was stressing me out and didn't want to say something/make a scene in front of my FMIL. My FMIL and FSIL's were trying to be supportive while not overstepping because they know my mother is very jealous/territorial. Let me tell you... it was a terrible experience. Thank God I found my dress at the second appointment (we had 4). Please, for your sake, do not do this to yourself. If I could do it again, I'd go alone.