Wedding Dress Tips

Hey Kaylee,

I would say try all kinds of styles. Even if you think you don't like a certain kind of dress, be open to the possibility that it may look fantastic on you.

Let your consultant guide you. They are trained to help.
Most of all have fun!
Take pictures so you can see how you look in each dress objectively after the fact.
Write down any questions you have beforehand...the appointment will fly by.
I got emotional and couldn't think clearly.

Wear a strapless bra and know your consultant will get up close and personal with you ha ha mine came in the dressing room with me.

You may find your dress the first day, first appointment, I did.
You may not and that's ok either way.
Just enjoy the moment❤

Let me know how it goes ! Congratulations!!

I would wear a longline strapless bra and shaper shorts to keep everything covered and smoothed! Many times the fitter will be helping you change dresses. I also brought a pair of evening heels to see how the dress looked- really helpful.

Wear clean and nude colored underpants! If you have a strapless bra wear it. If you have spandex or shapewear, wear it.
If you like heels or flats and think you'll wear a certain type of footwear it doesn't hurt to bring it with you to try styles out.
I wish I brought extra deoderant for after because the frequcent changing wiped mine off and I stank while my mum took me to dinner after 😝🤢

I wore nude underwear with no bra but brought along a strapless one just in case. If you have your shoes or a similar style picked out, it couldn't hurt to wear those to see what the dress looks like with them. Set a firm budget and don't go over it! Don't feel the need to wear shape wear unless it makes you more confident. The consultant knows the dresses and will be able to give you advice on what to wear under it. For example, I am wearing no bra (cups sewn in), a crinoline, and whatever underwear I want because it is a ball gown.

Just be open minded and willing to try styles you didn’t necessarily think of... and most importantly have fun!

If you find "the one" stop shopping. If you find one that is almost "the one", but one thing could be a little different, consider if the dress could be altered to be perfect, and then you would even have something unique to your dress no other girl will have had considering you made that adjustment.

Be sure to tell your stylist what you do and don't like about each dress too, it will help her to find what you want. Also be open to trying something you wouldn't normally, it could be dress-love you never expected

Eat a good breakfast/lunch and bring a water bottle -- you'll get hungry and thirsty. Don't plan more than 2 dress shops in a day -- with a good break in between. It's more tiring than you'd expect. Also, if you have long hair, bring something so you can put it up quickly if you get hot and/or want to see how the dress looks with your hair up. Think about whether you want to make a decision when you first try on dresses or prefer to "sleep on any decisions." Also, really think about who you want with you and only take those people. Daughter found her dress at the fourth shop we visited, and it was her perfect dress from the day she chose it right through the wedding 18 months later, AND, dress shopping was SO much fun!

Try on a variety of styles, have whoever is going with you take a bunch of pictures, most importantly have fun!!! Also, wear spanx!
Wear a nude bra but be prepared to take it off and I hope you're not shy because most bridal attendants will get up close and personal!
Once you find "the one" you'll know!

There's a ton of good advice above so I won't rewrite any of that. I'll just add that it's OK if you don't cry when you find your dress! I thought I needed that movie feeling to know I had found my dress, so I went to about 5 more shops that weekend looking for "the one".... then I realized I was comparing every dress to the one I loved from the first day. So I stopped looking, went back and bought that dress.
Also, once you decide on a dress, delete all photos of the dresses you didn't choose. This will help so you don't second guess yourself later on.

Have fun!

Like others have posted, be open to trying on anything! I went in KNOWING I wanted lace and beading and had a picture in my mind of the perfect dress. My mom grabbed one satin dress off the racks that I was reluctant to try on... but low and behold it was the one! So, just be open minded.

Another thing, I am a size two in regular clothing... but my wedding dress is a size 10! So, don't pay attention to the sizing... just get what feels and fits good!

View Quoted Comment Yes, I had to delete all the other photos to stop second guessing too! My one piece of advise is to remember the sample dresses get stretched out as people try them on. I ordered my dress in the sample’s size because it was just barely a little too big. Come to find out my actually dress was quite snug when it came in, yikes!

1) small entourage or by yourself, 2) no more than two shops in one day, 3) bring photos of styles you like but be open, 4) share your budget range or max as most stylists will respect it, 5) bring water because you get thirsty, 6) take pics, 7) love parts of a dress but dislike something? Ask if it can be altered. For example, usually easy to add straps to a strapless dress or modify a deep V neck that’s too revealing.

Have fun!!!

Go shopping by yourself first. I did this to get an idea on what I wanted before inviting everyone and their opinions.

Yes. Don't jump the gun! I have 3 dresses because of that and none of them are the actual dress I wanted. I think there are so many dresses to choice from so try on a few different styles, even ones that you would not usually like just to be sure you make the best choice. I now see why women have two dresses...lol.

Make sure you try sitting in the dress! And think about ease of using the restroom.

Be open to trying on something you wouldn’t pick yourself. Try different shapes. The gown I chose was not one I picked out for myself. A family member picked it and I said ok it’s pretty I’ll try it on but was just being polite and didn’t think I’d choose it. It also wasn’t the shape I initially wanted. Don’t feel pressured to pick something your first trip. Leave the over opinionated people at home. Have fun!

I love what everyone said about being open minded to trying on diff things
Another thing I'd suggest is not limiting yourself to only wedding or bridal attire. A dress that's beautiful and you look comfortable in is the goal. So taking yourself out of a category desginated as bridal is more helpful . Look in a bridesmaid section or a prom section or anything for dresses. They'll also tend to be cheaper

Like others have said, don't get too set on one particular style. Everyone I know has gone in expecting to like something (after doing tons of research) and comes out with the total opposite--so you just never know!