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How many people did you take wedding dress shopping with you?

  • so i went dress shopping yesterday, as i got married on a cruise, but my husband's mom was bugging him that she never saw the wedding, etc, so he promised her that on our anniversary (next spring) we'd re-new our vows for everyone who couldn't be at our wedding. there was a reason we got married on a cruise, i didn't want to deal with all the people you only see at a wedding or death, but whatever, so i went dress shopping yesterday, wow, the worst day of my life. so i took my 2 best friends, my sister in law, my mom, my aunt, my sister, nightmare, well they argued over every dress i tried on (i only tried on 4, i couldn't take it anymore) they couldn't agree on anything and instead of acknowledging that they are all different they started arguing over why the others should agree with them, the consultant was really nice, she told me a lot of people come alone, then they just take pictures or have the consultant take pictures of them in the dresses they really like so they can come home and make a decision based on the pictures. so i'm wondering who did you take dress shopping with you? was it a good or bad experience, i'm paying for my dress so i don't have to have my parents agree on it, did you have a good time? would it be better if i had them take pic of the dresses i like and then just pick a dress from them at home? have a great holiday weekend

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    Sorry to hear about the hastle you had!! Simply go shopping again by yourself without the entourage and see what you find that you like. By all means take your sister with you if you trust her opinion to be honest. Choose the dress that is most flattering and most you. Don't ask anyone else's opinion... they can wait and be surprised! If they ask... say it is a surprise... and with a cheeky grin say; they will have to wait to see!! I took No one, simply because all my friends and family were 1,400+ km away in Australia. Also I never went dress shopping for my wedding dress, never tried any ready-made dresses on! I knew the princess line style really suited me and I had a dream dress in mind that had to be made... there are no gowns like it available... so it was fabric and pattern shopping; then found a great dressmaking teacher and made the gown under her guidance. Which is now... unaffordable! My bridal consultant who sold me the fabric and lace was fantastic and helped me design the lace hem and place the final laces on the skirt and made up my veil... with love! She was so excited seeing the nearly finished gown she called the whole bridal department staff over, pluss the sewing room staff down to see the gown! There was about 10 to 15 people standing there going WoW! Look at the jacket!! the boots!! take the jacket off and show the gown's bodice!! Put the jacket on... Look at all the work that has gone into it!!" Their final opinion was one word... Regal! Their excitement at seeing the gown I'd made is part of the highlights and a very fond memory of my wedding dress preparations.

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I'm Chris's wife and I had my mother who traveled 700 miles to be here for to look for a dress. I had my 3 sisters and my best friend with too. They all traveled 50 plus miles to go looking for a dress with me also.

Christopher

just my mom and my sister the first time and it was a great time but that marriage never happened thank goodness the second time I went alone and that was fine too

Miss_Suzy

Like you, I had a small wedding and am now having a larger one. So I took my husband and my mother, less is better!

Ashley Dawn

my mum and my 2 sisters [one of them is my MOH]

Highway to hell ;]

I have been dress shopping once, a week before I found out I was pregnant. I am due to give birth mid-december, and am getting married just TWO months later! I guess I've tried on 4 dresses, and am choosing between them now. I'll have my final fitting 2 weeks after the birth. (A little incentive to stay slim, eh?) With me, shopping, I took: - My Mom * Always honest. * - My Best friend ?made of honor? - My other Best friend ?made of honor? - 2 other very good friends *bridesmaids*. Luckily, all the 4 of my bridal party get along VERY well and agreed on almost anything, if not in the end anyway. :)

6 angels

Sounds like your group is simply rude and intolerant. Next time, don't take any of them. I made my own dress. I took 2 of my now step-kids (teenagers) with me to select fabrics since the place I was getting it was a fabric warehouse and the place is just HUGE and you need help getting the bolts out. It was great. While they did argue, they were not negatively critical. I chose the color, but ultimately, they made some great selections for patterns within that color. I didn't take my sisters: one is constantly negatively critical and the other one is great to shop with unless it involves clothing related items.

TotalRecipeHound

Sad to say no-one cause my family lives out of town and my soon to be sis in laws are always busy.I walked in a bridal shop one day and saw "The dress".Tried it on,it fit perfect so I bought it.

Texan

I never had MAYBE more than one person with me. Bringing a posse just leads to problems. People are fighting for their opinions to be heard and it's always more trouble than it's worth. I really recommend going by yourself. Things go faster and you can really get an idea of what YOU like, not what everyone else talks about. I went by myself most of the time and then brought my mom and sister in when I found the dress I kind of wanted to buy. Worked like a charm. I know that everyone wants to be involved, but it's easy to lose sight of the fact that this is shopping just like everything else. At the end of the day you need to buy a dress and not just look at and argue about pretty things. Sometimes doing things by committee isn't the best way to do them.

Jilly

Why would you take so many people?? So many opinions?? Two people period. Don't you watch" Say yes to the dress"?? You are the one wearing it, Your mom and mother in-law, is plenty. Both of my daughters only had two people with them, me, and their sister.

grammie

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