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Hey Emilyb,
I'm a newbie around these parts...hope you don't mind me intruding and responding to your post. :) I don't think you're crazy at all. Maybe you got a little overwhelmed with choices and also prices. That does happen...often! If you have a return policy with the store (before alterations ofcourse) maybe you can still take some time out to do some investigating and dress-shopping - there are maybe some places where they have the exact dress your heart is into and for a better price. However, you do have one that you do like, just in case. I say, go with what you really want. It's your day!
Dear Emilyb:
Everyone has second thoughts about their wedding dresses because it is such a big purchase. So it is perfectly natural to feel the way you do. I too, had doubts about my dress. I am not getting married until next October and I bought my wedding dress last May! It was the third dress I tried on and not at all what I thought I would get. My mother and aunt were with me and loved the dress. The store offered a discount for that day and we put down a deposit. The dress was much more than I wanted to spend, but my parents generously decided to cover it. At first, I was really unsure if it was the dress for me, but then I decided that while it was not what I thought I would get, it was a style that flattered me best.
It sounds like the dress you bought also flatters you and I am sure you look amazing in it. I would say let it go for now. There are so many more decisions to make--invitations, flowers, etc. that you can't dwell on one.
Hope this helps!
I agree with above comments. I bought my dress less than a month after we got engaged...and took it home that night! That was last September...we are getting married this October. I had a couple of second thoughts about the dress, but kept remembering how I felt when I put it on and looked in the mirror at the store...and my doubts melted away. I think you'll be fine, but if you do change your mind, it's no big deal. You might lose a couple of hundred bucks by re-selling your dress, but there are always brides looking for a bargain. I think both of my sisters had second thoughts and bought new dresses later on in their engagement...and it all worked out in the end. Good luck!
Have you thought about having a copy of the dress you love made for you? That's what I'm doing. It's turning out to be a whole lot cheaper.
I'm sure bridal shops are used to brides changing their minds about dresses! As long as you tell them before they alter it for you...
Welshie--where are you having your dress made? I am looking into that same idea, and I got an estimate from an online company, but how do i trust them?
Hi EmilyB! I also just wanted to say that you're not alone- I think this dress search is stressful because its impossible to know when to stop looking. I'm actually procrastinating on booking an appointment for next week to buy my dress- I keep thinking I should put it off and look around for a few more weeks. But I'm already a little behind schedule, and if I buy the dress next week I'll get it at a discount (trunk show!). I guess you just go with your gut, and then stop looking! 
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I bought my wedding dress today, yay! Right? Well, I had tried on a ton of dresses, did tons of searching through magazines, etc, and kept coming back to a particular style. Sadly, the dress I was in love with was WAY out of my price range. I wanted to spend no more than $1200 or so since my mom was paying for it (single parent, etc), and I can't justify spending more than that on one dress. So I went with another dress, just as simple and stunning. But I loved the dress and kept coming back to it.
Now I'm home and thinking "OH CRAP! Maybe I should have waited longer and tried even more stores". I suppose a large, expensive purchase can do that. Or am I crazy?