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go with whoever you want there! I went with my MOH and mom (fmil wasn't interested) and when I picked it up I was with my officiant (longtime friend) and one groomsman (fabulous taste in dresses). You can invite anyone you would like there! I have seen it get out of control with tons of people!
I think less is more when it comes to dress shopping. I took just my mom and older sister when I first went. Trust me, there were plenty of opinions. :)
I think you need to take some people you really trust, but not a huge group. For me, i was able to make the final decision all by myself (it was easier without all of the people I took on my previousl trips), but that's just me. I think if you have 2-3 with you to help with the changing and opinions, that's plenty.
I went all by myself with the intention of narrowing it down, then having my mom come along to help me finalize. It turns out I tried on a perfect one (on sale, 35% right now kind of a thing) so i sent her pictures via my phone, then walked out the door with it.
I couldn't feasibly drag her along to every dress try on if i wanted to. She lives 5 hours away though. I was still trying to figure out what I wanted when I tried on magical dress number 10 or so. I wouldn't want too many people there....only my mom would tell me honestly how the dress looked. I'd be concerned my friends would say it's gorgeous b/c it is...but not necessarily be as honest with me as my mom. Or be jealous b/c I'M trying on the dress, not them. Some i tried on i loved...and she'd go, 'hon your butt looks huge' and it wasn't cuz she was being rude, just b/c it was right there in her face. I'm in the same boat as you, though. I wouldn't want an entourage...but if an entourage works for you, all the more power to you. It just wasn't for me. I could be really decisive all by myself. I loved it or i hated it right away.
I think it's hard to go with a crowd because everyone may have different opinions. Not that I don't recommend it, it's probably something you should consider beforehand, though. I went with my mom and bridesmaids, but seperately. FMIL might make a trip with me as well.
When I first got married, my mother and my aunts{2} went with me to a couple of places. Then I ended up picking our my dress all by myself at a store I went to on a whim. Didn't end up wearing it anyway, so nobody ever saw it! We eloped, so I sold it back to the store. Now that we're renewing our vows, I'm having a dress made and I am doing it all by myself with the help of the dress designer. It'll be a surprise for everybody!
I really wanted to go shopping with my mom, but my parents were having alot of issues with one another and my mom ended up being across the country from me.
I ended up going with my MOH who is my cousin (but practically sister) and her opinion mattered as much as my moms would anyways. I also went with my best friend (who also happens to be my FI sister) I dont think I would have wanted more than that. It gets crowded, too many opinions, etc
I have since brought my mom and some other close friends/family to see my dress.
Its just who you feel will be able to help the most, and give you the best judgement, good or bad.
Good luck
I really wanted to go with my mom, she is 800 miles away in Ohio right now. I went with a Bridesmaid. THen with my FMIL, next weekend I am going with my FSIL. I have tons of time, so I reeally want to get as many as I can on and see what the different styles of dress look like, There are as many dresses as their are brides.
Good Luck.
I just went with my mom and 2 sisters. They know me and my style and tell me if something lookds good or bad, no judgement. we had a great time and it went really fast. 2 hours and we were out with the dress ordered.. I think it really helped that they know me better than anyone so they were able to help out with they styles.
My first dress shopping trip is this Friday, and I'm definitely going by myself. I don't want others' opinions to cloud my own. I prefer shopping for anything by myself. I'll likely have my dress chosen by the time my mother visits from out of state, and I'll take her along when I buy it so she can have that experience.
I think you should only bring 1 or 2 - the most important opinion for you. The thing is -- if you bring too many people, they will have their own opinions which can be very stressful. So just bring someone who you would like to share the experience with like your mom or sister.
I went with one of my BMs. Another friend who was in the area wanted to stop by so she was there too. Personally, I didn't want a whole herd there because I usually know what I want (too many opinions is a hassle more than help). The only bummer was that my mom couldn't be there.
I just went for fun and Like 3 people where there that i totally woudnt of wanted if i new i wouldnt found the dress. We where looking for fun and found the one lol.
Ugh- I'm stressing about this too....... My mom is coming and FMIL wants to come too (which is great, I <3 her dearly, and she and my mom are great friends now) and all of my maids (MOH/sister, BF and FSIL) want to come. I can appreciate that everyone wants to be there, though. I went with every one of my maids to help them pick out their dresses and wouldn't have had it any other way! I just feel like I'm going to be rolling in with an entourage of women while I get hot and cranky trying on every dress imaginable!
The most I ever had with me was 2 people. Usually, I just had one. I have been with other ladies though that had huge groups with them, and it was just a mess LOL.
I went with my mom and that was it! I agree with @august...less is more you will have PLENTY of opinions with just one or two ;)
I went with my mom, MOH, and sister.... and ended up getting a dress that I *thought* I was in love with because everyone agreed it looked good. After we put down our deposit, I immediatley had second thoughts and went back 3 days later to get my money back. I ended up going into a shop on a whim and tried on everything I could get my hands on. As soon as I put my dress on, I knew. I wish someone would have been there with me to see if, but I am glad that I went alone.
Good topic. I was told only to bring around 2 people. Unfortunately that's just not possible. I brought my mom and sister and two best friends who are also BMs. My BFs are equals as we were like our own little clique all the time in college. Then my sister's best friend invited herself along. I thought it was odd at first but she is very opinionated so it was good to have her there for a brutally honest opinion. The consultant said most large groups cause fairly big problems but that we were wonderful. I think I ended up trying on more dresses with a bigger group because everyone pulled their own for me to try but that was sorta fun in the end!
Well, my wedding is outta town most likely. . .i will probably have my aunts and my big sis (Maid of honor) go with me. But I think I will try dresses by myself too. . .I want to bring people who are understanding. I won't bring my mother or f-mil because their opinion are what THEY envision for them, not what I or my fiancee envision. Bring people that you trust but make the final decision yours. . .don't bring anyone along that will pressure you into something that deep down isn't you at all.
I sort of bought it myself..okay i hear you think uh sort of...? Let me explain. About three weeks ago i went to a local wedding event here in Holland. I went my Fi, my twin sis, my sis-in-law and two friends of mine. Read: i never had the intention to buy a wedding dress at a event. When we were in a stand with wedding dress, i was drawn to a dress that was hidden next to a lot of other wedding dresses. It was screaming my name...i could hear it ;). While having a conversation with a sales person, i interrupted the conversation (said sorry for this of course haha) and got the dress. In the meanwhile it told my sis to send my fi away. My sis told me to fit the dress, so i did. When in the fitting room i knew that this was the one. So even before anyone else saw the dress..i said yes to the dress. A week later, i brought my mom, mom-in-law and twin sister for the official fitting. This dress is so meant to be.
I went a few times to look around, once with my mum and I would have loved to go with her again but we've got some circumstances that prevented that. So the other times I went I went with my bridesmaids. I had one visit that was a bit rushed to try on a particular dress and took one of my bestest friends who happens to be a boy, he got a nice cup of tea out of it so was alright.
I knew that for the dress to work for me I had to feel exctied, and glam and pretty in it and other people couldn't tell me that, but I did want feedback and ideas. My mum and some friends encouraged me to try on things I wouldn't normally have, and while I ended up with something that I'd had in mind from the start it was a learning curve and I certainly learnt that I liked some really different things!
I wanted to go with my FMIL & big sister over the Christmas holidays but the times didn't work out that way :(
I will probably end up going by myself, maybe with on of my female friends or partner. Which is kind of a bummer, but oh well life goes on.
I went with just my Mom and if my MOH was here she would have come but I would have left the other maids out. I think the smaller the better. But all my maids came to my first fitting.
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How many people did you bring with you/or plan to bring with you when buying your wedding dress? I have friends who've bought theirs buy themselves. I've seen people on tv bring their entire family.
Personally, I was thinking of just going with my mother and maybe my future MIL, but that might be it. And really, it's because I trust my judgment and don't like a lot of input from 10 million people. Als, because I know myself and what I like and want to wear, I feel like when you bring other people, sometimes they're not looking at what works for you, but what they would or would not wear or personally like.
What about you guys?