For those who bought dress already, how did you decide?
michesq
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For those who bought dress already, how did you decide?
I am not going for my first wedding gown appt. till 5/10 so spending some time looking at dresses from various designers, etc. I have about 20 I like. That seems like soooo many.
Did you get the dress you loved online? Saw on the rack? the one you did not like till you tried it on? Will the right dress just scream out to me?
CAM1223
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I went to a place w/my sister and tried on about 6 dress. Nothing really jumped out at me. I wasn't sure what style I liked even though I looked at a million dresses. We left there and still wasn't sure what I wanted.
I made an appointment at Adrienne's and tried on another 5 dress dresses. The first dress I tried on there I fell in love with. It was something I never saw before. I kept trying on dresses at my mother's request but then tried on the first dress again. My mom started crying and said 'This is the one!'
For some weird reason, you just know it. If you feel amazing in it, then thats the one.
Good luck!! As soon as I figure out how to post pictures, you will see mine.
~Carly~
FuTuRe MrS MaZz
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i have noticed that everything ive liked online, i didnt like in person... either the material was different or it fell diff on me....
i have done best just by telling them to pull dresses that are mermaid style and going from there...
try on diff styles the first time you go so you see what looks best on you and then if you have time, have them pull only those types of gowns for you... i guess that sounds like common sense but whatever lol
FuTuRe MrS MaZz
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oh and if you think you are into one of the gowns but you arent 100% sure... have them put a veil on you... if you begin to cry, i think its prob the one LOL
ETA: i havent had that OMG moment yet... not sure if i will get that way though....
so_in_love630
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well.. i was looking through bridal books and i saw it... fell in love and looked for any bridal store that carried it for me to try it on. i finally found one, tried it on and loved it even more in person. i was gonna wait to get it but i saw a deal i couldn't pass up. i got it online for only $300... its worth $800.
michesq
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Posted by so_in_love630
well.. i was looking through bridal books and i saw it... fell in love and looked for any bridal store that carried it for me to try it on. i finally found one, tried it on and loved it even more in person. i was gonna wait to get it but i saw a deal i couldn't pass up. i got it online for only $300... its worth $800.
nice deal !
Dreemer107
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i just went to the bridal shops, knew i wanted an a-line, strapless and went with that...saw different dresses, tried on the ones i liked...and then started to narrow it down. ull be able to tell when its the right one..
EsquireBride
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I bought every magazine, and ripped out pages of dresses I liked. FH also decided to do that, so he ripped out a few pages too. We realized we were pretty much ripping out pics of the same types of dresses. So we went to my wedding dress appointment with about 10 of the pics we liked the most, and lo and behold they had one of them! and that was the dress I bought! And, oh yeah, FH was the one who had actually ripped out that page so the credit for finding the dress actually goes to him!
lanamanitta
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I looked online and picked a style I liked, brought a picture, tried on a few similar and wound up with a dress from the same collection, just slightly different from what I'd brought in . . . online, the dress I wound up getting was only shown from the back, and so it didn't catch my attention online, but on me, it was the one . . . and yes, with veil on, I cried . . . .
That was the one!
(I really cried when I found out how much it cost !!! -- but a year to pay it off at no interest, eased the pain)
MrsDrinkh20
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I only tried on a few dresses, none of which were ones I looked at online. I had loved pickup dresses and i tried on one dress and i looked ridiculous. Then i told them I wanted A line...she brought me a few dresses and i just knew when I put it on. I cried, my mom cried and I didnt want to take it off!
frenchy702
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I tried of a few dresses to see which style I liked on me. Then I researched some dresses online and knew exactly what I wanted. When I recently went dress shopping I just looked around in the store and the girl that was helping me brought this beautiful Maggie Sottero dress to me. It wasn't really what I was looking for (I wanted big poofy cinderella type dress) but I decided to try it on anyways. They didn't have my size in that dress so it was a snug fit but when I looked at myself in the mirror I started to cry a little and I knew it was the one. I just got this feeling like - this is the one! You'll definitely know when you try on dresses which one is the right one for you
hogie2be
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I went to three salons in 2 days. I had looked in a few magazines, but had more of an idea of what I didn't want. I tried on more than several at the first place and the one I ended up buying was like the fourth dress but then I thought/said, this is different, really nice, I like this/that and had it on for longer. I tried it on again before I left.
Throughout the other two salons (a day later) I kept comparing it to that one unintentionally. Then we had to go back to the orginal salon that same day to try it on so I can really know if it was it.
My MOH (sis) and friend said it had to be it, I acted as if it was a part of me, as if it was my dress already! And I lit up when I came out of the dressing room!!
Then I went to another salon (where I ordered) and had to decide between ivory and champagne! (champagne looked fantastic)
redvelvet
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if my mother didnt pick the dress off the rack, i would have never tried it on. i always wanted a tulle skirt and i didn't even blink when i saw my dress hanging. matter of fact, it was the last dress i tried on and my mom started to cry. i looked at myself and it hit me when i looked back at my train. i was like wow. i went home nd couldn't stop staring at myself in pics. when i went to another salon appt for BM dresses the lady asked me about my dress and i told i think i already found it. i told her the style and when she brought it out it was ovr $300 less than in the other salon...so i got it
p.s. sorry for the rant
MrsBtobe2009
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I tried on a bunch of dresses. Even if I didn't like them on the hanger, I still tried it on. I initially fell in love with Maggie Sottero's Victoriana, but then I wanted a different bottom, so I ended up getting the capri royale by maggie sottero and I absolutely love it. You will know when you put it on that this is your dress, then everything that you try on after that you will compare to the dress you really like. At least that is what I did.
shell1879
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i saw mine on someone else and i just knew it was the onet ... i went back to the other davids the next dayby me and tried it on just knew even though it was 2 sizes too small i still knew once mine actually came in it will be perfect. the colors in the dress are just going to pop next to my FH in shis dress blues.... i can't wait for him to see me in it
MaggieLuvsJoe
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I always knew I wanted a ballgown but I tried on different styles as well.
I guess you know when it's the dress. I got this overwhelming feeling when I found my gown, it's like exactly what I pictured myself in when I marry FH and the fact that I got palpitations and a little lightheaded when I saw myself in it
Jeannemachine
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Honestly, based on the pics of my dress from the website, I would have never picked it. When I went, I just knew I didn't want strapless, and V-neck works best on me (that eliminated about 95% of all dresses)--you just need to try on all different styles and trust the woman helping you.
When you put on 'the one' you just know it's right...not unlike your first kiss with FH
Fall BZ 2009
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I knew it was ' the one' as soon as I tried it on and then when I came out my mom and aunt both started to cry!
Jayla127
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I started looking online at different designer gowns to see what I liked. Since I like the ballgown look it help me narrow down the designers because not everyone makes those. Then I went to the store that carried my line and began trying them on.
Once, I got an idea of what designer I liked then I didn't look at anyone else.
lilpiggy742
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I looked online first and found a dress i loved and had to try it on-when i did it was not how i imagined and the saleswoman actually brought me out one-it looked horrible on the hanger but when i tried it on i started crying! It was the 3rd dress i tried on.
