I guess my question yesterday was bad because only two people responded!!!
Anyway....
A fun question I am sure you will all love!!
HOW and WHY did you pick your wedding dress? How many stores did you visit? How many dresses did you try on, etc?
Include a picture too!
I will post my answer when I get home!!
KerriJohnS
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I don't have a dress yet. Still looking.
MrsGRod09
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I only went to one store RK bridal and i tried on around 7 dresses but only one stood out because it was truly unique. The picture is in my album.
EsquireBride
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Great, a dress post!!!!
I ripped out magazine pages the night before my first appointment at Wedding Atelier to show the people there what I liked. FH also ripped out a few pics and we realized we were totally on the same page. At the appointment I showed them the pics and they had one of the dresses there! I tried on first a dress sort of like it but lighter (would have been great if I had a summer wedding) then the dress from the magazine, then a really heavy ball gown (not for me...) then an expensive lacy dress that looked great on the hanger but horrible on me. Well I loved the second dress so much (the dress from the magazine pic) that I didn't even need to try on anything else! and as it turned out, FH was actually the one that pulled that magazine pic, so technically he picked my dress!
here is a pic at my first fitting:
and a pic of the bustle in progress!
MaggieLuvsJoe
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I must have tried on about 30 dresses, I went to 4 or 5 different bridal salons and when I out my gown on I thought I was going to faint, I couldn't stop smiling and my mom was speechless...
here she is...
MitziandAndrew
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My pics are in my album because the file is too big.
I ended up going to just one store DB. I tried on 3 dresses. I ended up going with the first one i tried on. When I got home I was having doubts, I asked Fi to just choose from a magazine what kind of dresses he likes and he was choosing every dress that didn't look like the one I just bought...lol In the end, I kept the same dress. I was thinking to get something big with a long train but then I thought knowing myself I would regret it. My dress is ivory and I was also thinking maybe I should just wear white....But now, I am very happy with my dress!
Cacarina
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My mom and I went dress shopping 'just to browse' at the Wedding Salon of Manhasset one day. I tried on about 8 dresses and when I found my dress I didn't want to take it off. I felt so good in it. I was a little apprehensive about buying my dress the first trip, so the woman told me to go next door to Vera Wang and try gowns on there. I did and I found one that I really liked too, but when I went back to the Wedding Salon and tried on MY dress, I completely forgot all about the Vera and said this is IT!!!!!!!!
I went to three stores to try on wedding dresses. My dress is the third on I tried on. I loved it from the moment I put it on but I wanted to be sure it was the one SO I tried on a bunch more (maybe 20 total). I thought about it for three week then went back to the first store and ordered my dress.
The pictures will not post- I will put them in an album.
michelle1024
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I went to two other places, and got my dress at Paradise. I also went to Kleinfelds, iman, and another one in nassau county (forgot name) with my bm to look for her, but I did some looking on my own as well!
I went to paradise with my mom and fmil, and i knew it was my dress when i came out and they both started to cry.
I wish i had a pic...when i go back im going to try and take one, can't find one online!
elysemichelle
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i prob tried on about 50 dresses! i went to 8 stores, and my dress was my last one i tried on!!!! i loved the first anmd last, but the last just was it- it was me and perfect for me!
Reesy
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I've only visited 2 stores, and this was the second dress I tried on....I guess I just had that feeling and so did my bridesmaid, who is also one of my best friends. I feel like it was made for me and I did not want to take it off. So far I have not seen any other dress that I love for me as much as this one.
I went to 7 stores and tried on probably 50 dresses. It started off really bad. I had a horrible experience at Bridal Reflections. Not because they weren't nice and the place wasn't lovely, just the lady did not listen to me. I kept telling her I am short waisted and she kept bringing long waisted dresses. I was in tears until later that night at Angels in Islip when I found a great dress. Once I was comfortable knowing I would have a great dress, I enjoyed looking a lot more and went in search of a Tomasina and a Justin Alexander dress I loved. I tried both on, but fell in love at Pronovias, not only with the dress but with the place. I am so incredibly excited about my dress.
9509Bride
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I went to 4 stores and tried on 15-20 dresses. Honestly I picked my dress because it was so flattering. if I dont lose a pound between now and Sept I will still look and feel pretty!
AlisonMZ14
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Kleinfeld was the first store i went to because i had heard about their huge selection of gowns. It was the very last dress i tried on (out of about 10) It was the style i had wanted but almost told the sales girl not to bring it because it sounded too much like another kenneth pool gown a friend of mine is wearing a month before me.... when i saw it i knew right away it was it and didn't want to take it off! I bought it then and there i knew my search was over!
Prob like 30 dresses went to wedding salon of manhassett, priscilla of boston, klienfelds.. i really loved all the gowns ... but when i saw emomma17 an 08 brides gown i was drooling .. the second i put it on i was like DONE !!! i tried on 20 more after that just to make sure bc i had so much time... but alvina valenta won
I've only visited 2 stores, and this was the second dress I tried on....I guess I just had that feeling and so did my bridesmaid, who is also one of my best friends. I feel like it was made for me and I did not want to take it off. So far I have not seen any other dress that I love for me as much as this one.
Hi there Dress Twin!!! I tried on 15 gowns and it came down to this one and the kenneth pool that Alisonmz14 has. But my daughter felt in love is this one, so that made the desicion easier
HappyBride22
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I saw a dress like mine online, when I went to try on dresses they showed me this one bc it was close to the one I had a picture of. It was the 3rd dress I tried on at the first place I went to. I tried on a couple others after but wanted no part of them.
I tried on a bunch of dresses.. well actually only like 7..but then I put mine on and I did NOT want to take it off.. It was everything I had dreamed of. I wanted a plain white dress and also wanted it to be somewhat sexy. I didn't want any lace or beads. I just knew when I put it on I wanted it. It was my first shopping trip too, I put a deposit down that day.
Here is a pic. I got it in Ivory Silk though, not the brocade fabric (however you spell that)
I picked my dress on a re-selection (yes, I switched my dress order, as many of you remember). Why did I pick this dress? It was the most 'me', and it was very red carpet, everything I wanted to be on my wedding day..A week later I found out that proceeds from my dress went to the Breast Cancer Research Fund; my mom is in remission 8 years-so it really was meant to be! Plus it's blush (pink)!!
How many stores?
I visited only 1 store, a total of 4 times (including the re select). I knew Wedding Salon was who I wanted to do business with.
