BellaOnline Forums Relationships Weddings How did you pick out your DRESS?

Find it in a magazine? Make your own? Or do you have tips to offer those looking for their dress now?

I went to various dress shops and looked at them in person, I found that worked far better than looking at pictures of them. To me the textures and such were really fun to look at. My wedding dress is actually in our BellaOnline "Rate My ..." area <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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I looked in books and online, and narrowed my choices down to about 3 different styles. I went this Saturday for a fitting and the second one I put on was absolutly the best and I didn't want to look at any others. The dress was only $599 @ Davids Bridal and they were taking an additioal 15% off. But I found an online store that sales the same styles as Davids but at lower costs so I decided to try my luck at that one and the dress arrived today and the only difference is the jewels, and these actually look better than the ones Davids has. The stitching and everything is absoultly perfect and I got the dress for only $349

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I'm not the one getting married, but my friend is engaged and we to a tiny store in Georgetown and she bought the first dress she tried on. I think it looks amazing on her and it was on sale, etc. but still...I thought the whole process was supposed to be more complicated and stressful <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I walked into a bridal salon after making an appointment and saw several dresses hanging up. I picked one, was told that it would not be ready for 6 months and I said that I didn't have that much time. Then I went and saw another one. Tried it on. Loved it. My mother asked me to try on a few others. By the time I tried on the third one, I realized that there was no need because the first one was the right one for me. My dress was designed for someone 5'11 wearing heels so I got the name of the tailor the bridal salon used and I made an appointment to have the dress shortened.

I think the best way to find your dress is to know what kind you like.. off the shoulder, halter, princess, etc. Then go into a bridal salon. Tell them exactly what you are looking for and if you want it to have "beading, sequins" or any designs on it. That way you won't spend hours looking through dresses that you probably won't like at all.

I'm not a fan of wedding dress shopping on the internet unless you know the designer and the way they size their dresses. I knew my size but found out that the bridal salon designer I went to sizes smaller than actual size. Wouldn't have known that if I bought a dress online.

I went to a bridal shop and tried on a bunch of dresses