Hi everyone! I'm new here, just got engaged last week, and I went dress shopping for the first time yesterday! I had my fiance with me and I’m really happy that I did because he gave a lot of feedback (for a guy lol), and was even willing to pick dresses out for me after I gave him a challenge and no direction to pick out a dress (and he picked 3)!
First we went to Alfred Angelo and I showed them my favorites, told them my budget, said it was going to be a church wedding and said that I want a dress that isn’t ivory or white. My consultant was super sweet, and because at the time I was the only one in the store, her coworker and manager helped out too and gave their opinions. I tried on every dress but one that comes in color, and only didn’t try it on because they said it is extremely poofy which is something I don’t like, so they definitely didn’t hold me back in terms of only letting me try on X number of gowns. From all the ones I tried on there, there are 3 that I would revisit for sure. It was a very fun experience and FI took pictures of everything I liked.
After that, we took a mini break and went to Kay’s because I needed my ring sized, grabbed a snack and then went to David’s Bridal. That was a very different experience. My consultant was nice, and she listened to what I was looking for, but she was also given at least 1 bridal party to handle at the same time so about 3 or 4 times she said let me do X and I’ll be right back, leaving me to my own devices. I found a number of dresses I liked, and again, FI took pictures of all of them. One in particular sticks out in my mind, even though it only comes in ivory — it was just beautiful and hit me in all the right places, and with a colored sash added…wow!
All in all, we spent about 3 hours shopping which was definitely enough for one day!
I’m glad I went shopping because it was fun and it gave me a better idea of what I’m actually looking for, so even if I end up having my aunt make my dress, I know what I like and what looks good on me.