Being a curvy woman it was difficult finding a dress in my area (northern va) that made me feel beautiful! I took a trip to Kleinfeld (NY) with a friend just to play around. The sales person that worked with me was wonderful! I found tons of dresses that it wonderfully and flattered my figure. I ended up going back to NY to Kleinfeld with my Mom and finding my dream dress. It really is true - they do have the best dresses and a large range of prices. I told them my budget was only 1200 - 1500 because I'm a college student and they worked with that and found me a beautiful dress I could afford with money left for an awesome veil! I encourage everyone to take at least one trip because you might just walk out with your dress!!! They treat you like royalty and know their stuff about dresses!