dress shopping by yourself?

unplainjane

have any of you ladies shopped for your wedding dress by yourself? i haven't started looking yet but i am considering doing this. i never liked shopping with other people. i tend to know what i like and actually don't like to be swayed by other people's opinions. but this is my wedding dress and it's different i guess. i went dress browsing (didn't try anything on) with one of my close friends who i would consider bringing with me but i found the stuff she liked i didn't like at all. so i feel she would confuse me. as well i feel my mother has different tastes then me and i may fall in love with a dress but she may not like it. and i don't want to have to deal with that. just wondering if any of you found a dress on your own and how the experience was.

apaadzzzz

I did, bc I didn't really have a choice.  My fiance and I recently moved for his job, and I wanted to get my dress locally bc it will be easier for fittings.  I would have loved to have my sister w/ me, but it just wasn't going to happen. So I went by myself and it was still enjoyable.  I think in part bc the salon I went to had some very knowledgable consultants. I purchased the dress, and had the consultant take pics so I could show family.  Most places won't let you take pics until you've purchased the dress, so I only had pics of what I purchased.  I would say if you do bring people, leave it at 1 or 2 the most.  If you have someone close to you, who wants to be a part of it, I would probably consider bringing one person with you.  While I enjoyed getting my dress, it would have been nice if my sister was there.

MNVegas

I went by myself and found a dress the first time out. I knew if I went with my mom, she would want me to try on things SHE liked and would have tried pressured me to buy something she wanted instead of what I wanted.  It was just so much easier not having to try to please other people.

CieraMarie

I am a wedding consultant and SHUDDER everytime a huge bridal party comes in with the bride to find her dress. I can promise you 9 times out of 10 the bride leaves more frustrated and confused than she came in.... if you must take someone please take someone who knows how to be helpful... Not too opinionated, but someone who you trust to be honest with you. 9 times out of 10 I am responsible for finding a bride the right dress, just because it's my job to know what will look fabulous on them, hardly ever is it the pushy mom or demanding bridesmaid.... Just keep that in mind.

1shaz

I took my daughter and that was it.  I will not take anyone else .. to many opinions cause confusion.

lanyemichelle

I went dress shopping by myself and found what I thought was 'The Dress'. Then my mom and I made a trip to Dallas, TX for a doctor's appointment and I made an appointment at Stanley Korshak to look at a sample of the dress (I had tried it on before). We got there, and my mom pulled about 12 other dresses off the racks for me to try. She liked the dress that I did, but we really wanted to find a great deal so the lady helping us went and got us some of their samples that were on sale. I liked one of them, and hated the other. My mom convinced me to try on the one I hated. It was funny, because in my mind I was saying "That dress is ugly". HOWEVER, once I put it on there was no doubt that it was the dress I wanted. It looked completely different on, and if my mom hadn't convinced me to try something that I didn't think was my style I don't think I would have ever found a dress I loved so much.

Even more of a perk: My dress was priced at $13,000 and because it was a sample I took it home for less than a quarter of the price. It was a discontinued Christos gown, and it is AMAZING. However, I still think it was ugly on the hanger haha.

JFH2010

I went to a bunch of places by myself, then once I had narrowed it down, I went with my mom.  I would say there are pros and cons.  It was much more fun with my mom, but I liked being able to make my first decisions without lots of opinions being thrown in the mix.  If you have enough time, I would do both - that way, when you go with other people, they'll know you won't be making a decision that day, which will take the pressure off.  But def. not more than one or two people!

Not sure if that all made sense, I have a cold....Sorry!