how do you know thats THE ONE DRESS?

nonit4

i been looking at dresses for my wedding but there's a lot to choose from. and i i like too many. how can i tell which one its THE ONE?

hh581842

which one to you keep thinking about after you've left?  I do that all the time when i shop.  I'll try something on and be unsure about buying it, but after i leave i'll keep thinking about it and thinking about how much i want it.  That's when i know i need to go back! lol.  

Any dress in particular doing that to you? 

mb2712

I agree with the pp, it's the dress that you can't stop thinking about once you've left.  I had it narrowed down to two, and couldn't stop thinking about the one, so I knew it had to be more special that I couldn't get it out of my head.  Maybe if you don't have a dress like that, you haven't found THE dress yet.  It's unfair to say the dress that made you cry, or your mom, etc, because every girl isn't the same, so I say, the dress you can't forget :-)

baystateapple

I think the myth of "THE DRESS" is just that...a myth.  When I picked out my wedding dress, I didn't cry (at first), I didn't have that "this is it" moment.  Some women just don't.  Go with the dress that you feel beautiful in.  Don't wait around for an emotional moment.  It might never actually come.  GL.

wcvsb3b5

I think it is different for everyone. For me, I had two dresses that I really liked. The first one I had on and loved it then the second one I put on and loved it. I couldn't decide until I put the first one back on again and I just felt it.

I didn't want to take it off! And when I left I couldn't stop thinking about it. My mom, who said she wasn't going to cry (and I believed she wasn't going to cry) started to cry..

ring_pop

I don't believe in THE ONE dress. I bought the first dress that I felt absolutely great in, and then stopped looking.

Then again, I don't really believe in THE ONE guy either.

LDYGTR13

I had my two dresses narrowed down and I thought that I just wasn't going to be that girl who got attatched to a dress - but I had a nagging feeling that I needed to try on another dress or 2 just because I wasn't 100% on either dress - eventhough I was pretty positive I'd be getting one of them. When I went back I just tried on EVERYTHING I thought I might like - then I tried one on that I actually thought I'd hate - but I figured I'd try anything for fun. Well. I walked out - looked at myself in the mirror and fell in love. I didn't want to take it off - in fact, I didn't for a good while. I wanted to watch myself walk in it forever. That was how I knew.

It's true that not everyone has an emotional attachment to a dress - but you should try EVERYTHING on because you never know when it'll hit (just make sure you don't try too long and run out of time!) If it never hits you, then you've got PLENTY of options and you can't say you didn't try enough dresses on!

dizzinea

i knew because I cried and I pictured my fella and the look on his face and this full on movie quality daydream happened in about four seconds. Then I saw the back and started looking for my purse to give them money. I think witht the dress you know, you feel gorgeous, you know that you'll knock your man dead. good luck! I'm sure you will find your dress but take your time, for me it was a long process.

stacelace22

I think you could be equally happy with several dresses...you just have to pick one! Then STOP looking....it will drive you crazy if you keep looking and looking. Once you find one that you feel and look great in...move on to planning another detail.

Otherwise you will be one of those brides with 3 or 4 wedding dresses....crazy.

good luck!

kissamary

i loved two of them as well, but the thought of actually wearing the second one made me feel like i was going to throw up... in a good way.  so i go that one

krmabojo

I came across one that i loved and it also was in my price range. I was not able to find anything else I loved that was not over budget.

Also, make sure you feel pretty in it, too

stefani103

It makes you happy. Maybe not to the point of tears, but it's something you love.

We tried on my dress for the color; we hated it on the rack. But once it was on, it just fit right and my mom and sister couldn't stop smiling. I tried another option on and knew the other was it. Plus, it was so comfortable! That was very important to me. I wanted to be pretty but comfy.

caitm730

First of all, I knew because I had a huge smile on my face as soon as I put it on. And then I didn't want to take it off! I had already tried on about 30 dresses, and I liked a few of them, but I never had that feeling. I felt like a bride!

Second, exactly what the pp said. I went home that night and could barely fall asleep because I kept thinking about it. I was so excited to go back to the store and buy it!

hh581842

Is it sad that I do many of these things when i'm shopping......for normal clothes??!?? hahaha. 

No, I don't mean the emotional reaction, but I try on everything, even things i don't think i would necessarily like just because I'm curious.  I spend forever in stores. And when I put on some dresses....I just smile hehe.  yep, just normal dresses. And if I don't buy it and I think about it for days or weeks after, I know I have to go back and get it.  This is the same thing you all do for your WEDDING GOWNS!! lol.  I think it's official, I like shopping way too much.