Dress - Vent - Help

milyarks

I'm one of those brides who never dreamed about my wedding.  I started looking for dresses, but can't narrow down a style because I can't visualize my wedding.  I'm also afraid of picking out something that is trendy and i'll look back in a year and think "what was I thinking getting that dress!"  I want something timeless, but different.  Has anyone regretted their dress choice or had the same trouble?  I've been shopping 3 times already and I haven't been able to narrow it down.  I want to find a dress that is "the one". 

nrskrs

I honestly can say that after I bought my dress, I wish I would've gone and looked at more dresses.  I ended up doing that, going to 2 different bridal stores.  After that, I knew my dress was "the one."  Just get something elegant (I tried looking for dresses that I could see someone in the '50s wearing b/c I look back on that era and think the style was spectacular).  I think the big trends are mermaid dresses and birdcage veils but I think both look great if you can pull them off (and won't look outdated years down the road). 

jeremy.teresa

I hate hearing this when I was a year out, but you have plenty of time, honestly!  Keep going to the bridal shops and try on lots of dresses.  Try on ones that you think you won't even like and see how they fit, the shape, etc.  It will give you a better idea of what you do/don't like and you can narrow down your choices from there.  Don't feel rushed to buy anything right now.  HTH!

dsena111

I ended up buying the first dress I tried on, but I probably tried on about 50 more before going to buy it.  I think I went to five places!  I know it sounds stupid, but keep looking...trust me, you will know when its the one!!!! Something that helped me was to move on and start looking at other details, and then revisiting the dress thing a little later.  I think that looking when I had a clear head and not so much pressure on myself really helped!!!GL!!!! 

onlymels

yeah I keep seeing other peoples dresses and I kinda wish I would have tried on more dresses cause I only tried on one and it was the one I went to the store looking for. But I wish I would have tried on more and my mom said that she thought that to but she didn't say anything I wish she would have.

IG.muse

I have a general rule not to buy something if I'm not sure what I want, especially if I have time to wait and make up my mind. I don't always end up following this rule, especially when I'm in a hurry, but I try to. You have time, I think you can safely take at the very least until the end of October to shop around. I made 9 trips to bridal stores. I really thought I was never going to find "the dress." I'd looked at all the dress galleries on different websites online and printed out dozens of images to bring to stores for them to pull the dresses for me. The lady I worked with at B&F told me I was just too analytical and was never gonna have that wow moment, that there was no "the dress" for me. I'd tried on dresses that my mom really liked on me and they looked very nice and I had no problem with them except that I didn't love them. I went as far as putting on jewelry with them to try to like them more. But it just didn't happen. I left the store to think it over each time and had no desire to go back and buy any of those dresses. Then I went to a trunk show at Fabulous Bridal. I tried on a bunch of dresses, same story as always. And then I tried on one dress I had a picture of printed out that I'd almost given up on finding. And I cried like a total moron when I saw myself in the mirror wearing it. : P I ended up going way over budget with that dress, though. I'd never thought about my wedding before I got engaged. I don't know how many girls actually dream of their wedding all their lives, but that wasn't me. I was worried about timeless vs trendy too. But I also tend to think that nothing (or almost nothing) is timeless. I think any dress any of us wears will look dated in 20 years. So as long as you love it and it feels right to you, it's the right dress. I'm not sure if everyone has that moment of realization when they find "the dress." I think for me it was largely just the stress of dress shopping and everything else wedding related kinda coming out once I had a feeling of relief in finding the dress. But I think if you keep looking you can make a more confident choice. Good luck!