So confusing!

[Angel1na3]

I've been looking online a lot to see if I an find some dresses that I really like for when we go looking and trying on. My goodness, this is sooo confusing! There are SO MANY dresses that I just love! And it's not even one certain style, there are several styles that I like! My mom tells me, dont worry about it, Ill know "the dress" when I try it on. But what if there are a few that are "the dress!" She laughs when I say that and just says "you'll know the one"
Is it true? Did you ladies know it was the one, once you put it on? Just wondering because this is sooooo confusing! lol

[kgvettegirl]

When you try on "The ONE" its like everything else goes away and all you can see is that dress. My knees started shaking and I didn't want to take it off. there will be dresses that will catch your eye and come close to that feeling but just like choosing the guy you are going to marry hold out for the perfect one for you.

[Angel1na3]

awwwww thank you SO much!!! SO my moms is right =)

[wannabeNurse2]

I definitely knew when I tried on the style that I loved. I honestly think it would of been the one if the staff wasn't so terrible. I took a picture of the dress to another salon. The saleslady immediately came back with my Sottero & Midgley. It was made of different material than the David's dress. I tried it on, and kept rubbing the soft fabric. I figured it would be out of my price range. I about cried when I found out it was only $175 more than the David's dress. I ordered it that day.

I also looked online at many styles. My advice is to try on everything in your price range even if you don't think you'll like it. I did. Now when I look at other beautiful wedding dresses I can confidently say that style looked like **** on me, but looks fab on her. Good luck!

[sandy03]

The dress I ended up getting had several things that I thought I didn't want, but when I put it on, it was perfect for me. It had everything I knew I wanted and a few things I didn't even know I wanted or liked until I saw it on and in the right combinations. I had found several beautiful dresses online, and the one I ended up trying on and eventually buying hadn't been on my radar because I had convinced myself it wouldn't look good. Thankfully I had a very insistent friend who made me at least "try it on" along with several others and we both knew that it was THE dress.

When I tried it on again (the day I bought it) I had another friend with me and she even said she could tell it was the dress for me, not because it necessarily looked better than another one, but because of the way I reacted to it. It was nice affirmation (and absolutely undeniable because I started grinning as soon as I got into it and didn't want to take it off!)

[Moon.Dust.]

I think it's that we fall in love with the different possibilities. Every time we brainstormed on the wedding and tried to envision different directions, I'd change the dress style.

just keep browsing... you'll start gravitating towards a more definite design after seeing enough of them.

[Angel1na3]

Thanks so much for the advice. ill keep looking and when we do go dress shopping, ill try on any dress i remotely like. I now have the thought that when i put it on, ill know its the one :innocent:

[candars]

I hadn't even picked out my dress to try on, or anything like it really. And honestly, when I saw it, I didn't really like it that much. I'm pretty easygoing, so I'll try on pretty much anything. Well, the lady suggested I try it on...I fell in love! Once I had the dress on, I just kept staring at it in the mirror, everything about it was perfect! So, yeah, I knew it was the dress as soon as I tried it on! Like the other ladies, I didn't want to take mine off either.

[Angel1na3]

well im hoping the same happens to me like it happened to all you ladies when you put your dresses on =) I keep looking online and just getting more and more confused lol

[futurefuchsy]

I had a few ideas that I wanted to try,but I had my BM each pick out a dress that they liked and I would try it on even if I didnt like it on the hager.Glad I did cause they picked the dress that I love!!!but one did pick out a gag dress that had huge bows all over it ( No offense to anyone that hads huge bows on their dress, just not my thing) I still tried it on and it was hilarious, 5 sizes to big, looked like I was playing dress up in the 80s. Good Luck!

[starsthrumysoul]

I think the best thing you can do is wait to stress until after your first venture out. After you try on a few dresses, you'll start to figure out what style you want (either because it looks better on your body, or that you like it more than others). Once you narrow that down, it'll be a LOT easier to find "the one." I was worried that I wouldn't have that experience too - the feeling of "oh, this is THE one!," but I did.

My advice is to go shopping first before you worry about it - I think shopping will calm a lot of your fears (AND excite you more!)

[Angel1na3]

Thanks so much hun for the encouraging words!

[BarceloMayaPalaceBride]

Don't forget to try on dresses that you wouldn't regularly try on. The dress that ended up being "the one" was the LAST dress I ever would have tried on. GOOD LUCK! You will find the one!!! :)

[fireprincess2009]

Tips from someone who thought she found "the one" but didn't and had to start all over:

Don't take too many people looking with you. Too many opinions can overshaddow your own and confuse you more.

Look in magazines and online to see what's out there and to get a feel for what you like. When you go to the stores, you may or may not find exactly what you've seen. If you're like me, you won't buy it without trying that exact dress on so be open to all possibilities and know that if there is a dress you've seen that you simply must try, you may need to call several shops and be willing to drive many miles to find it.

Don't make any rash decisions. Give yourself enough time to make a rational decision and don't let anyone push you into buying.

Don't try to get it all done in one day. One or two shops at most is probably best in a day.

I found (after buying and regretting my first dress) that I knew myself better than anyone else. The second time around I went alone to the shops and brought 1 trusted friend once I had things narrowed down. In the end, I bought a dress that I saw online first. It was exactly what I didn't think I wanted, but "something" about it appealled to me. I didn't have an ah, ha! moment, I didn't cry. It took me awhile but I just kept coming back to that dress until the girl in the shop (that didn't have and hadnever seen my actual dress) looked at me and said, "The way you talk about that dress...I think you really want it."

I don't know if this is helpful but I just wanted you to know that not everyone is the same. Just let it happen...Enjoy!

[SerendipityCrafts]

Also don't let any salesperson make you try on a dress that isn't within (or anywhere close) to your budget. You wouldn't want to find and fall in love with THE dress only to find out that you can't afford it.

Don't sweat it. You will know that it's THE dress for you, just like you knew that he was THE was the guy for you :)

[Angel1na3]

Thank you ladies for such encouraging words and for all the tips and help! It is definitely very much appreciated =)
XOXO