I've been engaged for a little over 6 months now. I have an idea in my head about my wedding dress or at least how I want to look. I keep going back and forth about the style of dresses the bridesmaids will wear. And mostly I can't decide who to take with me shopping to help me decide. I'm sure I'll end up with a fairly big entourage (I'm the youngest girl and the first to have a real wedding. ) so what I should be trying to figure out is who is coming with me and which opinions matter. I can't please everyone, nor will I try but it will still be hard to figure out whose opinion matters most.
The questions I'm plagued by are:
* Who do you bring dress shopping?
* Of those you bring, how do you decide who to listen to?
* How do you decide what type of dress you want to wear?
* How do you choose BM dresses?
* Does everyone wear the same dress, should the MOH have a different dress or different color dress?
* Should you bring your MIL or someone from his family?
* How long should you shop for a dress?
* Can I afford to get what I want and not look cheap or like I settled for something?
I look though magazine after magazine trying to decide what I think will look good. I fold corners on pages that have things I like, sometimes I cut the pages out of the magazine but it always seems that the dress might be out of my budget, too formal for my wedding or won't look good on me unless I wear heals. I want a dress that reflects me and my day. So if I find it and no one likes it do I buck their opinions and rock out the dress I want to wear. I've always pictured myself in a long dress on my wedding day but we're thinking of having something a bit more relaxed and fun which makes me think tea length might be more appropriate. Although I'm liking the trend of the two in one dress. I guess I'll have to go in with an open mind and see what I can find.
