Dress shopping alone?

Not weird at all, it can be a little much when you have a bunch of people around while you're trying to make a big decision like that. When I went to return my first dress, I tried on a couple by myself and it was definitely less stressful even though I didn't find one at the time. I would just let your mom know how you feel and that you'll absolutely let her see the dress you choose before the day of the wedding

Hi Jenna,


I went myself, I didn't want any opinions or to many other girls debating what looked best on ME! That's my choice, I was able to think more clearly, I'm not getting married until Feb. 2021, but I already have my dress, it's from Stella York, style 6979 from 2019 collection if you care to Google it for a look!! Good luck.

I went with my mom and fmil the first couple times and it was a disaster for me. I ended up going without them and just brought my best friend for support who is very opinionless which made it so nice. I ended up loving a dress and came back with my mom to buy it a few weeks later. As long as your don’t buy one without your mom, she has nothing to be upset about! It’s your day and sometimes you just need room to breath and think without other opinions and that’s ok

Honestly, I went twice by myself. It was nice to have full focus on the dresses and to be able to say yes or no to something without dissenting opinions! I'm an advocate of at least getting an idea by going by yourself. Only you will really know your own brain. I say go by yourself and bring back your family to your first fitting.

I bought a dress at the first place I went. I got a different dress than I had planned on and had my Mom, SIL, and my 3 sisters there. I love my dress and I'm struggling to not tell my FH about it, but I honestly wish I had just taken my best friend with me instead. She's my MOH but couldn't be there due to distance. Anyway. Having so many opinions was hard. If I hadn't found my dress that day, I'd probably have gone myself later.

I went alone aha I feel like you're the one wearing it ya know so ultimately it's up to you anyway in how you feel in it

I went dress shopping alone the second time. And to be honest, I wish someone went with me because I fell in love with a dress there, but I wanted someone else's feedback. I know in the end it was my decision, but I still needed some reassurance/advice. I ended up going with a different dress, but some days I still think about that dress. It was nice though to think for myself and to not have so many opinions thrown at me.

I went alone because I'm the same way. Right before I went, my maids and mom were being really negative and were poo-pooing all my plans and telling me they didn't like my ideas. So I took some advice from here and went by myself.

I was SO GLAD I DID IT ALONE! I was able to move at a quicker pace and try more dresses on because I didn't have to go show everyone every time and wait for opinions. And I was able to choose a dress I loved without hearing anything negative about it.

I invited my mom, FMIL, and bridesmaids back for the 2nd round. I warned them all up front that if they didn't behave or said anything negative that wasn't constructive, they weren't welcome to come along. LOL - this isn't a TV show, this isn't SYttD - this is my real life and my real feelings! I was not going to let them trash my opinions.

I tried on the top 3 I liked, saving the best for last. And they all fawned over it. And even if they didn't like it, they didn't say so, which was stellar. I had a great time and was able to choose a dress I loved and one I know my FH will love, too. There are a lot of benefits in going alone and you have the right to do it without anyone making you feel guilty about it.

I know how you feel, and I don’t think it’s strange at all. When I went dress shopping, I brought my friend, my sister, and on one trip, just my MIL. The friend had nothing but positive things to say...to the point where I just didn’t believe her...not everything can be stunning, right? And my sister was very unexcited. Everything was “fine.” And MIL had very little to say.


Last appt I went by myself, found my dress, and felt like it was the best dress for me. It was so much easier.