How did you feel when you found “the Gown”?

I am not an emotional person either (like AT ALL!). I did not cry or have some intense visceral reaction when I found “The One”. I simply felt at ease & 100% confident it was my dress. I didn’t want to take it off and I didn’t want to try on any others.

View Quoted Comment Thanks for this! I have a feeling my reaction will be something of the same. I’m girlie but I’m not THAT girlie where I’m going to have a meltdown when I find my dress! 😂🤣

View Quoted Comment I swear they make those girls on say yes to the dress chop onions before they tape them 😂😂

So I'm a very analytical and realistic person so I always thought and swore that I wouldn't get an emotional attachment to a piece of clothing. Because, you'll never cry over a pair of jeans right?


I almost had a requirement checklist in my head, like - must have V back, must be in budget, must not have obnoxious train as it will cost more to hem and create complicated bustle, etc. So i was settling with whatever dress ticked every box. I never felt completely in love with the dresses, but I always felt that "it could work". Like - it looks nice enough, it will look better with make up and hair, i don't love my arms in it but I will lose a few pounds - kind of talking myself into liking the dress because it ticked off the checklist.

When I tried on THE dress, my consultant and I both looked at each other and said "this is it" before she even finished zipping me up. How did I know? I wasn't talking myself into picking it. I wasn't looking at my typical flaws like my arms or my stomach, because I was too shocked at how beautiful I FELT. I kept getting chills because I was just excited being in the dress. Did it tick all my boxes? Nope. But the feeling of "I look damn good" that made me ignore my analytical side. I'm not a confident person, I don't love my body, and I've never called myself beautiful nor did I ever feel like it. So that's how I knew.
Now, I went in telling my consultant that I'm not the type of person that will have a connection with a dress. And she told me that "when you know its the dress, you'll know. But if you don't get the feeling, that's also okay. At the end of the day, not everyone will get an instant reaction to clothes"
Sorry this was such a long response! I just want to tell you that, it's okay if you never get the feeling. SYTTD only highlights the happy moments of wedding dress shopping and its completely normal to love your dress but not cry or get speechless or all that emotional jazz!

I also didn't cry or have any intense emotions. I actually waited a week before I committed to my dress. When I first tried it on, I was comfortable wearing it and felt at ease. I also kept staring at the train of the dress and just how beautiful and detailed it is. I'm typically indecisive, and since I had another dress appointment a few hours after the first one, I didn't say yes right away because I wanted to keep looking. I found that everything else I tried on, I kept comparing them to the one dress, and when time came to make a decision a week later, it was easier for me to say no to the others that I tried on than to say no to the dress I ultimately bought.

Honestly I was happy but I don’t know if I felt some fireworks aha like some girls cry when they get theirs but I definitely didn’t feel that. I didn’t look very hard and I kind of settled for mine? I mean I love mine but I definitely felt like I could have searched more aha

I'm a super emotional person - I cry at the drop of a hat, so I was definitely expecting to cry when I found the dress I wanted.

Instead, I just got really giddy. I had tried on a few other dresses and they were beautiful. I was getting nervous that I wouldn't be able to tell which one I liked the most. Then I went and tried on a dress at a separate place and I instantly just started beaming. I couldn't stop smiling and that's when I realized that it was perfect. I just felt really good while wearing it. It was a wonderful feeling and I can't wait to get it back from alterations - I want to wear it 24/7 lmao

Once the veil was put on it made me feel like a bride. When I was trying on dresses and I put on the dress that I said yes to, it felt different than all the others. I got a little emotional and was trying not to cry (I didn't). But I just knew. I didn't try anymore on

I knew before I went shopping that, since I am not an emotional person, I would not cry, and I was super concerned about this. Like if I didn't cry, how will I ever know I found the dress?! When I found my dress though, I got super smiley and my face got red from happiness, and even dresses I tried on after, while similar, I was told I didn't smile as wide as I did with the one. I remember looking at myself and being like wow I could get married in this dress, and also feeling like a goddess in it haha.

I am a emotional person and I am getting married in April 2022 I've been dress shopping but haven't found the one, I don't think I am going to cry I think I am going to be excited

I had a rule about no crying (for me and my mom) when we went shopping. After going in thinking I knew what I wanted, I had an impossible time trying to decide between 4 gowns (I actively agonized for days, made pro-con lists, talked to anyone who would listen). I felt excited and could see myself in any of the 4, there was more than one I didn't want to take off, and all of the other markers that generally suggest "this is THE gown". Eventually I had such a hard time picking between two that I went with one of the other ones so I wouldn't have to decide. It wasn't my "third choice" per se, but it wasn't one of the two that were really popular among people I'd talked to and it was a price point I was comfortable with.

I ended up getting some custom modifications to the gown I picked, and when it finally came in, THEN I almost cried when I saw it because it was so perfect for me.

I was just relieved. I needed a lot of alterations so I knew it would be perfect but wasn't when I first tried it.

View Quoted Comment I also felt relieved. It was a struggle to find a dress I was really happy in. When I found mine I just felt that feeling of relief, happiness, but no tears.

I, too, felt relieved, happy and excited! But no tears. I almost was disappointed because I DIDN'T CRY haha. I was pretty sure I would because of what all the shows have taught us to think about finding a dress lol. But I think going into the appointment(s) with an open heart & mind is the best thing you can do - knowing that you'll feel whatever emotions or feelings come to you naturally. Those are all you need to feel! Have fun!

I did not cry when I found my gown. I'm on the heavier side and was absolutely against buying anything form fitting. However watching say yes to the dress you see many women end up with the opposite of what they expect. So for the heck of it I tried on my gown to make sure I tried a little of everything. I was so pleasantly surprised but not completely sure. So i tried on an A line after and it made me feel so fat and I realized the one before was absolutely my dress. I put it back on and nothing else had made me feel that beautiful.

The day we went shopping I wasn't getting"that feeling" and really thought it wasn't going to happen....then we went to our last appointment. The first dress at the last salon changed the whole game. And then when they put the straps on the waterworks turned on! And then of course waterworks turned on for my group!


If it happens it happens if not that is ok too. But I have a feeling there will be "something" that just tells you this is the one!

I didn’t cry and I also didn’t buy that same day. I went with a HP so the ticket price was a bit of a shock. My mom told me to sleep on it and if it was truly the one, we had a cc on file and they’d charge me over the phone. Well I got home and I wanted nothing more than to show Fiancè the dress and say is this the one?! He said if I wanted to show him and couldn’t stop talking about it, it was obviously the one. When I put it on, I just felt like a bride. It was comfortable and everything I wanted for the beach wedding.

I am the most indecisive person ever! So, when I first tried on THE dress, I knew I loved it and I knew it was probably the one. However, I decided to take some time, maybe try on a few other gowns I had my eye on, and then make the decision. 1 month after trying on my gown for the first time, and after trying on about 10 more, I finally said yes! It was not until I said yes that I got a little emotional, but I did not cry hysterically like some of the brides on SYTTD.

I was getting frustrated after so many dresses felt fussy, uncomfortable or like a costume to me. Or I liked the top, but not bottom vice versa. When I found the one I just felt like it was "me". I didn't get emotional, I was just like "this is it!". I didn't even care about what others thought, lol!

I'm a super emotional person and find myself crying during touching commercials, Disney movies, certain songs, and even happy memories.

But, funnily enough, I didn't even come close to crying when I found my dress.

My mom, sister and I went shopping together at a local bridal shop just to browse. I had it in my head that I was NOT going to buy anything, but that I wanted to get one shopping trip in with my sister before she left to go back to college.

We picked about 6-8 dresses for me to try on, and when I put the first one on I just remember standing in the dressing room thinking, "Wow, this is really pretty!" I just felt really beautiful and happy, and both my sister and mom lit up when I walked out.

I ended up trying on all the others that we pulled, but with every single one, I just wanted to take it off and get back into the first dress.

The original plan was for us to pull some, and then for the stylist to grab another batch -- but we all agreed that that wasn't necessary because I found my dress!

Haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I bought it, and cannot wait to wear it in a week!