- Eat before you go and in between appointments.
- Bring bottled water with you.
- Gather pictures of dresses you like and show them to the sales people so they can get an idea of your taste (magazines and theknot.comare great resources).
- Wear “full coverage” underwear and your own strapless bra.
- Don’t do more than 3-4 appointments in a day. It’s overwhelming!
- Bring a digital camera and ask permission from the salon to use it. It’ll help you remember which dresses you like.
- Try on all types of styles at first, you never know what you will look best in until you’ve tried it on.
- Don’t feel pressure from sales people. You have time to buy. Be sure you’re 100% happy with your gown.
- Limit the number of people that you take with you. You don’t want too many opinions!
- Go with a budget in mind.
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