Wedding Update: Wedding Dress Shopping

After hemming and hawing about dress shopping I finally bought my wedding dress yesterday. There's only about 8 months until our wedding and, according to some bridal stores, I'm cutting it pretty close purchasing the dress only now. I didn't really know what kind of dress I wanted at first and my initial appointment decisions were heavily influenced by the bridal styles I was seeing on Instagram, which was a such a big mistake! My first appointment was at a boutique bridal store in Vancouver and while the customer service was stellar and the dresses were beautiful, they only had 3 dresses that fit my budget and none of the dresses really fit my body type. I ended up cancelling an appointment at a similar boutique bridal shop. I went to a few more traditional bridal stores and finally found my dress at the last store I visited. Beyond what I think are the two most important rules of not trying on dresses outside of your budget and giving yourself enough time, here are a couple more tips that helped me finalize my dress decision.