u/AbleMinimumsw

I am starting dress shopping next week and it is making me way more nervous than excited. Everything online makes it seem like this huge emotional experience where everyone instantly cries and just KNOWS when they found the dress and I am worried I am not going to feel that way at all.

 I think social media has kind of messed with my expectations because right now I am mostly nervous about how I will look in the dresses and whether I will even enjoy the appointments. Would love to hear from people who felt like this before shopping. 

Did it end up being better than you expected? All the videos on the internet make it seem like this huge emotional thing where everyone instantly cries and just KNOWS when they found the dress and I am worried I am not going to feel that way at all.

I think social media has kind of messed up my expectations because right now I am mostly worried about how I’ll look in the dresses and if I’ll even like the appointments.

Love to hear from people that felt like this pre shopping. Did it turn out better than you thought?

I thought wedding dress shopping would be one of the easiest and most enjoyable parts of wedding planning, but honestly it has been a lot more emotional than I expected.

Sometimes it is not even about the dress. It’s the pressure of wanting to feel beautiful, confident and bridal enough on such a major day.

I have found myself overthinking small things, comparing dresses and even comparing myself to pictures online more than I thought I would.

I think people talk a lot about finding the one dress but not enough about how vulnerable and overwhelming the process can feel sometimes.

Does anyone else feel like this side of wedding dress shopping is not talked about enough?