In my experience, newly engaged girls are often SO excited go wedding dress[1] shopping. But before you start booking appointments at bridal boutiques, ask yourself this:
How much can I spend on my wedding dress?
I know it's not the most exciting thing to consider when you're all Bring on the pretty wedding dresses!, but I promise you it's going to suck if you fall in love with a dress only to realize it's WAY out of your budget. So do yourself a favor and have a number in mind before you start shopping. As a general guideline, your dress shouldn't cost more than 10 percent of your wedding budget—although if you're willing to skimp on, say, flowers or forgo favors, you can probably allocate a little more for your gown.
Once you have a handle on your wedding dress budget, it's time to start making try-on appointments. And when you do, you have to ask this:
Do you have a good selection of wedding dresses in the $X range?
Smaller shops, especially, cater to a bride with a specific budget. There are boutiques for the $1,000-wedding-dress bride and boutiques for the $10,000-wedding-dress bride—and you don't want to wind up at the latter if the former is closer to your budget.
Have you thought yet about how much you want to spend on your wedding dress?
I definitely had sticker shock when we started shopping!
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