How to Choose Your Dream Wedding Dress 70 Things to Know(51~60)

No wedding gown is going to be as comfortable as your pajamas, but you don't want to be pulling it up or constricted by it all night, so bust out some moves in the dressing room. If you're planning a church wedding where you may need to kneel or sit during the ceremony, practice doing that in the gown. If you're planning to drop it like it's hot on the dance floor, try it out to make sure you can move how you want.

If you go dress shopping with messy locks and no makeup, you're obviously not going to feel your most beautiful as you try on wedding frocks. To get the full effect, try to mimic your ideal wedding beauty look as closely as possible. You don't have to go all out, but dab on some makeup and wear your hair up or down, depending on how you plan to sport it on the big day.

If you decide you no longer want the dress after you order it, you'll most likely lose all of the money you put down, whether that's a deposit or the full amount.

If you're not an emotional person, or if you see the dress more as a way to express your personal style, you may not be brought to tears in the dressing room—but that doesn't mean you haven't found your gown. Not all brides cry when they find "the one."

"Couture" or "cut to measure" dresses are pricier because they're created just for you. It's far less expensive to buy off the rack and spend some money on a good tailor, and you'll still have it perfectly altered for your body.

If you've seen a bridal shop on TV (say, Kleinfeld or Bridals by Lori), so have lots of other brides, which means you'll need to book far in advance—especially for a weekend appointment.

These offer an intimate setting, which is great for personal service but can mean fewer dresses to try on than massive stores. The upsides are they know the area, so they can be helpful about what other local brides are wearing, and will also likely know your venue, so they can have a better sense of your wedding style.

Chains like David's Bridal have a wide price range, meaning you may be able to snag a dress for as little as $300. Plus, you can usually try on dresses in your size, not a sample size, which is good news for brides who fall above or below a size 8 or 10, the usual sample sizes.

Pre-owned vintage gowns can get a bad rep because they’ve been worn previously, but you can slash costs and find a totally unique, timeless style for your wedding dress. Shopping at vintage boutiques is a win-win.