Shopping for a dress is one of the more exciting parts of getting married. When you go dress shopping, make sure that you don't fall for these classic dress shopping mistakes.

#1 Buying A Dress That Is Too Small

Do not purchase a dress that is too small because you plan on losing weight before your wedding. Even if you do achieve this goal, you cannot predict where you are going to lose that weight on your body.

Purchase a dress that fits your body and that looks great on you right now. It will be much easier for your tailor to make adjustments and take-in your dress if you lose the weight that you planning on loosing. Your tailor is going to have a lot harder time adding fabric to your dress and making it look good. Remember that your tailor can always fix your dress if your body changes. The size of your dress is not important; how it looks on you is what matters.

#2 Buying A Dress Too Soon

If you are planning on having a long engagement, do not buy a dress right away. Do not purchase a dress until you have the money to purchase a dress. If you have a long engagement, you should purchase the dress about a year before your wedding.

Depending on the type of dress that you are buying, it can take months for the dress to be made, especially if you are getting something custom made. Getting a wedding dress, a year in advance will give you time to order whatever dress you want and get it custom tailored to fit your body perfectly without having to rush the process at all.

#3 Bringing Too Many People with You

You don't have to bring along everyone who is going to be in your wedding party with you while you're dress shopping. Bringing along too many people with you can make the process frustrating. When you bring too many people shopping with you, it becomes about finding something that the entire group likes instead of something that you really like.

Stick to just bringing one to three individuals with you who really understand your style, what you are looking for, and your budget. Bringing a few close friends or family members who really understand what you are looking for when you go dress shopping. The shopping process is about finding a dress that fits with what you want, not including everyone you know in the process.

When you go shopping for a wedding dress, buy a dress that fits your body, purchase a dress a year in advance and only bring a few people with you instead of an entire entourage. To learn more, contact a company like Rabbi Baker.