1. Look at pictures of dresses on line. This is NOT the way to choose your dress. You can't possibly tell how a dress will look on you by looking at a photo-shopped, super skinny model in a tortured pose, who is probably standing on a stool to make her look taller! You can fall in love with the photo of the dress and then find out it looks blah on you. Copy a few of your favorite pictures and bring them with you to your first appointment.
2. Go into some real bridal shops and try on dresses that are in your budget. Show the salesperson your pictures so she will get an idea of what appeals to you. Be sure and try on a few other styles, too. Don't be surprised if you can't find the dresses you copied down. There are thousands of dresses, and a small shop cannot carry all of them. Remember, most brides choose something very different from what they had thought would be the dream dress.
3. When you go dress shopping, don't take a big group of your friends. They will confuse you with their differing opinions. You want the dress YOU love, not the one they love.
kate is a beautiful girl!