For those with a lot of family and friends out of town, how were you able to get them in town for dress try on an and the bachelorette party? I feel bad asking since it can be bit pricey to get where I am.

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i have no expectations of being around for the dress. my mom and FMIL are joining and that’s all. seems silly to ask that of friends and can be too many opinions anyway . if they don’t come you can do a “first look” with your bridesmaids too once you put the dress on. bach my friends are all over the country so we picked somewhere we all have to fly including me that won’t be hard for anyone to get to

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I invited people to my dress try on but it was a no pressure I just want you to feel welcome kind of thing. Obviously for me the big one was having everyone come out for my bachelorette party. I did a first look with the people who didn't come that day and it was equally as special and made for great photos.

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For bachelorette we all did a trip. 5/10 of the attendees were out of town. For dress, only my parents flew in and then I went with two local bridesmaids. Same for shower: only close family travelled and friends from out of town (including the MOH) weren’t expected to come

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Really didn’t want a ton of people weighing in on my dress. I wanted to love my dress. My style is not necessarily what someone else would pick. Went shopping with just my mom.

My situation is a bit unconventional because my partner and I are actually the only ones who have seen my dress!! (We will be getting ready together, just the two of us before our ceremony because we will be walking down together)

But we decided that if we were to do a bachelorette type celebration, we would essentially place it just before our wedding in the surrounding area. That way people may be able to block off 3-4 days in a row instead of coming here/going to a destination THEN later on coming back.

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