Shopping for a wedding dress looks like a fabulous affair in the movies: a friendly salesperson presents the bride with one designer gown after another, as bridesmaids sip champagne on plush couches and wait with bated breath for their friend to emerge in yet another breathtaking dress.

All eyes (and cameras!) will be on the bride on her big day. Look and feel sensational with these 7 tips for pre-wedding primping and preening.

With its romantic silhouettes, ethereal fabrics and modern color palette, Ines Di Santo‘s Spring/Summer 2015 collection is as fresh as an English garden in springtime. In fact, the world-renowned bridal designer drew inspiration from lush gardens and picturesque flower fields (think Provence when the lavender is in bloom) for this collection.

British designer Jenny Packham’s bridal designs often include a trace of nostalgia, be it 1930s glamor or antique romance. For her 2015 bridal collection, Packham goes back to ancient times, drawing inspiration from mythological heroines, such as Helen of Troy, Persphone and Venus.

While we love shedding our parkas and stopping to smell the tulips, our absolute favorite part of spring is the fresh crop of stunning bridal collections featured on the runways at Bridal Fashion Week in New York.

There is no greater buzzkill for a bride-to-be than to enter a bridal salon, excited to find the dress of her dreams, only to learn that all of the sample dresses on the floor are a one-size-does-not-fit-all size 8.

Meet our latest obsession: the stunning Truly Zac Posen bridal gown collection, available exclusively at David’s Bridal. The designer, a favorite among Hollywood A-listers, partnered with David’s Bridal to create fashion-forward bridal gowns and social dresses that reflect the glamor of his signature red-carpet style.

Inspired by Old Hollywood, the bridesmaids gowns in White by Vera Wang’s Fall 2013 collection capture the glamour of a bygone era. Available exclusively at David’s Bridal, the floor-length gowns, pair perfectly with a bride in White by Vera Wang wedding dress.

Bridal gown styles have come a long way from the ubiquitous strapless A-line silhouette. Israeli designer Inbal Dror has cast a spell on brides–and their grooms!–around the globe with her collections of sexy, sophisticated wedding dresses.

Gone are the days when a rented penguin suit was the only choice for grooms. Styling options are basically endless for millennial grooms and there’s nothing we love more than a guy with some serious wedding day style.