Deciding where to go dress shopping

Hi Weddit! I'm currently starting my search for my wedding dress for my Sept 2025 wedding. I live a few hours away from NYC but I'm originally from there & most of my family is still nearby so I am planning to come in to go wedding dress shopping. Because it is a bit of a trip for me, and I'm in the process of house hunting with my fiance, there's only so many weekends/days I can plan a trip to try on dresses with my mom & bridesmaids (who are mostly in the NYC area).

All that said, I'm trying to optimize my time to go to some great appointments. I already know I want to go to Kleinfeld's they have soo many dresses I really like. My cousin, who recently got married highly recommended Bridal Reflections so I was thinking about going there as well.

Other friends, family and from snooping some Weddit posts also recommend The White Dress, The Wedding Salon (in Manhasset) and Designer Loft.

Before I even plan this long weekend to look at dresses in NY I am going by myself to a nearby Bridal shop to get a flavor of what I like on me vs what I like to look at online/in pictures.

My big question -- would you recommend going to these stores? Are there any not on here I should consider? Any on this list that might not be worth my time?