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Those crazy kids over on the west coast—a.k.a. our sister site Racked LA—headed out to Costco this weekend to, um, try on wedding dresses. No, seriously. Remember a couple of weeks ago when we told you that Costco was going to start selling wedding gowns? Well, our LA ladies headed out the Van Nuys to see what all the fuss was about. First things first: what's the fitting room situation? "If you're brave enough to venture out of the dressing room to look at yourself in the 3-way mirror, you're more than welcome, even encouraged, but be warned that you will also probably be in full view of Costco shoppers, gawking at TVs and cameras, carrying 25-pound pans of microwave lasagne and 50-pound bags of Fresh Step kitty litter. Romantic." [RLA]