Showing posts with label Wedding Dress Shopping Tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wedding Dress Shopping Tips. Show all posts

June 5, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday: Wedding Dress Shopping

Tips for Wedding Dress Shopping

Shopping for a wedding dress can be scary! It’s something you have most likely never done and it’s also a dress unlike any you’ve ever bought before. So what do you do? Sit back and enjoy your appointment!


1.       Authorized Dealer, only shop at a store that officially sells a line. Other stores say they can get you any dress from any designer, not a safe way to go. You will probably end up with a counterfeit or worse no dress at all.

2.       1-2 Guests – Keep shopping for the dress intimate; make the walk down the aisle even more exciting for everyone (not just your groom) by surprising everyone with your beautiful gown!

3.       Keep an Open Mind – Your bridal stylist can help you choose a look you never thought you would like, but wedding dresses fit and are styled differently, so what you think you will not like you might love.

4.       Don’t Obsess Over Magazines – They are models, there is Photoshop and dresses fit everyone’s body differently, see Tip #3.

5.       Get What You Want and Not What Someone Else Wants – It’s your day, your style, your dress! Not your best friends.

6.       Be True to Your Style – It’s your wedding day, be glamorous, but remember to be you, you don’t want to surprise your groom with a look he has never seen, he is marrying you. The original you.

7.       Have an instinct? Trust it! – Don’t doubt your feelings, if you found the wedding dress at the first store and it was your first or second dress to try on then that is great! Trust yourself, you found a great guy, the dress is the easy part!

8.       Time - Shop with plenty of time to order your dress, don’t wait till the last minute.

9.       Have fun! – It’s your wedding dress, a once in a lifetime dress, so have fun!

10.   Relax – You are in great hands.

November 23, 2011

Black Friday Turns White at Laura's Couture Collection



Why not shop for the perfect wedding dress this weekend when the rest of the country is standing in lines at the mall!  Laura's Couture Collection is hosting "White Friday" for brides to find their dream wedding dress at very special prices, both samples and special orders included in the "White Friday" sale.  So find the latest designer wedding dresses for your special day.

November 13, 2010

Don’t Lose the WOW Factor When It Comes to Your Wedding Dress!


 
Rivini Wedding Dress on the New York Runway

What is it that creates the WOW factor? It is generally a combination of an amazing fit, great fabrication, quality and unique styling. Don’t let your dress go from WOW to BORING! Generally, when a wedding dress style is knocked off by every low end wedding dress manufacturer, when you can find it in chain bridal shops or when every bridal shop in town has it, the WOW factor is lost. Another loss of WOW occurs when the bride, or her friends, want to take the unique elements off the wedding dress. Most importantly the more people you involve in the wedding dress selection process the more you go from WOW to “seen it” from your guests on your wedding day. The more people who see your wedding dress before your wedding, the less likelihood of getting the reaction every bride looks for from her friends and family. The WOW factor is similar to - Love at first sight.  Do you want the WOW at the bridal shop or at your wedding when your hair and make up are perfect, and you glow from the day? You decide.

Rivini Tulle Wedding Dress with Black Chantilly Lace



October 12, 2010

When do I HAVE to order my wedding dress?

Every bride asks “When do I have to order my wedding dress? What is the last date possible I can order my wedding dress?”

Not all brides ask for the same reason. Some it is a money issue. Some want to make sure that she (Type A's)  has no stress and wants to make sure her wedding dress arrives plenty early so she doesn’t have to worry and have those wedding dress nightmares, you know the ones, “I dreamt that my dress came in black”. Brides have them until they see their dress in person. However, a big reason, no matter how big or small a bride may be, is because she wants to know the last possible minute she can order in case she loses weight. Wrong reason. Most brides lose weight the few weeks before the wedding because of nerves. You can take the dress in. Unless a bride has a medication issue, or is on a very strict diet, with boot camp, most brides don’t lose enough weight to make a difference in the size wedding dress she orders. So be realistic, it is better to get the dress in early, at least a couple of months in advance so you have peace of mind, and the dress will probably need taking in somewhere anyways. Whatever your reason, shop when you are ready to find a dress, make a decision and move on to other wedding decisions, or better yet spend your spare time with your fiancĂ© during your engagement period.


Photo by Van Deusen Photography

July 18, 2010

What To Look For In A Bridal Shop



I often get a lot of questions from brides asking what to look for in a bridal shop. Although finding the right dress is of the utmost importance, do not underestimate the importance of finding the right dress at the right store. I caution brides from placing an order with more than a 50% deposit, any more than that should be a concern and is not industry average. Pay attention to former brides comments as to their service and delivery of the gown they ordered. Did the bridal shop deliver the dress they ordered, was it a counterfeit, were they intimidated into being convinced it was the dress they ordered, did it arrive the week of the wedding? I am always amazed at how often I hear "but I didn't think it would happen to me". Often times that puts the bride in a position of desperation and settles for anything, just to have something to wear. I recommend you get it in writing, delivery date, vendor, and anything else that is important to you. I always allow the bride to take a picture of the gown after she orders it, so there is never any question whether it is the same dress they ordered. If a store won't put their commitment to you in writing I suggest you run. Never order a dress from a store that is not an authorized dealer, check with the designer if unsure. Unfortunately for the great stores that provide great service, there are always going to be a few that challenge us all.
Photo by VanDeusen Photography