How To Properly Shop For A Wedding Dress

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A few months ago, my husband and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary. During this special time, I thought about our beautiful wedding day. We were married in the church I’ve attended since I was a young child. In fact, my father has pastored this small, country church for the past twenty-nine years. On my wedding day, my dad had two jobs. He walked me down the aisle and officiated my wedding ceremony. I will never the look on my husband’s face when he saw me wearing my off-the-shoulder, satin wedding gown with a royal train for the first time. His smile was priceless. Even though I’ve had ten years to think about my wedding day, I still don’t think it could have been any more perfect than it was. On this blog, I hope you will learn some tips to make your upcoming wedding unforgettable.

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How To Properly Shop For A Wedding Dress

14 January 2019
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If you have gotten engaged, it is time to start one of the most exciting shipping processes of your life –- shopping for a wedding dress. For many women, this is a one-time experience, so you want to make sure that you savor the experience and get it right.

#1 Know Your Budget

Before you start dreaming about what type of dress you want, you need to set a budget. Knowing what your budget is from the start will allow you to funnel what you are looking at to match your budget. This will help you set your expectations as you start shopping for a wedding dress. This may require you to look over your entire wedding budget. Just make sure you know what you can actually afford to pay before you start shopping.

#2 Start Ahead of Time

Next, you are going to want to start shopping ahead of time. If you don't purchase a dress off the rack, and you end up ordering a dress, it can actually take months for your wedding dress to be made. Even if you are able to get a dress off the rack, it can still take a while to have your dress tailored. The tailor will want to meet with you multiple times to get the fit just right. If you want to have a stunning wedding dress, you are going to need to start shopping as early as possible.

#3 Look Before You Shop

Look before you go out and hit the shops. Pinterest is great for creating boards and seeing ideas about what type of dress you want to use for your wedding. There are tons of styles out there, so you are going to want to spend some time figuring out what styles you like, and what styles work with your body type.

Knowing what styles you like from looking online and in magazines will allow you to pick the right bridal shops. Not all bridal shops may carry the style of dress that you are looking for. Knowing what you want will help you screen and find the right wedding dress shop. This is especially important if you are going to have to make a trip to another town to shop for your wedding dress.

Before you start shopping for a wedding dress, know your budget. Start shopping ahead of time, look before you shop in person, and plan where you shop. Shopping for a wedding dress should be a fun process. Contact a boutique, like The Steel Magnolia, for more help.