Buy A Wedding Dress Smart Tips

Dresses for church weddings by Anina R.
If you are having a church wedding, check with your pastor to
find out if certain styles (Low-cut or strapless) are not allowed in
your church. It's easier to arrange for a jacket or cape that you'll
like with your bare shoulders dress, or a snap-out lace panel on
your low-cut neckline, if you know BEFORE you order the dress.
Or, you might decide to choose a less revealing wedding dress, and save
the "hot" stuff for the honeymoon!

Choice in Dress by Barbara Y.
Take a camera with you when you try on different wedding dresses. It
give you the opportunity to see how you look in the dress
versus how it appears when you are looking in the mirror.
Additionally, you may want to research wedding dress dry cleaners and
wedding dress preservation charges prior to the wedding so
that you can have your dress cleaned and preserved right away
before stains set in.

Shop online auctions eHow Friend
Know your measurements and check out online auctions. You
can often save hundreds of dollars on a new wedding dress. You can't try
them on but if you know your measurements, you should be
able to find a perfect wedding dress. I did.

Stick to what & who you know best eHow Friend
Bring those along who know you best. I couldn't decide and
my dad unexpectedly picked the wedding dress that he was sure was
made for me. This also helps keeps you from wearing something
too different from your usual style.

Former salon saleswoman with tips Mary
Wedding Dresses can be changed. Lace, sequins, beading, trains, sleeves,
necklines, etc., can be added, removed or altered. You may pay
for it, but it MAY save you money. Always ask and get a quote
in writing - and don't do this at a discounter!

More tips from an ex-pro Mary
Sometimes you save money on alterations on wedding dresses that will
need to be hemmed by having the gown come with an
unfinished hem and unattached detailing; this works well if it
has lots of lace or beading on the bottom. Ask your
sales/alterations person.

Mailing lists Summer
Sign up for the mailing lists at the wedding dress boutiques you visit - they
will often alert you to upcoming trunk shows and events - I
saved 10% off my dress by purchasing it during a designer's
trunk show - AND the wedding dress designer did a special order for me!

Be flexible on style Kerry
Be flexible on the style of your wedding dress. I had a very set idea in
mind and saw a dress I liked in a magazine. But when I tried it on
myself, it looked completely different and not at all how I had
imagined.

Discounted and discontinued wedding dresses Christina K.
At the end of a season (ie: spring 2000), salons will sell their
sample wedding dresses at a discounted prices. Most samples are sizes
6,8, and 10