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How to Choose a Designer Wedding Dress
Buying a wedding dress can be an arduous process. On average, a bride will
try on about 16 or 17 gowns before finding the perfect dress. Start the
process at least seven months prior to the wedding if you are having the
dress made.
Steps to choose a dress from a wedding dress designer:
1. Cut out designer wedding dress pictures from bridal and fashion
magazines, shop online and look at old family photos to zero in on your
preferred style.
2. Ask friends and family for references on wedding dress designers and
dressmakers if you are having the dress made by a wedding designer
3. Bring a friend whose opinion you trust to shop with you at wedding
dress designer store. Include your mother if appropriate.
4. Bring shoes with the same size heel you expect to wear at the wedding.
5. Look through wedding dresses on the rack and attend trunk shows. You
could save a lot of money.
6. Try on a variety of wedding dresses.
7. Discuss alteration charges with the salon, once you choose your
designer wedding dress.
8. Allow six months for dressmaking, if the dress is being made for you by
a wedding dress designer.
9. Be ready to pay about 50 percent of the cost of the dress as a deposit.
10. Take home a fabric swatch to match with your shoes, veil and
accessories.
Wedding Dress Designer Tips:
Avoid taking too many friends shopping with you. They might never agree on
the same wedding dress, and you might end up confused and frustrated.
Expect to pay $1,500 to $5,000-plus for a dress from a wedding dress
designer.
Alterations on a store-bought dress usually run about $200.
If the wedding dress is being made by a designer, give the salon a wedding
date that is two weeks before the actual wedding. This trick will ensure
that the dress will be ready in plenty of time.
When asked to make a deposit on a dress, inquire about deposit refunds.
Most deposits are not refundable.
Warning:
Avoid being talked into buying a dress that costs more than you can
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