Shopping for your wedding dress is one of the first fun things you do to start planning. Make sure you leave ample time for your dress to be ordered; Most dresses will take about 8 months, so start shopping early! A few tips to make dress shopping fun and easy:
1. Don't take a ton of people or anyone you are not really close with. I suggest only family or very close friends. Keep in mind the more people you bring the more opinions you will have overwhelming you.
2. Know your dress budget before you start shopping.
3. DO NOT try on a dress that is out of your budget! You will undoubtedly love it and be heartbroken you can't afford it. After that no other dress will compare.
4. Be open to the stylist's suggestions. The stylist knows what will look good on your body shape and flatter your features. Many times the one style the bride didn't want was the one she ended up choosing. Dresses on the hanger look much different on the bride.
5. Keep your dress suitable to the wedding you are having. For example, don't choose a satin dress for a summer beach wedding; You will be sweating. Keep the material applicable to the season to insure you're comfortable. Also, keep the design close to the style of your wedding, you don't want to look out of place at your own wedding.
6. If you go to David's Bridal be prepared for poor customer service and sneaky salespeople. They will try to get you to buy and add on unnecessary things that will majorly up the cost of your dress. Also, if you do buy a dress from them, keep checking in, as they have the reputation of messing orders up. David's bridal also has extremely high alteration costs, so I suggest going to a local tailor that alters wedding dresses regularly.
If you are looking to save some money on your dress, here's some resources to help you out:
Brides against Breast Cancer: This company sells designer dresses at deep discounts and they travel around the country with their sales. Designers donate their dresses and then BABC sells them for a donation to breast cancer research. They have a store in South Carolina, but also tour around the nation. Go to:Brides Against Breast Cancer for tour dates in your town.
Flash sale websites: These sites will have a handful of wedding dresses and accessories on sale for a few days. They have limited inventory, so its best to buy as soon as they go on sale. I saw a $1600 dress for $300! When you sign up, the sites will email whenever they have a sale, keep a good lookout and you could score a dress for cheap. Sites include:Hautelook,Gilt,and Ideeli
Sample sales are also a great way to score an extra discount, but will not be as big of a sale as the ways above. Sign up for your local bridal stores and they will contact you about sample sales. Sample sales are usually only a certain designer, so if your flexible you could save some money. Also, ask if you can buy a dress off the rack. Make sure they are no major flaws, and usually you will receive a discount for the as-is dress.
Happy Dress Shopping!!
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