So you have finally received the romantic proposal that you have been waiting for, or in some cases your other half has just said casually ‘Shall we get hitched then?” However the question is popped, you are now planning for one of the most important days of your life, and a big part of that day is ‘the dress’.
Venues are chosen, bridesmaids and best men asked, colour schemes and themes begin to take shape in your mind. There then comes the time for dress shopping. When should that be? Everyone has a different opinion on this. We have brides walking through our doors who haven’t even booked a date but buy their dress in anticipation and other brides who have literally weeks to go until the wedding and are still searching for their dream dress believing that they can just walk in, choose said dress, pay and go.
The dresses in stores are all samples and they come in different styles, sizes, shapes and colours. You try these samples on to give you an idea of what you like and don’t like in a dress and eventually find ‘the one’. Your measurements are then taken and a brand new dress is ordered in for your size. Here at Turner and Pennell we do not ever want our brides to be disappointed and we would always strongly recommend that the dress is chosen and on order a good 6-8 months prior to the wedding. Brides must bear in mind most dresses will need a few alterations even when they arrive in store.
So to avoid disappointment please work out your wedding plan carefully and ensure you are looking with plenty of time. If you are working on a very tight deadline, then we do have a sale rail, which has ex sample gowns that can be taken away on the same day.
Happy shopping!
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Buying season has started and this past weekend Alison, Sophie and I jetted off to sunny Madrid. We were of course looking forward to seeing the new 2018 collection from the La Sposa, but we were really excited for sun, exploring and, of course, shopping!
Each year we go out to Spain to see the new collection for . We get put up in an amazing hotel, wined and dined and then the next morning visit an enormous exhibition centre with 100’s of other people (all with sore heads) to place an order of around 12 dresses!
Wedding dress shopping can be a daunting task and brides have lots of questions when we meet them at fairs. When to start looking? What will suit me? Do I need to book an appointment? What should I wear to the appointment? How much does a wedding dress cost?
Amy Lou
