 If you want the perfect wedding dress, you have to focus of your pre wedding planning. Consider some things you need to find from the bridal shop, before you even look at your first gown.
Decide if you need to make an appointment to visit the shop; consider the store carry dresses you can afford; you can look through the whole collection, or you only get to see the dresses the sales person chooses for you.
Make sure if this shop doesn't carry the dress you love, can it be ordered?
So, if these questions have been answered and you find a dress or two that you like, there are still more questions you need to ask.
• Can a particular dress be ordered with different sleeves, or neckline?
• What alterations can be done and what will that cost?
• Can you get a written estimate on the alterations?
• If we order the bridesmaids dresses here, can we get a discount or free alterations?
• Do you have headpieces and or veils that will go with my dress?
• How much is the deposit and when is the balance due?
• What are the cancellation and refund policies?
• Can we get a Rush on this dress if necessary?
These are the most essential questions to ask, but you will probably have some of your own. Be careful of any shop that won't give you straight answers or written estimates. Hence, when you think you have found just the right dress, ask if they can hold it for a day or two, then go home wait at least 24 hours and go back for another look. And if you still love it, then go right ahead and buy it.
But, if your mother, maid of honor, sales clerk or friend thinks a dress is perfect and you are not sure, use the same strategy.
- Wait a day; go back for a second look before you reject it.
- If a dress just doesn't feel right or you just don't like it do not yield to pressure from the store staff, friends or even Mom. This is your dress, your day, you decide.
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