I found this article on the Huffington Post Wedding Guide. I will give you a chance to read it first, and then tell you if I agree.
3 Signs You (Oops!) Bought the Wrong Wedding Dress -- Plus, What You Can Do to Fix It
Posted: 08/26/2013 5:41 pm
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| This gown could cause remorse!! |
Nine and half times out of 10, I've found the bride is still thrilled when her dress arrives. But here are three signs you might not be.
1) You're not quite comfortable with the cut. Maybe your mom encouraged you to go strapless, or a salesgirl convinced you that you HAD to have an open back. But any tugging and adjusting you're doing in the shop are going to be multiplied by 100 on your wedding day. If you feel awkward and uncomfortable in your gown, that's exactly how you're going to look walking down the aisle.
2) It has ZERO wiggle room. It's easy to be tempted by a marked-way-down sample or a deeply discounted showroom gown, but if you can't breathe in your dress, you're going to spend hundreds having it fixed -- or seriously suffer on your wedding day. (Good to know: In general, wedding dresses are made with alterations in mind, but samples and showroom dresses don't always have the extra fabric allowances.) When in doubt, size up. And if the fit of a sample-size dress is questionable, don't risk it.
3) It costs three times more than you should have spent. With so many well-priced options out there, it's just not worth it to blow your rent on your wedding dress. I can pretty much guarantee you won't look back on your wedding day and wish, If ONLY I had spent more on my dress. Plus, thinking about your wedding dress should make you feel starry-eyed, not panicked and stressed.
So what do you think? I don't really agree with any of these statements.
Starting with #1. All brides need to remember what is stated in #2. That alterations of some kind are needed for almost every wedding gown. They are not your everyday clothing items that stretch and bend. So if you are not totally satisfied with the cut when you first try it on, meet with an alteration specialists. See what can be done with the gown. Many of your awkward and uncomfortable feelings can be calmed and make you a beautiful, confident bride going down the aisle.
#2 It is true that we always recommend buying something a little too big than too small. All gowns can be made smaller but going bigger is much more difficult. That being said, again, consult the alteration specialists. I have had many brides who have gained weight while waiting for the wedding. Sometimes letting out the side seams for an extra inch or two was plenty. Other times an extra panel of fabric needed to be added for closure.
#3 Well, I completely disagree with this one. As numerous brides have visited my store with family and friends, I have heard stories from previous brides. Many state they hated their wedding gown because their budget only allowed them to go to JC Penney outlet or wear someone's hand me down. I distinctly recall one bride who tried to compromise with a lower priced gown. We searched every catalog in the store finding a gown as close to THE gown as possible. When the gown arrived, she was so disappointed. It did not live up to THE gown. So what did we do? We ordered THE gown. Now she had paid for 2 gowns instead of 1.
I understand that everyone has a budget and that wedding gowns can be very expensive. This is why it is so important to find the right boutique to work with. I have ordered gowns for brides with no money down, brought in sample gowns for brides to try on and even given store credit for gowns that brides did not like. All of these are unheard of at the large stores!
So as keeping an open mind is important while shopping, it is also important when first trying on your gown.
