If You Love It, Go For It!!!

This week's Wedding Wednesday follows on quite a bit from last week, where we talked about making sure you didn't visit too many shops with the mindset of "There may be another dress around the corner I haven't seen". When you go out dress shopping, this is the wrong way to think about buying, you need to go with the idea that when you see your dream gown, you buy!
There are a few reasons why you would want to order your dress as soon as you see it:

Friends

Now, having friends is lovely, we all know that, but having friends who are getting married exactly two weeks before you is less lovely (even if you do plaster your face with a smile every time they mention it). If you visit a shop, you need to know if anyone you know has bought a dress from there. Here at Especially For You, we will ask you this when you arrive, so we don't sell the same dress to two friends. It's nice to be able to say that no, none of your friends have their dresses from here, because I GOT HERE FIRST! Once you put your dress on order we can't show it to anyone you know (so make sure you spread the word in your circle where you purchased your dress). Wouldn't it be a shame if you came in, found your perfect dress, waited three months to order it and found your work colleague has ordered the same one.

Gone? Where's It Gone?

Once you've found your dream dress, the last thing you want is for it to disappear. Most shops will sell a dress off the rail if the gown fits a girl really well, or she has a wedding coming up really soon. It would be a disaster if you found out that a dress you loved had gone. You would still probably be able to order the dress into store, but that would mean you wouldn't see the dress until about 20-24 weeks after you ordered it. This is a long time for you to wait for a dress without trying it on for the last time, and it's hard to remember what it looks like exactly, especially when you might be thinking about ordering bridesmaid styles that need to match.

The Designer Says No

Having sold off the rail isn't the worst way you can lose your dream dress. You may find that if you wait too long, your dress has been discontinued, and is no longer available to order. Companies usually give us a months notice before discontinuing a dress, so we can pass this message onto any interested brides to get their orders in, but this isn't something we want brides to have to deal with. A designer will sometimes hold some remaining stock that we can try to get hold of, but the chance of this being the case is small if you want any colour other than ivory.  All this is just adding to your stress levels, and that's not what we want to happen, when you could have had the dress ordered months ago. We do realise, however, that you have less idea than us (and we have very little!) of when a dress will stop being reorderable. The only other way to help you stay out of this situation is to say that a designers dress list will be published twice a year, once at the beginning of Spring, and once at the start of Autumn.

Too Many Dresses

There is such thing as too many dresses, and we've seen this happen too many times. There comes a point when you've tried on so many that you've been blinded to your likes and dislikes. It's hard to remember what looked good and what didn't. You might even lose the One you found a couple of weeks ago. We often find that those who come to us first or after one or two shops find the decision a lot easier than brides who visit after 10 others. There are only so many wedding dresses your brain can cope with before shutting down.


Moral of the story: If you've found it and you love it clap your hands... then order it! Thanks for reading this weeks Wedding Wednesday post, hope to hear from you in the comments.