Chances are, if you are purchasing your wedding dress from a retailer, then it will not fit the first time you try it on. I know when I was trying on wedding dresses, I had to have someone grab the extra fabric and pull it tighter so that I could see what it would look like after the wedding dress alterations were completed. While I was shopping, I was already shocked by just how much a wedding dress would cost me, and then I saw a chart of how much they charged for wedding dress alterations. It was going to be several hundred dollars just to do a few wedding dress alterations. Now don’t get me wrong, I understand that wedding dresses have a lot of beading and detail to deal with and lots of layers of fabric, but thats a lot of money when you’re also purchasing a wedding dress for close to or over a thousand dollars. Remember that just because you are getting married, it doesn’t give vendors the right to charge you ten times more than what something is worth. So, here are some handy alternatives for having some wedding dress alterations done that won’t break the bank.
Wedding Dress Alterations from a Trusted Tailor
If you only have a few wedding dress alterations that need to be done, such as maybe a hemline or other small change to be made, then you could take it by a trusted tailor for the necessary wedding dress alterations. Before you leave your dress, make sure that they have some kind of experience doing wedding dress alterations, or you could be in a pickle when you come back for your dress. If it is something simple like a hem though, your trusted alteration shop or tailor should work just fine.
Wedding Dress Alterations from a Seamstress
Another great idea to get your wedding dress alterations done is to find a seamstress who specializes in wedding dresses. For example, I chose to design my own wedding dress with a trusted seamstress who can create beautiful wedding dresses. Not only that, but she also can do wedding alterations for ladies who purchase their wedding dress from a shop, and the result is perfection. The best way to find an independent seamstress who can do wedding dress alterations is by word of mouth, but you can also ask around at some sewing or fabric shops. They’re sure to have some business cards of seamstresses who use their shop that they can hand out.
Most people advise that you only use the in-house wedding dress alterations because any other seamstress or tailor will not do a good job and destroy your dress. My opinion, if you have a trusted tailor or seamstress who you know that can sew, talk to them seriously and see if they have any experience with wedding dress alterations. It could save you a lot of money in the end. I know I saved a ton. And I didn’t have my wedding dress alterations done by an in house seamstress.
One thing you’ll want to look into once you get back from your honeymoon is your wedding dress preservation. Wedding dress preservation is a cleaning process typically done by some dry cleaners that is meant to thoroughly clean your wedding dress and get it ready for storage so that you can keep your wedding dress in prime condition for many years to come. Wedding dress preservation typically isn’t very expensive, and if you want to keep your wedding dress around for many years to come, either to use it later for a daughter or just as a souvenir of your wedding day. Wedding dress preservation will help to keep your wedding dress to be just as beautiful as it was on the day that you wore it. Here are some frequently asked questions about wedding dress preservation and some great storage tips for keeping your wedding dress in top condition.
Personally, I hate the strapless wedding dress. And yet, they seem to be all of the rage these days. In my college and now post college days, I have seen more brides in a white strapless dress then any other kind of wedding dress that I can recall. Just look in the marriage announcement section of your newspaper, and you’re sure to see over half if not all of the brides pictured to be wearing a strapless wedding dress. Whatever happened to variety? There are so many elegant necklines available, why does it seem like every bride out there is getting married in a strapless wedding dress? But I digress. When I was doing my wedding planning, the last kind of wedding dress that I wanted was a strapless wedding dress. Yet when I went to bridal shops, it seemed only strapless wedding dresses were offered, with the occasional long sleeved monstrosity or halter. So, in my opinion, here are three reasons why the strapless wedding dress should be avoided.
Many brides choose to have flower girls in their weddings. Perhaps it is a niece, little cousin, or even the daughter of a good friend that you have and want to have a part in your wedding. Flower girls can make a nice addition to your wedding ceremony if they can stay well behaved throughout the entire wedding ceremony. Growing up as a twin, my sister and I were in lots of different weddings as flower girls. So, if you have decided to have flower girls in your wedding, then you will need to find a good selection of flowergirl dresses to choose from. There are several places where you can find flowergirl dresses which will compliment both your wedding dress and your bridesmaid dresses. One of the great thing about flowergirl dresses is that they don’t really have to perfectly match your wedding dress or your bridesmaids dresses, so flowergirl dresses can be anything that you like, and any combination of colors that play a prominent part in your wedding. There are lots of different places you can find flowergirl dresses that will complete your wedding look.
You don’t want to spend a lot of money on your wedding invitations. You really don’t. Sure, they are a part of your wedding, and the first part of your wedding theme and colors that your guests will see. But when your guests get to your wedding, your invitations went out a good month or two ago, and they are now focused on enjoying your wedding, and seeing what you’ve done to create your wedding. You’ll want to spend the majority of your wedding budget on wedding vendors and details of your actual wedding day. So, finding some great discount wedding invitations is advisable. This doesn’t mean going to a card shop and finding some invitations that you think are discount wedding invitations, but really they are just the cheapest in the book provided. There are some much better ideas for finding discount wedding invitations that you can use to get a much better deal, and save some of those bucks for something more important on your wedding day. Here are some great places to look to find discount wedding invitations.
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