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Finding the perfect wedding gown is not easy. These days there are so many options and there are so many places to look. What you find in magazines and on-line will make your head spin. And then there are warehouses where you could lose yourself for weeks. You may be a shopper and this will be fun for you.Or you may not be and this will be an anathema! But there are ways for each and every one of you to find the wedding ensemble that is right for you. You want to consider: size, style, color, fashion, length ethnic or religious traditions and cost. Most of all you want it to make you look fabulous. Here are a variety of ways to get the bridal gown you want, with the price tag and the story that is appropriate to you!
Couturiere: All of the big and little couture houses make wedding dresses. If money is no object and your body type works with what they've got, this could be right for you.
Wedding Dress Designers: There are all sorts of designers, young and old, funky and traditional who have styles of dresses which you can buy sort of off the rack or have accommodated to you. This isn't cheap, but will certainly assure you of a dress that is all about you and only you. And it's fun to support an artist!
High-end off the rack: The newest thing in wedding gowns. Luxurious and gorgeous. This is what you see in the movies. Is this what you want? They have their own bridal stores and they're available in the high-end bridal stores.
Wedding Warehouses: If you've got ADHD or are a serious extrovert, avoid this, or go with a bevy of friends who will bring dresses to your dressing rooms. Major overstimulation! But a good thing if you don't know whether you want a sheath or a fluffy tulle skirt! Try on this. Hold this up. Did you want white or ivory or champagne or light pink? If you wanted hot pink or dark blue, you're better off looking at the bridesmaids' dresses! (Don't forget to look in the discount section! Someone might have returned the perfect dress and now it's sitting there waiting for you at a fraction of the price!)
Resale: On line and in stores. Someone I know got the most amazing dress from, are you ready for this, the Salvation Army. She had to have it cut down and even had it remade, just slightly. She paid $200 for a name brand dress and $150 for alterations. People were gaga! Nope, she wasn't too proud! BravoBride.com is doing some really interesting sales on line.
Vintage: You can look in specialty boutiques or on line. If there's a certain look you've always wanted, or an era you've always loved, you just have to start looking for the silhouette! You might want to look in someone's attic!
Heritage: Is there a dress in your family that you would like to wear? You can wear it as is, or modernize it (if that's allowed!). There is something wonderful about wearing a dress with history.
Shared: I've only found this once. But if I've encountered it, it's been done before and since. Someone actually advertised and found someone her own size and taste and they bought a gown together. They didn't know one another and were getting married a few months apart. Could have been tragic, if bride number one had had spaghetti for her wedding meal, but bride number two had another option up her sleeve if that tanked! More common is someone you know has a dress, and is willing to lend it to you.They wrote a prenup!
Rented: Yep. Renting. It's not just for tuxes anymore. And they have to dry clean it! Some people are just too sentimental for this.
Make it: I had friend do this for me. It was perfect for me and stunning. Now, I know a lot of people so my odds are greater of knowing someone. But if I could find someone in nowhere Pennsylvania who did not just sewing, but design, my guess is you might too! And with a little work on Google or even a (gasp) phonebook, you could find someone. You need to figure out what you want to look like, how much you want to spend, what kind of style statement you want to make. You need to look at this list and see what's possible and what's interesting for you. Think about what kind of shopper you are. Are you a shop with a friend kinda woman or a go-it-alone type? Like to shop? Or rather get in and get done. Whatever you do, take some time with this, because you do want your partner to be overwhelmed with joy to be marrying this incredibly beautiful woman. And then, enjoy being incredibly beautiful and practice for the rest of your life. You'll never regret feeling good about yourself, and your partner will be proud to be married to a woman who finds herself beautiful. Have fun! There's something wonderful waiting for you!
Bottom Line?: Give your relationship the chance it deserves to succeed wildly, against all odds! After all, you deserve it. Your relationship deserves it! And now I'd like to invite you to sign up to receive 2 free templates for creating the wedding ceremony of your dreams, the wedding vows of your heart and the marriage of a lifetime: http://annkeelerevans.org/weddings/free
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