Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

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ourweddingdressis
probablythemostyouare
everlikelytospendonan
itemofclothing,anditwill
staywithyouforever.
So,understandably,
bridescanfeelalotofpressurewhenitcomes
topickingtherightgown.
Don’tstressjustfollowthesetipsfrom
theexpertstomakethemostofyour
appointmentandfindtheperfectfitforyou:

Doyourresearch
Beforemakinganappointment,havealook
around.Isthereaparticularstyleordesigner
youlike?Ifso,whereisyourneareststockist?
Havinganideainmindbeforeyougotothe
storecanbehelpful.It’soverwhelmingto
walkintoaroomfullofdressesifyouaren’t
surewhatyoulike.
Buttrynottobetoorigidinyour
approach.Bridesoftenreportpickinga
dressthat’snothingliketheonetheyhadin
theirmind.
Thinkalsoaboutthetimeofyearyou’re
gettinghitched,andyourvenue.Adress
withacut-outbodicemightnotworkwellat
church,whereasabigballgownmightbetoo
muchforahotsummer’sday.
Appointmentstendtobebookedinslots

ofanhour-and-a-half,andSaturdaysare

alwaysthebusiestdayforbridalboutiques.

Checkyourtimingsandbudget

Ittendstotakearoundsixmonthsfrom

anorderbeingmadetothefinisheddress

comingintothestoreforyou.

Alterationscantakeanywherebetween

afewmonthsandafewweeks,depending

onthetimeofyearandthelevelof

alterationsneeded.

Soifyourweddingisayearaway,it’s

definitelytimetogetyourdresssorted.

Thenitcomestothebudget.Don’tforgetto

factorinalterations,whichcancostupwards

of£ 300.

Someboutiquesoffertheirsampledresses

foradiscountedprice,andoftenhavesale

weekends,particularlyatthebeginningand

endofseason.Followyourfavouriteson

Instagramfordates.

What,andwho,tobring

Mostboutiquesrecommendonlybringing

twoorthreetrustedpeoplewithyouto

yourappointment.

Themorepeople,themoreopinions,and

thatcanbeoverwhelming.

Checkwithyourchosenboutiquebefore

yourappointmentforguestlimits.Also

makesurethatwhoeveryoubringwillgive

youhonestandvaluablefeedback,andwon’t

bringyoudown.

Thisisyourappointmentandyoudeserve

tofeelbeautiful.

Intermsofwhattowear,makesureyou’re

insomethingthat’seasytoslipinandoutof,

andifpossible,weartheunderwearandshoes

youplanonwearingonyourweddingday.

Thesewillhelpgiveanaccuratereflection

ofhowitwilllookontheday.

Andmostimportantly...

You’reonlygoingtodothisonce,soenjoy

everysecond. L

WHATTOEXPECTFROMYOURWEDDING

DRESSAPPOINTMENT

WEDDINGS