The bride wants to be her most beautiful and has grown up with images of the perfect dress. An entire industry is devoted to making bridal dreams come true. But, we found many ways to bypass the price tag attached to the perfect dress. We began with magazine pictures and trips to several bridal shops to determine what we liked and wanted. We found poor quality fabrics and workmanship with exorbitant prices, and undergarments and accessories which, when labeled bridal were three times what they would have costs as evening wear.
Perspective is a vital ingredient to dress shopping.
The dress is worn once for a few hours. Then, relegated to a box or trunk or consignment shelf. The investment can be major and will never be recouped. Most are very uncomfortable, weighing more than any other dress she will ever wear, with several layers underneath than scratch, rustle and heat up. Keep comfort in mind.