It is important that you do your homework. All bride don't want to waste time running into the wrong stores and boutiques and find out at the end of the day that you have achieved nothing. Keep reading if you want to make your next run-around a success.
The most important thing should be taken care of first. You obviously would like to know how much to pay for your wedding dress. The prices of wedding dresses vary. They can range from as little as £500 to as much as £50,000. This also depends what you get for your money. For instance, you can buy a perfect dress from well-known bridal chains and pay a measly £300. Keep in mind that a dress at this price is probably shipped from the Far East. Also, it will be unlikely that these dresses are silk and unique.
Don't let this put you off. There are also well-known brand dresses for £3000 and more. These dresses are also manufactured in the Far East, but they are altered to fit. There are top end bridal stores that is better and there you can expect silk, but remember that if you are paying for a dress that has to be altered to fit you, you are just paying for a name, and this name costs you £3000.
If a bride is prepared to pay £3000 for a dress, it should be "made to measure". Purchasing a dress and then having it altered to fit is sometimes not successful. There are stores that charge you anything from £1800-£4000, but this means that the wear is handmade to fit the princess.
Altered to fit dresses and made to measure dresses have a huge price difference. If you think about, you would probably think that you are been over-charged. Here are the reasons why this is not true:
Made to measure dresses are individually, handmade and labor will cost you. Overheads are higher than dresses that are being manufactured in the Far East. Bridal stores offer a high service level and also have an investment in many sample dresses for the brides to try.
