5 Things you need to tell your bridal stylist
I’m always going to keep it real. These arent your normal tips like “Tell us your favorite color” * eye roll *
The average bridal appointment can last from 1 to 2 hours. In that short amount of time, you are going to bond with your stylist very quickly. Maybe even divulging a family secret or two to her in the first 30 minutes. Bridal stylists become the ultimate confidant aside from your wedding planner. If I had a dollar for every secret I’ve kept in 8 years, I would be out in Italy right now.
But, there is going to be those times where the bride decides to keep secrets from everyone, including her stylist, up until it’s now a problem in moving forward or puts the stylist at risk for saying something she should’nt. So here is my top 5 of what brides need to tell their stylists before saying YES.
5,) The actual wedding date: That determines what dresses I pick, what designers I choose from, and how I steer the appointment. If you decide that you and your honey bun are eloping in a month and not telling anyone, but your unassuming family thinks its 8 months from now on. That’s going to pose an issue. Yes, I’ve had this happen. lol. Even if you just whisper is in my ear, please, let me know actual wear date.
4,) That you do not have a good relationship with your parents: I look toward your parents for confirmation, and love to include them. I try to unite families and bring a oneness about the appointment out of respect for everyone present. However, if you let me know that this is the only time theyve ever cared to be included in your life, I will shift the focus. I’ll take their opinions with a grain of salt. I will not let them over run the appointment. Brides with absent parents most of their life want them to be treated like aquaintanances. Not bringing alot of attention to their assumed traditional role in the wedding planning. Iykyk.
3,) That you don’t have a wedding day set/no venue: Now with this information, will the customer service go down? No. Not at all. It’s something we want to know so we dont start pressuring you to order due to time restraints. No venue means we cannot get you to envision this gown. We are happy you chose us to shop with, we hope you come back. We never mind playing dress up. *Stores, take this as a wonderful social media content moment with brides consent of course.
2,) That you are planning to lose a significant amount of weight: How do I put this in one paragraph? Let’s try.
This determines a few things like type of dress, and alterations time line. Dress arriving + time it will take to alter it down. You might have just added two months onto your dress buying timeline. Can it be done? Yes, just please let us know so we can choose your gowns correctly. Ship dates are crazy long for certain designers. My best advice: Give yourself 3 months of weightloss time and then start shopping for a gown. You will choose a different gown in your new body. You just will. I don’t make the rules. REMEMBER no bride NEEDS to lose weight. Do it for you and not for the pressure put onto brides to look like a different person on their wedding day.
1,) That you are….pregnant: Yep, this is number 1. Obviously. In 6-8 months when we are waiting on your gown, and you show up to the appointment with something a little extra that you didnt have when we measured you. We are going to panic. Yes, of course we are over the moon excited for you! Bring that bundle of cuteness back so we can love on him/her. BUT for dress sakes, please let us know ASAP. Sometimes there is a window of opportunity to change your dress size. Or the dress entirely. We will brainstorm with you and get you the best possible fitting gown. Even if you plan to postpone, or go down the aisle 8 months pregnant. They are here for you to help ease the stress.