What questions should I ask when buying a wedding dress?

There are several key questions in buying bridal dresses. The most important thing is the make of the dress, will the dress be made to your body measurements (Made to Measure) or will that be made in standard sizing (Made to Size). Made-to-measure dresses will always have less alteration costs as well as outcome would come perfect most of the time.

The second most important question is the quality of the fabric, materials as well as make of the dress. You may end up paying a couple of hundred more for a European fabric and materials as well as workmanship but it would eliminate last-minute unexpected quality issues. 

It is important to seek out accurate lead times, and more importantly accurate alteration costs. These alterations can run into hundreds of dollars, so if you are led to believe you are getting a "bargain", ensure these costs are factored in to your purchase price.

It is best to make an appointment to get the most out of your fitting experience and at the same time ensuring you are trying on dresses that suit you, which may be entirely different to the dress on a model.

Avoid being pressured into buying if your timeline is short and always enjoy the experience.

Do I need to have an appointment Haw long before the wedding I need to order my dress Haw many fittings  i go to do Haw much it going to cost me What about alterations can you altered any other dress Haw long before the wedding I can pick up my dress can we do changes to the style I choose Best is to make your dress from scratch that would be in the style in the colour and with the details that you choose and it going to fit you perfect 

Hi

Here's a few questions that I would suggest to make your Wedding Dress Journey the least stressful:

1. How many months do you need to order in my dress?
2. Do you customise your RTW Collections and if so is there an additional cost?
3. Are your Stylists trained in which styles suit my body shape or should I do this research myself before the appointment?
4. Are the final alterations over an above the cost of the dress and if so what is the average spend?
5. If I don't find a dress in store do you have a preferred Custom Bridal Designer you could recommend?

I hope this helps and enjoy the process as the DRESS should be the funnest and most uplifting part of your wedding planning!

Fondly,

Joanne 

JRW Bridal & Couture

As a designer of Judith Penak couture I always advice brides ," are you prepare to paid extra for alteration of wedding gown you purchase of the rack?"

After all consider to have your customised wedding dress 

Judith Penak 

Glen Iris 

Where is made what fabric is used if of the rack how much it cost the alterations 

It is important to know if your gown is being made to your actual measurements or do you have to factor in alterations charges. The average price to alter a gown including the hem would be around $600 with many being more like $800.

Make sure you seek advice and know the alterations are possible, never purchase a gown that is too small in hope you will drop weight as letting out is often impossible but you also don't want to order a gown that needs taking in more than 2 sizes as the whole shape and width of the gown will be too wide for you, these are things that are very costly to fix. 

I hope this helps