Dear Dulce:

I purchased a gown and no longer like the style. The store will not return my deposit. What is the policy of your store in this case?

Dear Jeannine:

Sales are final. When you purchased your gown you gave the store a deposit and also signed a binding contract. I believe this policy is the same with all bridal stores.

Most of the time the dress is ordered from the manufacturer that requires the gown to be ordered by size and color, but the sale could also be a sample gown that is usually a discontinued style from a previous season. In any case is a final sale.

My recommendation to the bride is: Do not allow other persons’ taste to influence your final decision. It is your gown, and your personality and taste are reflected in it. Let your heart decide. Do not continue to look or even worse, to try on other gowns after you have already bought yours.

Best regards,

Dulce

Dear Christine, there will be no reason for you to feel confused if you follow certain steps l have learned through my 30 years helping brides choose their dream gown.

Step 1 – Even though there are hundreds of gowns to choose from you should limit the number you actually try on to around 20, perhaps 5 or 6 per store.
The reason is that when you visit a store, the expert bridal consultants, such as ours, will ask you several questions and show you beautiful selections based on their experience in interpreting your desires together with their own observation of your body, your personality and your reactions to the different styles.
Most of the times, brides, after trying on five or six gowns, find the winning gown, but most brides want to be 100% sure that they have found “the gown”, so it’s fine to go ahead and try more gowns for reassurance. Other brides are very decisive and do not wish to go through the lengthier process.

Step 2 – Do not bring to the store too many people to hear their opinions. Many times, subjective opinions could keep you from choosing your “dreamed gown”

Step 3 – Do not try on gowns whose prices are beyond your budget. There are beautiful gowns from moderate to very expensive prices. You can be sure, that you will find your gown within your comfortable price range.

Step 4 – And, as every bride knows, the location and the time of the wedding are important elements to be considered when looking for the perfect gown.

Hoping this advice will help you in your search for “dream wedding gown” and wishing to be given the opportunity to help you find it.

Best regards,

Dulce