A Few Things That Annoy Bridal Boutiques

As much as planning a wedding is exciting, it can be an emotional and stressful experience with the pressure of it being perfect. This pressure is felt by all involved in the wedding planning, including bridal boutique consultants.

An over opinionated entourage

Bringing close friends or family to your appointment is expected. It’s great to get a second opinion from someone who knows you well. However it’s best to be selective about whom you choose and how many people to invite. A large entourage with conflicting opinions can be confusing for the bride.

Trying on dresses that are too expensive

A bride should never be denied the opportunity to try on whatever she wants, but when she’s tried on something that they cannot afford and fall in love with it, this can sometimes cause problems. I frequently had brides who had previously visited more expensive shops and tried on dresses way out of their budget. When it came to trying on what they could afford, they were disappointed because they didn’t live up to their expectations. This makes bridal dress shopping unnecessarily stressful.

Unrealistic Haggling

Everyone knows a wedding isn’t cheap and many people are after a bargain. For this reason many bridal boutiques implement offers. This may be a discount when they purchase at their first appointment or a discount if they purchase multiple bridesmaid dresses. Most bridal shops also have a sale rail, offering considerable discounts on ex sample gowns, giving brides who are on a budget plenty of options. So when a bride tries to haggle the price of a brand new dress, this can be annoying. Bridal gowns are fairly priced to reflect their quality and worth. If bridal shops were to make discounts like these, they’d never make a living!

Fake Designer Wedding Dresses

There’s nothing that annoys bridal boutiques more than fake designer wedding dresses!  Not because they are offering a cheaper alternative, but because of the disappointment and heartache that it causes brides. These dresses rarely resemble the dress in the photograph online and they are usually made so badly that they are incredibly unflattering. This leaves bridal boutiques to pick up the pieces when a bride is frantically trying to find a replacement. It is not uncommon that brides are unable to get a refund on the fake dress, which means they are forced to fork out even more money (when they probably chose it to save money) to replace it. This just isn’t fair on the bride!

Suppliers letting you down

Thankfully this happens very rarely, but when it does happen it is very frustrating. Whether an order is running late or the supplier sent the wrong item, it is every bridal assistant’s worst nightmare to have to inform the bride.  Whilst there is usually always a solution to the problem, having to temporarily put a bride through stress or worry is a horrible thing to have to do. Bridal boutiques want you to have an enjoyable, hassle free experience with them, so when this is compromised through situations out of their control, it’s genuinely upsetting.

So brides, when you are bridal shopping remember to keep your entourage selective, your mind open, your budget realistic and that most bridal boutiques are trying their very best to give you the dream.

Culled from Confetti www.confetti.co.uk 

Photo credit 68 ESSENTIAL Wedding photography improvedphotography.com

 

Written by Charity Adeyemi