I often get asked, what my best advice is for brides shopping for their gowns, and my answer is always the same: Keep an open mind. This is so important, and key to having a successful visit.
Buying a wedding gown can be very exciting. It can also be terrifying. It can make you feel your most beautiful, and it can also bring up all sorts of body image issues. While every bride and every experience is different, the one thing I can tell you with complete confidence, is that the brides who keep an open mind have the best experiences.
We recently had a bridal appointment start like this:
Consultant: “Are you ready to get started?!? We’re going to have some fun today!!”
Bride: “I doubt it.”
Throughout the appointment, this bride refused to try on gowns that her consultant suggested, and found fault with everything, even the gowns she liked best. It probably won’t surprise you to know that this appointment didn’t end well. For whatever reason, this particular bride was not open to the possibility that she could have fun at her bridal appointment and leave the shop feeling beautiful instead of defeated.
Situations like this make me really sad, because we truly want every bride to have a fabulous experience with us, even if she buys her bridal gown elsewhere. However, there isn’t much we can do with a bad attitude.
This is why my “keep an open mind” advice is key. If you come to your appointment with a good attitude and an open mind, we can do our job properly. If you start out with a bad attitude, like with everything else in life, you’ll probably end up disappointed.
I have had many, many brides tell me that the dress she bought was nothing like what she expected to buy, and if she hadn’t kept an open mind she never would have found “the one.” Let’s face it, it’s not like you wear a wedding gown every day, so it’s entirely possible that you may love something different than what you had in mind. This is where keeping an open mind and trusting your trained, professional consultant is key.
Most of the brides who visit our shop buy their gowns with us, which is awesome! We appreciate their business and we’re honored to be a part of their special day. Some of the brides who visit our shop do not buy their gowns with us, and that’s okay too. We don’t have the perfect dress for every bride, but we’re still honored that we got to be a part of her special day, even in a small way.
I can promise you that all of the lovely consultants at Bombshell want nothing more than for each bride to find a beautiful dress that she feels fantastic wearing, whether it’s with us or at another shop. You won’t find a more dedicated staff, so do us a favor… When you come in for your bridal appointment, trust us and keep an open mind.
XOXO
Amanda
Buying a wedding gown can be very exciting. It can also be terrifying. It can make you feel your most beautiful, and it can also bring up all sorts of body image issues. While every bride and every experience is different, the one thing I can tell you with complete confidence, is that the brides who keep an open mind have the best experiences.
We recently had a bridal appointment start like this:
Consultant: “Are you ready to get started?!? We’re going to have some fun today!!”
Bride: “I doubt it.”
Throughout the appointment, this bride refused to try on gowns that her consultant suggested, and found fault with everything, even the gowns she liked best. It probably won’t surprise you to know that this appointment didn’t end well. For whatever reason, this particular bride was not open to the possibility that she could have fun at her bridal appointment and leave the shop feeling beautiful instead of defeated.
Situations like this make me really sad, because we truly want every bride to have a fabulous experience with us, even if she buys her bridal gown elsewhere. However, there isn’t much we can do with a bad attitude.
This is why my “keep an open mind” advice is key. If you come to your appointment with a good attitude and an open mind, we can do our job properly. If you start out with a bad attitude, like with everything else in life, you’ll probably end up disappointed.
I have had many, many brides tell me that the dress she bought was nothing like what she expected to buy, and if she hadn’t kept an open mind she never would have found “the one.” Let’s face it, it’s not like you wear a wedding gown every day, so it’s entirely possible that you may love something different than what you had in mind. This is where keeping an open mind and trusting your trained, professional consultant is key.
Most of the brides who visit our shop buy their gowns with us, which is awesome! We appreciate their business and we’re honored to be a part of their special day. Some of the brides who visit our shop do not buy their gowns with us, and that’s okay too. We don’t have the perfect dress for every bride, but we’re still honored that we got to be a part of her special day, even in a small way.
I can promise you that all of the lovely consultants at Bombshell want nothing more than for each bride to find a beautiful dress that she feels fantastic wearing, whether it’s with us or at another shop. You won’t find a more dedicated staff, so do us a favor… When you come in for your bridal appointment, trust us and keep an open mind.
XOXO
Amanda
Super excited to start trying on dresses in January/February! I will absolutely be stopping by this shop as I have heard WONDERFUL things! :)
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DeleteI cannot agree with this anymore! I went into BB looking for a specific style dress and when I didn't see it decided to try on some others just to see if just maybe I'd find one I liked. There was one dress in particular I wanted absolutely NOTHING to do with because on the rack it looked like there was WAY too much going on in it for me and steered clear of it. Luckily I had Amanda as my consultant that day and when she went looking for some dresses for me to try on, grabbed that particular dress. After a few back and forths about it, she finally convinced me to try it on, and I am so glad she did!! As soon as I looked in the mirror, I knew it was The One!! The one dress in that store that I absolutely didn't want anything to do with just because of the way it looked on the rack, and here I am absolutely in love with it!! I cannot wait to go in and order it soon so that I will look and feel awesome on my special day!! ^_^
ReplyDeleteYAY! I am so glad that you went outside of your "comfort zone" to try on something different! It's crazy how different the gowns look on vs. on the hanger!
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