Lately, I have had a host of brides asking the same question, "Is the dress I see on the http://www.mybigfatbeautifulwedding.com/ website the dress I will receive?" The answer is "of course it is"! But why would you ask?
Honestly, until recently this question has never come up more than it has over the last 3 months. So I finally had a heart to heart with one of my brides and I think I know why...
In this economy it is rare to find a bride that can fork over $5,000 for a wedding dress! Goodness, even $1500 is cost prohibitive for many brides. So what is a bride that wants a nice, quality, on-trend wedding gown to do?
The answer of course is to either design one yourself, or have a designer inspired replica made at a fraction of the cost. But wait, before you open your wallet, there are a few things to consider! Even though that $198 wedding dress from ebay looks tempting, it is either going to go really well or really badly when you open up the mailer that it comes in.
If you follow the golden rules of designer inspired wedding dress buying, you should be fine. So here are the rules.
1. It is illegal to repicate a designer dress, wedding gown or anything other designer apparel at a 100% level. And anyone that it implies that it isn't, is not only misleading you, but they are doing something that you don't want to be a part of.
2. If the site doesn't sell authentic designer gowns, then it is illegal to put up a picture of a designer gown and pass it off as the gown that you will receive when you purchase. This part is so disturbing to me! Don't buy a dress from anyone that follows this practice. If it's too good to be true, then it is!
3. Look for websites that show you dresses that they have made, not pictures of designer gowns. You should be able to get a good feel for their quality by looking at their lace gowns and studying the beading as everything should always be done by hand.
4. Know the difference between cheap and discounted. Cheap is expecting to get a gown that looks like it costs $1800 for $168. It isn't going to happen. Allow some common sense to enter the transaction!
5. Get over the China syndrome. Did you know that Maggie Sottero, Allure, Davids, Galina, Demetrios, Mary's, Bonnie and Mori Lee gowns (just to name a few) are made in China? There are very few labels that aren't made there. Wake up, you're not going to find a well made discounted gown crafted in the US (Except for 1 label and they are NOT discounted!). Not when all the top designers have their gowns made in China. The US simply can not compete with discount levels like this. The sad thing is, that Maggie Sottero probably costs just as much as one of our gowns wholesale. No I am not kidding!
Why? At http://www.mybigfatbeautifulwedding.com/ we are the wholesaler! It's not the fact that your dress is made in China that matters, what matters is that it's made by a professional wedding gown manufacturer that uses the same time held traditions of dressmaking. Your dress should have the proper amounts of boning and foundational materials. And yes, every dress should have bra cups put in it. At minimum for shape, but there are certain aspects of a wedding gown that are just a given and this is one of them!
6. Only buy from someone that you can talk to on the phone and responds to their emails promptly. Would you buy anything from a website that didn't have a phone number? Why would you buy a wedding gown from someone you can not talk to? Better yet, are they a BBB member? Do they offer Paypal for buyer protection?
7. Finally, stand on reasonable expectations. The manfacturer does not have the gown in front of them for replication. They only have pictures. You should expect a quality made gown that is constructed professionally. Materials should be high quality and you should have some of the silks available to you if you want to pay a little more. But again, the gown will not look exactly like the original, it just won't, but it can be very close.
If you follow these golden rules of Wedding Dress Replica shopping, you should be able to find a dress that exceeds your expecations and saves you $1000's in the long run.
To explore the possiblities of a custom made wedding dress, visit www.mybigfatbeautifulwedding.com/custom-made-wedding-gowns.htm
1 comments:
This is really interesting take on the concept. I never thought of it that way. I came across this site recently which I think will be of great use Personalized Wedding Favors. Have a look!
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