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If you have recently been shopping for a wedding dress did you find the experience enjoyable? Did the high street sales assistants make you feel, firstly like a valuable customer and secondly like you were the most important person in the world. After all isn’t that what being a bride is all about? This is you special occasion and feeling like a princess should be part of the whole process.

Strangely I have had many brides report that they felt positively uncomfortable while shopping for their dress. It’s almost as if the sales assistants don’t realise that the higher price you pay on the High Street is purely and simply for customer service i.e. you indirectly pay them to make you feel special.

If you are not finding the process a joy because of a poor attitude or you feel uncomfortable getting undressed in front of strangers you might find shopping online more to your liking.

Online stores pass on the saving they make by not having a physical store to pay for but you also do not have to pay for the lack of service from sales assistants. Of course there are many great stores which do give excellent customer service but if your budget is more important to you than being pampered then you should consider buying online.

Don’t pay for non existent service. In today’s world of tight credit supply wasting money is no longer seen as a clever; the smart bride is a discerning one who gets best value for her hard earned money.

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A bride asked me recently what the catch was with buying discounted wedding dresses online. “It all sounds too good to be true” were her words. At first I was surprised that she thought there was a catch then I realised that having been in the business for years I was taking my own knowledge for granted. Once I explained the pricing process she gave me a rye smile and said “So I really can get a bargain online without compromising on quality”. Yes, Yes.

Talking to her reminded me that buying a wedding dress is, for most brides, a new experience and maybe there are many more brides who just needed to be given a little insider knowledge to realise the fantastic price savings they can make online.

Here is a general overview of how the High Street puts a price their gowns.

The manufacturer produces the dresses usually in a country where labour costs are relatively low; China, India etc. They sell the dresses to wholesalers in the USA Europe or Australia who then put their label on the dresses.

Each Label wholesaler, you know the names, then hike the price and distribute the gowns to their preferred high street outlets with recommended retail price guidelines. They do not want to create competition between their outlets so price cutting is frond upon.

The high street now marks up the price to the recommended retail price to cover their costs and make a profit. There is nothing wrong with any of that; it’s the way business works. So how come online retailers can discount their wedding gowns so much?

There are two areas where online distributors can make you huge savings. First they can cut out the middleman and buy directly from the manufacturer; the down side to this is that you don’t get a label to boast about. The second saving comes from the fact that online overheads are very low compared to running and staffing a high street store. There is a third and not quite so obvious saving which is made from transport and handling costs. Online dresses may only be transported once from the manufacturer directly to your door whereas a High Street dress is handled two or three times before you receive it. Naturally you can still buy designer labels online but the price will still reflect their higher over heads.

The message here is that you don’t have to compromise on quality when you buy online; the price savings are due to lower overheads.

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Your wedding dress is possibly the most important item of clothing you will ever buy therefore it is essential that you choose carefully. The following points are worth considering before you make your decision.

• Time: Unless you are buying an already made dress or buying a shop sample you will need to allow 6 months for your gowns to be made. Yes many retailers will promise it much sooner but really you do not need the stress involved. A dress that is even a week late will give you sleepless nights so order early and give yourself plenty of time for adjustments.
• Style: There are only five basic styles of wedding gown, A line, Ball gown, Mermaid, Column and Empire. Very few brides will have the body shape to look good in them all so be honest with yourself and choose carefully. There is no point buying a beautiful dress that just does not suit your body shape. You want to look your best on your special day; you can achieve that only by choosing a style which best fits your body.
• Material: This is the one day in your life that you need to be comfortable in what you are wearing. If you intend wearing the dress all day then think about how heavy it is and how hot you are going to be. If you are getting married in a hot climate naturally choose light materials. Even if you are in a cooler climate remember about the weight of the dress.
• Price: The cost of hosting a wedding has grown astronomically in recent years pushed up by the publicity around celebrity weddings. The credit crunch has changed the mindset of many brides who see themselves as financially aware and so demand more for their money. To this end many brides are choosing to make savings on their gown which can either reduce their over all budget or put toward enjoying the honeymoon. There are many ways to save on your gown, store sample sales or buying online and cutting out the middle man is another.
• Label: This is directly linked to price, if the label is important to you then go right ahead and pay through the nose for it. Just remember that most dress designers have their gowns manufactured in China including the top brands. Ask yourself if paying two or three times the price for the same quality gown is really what you want to do?
• Source: Yet again this is linked to price. The high street has huge overheads which are reflected in their prices although you should at least get good service and be made to feel special. If you are not getting that extra service then don’t pay for it; rather buy online and make fantastic savings.

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The cost of hosting a wedding has become astronomical and yet every bride deserves to have her special day without enduring undue financial pressure. So how does she balance that once in a life time “princess” feeling with a realistic budget?
It is vital for every bride that she looks and feels like a million dollars; this is her day and nothing but the best will do. To this end the single most important wedding expenditure must be the wedding dress and yet the smart bride does not have to spend a fortune to be the belle of the ball.
The truth is that every high street retailer mark up wedding dresses by huge amounts in order to cover their overheads and make a profit. Nothing wrong in that except you don’t have to be the one shelling out over the odds to make their lives easier.
If telling everyone you bought your dress in a certain high street shop or boasting about a certain designer is worth paying twice the price then go right ahead. In today’s economic climate the smart bride is proud of getting the best quality for the best price. Gone are the days of spending money for the sake of it; no today’s bride wants a quality gown at a sensible price. She is cutting out the high street middleman and buying from reputable online distributors who pass on the savings made by having much lower overheads. The choice online is vast with both new and sample dresses available at low, low rates. Before you rush out and place an order in you local boutique check out the bargains right here at your fingertips. Happy hunting for through hundreds of discount wedding dresses available in our online store

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