I asked Erica Janke and Amanda Heptner from Blush Bridal Lounge what advice they had for brides looking to buy a perfect wedding gown and here is what they told me.

Wedding Gowns

  • Be open-minded! Brides often come into a store expecting to buy a simple dress and leave with something a bit more extravagant or vice-versa. Be open to trying on different dresses and you may leave with something you’d never imagined.
  • Bring three pictures of different styles of dresses that you like. Models in magazines look completely different than girls in real life. Use magazine to get an idea of the style that you like but try not to get set on something until you try it on. The way a dress fits a real, healthy girl will look much different than the way it fits an airbrushed model.
  • Be patient! Most girls never have that “THIS-IS-THE-ONE!!” moment. Try on a lot of dresses and think about them after you are done shopping for the day. It’s a big purchase and chances are your dress will become the one that you can’t get off your mind.
  • Ask a lot of questions. You’ve probably never done this before so it’s OK to ask what something means. You’re spending a lot of money on your dress so make sure that you get all the information.
  • Decide what you think before you get the opinions of your friends and family. This is your day and you have to feel comfortable. Blush Bridal Lounge actually asks mothers and friends not to say anything about a dress until the bride says what she thinks. This helps the bride chose a dress for herself rather than getting pressured into something that someone else wants.
  • Ask more from your vendors. Vendors sometimes get stuck in a rut and it’s up to you to push them to do the best job possible. That goes for all vendors.

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Please go visit Blush Bridal Lounge. If you haven’t figured this out already, Erica and her team know how offer good customer service, which is extremely rare in the bridal industry. As we walked through the bridal lounge she answered many questions without ever making me feel inferior. One last bit of advice from Erica: I asked what it was like opening a business in this economy and Erica said “If you have an idea, JUST DO IT!” She assured me that this is really a great time for new businesses, because it’s much easier to negotiate on things like rent. Erica is truly an inspiring person and her store is filled with beauty. If you’re in the market for a wedding dress or even a cocktail dress, then please check them out.

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