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Drawing on over 38 years of experience in the bridal business, I can tell you that 90% or more of brides get their gowns off-the-rack. THAT is NOT the mistake I'm referring to. A bride can get a beautiful gown, the gown of her dreams, off the rack at just about any bridal shop around.
The mistake I'm referring to that most brides make is in relying on the fitting "process" that most-not all, but most-bridal shops use. You can see what I'm taking about if you watch the TLC show, "Say Yes to the Dress."
In that show you'll see that most brides choose from pictures the gowns they like, and then the clerks bring out those gowns, the brides put one on, stand in front of a mirror, and the fitter pins the gown down the back to get it to fit the bride.
What's going on here is that it's just too expensive for most bridal shops to have BOTH a huge selection of STYLES of gowns, and the to have all those styles in a lot of different SIZES, too. For example, a good retail bridal shop may have 200 or more different styles of dresses.
If they were to have 1 of each size, from 0 to 20 let's say, that shop would need to have $1 million or more worth of inventory. But also, that shop would need to spend more money each month in rent or mortgage payment for a much bigger area to hold all that inventory.
That's just too much money. Practically no bridal shops can afford to do business that way.
The alternative, for most shops, is to have only 1 gown of each style, have it in a large size like a 16 or an 18, and use that as the gown that all the brides try on. When a bride decides she wants that gown, then they order it in her size.
Here's where the mistake, the problem, comes in. The bodice/cup area of a size 16 or 18 gown fits very nicely around the breasts of most brides. But if that bride is a size 12 or smaller, when her actual gown comes in, it will have a bodice/cup area that is smaller than the gown she tried on at the bridal shop, and the gown that looked so good before suddenly has issues that need to be addressed.
Suddenly her gown isn't fitting right. Her breasts are popping out some where that they didn't pop out at the bridal shop.
When that happens, if the bride does not have a skilled alterations person to help her-and many bridal shops do not have skilled alterations people who work there-her wedding day is going to be special alright, but not in the way she dreamed about, because she'll end up wearing an ill-fitting gown on the most important day of her life.
What questions can a bride ask a bridal alterations shop that will guarantee she's found a quality shop? You can find that answer in a very short, 90 second video which you can find at the link below.
Oklahoma Bridal Show DVD | Wedding Custom Gown Fabric
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White wedding Dress Bridal GownCustomSZ 2 4 6 8 10 12 |  |
0 Bid | US $89.00 | 20m |
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wedding Dress Bridal GownCustomSZ 2 20 | |
0 Bid | US $46.68 | 20m |
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Wedding DressWedding GownsProm GownsCustom MadeLace | |
0 Bid | US $90.99 | 28m |
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Sexy Wedding Bridesmaid Prom Dress Gown Custom Size | |
0 Bid | US $44.57 | 32m |
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Chrisanne Custom Competition Ballroon Gown Dance Dress | |
0 Bid | US $900.00 | 47m |
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Custom made Stunning Wedding Ball Dress Gown Sizes2 48 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 48m |
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Custom made wedding dress bridesmaid gown No0221 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 49m |
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custom Bridesmaid wedding prom gown sz 6810121416 | |
0 Bid | US $168.00 | 54m |
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Custom made wedding dress bridesmaid gown No0222 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 59m |
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Prom Wedding dress Ball Formal Bridal Gown CUSTOM ◆◆◆◆◆ | |
0 Bid | US $88.42 | 1h |
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Custom wedding dress prom ball gown SIZE 4 28¼ˆd819¼‰ | |
0 Bid | US $17.85 | 1h 4m |
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Custom Purple New Wedding dress Evening Prom Ball Gown | |
0 Bid | US $24.00 | 1h 6m |
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Custom made wedding dress bridesmaid gown No0223 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 1h 9m |
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Custom Wedding gown bridesmaid dress all Size | |
0 Bid | US $6.98 | 1h 16m |
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White Ivory wedding Dresses GownCustom plus size 2 28 | |
0 Bid | US $24.00 | 1h 16m |
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Custom made wedding dress bridesmaid gown No0224 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 1h 19m |
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Custom made wedding dress bridesmaid gown No0225 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 1h 29m |
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2010Custom Wedding gown bridesmaid dress all Size | |
0 Bid | US $13.40 | 1h 33m |
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Custom made wedding dress bridesmaid gown No0226 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 1h 40m |
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Custom made wedding dress bridesmaid gown No0227 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 1h 49m |
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0 Bid | US $9.99 | 1h 59m |
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Custom made Wedding dress Bridal Gown Size All Plus | |
0 Bid | US $159.00 | 2h 7m |
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Custom made wedding dress bridesmaid gown No0236 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 2h 10m |
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Custom made wedding dress bridesmaid gown No0237 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 2h 27m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY021 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 2h 28m |
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Bridal wedding dress custom prom gown evening dress new | |
0 Bid | US $43.76 | 2h 29m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY113 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 2h 32m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY097 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 2h 42m |
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NEW CUSTOM EVENING PROM PARTY WEDDING GOWN U1098 | |
0 Bid | US $49.90 | 2h 46m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY109 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 2h 48m |
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TOP Bridal wedding dress custom prom gown evening dress | |
0 Bid | US $43.76 | 2h 54m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY025 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 2h 57m |
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2010 charm Wedding Dresses prom gown bridesmaid custom | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 3h 4m |
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Wedding dress custom prom gown evening dress Bridal deb | |
1 Bid | US $43.76 | 3h 4m |
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Sexy Wedding Dress Bridesmaid Prom Gown SizeCustom | |
0 Bid | US $24.99 | 3h 4m |
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Custom Wedding Dress Dresses Bridal Gown size 2 26 4384 | |
1 Bid | US $49.99 | 3h 4m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY023 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 3h 7m |
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Custom Bridal wedding dress prom gown evening dress DEB | |
0 Bid | US $43.76 | 3h 8m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY101 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 3h 10m |
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AU new discount custom plus size ivory bridal gowns | |
0 Bid | US $43.76 | 3h 12m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY082 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 3h 12m |
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Custom Wedding Dress Dresses Bridal Gown size 2 26 1602 | |
0 Bid | US $69.99 | 3h 13m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY055 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 3h 17m |
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Custom made wedding dress evening dress bridesmaid gown | |
0 Bid | US $.88 | 3h 20m |
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Wedding dresses Custom made Bridesmaid gowns HPY139 | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 3h 23m |
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NEW CUSTOM STUNNING Wedding dress Wedding Gown Y515 | |
0 Bid | US $45.00 | 3h 24m |
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NEW CUSTOM STUNNING Wedding dress Wedding Gown U1043 | |
0 Bid | US $39.00 | 3h 26m |
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Wedding DressWedding GownEvening DressCustomSatin | |
0 Bid | US $89.30 | 3h 27m |
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NEW CUSTOM STUNNING Wedding dress Wedding Gown Y923 | |
0 Bid | US $46.80 | 3h 33m |
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NEW CUSTOM STUNNING Wedding dress Wedding Gown U982 | |
0 Bid | US $46.80 | 3h 36m |
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NEW CUSTOM STUNNING Wedding dress Wedding Gown 686 | |
0 Bid | US $49.90 | 3h 48m |
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CUSTOM HOT PINK BEADED PROM PAGEANT GOWN | |
0 Bid | US $129.00 | 3h 54m |
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NEW CUSTOM STUNNING Wedding dress Wedding Gown U964 | |
0 Bid | US $48.80 | 3h 56m |
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NEW CUSTOM STUNNING Wedding dress Wedding Gown Y1048 | |
0 Bid | US $33.88 | 4h 3m |
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NEW CUSTOM STUNNING WEDDING DRESS WEDDING GOWN 1170 | |
0 Bid | US $48.80 | 4h 8m |
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NEW CUSTOM Wedding dress Wedding Gown Y884 FREE GLOVE | |
0 Bid | US $49.80 | 4h 13m |
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AU 2010 new plus size custom bridal gowns wedding dress | |
1 Bid | US $43.76 | 4h 53m |
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Custom Bridal Wedding gown Prom ball Bridesmaid dress | |
0 Bid | US $14.29 | 5h 9m |
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Ivory Satin Wedding dress Bridal Gown Lace up Custom | |
0 Bid | US $149.99 | 5h 48m |
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New Custom Ivory wedding dress Evening Bridal Gown | |
0 Bid | US $149.99 | 5h 52m |
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Flouncing Style Ivory wedding dress Bridal Gown Custom | |
0 Bid | US $129.99 | 5h 57m |
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Ivory wedding dress Evening Prom Gown Custom Any size | |
0 Bid | US $129.99 | 6h |
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2010 Sexy and beautiful Wedding Dress Prom Gowns CUSTOM | |
0 Bid | US $16.08 | 6h 14m |
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Custom Wedding gown Chiffon satin bridesmaid dress Si | |
0 Bid | US $16.96 | 6h 14m |
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Custom Wedding gown bridesmaid dress Size 6 8 10 16 18 | |
0 Bid | US $16.08 | 6h 14m |
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Sexy and beautiful Wedding Dress Prom Gowns CUSTOM | |
0 Bid | US $16.08 | 6h 14m |
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White Cocktail Party dress Prom Gown size custom | |
0 Bid | US $16.08 | 6h 14m |
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Custom Wedding gown bridesmaid dress Size 6 8 10 16 18 | |
0 Bid | US $16.08 | 6h 21m |
