Advice From A Bridal Specialist

LAURA CIEGLO

LACE BRIDAL EXPERIENCE

What are the most important things brides need to know before they start to search for their wedding gown?

Shopping for a bridal gown is a more custom experience than brides may be used to with normal retail shopping. We tell brides to come with some ideas about what you like, but be open to being introduced to fabrics, styles and cuts you may have never thought of before. The fit specialist’s job is to help you find the gown that you are going to look and feel amazing wearing. Brides need to look for details they like rather than particular dress styles. What fabrics do you like? What type of beading? What sleeve appeals to you? It is easier to work with their preferences than it is to make a particular dress work for them. Also, we encourage brides to be realistic about her budget. Magazines and Pinterest are full of $30,000 custom gowns with detailing that they aren’t going to find for $3,000.

What are the trends in bridal you see coming in 2019, and what designers do you have that embrace those trends?

Capes are still on the horizon and you’ll see a lot of them at weddings in the coming year. There is a return to the A-line ballgown silhouette, and we are seeing lots of floral embroidery on gowns for brides, bridesmaids and mothers. Veils are really big again. Almost all of our brides are purchasing veils now. We’ve even sold some fascinators for brunches, and gloves, gloves of all lengths are being paired with simple gowns for a really elegant look. A few of our most fashion forward designers are Jaclyn Jordan, Desiree Spice, southern designer Laine Berry, and celebrity designer, Philippe Matthew.

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Lace Bridal Experience carries beautiful gowns and special occasion wear for brides, the wedding party, and mothers as well as great special occasion looks for rehearsal dinners, engagement parties and showers. Lace Bridal designers embrace the beautiful southern bride with her curves and height, love of traditions, desire for vintage flair, and bohemian coastal influence. Wedding gowns at Lace can be designed in sizes 00-32 and range in price from $1,200 – $10,000 in store. Lace Fit Specialists spend time with brides ensuring an exceptional fit for your special day.

Let’s talk about styling. There’s more to a bridal look than just the dress. Tell us about Lace’s styling services.

Our styling services are available to all of our brides. We will work with a bride’s wedding planner or directly with the DIY bride to help coordinate the wedding fashion to the style and design of the wedding. We make sure all the looks are coordinated together, the bride, bridesmaids, and mothers, and help her select styles that make sense for her venue and theme. We ask our brides lots of questions about her wedding in the pre-interview and ask her to bring us photos of her plans to make sure the gown she is choosing works with her complete wedding. We also offer styling to brides who may have purchased a gown elsewhere. She can bring her gown in, and our specialists will help her coordinate veils, belts, shoes, and accessories to complete her look.

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