Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Preview to our 'Icing on the Cake' Event !

Many of you may already know of our 'Icing on the Cake' Event Sunday April 10th 11am-4pm by appt. Here are pictures of a few things we have in store! This will be a great event to complete your finishing touches to your Wedding day Look! This will also be a great opportunity to find the perfect gift for your bridesmaids!






Stay Tuned for more pictures ~










Saturday, March 26, 2011

Icing On The Cake Event!

Now that you've got the perfect dress, for the most perfect day of your life...

Now you need to find the perfect finishing touches to complete your look!
The White Closet Bridal is hosting an in store accessory event in April! If you have your dress with you, feel free to bring it to your appointment and this way you'll be able to see your accessories with your dress. Have your dress, but it's not in yet? Bring photos with you, we're really good at using our imagination to help you create the look you're going for. Don't have your dress at all?! We can help with that too! We'll work with you to schedule you on another day to find your dream gown!


We look forward to seeing you soon and to hear all about your wedding plans!




Monday, March 21, 2011

Before You Go Gown Shopping, Part 2

Don't buy a designer knock off online. We have heard SO many heartbreaking stories of brides who ordered their dream wedding dress online. These brides received their dresses in damaged boxes, wrong sizing, wrong color, poor craftsmanship, poor quality fabric, and wrong style. A lot of these knock off websites are based in China and have no return policies or recourse for their customers. We have brides come to us in tears trying to order a dress in time for their wedding after they received their ruined knock off wedding gown. It just isn't worth all of the stress for a few hundred dollars.

Don't try on dresses way too early. It is good to shop early, but if you try on a dress, fall in love with it, but aren't ready to buy, you run the risk of losing your dress. It is very common for wedding gown designers to discontinue a hand full of styles. So when you do decide to go shopping early make sure that if you find your dream gown, that you will be ready to buy it then or within the month.

Do prep yourself before your appointment. We recommend wearing very minimal makeup. this helps to protect the gowns. Avoid perfumes, scented lotions, fresh nail polish, and more importantly, wait a week after using spray tans. If you have special jewelry you want to wear, like your mother’s necklace or your grandmother’s bracelet, have a family member or friend who is with you hold on to it until you come out in the gown. We don’t want the jewelry to get caught and break your irreplaceable heirloom and this helps prevent rips in on the dresses.

Don’t plan on holding off buying your dream gown at a trunk show. When boutiques have trunks shows, they get in dresses from the designer that they normally wouldn’t carry, and the dresses will go back to the designer the day after the show ends. Also be sure to bring any special people like your mom or your sister to the show. This way they will be able to see you in the dress before the dress is sent back to the designer. So be ready to buy your dress during the show to take advantage of any savings offered and to show others how fabulous you look in your dress.

Do be honest and realistic with your consultant about how much you want to spend on the dress alone. Falling in love with a dress that is out of your budget will only break your heart.

Don’t be caught in an embarrassing situation. Be sure to wear neutral colored under garments when you go to your appointment. Although your leopard print /favorite team undies may bring alot of laughter to us all when we see it through a dress, it wont be the true wedding day look. A lot of bridal gowns are made with fine fabrics and will most likely have a slip liner. But sometimes even the puffiest tulle ball gowns will showcase those funny undies.

Most of all, have fun and relax. Buying a gown shouldn’t be stressful and it should be one of the most memorable moments of planning your wedding.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Great posting by Lauren from Every Last Detail

With SO many conflicting stories from other brides and maybe even out dated advice from Grandma, (not to put down Grandmothers, they do tend to know more than the average bear), all sorts of rumors and myths take on lives of their own. Here is a great blog posted by Lauren from Every last Detail on the myths of wedding costs:

Wedding cost myths


Thursday, March 17, 2011 in wedding planning

After writing last week’s Thursday Tips post about why weddings cost “so much“, it brought something to my attention- that there are a few myths that continue to be perpetuated about wedding costs. When I say “wedding costs”, in a nutshell I mean budget and/or pricing. And now I would like to attempt to dispel these myths. Why? It’s what I do. icon wink Thursday Tips: Myths About Wedding Costs And I want you all to know the truth- because I didn’t know when I was planning my wedding!

So what exactly ARE these myths that have to do with budget/pricing?

Wedding cost myth #1: You should barter and/or ask wedding vendors for discounts.

I’ve SEEN this said on blogs and forums before. The only way that a barter miiiiight work is if you own a company that the vendor could SERIOUSLY benefit from. (Like if you’re a floral wholesaler and you barter with a florist, or if you own a camera company and you barter with your photographer.) My question for you is this: do you straight-up ask your server at a restaurant or your doctor for a discount? Or tell them you’ll give them (insert-your-product/job/hobby/whatever-here) in exchange for food or a blood test?

[Personal wedding experience side note: The funny thing about this is that in looking back on planning my own wedding, I seriously asked my dad (who is a dentist) if he would barter veneers with my event decor company. The event decor company of course said no, because nice teeth don't translate into anything beneficial for flowers or rentals. OMG, so embarrassed. I totally forgot about this!]

Wedding cost myth #2: Things are marked up just because they have the word “wedding” in them.

Ah, I was a believer in this one. Wedding dress, bridesmaid dresses, wedding cake, etc etc etc. And I also have seen this one- plus a viral video or two- perpetuated among brides. The truth is, it is what it is- and it’s also what you’re asking for. A venue is perhaps cheaper to rent for a meeting because that meeting is occurring on a Wednesday, not on a Friday or Saturday. And that said meeting isn’t consuming as much food and beverages as a wedding does. Or a wedding cake- it might not be the same price as the cake on the shelf at a bakery, but that’s because that cake is literally just cake and icing and a single sheet. Chances are that wedding cake you’re wanting is probably a few tiers, has all sorts of designs, and requires hours of work. I could go on and on with this one… perhaps I need to just do a whole separate post just for this myth?

Wedding cost myth #3: It’s cheaper if you do it all yourself.

Okay, SOME things are cheaper- but keep in mind that you’re also paying someone to do it FOR you, thus paying them for your time. That’s why it’s cheaper to do it yourself. Just ask yourself how much of your own time you actually want to take up doing things yourself to save a few bucks. (Note: I’m not hating on DIY, just stating something.)

[Personal wedding experience side note: I wanted to make my own menus. Because I was clueless and ordered run-of-the-mill invitations from a big giant book and didn't have someone custom design paper products for me. And I did make my own menus- until about 3 am the night before my wedding. When I had to wake up at 7 am to start getting ready. Missing out on those hours of sleep during my 18 hour wedding day? Um totally would have PAID someone to do them.]

And here are a few more myths that fellow wedding professionals shared with me via my lovely friend Twitter… (names have been withheld juuuuust in case…)

“That you can save a ton of money by having Uncle Charlie photograph the wedding with his new Canon 7D!”

“Spectacular weddings for 150 or more being $5000. Total.”

“You need to spend tons of money on the venue! If you are creative & stick to your wedding style you can have a gorgeous wedding in a reasonably priced venue!”

“(MYTH) Catering over $50/person is a rip off – I can go to Outback for $50/person!”

You can get a good wedding videographer for $500″

“That invitations should be $1 (myth) yet you pay $4 for a crap card from Hallmark.”

“Rent a linen for $50? I can buy one for that!”

“That beautiful flowers for ceremony and reception are only $1500 ….”


These are all myths, being spread wrongly by inexperienced people. Don’t believe them! They could be true in some cases, but that chance is very slim. Slim meaning that if we’re talking percentage, it’s a single digit. And I will have you know that I myself thought of and/or said every SINGLE one of these things when I was planning my wedding. Now you know, and it’ll save you a lot of heartache, pain, blood, sweat, tears, hemming, hawing, etc etc! If you have any other things that you’ve heard that you might think are myths, put it in the comments! I’ll let you know! icon smile Thursday Tips: Myths About Wedding Costs

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Monday, March 7, 2011

Justin Alexander Trunk Show

The White Closet Bridal Co. is excited to be hosting it's first Justin Alexander Trunk Show at the store! The show will begin on Friday March 18th through Sunday March 20th. JA's wedding gowns are absolutely stunning and even more luxurious when you put them on. We will be getting gowns from Justin Alexander that the store normally doesn't carry and will be presenting them in our store for you to try on one weekend only! This is also a great time to take advantage of the savings we will be offering that weekend as well. Our trunk shows are very popular and appointments fill up quickly. We would hate for you to miss this opportunity, so please contact us today to set up your personalized bridal appointment! We look forward to meeting you and getting to know all about your wedding plans!

~The White Closet Bridal Co.