18/10/2026
Choosing the right boutique for you, advice from a boutique owner & bridal alterations specialist 🫶
Do your research before booking, this means checking out current designers, styles, sizes and getting a good feel for their vibe to see if it feels a good fit for you.
Don't over commit.
Choosing a couple of boutiques to visit first that align with your style is a good way to approach wedding dress shopping - booking 10 different boutiques at once is definitely OTT.
This is supposed to be special and memorable, if you can't decide between a few boutiques then how will you ever choose between the 90 - 120 dresses that you try on at these boutiques?
I've heard more than a few stories now from real living breathing brides and this one comes up often 👇
I had a bride recently who's friend had traveled the country and tried on over a 100 dresses and then ended up going back to the 3rd dress that she tried on at the very first boutique.
She openly admitted that it completely ruined her experience and she wishes she'd done things much much differently instead of following the trends on social media.
She did what she thought was expected of her and in the end was confused, exhausted and mentally drained by the overwhelming amount of choice that she had given herself.
She had driven herself crazy with Pinterest boards and chasing a dress that didn't even exist.
She was done and just wanted her wedding to be over.
Months and months of excitement that turned into overwhelming stress that LITERALLY took over everything else.
Ivory blindness is real. And it kills the magic.
Too many cooks and all that jazz 👎
There are millions of gorgeous wedding dresses out there, you literally could go on searching forever, but if you find a dress that feels amazing, that you can truly imagine yourself walking down the isle in, you feel comfortable and completely yourself in EVEN THOUGH wearing a wedding dress is COMPLETELY out of the norm for you, then you've found it and you really do not need to go and try on 30 more dresses or even 10 more dresses to clarify it.
Choose the boutiques that align.
Be ready to fall❤
Trust yourself. If it feels right, then it's right!