Let's just make one thing clear. It doesn't matter who says to you or where you read otherwise... Weddings. Don't. Have. To. Be. Expensive. People will say "you get what you pay for" and there is truth in that to a certain extent. However, you can be smart about it. The key phrase you will hear me say throughout these blog posts is to "shop around". You won't regret it. Wedding planning can seem really daunting when you are first starting out. You can hire a professional wedding planner if you wish. But personally speaking, I'd rather cut my costs and cut out the middle man if you are wishing to save money. It can be broken down into a few stages: 1) Venue - this is the biggest part to look into 2) Catering - unless covered by the venue 3) Dresses and suits 4) Flowers 5) Hair and makeup 6) Photography 7) Videography 8) Decor - unless covered by the venue Today I'm gonna talk dresses. You may be surprised to hear that a lot of high street stores have their own bridal ranges. Before you roll your eyes at your screen, here me out. Yes, some of them are shite. Not gonna lie (trial and error experience talking here). BUT some of them are amazing! My personal favourite is: I can appreciate that everyone has differences in opinion when it comes to style. Little Black Dress I can assure you accommodates to most style tastes! And there was you thinking that they only sold black dresses... ;) They are reasonably priced (and I mean REALLY reasonable) the quality of material is second to none. With my dress there was no noisy russling, there was no cheap look to it. It was just perfect. LBD dresses are high quality and without the high price tag. Highly recommend LBD for their stunning collection of bridesmaids dresses as well! Their dresses are just fabulous! LBD are renound for the style in dresses, the high quality and the head turning effect they have on people. The priceses are ridiculously affordable. Debenhams have some absolutely gorgeous dresses, slighlty more pricey, but compared to forking out £1000's on a dress, you're looking at maybe £450 for a dress, which is still absolutely amazing for the quality that they produce. Thank me later, beautiful. I got my bridesmaids dresses from Debenhams, they were perfect for our winter wedding, these ones were good thick material, flattering to most figures, stunning colour and just beautiful on each of my bridesmaids. The dresses for bridesmaids are a seriously good deal. And keep an eye out for any sales they have. Dorothy Perkins this year, jumped on the bandwagon and launched their own bridal range. I haven't seen any of their bridal dresses first hand, however these ones look absolutely beautiful if you like, simple elegant style dresses and cocktail style dresses. These dresses look absolutely beautiful and they even have long sleeved ones if you are having a winter wedding. They even have some gorgeous bridal accessories, shoes, jewelry etc. So definitely don't rule out DP. As for their Bridesmaid range, they have a variety of colours, styles and shades. The prices are a steal! As for suits, Debenhams do a great deal on rentals for some brands and in store purchases. Their prices are excellent, the standard of quality is excellent and the variety is excellent! Definitely shop around for men's suits. My husband went for Mark Darcy, I had never heard of them but Kyle managed to get a seriously good deal on his suit and 3 grooms men. Let me tell you, they are good!! Just be sure to get your sizes correctly. Kyle ran into a little bother with the size of suits. As it turns out, some manufacturers sizes vary. In one shop you might be one size and in another you might be something entirely different. So always keep that in mind when purchasing suits online. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time in order for returns and exchanges. The delivery was exceptional and we couldn't have asked for better. As for ties and pocket squares, a simple amazon/ebay search and Kyle got each tie for like a fiver a piece. Places and things I would personally avoid?
ASOS... their suits and dresses are shockingly bad quality. I must have tried I don't know how many dresses for my bridesmaids and they were sub par. Don't get me wrong I love a good deal on ASOS for casual wear or a nice cocktail dress, but that is as far as it goes for me. Don't make any purchases from China (always check seller details if you're buying online), the reasons being; 1) everyone knows that sometimes what you order online doesn't always arrive the way you imagined it would look, especially if it is a knock off item. The sizes can also vary. 2) It can easily take a month or more for the item to arrive. I have ordered things online before, not realizing they came from China two years ago for Christmas gifts... I'm still waiting for them to arrive... So learn from my mistakes. Haha! Go for reputable brands and stores that you have heard of or been in store yourself. Notice that all the brands I have listed here are in the UK. That is on purpose. Because it means that the chances of delivery being delayed are slim and the returns and exchanges policies are legit. Mens Shoes... here's a website that does comfortable shoes that aren't made with animal ingredients :)
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