The White Pages Issue 1

FEATURE
the dress of
It’s best to wait until you’re in the right
your dreams frame of mind to make a commitment.”
Although the dress may be the most
important thing to you, looking through 9 Bride’s view: lauren, 28, married
magazines, talking to local designers chris, 29, on may 9th 2009
and window shopping for ideas is more “I work for the fashion website
important than buying a dress in the Mywardrobe.com but still made the
early stages of your wedding planning. mistake of getting my dress very early
Your style ideas can change as the date on! Excitement got the better of me and I
approaches – as can your weight. You ended up at a sample sale with my mother,
may also fi nd that details like the venue
and fl owers can affect your choice, so
it’s better to have as much in place as TOP TIPS
possible before you plump for the dress for fIndIng your dress:
of your dreams. 1. For bespoke dresses, give yourself
Ann Beggs from Annsbridalroom.com 8-10 months to fi nd the right
advises brides to resist shopping until designer and have plenty of time
they’re absolutely ready to fi nd their for appointments and fi ttings
dress. “Some girls come rushing in 2. Do your research to make sure
within 24 hours of getting engaged, the shops you visit carry different
even though there’s no wedding date ranges – fi nding the same dress in which resulted in me buying the ﬁ rst dress
or budget set,” Ann says. “Shops won’t several shops can be dispiriting I tried on. I later changed my mind and
take you seriously because they know 3. If you’re looking for a bargain, bought another, which I loved and really
you’re just excited and out for a day of each designer and boutique was the perfect dress for me. I recommend
dress-up. You won’t get the best out of hold their own sample sales, looking for your dress six to eight months
the experience. I’ve had eager brides- or consider auction sites and before the wedding and spend time looking
to-be fi nd ‘the one’, only to come back charity shops. online at key brands and retailers to ﬁ nd
months later and it’s been discontinued. the designers and styles you like.”
a list of information to hand so you can my ‘ﬁ ancé’. They’re pretty easy going,
answer questions and put their mind but the pint in my Dad’s hand seemed to
at rest about concerns like transport or soften the blow!”
accommodation. “When I called my sister in New Zealand
If you’re getting away from it all, to tell her, she was in a stressed-out
marrying overseas without guests, be mood with three kids needing her
tactful when you break the news, but attention so I waited until the next time
remember that the wedding you really we spoke. I told my best friends by
want is paramount. waving my engagement ring under their
“When I got married I didn’t tell a noses and waiting for their reaction!”
soul until a month before the wedding,”
says Kate Deegan. “After seven years
coordinating weddings, I advise my TOP TIPS for tellIng
brides to hold off telling friends and frIends and famIly:
family; otherwise you’ll be deluged for 1. Pick your moment – particularly
months by well-meaning relatives telling if news of your engagement will
you what you should and shouldn’t do.” come as a shock
2. If they’re keen to help, start
9 Bride’s view: Bex, 30, married delegating tasks immediately –
James, 36, in april 2008 but give them a little breathing
“Most of my family live in New Zealand space if not
tellIng frIends but my parents happened to be over on 3. If you’re not sure whether your
and famIly holiday around the same time James dad will be able to foot the bill,
Although you’re bursting with the news, proposed. They’d only just met him when consider talking to him privately
pick your moment carefully and when I took them to a country pub for lunch and fi rst, to avoid embarrassing him.
you do tell relatives it can help to have announced that my ‘boyfriend’ was now
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