6 Reasons You Need a Bridal Dresser at Your Destination Wedding
So you’ve decided on a Destination Wedding in one of the most popular destinations in the world, the French Riviera. You’ve chosen a top Wedding Planner, a world-renowned Photographer, and a stunning venue over-looking the Mediterranean.
Now it’s time for the exciting process of planning all the other details and choosing all the other important vendors such as, florist, hair & makeup artist, dress designer, bridal dresser… but wait, what is a Bridal Dresser, and why do you absolutely need one for your destination wedding?
What is a Bridal Dresser?
An indispensable part of any wedding day, especially a Destination Wedding, a bridal dresser is really your personal concierge for all your outfits and the outfits of your whole bridal party during your wedding day. Your bridal dresser is there to prepare your outfits, and can stay by your side throughout the day to assist you with all your outfit changes and any styling issues that could arise.
6 Reasons You Need a Bridal Dresser
Let Your Family And Friends Relax
In the past it was maybe the mother of the bride, or perhaps a kind aunt who would help you get dressed on your wedding day. But when you’ve chosen to host a destination wedding, this doubles as a holiday for you and your guests. Let them take the load off by not having to worry about zips, loops and hoops. They can sit back and enjoy themselves too.
2. Specialist Care & Attention
Designer wedding dresses are a major investment as part of your special day. Maybe you visited the designer’s workshop and met with the designer personally for your fittings. This dress is so very important to you. Some designers will even send you home with extensive care instructions including best practices to ensure your wedding gown looks perfect. Your bridal dresser will have experience working with Haute Couture clothing, so put the most important dress you’ll ever wear in the hands of a professional.
3. Transporting Wedding Gowns Is Tricky
How to transport your wedding gown to your destination wedding is an important question that deserves it’s own separate blog post. Some options brides have chosen include: buying an extra seat on a plane just for your dress, renting a van and driving hundreds of miles with your dress laid out in the back, folding your gown up and packing it into its own suitcase. All of these solutions can work, but also have drawbacks. Not only will your Bridal Dresser unpack and lay out all your outfits in preparation for you, they will also check for any damage sustained along the way and make repairs before steaming or pressing your wedding gown and veil for you.
4. Unexpected Circumstances
You can make all the best plans and try to predict every scenario, but it’s impossible to foresee that a groomsman’s trousers will go missing in transit, or that the veil will arrive with a hole in it, or that the groom will walk into a giant floral display and get covered in pollen 15 mins before the ceremony.
For these moments, having a professional on hand who has experience and know-how with garment care is an absolute must.
5. Having the right tools for the job
Unless plan to pack your iron and bring it with you from home, you’ll want a solution for how to press and steam your outfits.
Some hotel laundry teams can steam your dress and veil for you, but if you are renting a private chateau or villa, and you want someone to also be checking, repairing and doing last-minute alterations, a Bridal Dresser is your best option.
Your Bridal Dresser will come equipped with all the necessary equipment, tools and know-how to steam away unsightly creases (a blessing for photographers to save them time retouching photos), remove unwanted stains, and repair any garments which have been damaged in transit. In short, they will make sure that you and your bridal party look impeccable on your wedding day.
6. Local Knowledge Goes a Long Way
When you choose a Wedding Planner, Photographer, or Florist, it’s comforting for you to know that they already have experience working in the local area. They’ll know the best venues, the best shots to get etc. It’s the same with a local Bridal Dresser. We know exactly where to go to replace any garments forgotten at home, or lost along the way. Being locally based and speaking the local language goes a long way in helping to find solutions to potential problems which might come up.
So say goodbye to all of those last-minute outfit panics, leave everything in the hands of the professionals and just make the most of your wedding day!
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