To custom-tailor or to rent?
Having trouble deciding to custom tailor or rent your wedding dresses? A realist would say "Why do you want to spend so much buying your wedding gown when you can only wear it once, and then stored in the cupboard forever?". An idealist would then reply "I want to walk down the aisle in my own dress, looking my best on THE DAY" or "I want to pass down my gown to my daughter in the future". Besides budget concern, which happens to be the biggest factor, these are a few pointers to help you decide.
Time
How much time do you have before the wedding? If you start gown hunting early, then time is definitely in your hands. Whether you're custom-tailoring or renting, no one can deny the fact that this process does take time. Just by browsing through gowns on hangers in galleries will not help. You have to try them on to see if it compliments your body type. However, general knowledge about types of dress cutting that suits your body type and having an idea of what you want, does help narrow down the scope.
If you're renting, it's really a matter of walking in and out of bridal gown galleries and just keep looking until you find something you really like. Once you're set on a gown, they would do minor alterations to fit you better, not in length, but more in terms of width.
If you're custom-tailoring, the best way to start of is still to keep an open mind, to try out ready-made samples in the studios first, to get a feel of things before visiting the designers. Here, the difference with renting would be that after you've visted the designers and are set on the design and price, you'd probably have to make another visit to view fabric and colour samples. After that, a couple more visits will be required for fitting purposes.
So, if you're working out-of-town or you have a hectic working schedule, even during weekends, renting
would be a better alternative.
Design
If you're renting the gown, there will definitely not be any surprises when the gown is ready for collection. If you're custom-tailoring the gown, you'd have the opportunity to talk to designers where they'll share their ideas and experiences with you. Reputable designers have the expertise to recognize what would and would not suit you. There are also designers that may not be able to fulfill your dream requirements. Let's say you've seen a design that you really like on the internet or from a magazine. You bring the picture to show the designer, and tell the designer "I want to make a dress exactly like this". The designer says "Consider it done!" This could be the end result...
Designers are creative people. There are designers who'd impose their ideas and designs on you, so you've got to take it or leave it. Creativity is good, but it has to be managed. Since it's a custom-tailored gown, the best reference you have while discussing on design and ideas is the sketch. The sketch, based on a model figure, will be drawn out and released by the designer after deposit payment. You won't be able tell how it will look like in reality when it's done.
Time
How much time do you have before the wedding? If you start gown hunting early, then time is definitely in your hands. Whether you're custom-tailoring or renting, no one can deny the fact that this process does take time. Just by browsing through gowns on hangers in galleries will not help. You have to try them on to see if it compliments your body type. However, general knowledge about types of dress cutting that suits your body type and having an idea of what you want, does help narrow down the scope.
If you're renting, it's really a matter of walking in and out of bridal gown galleries and just keep looking until you find something you really like. Once you're set on a gown, they would do minor alterations to fit you better, not in length, but more in terms of width.
If you're custom-tailoring, the best way to start of is still to keep an open mind, to try out ready-made samples in the studios first, to get a feel of things before visiting the designers. Here, the difference with renting would be that after you've visted the designers and are set on the design and price, you'd probably have to make another visit to view fabric and colour samples. After that, a couple more visits will be required for fitting purposes.
So, if you're working out-of-town or you have a hectic working schedule, even during weekends, renting
would be a better alternative.
Design
If you're renting the gown, there will definitely not be any surprises when the gown is ready for collection. If you're custom-tailoring the gown, you'd have the opportunity to talk to designers where they'll share their ideas and experiences with you. Reputable designers have the expertise to recognize what would and would not suit you. There are also designers that may not be able to fulfill your dream requirements. Let's say you've seen a design that you really like on the internet or from a magazine. You bring the picture to show the designer, and tell the designer "I want to make a dress exactly like this". The designer says "Consider it done!" This could be the end result...
Designers are creative people. There are designers who'd impose their ideas and designs on you, so you've got to take it or leave it. Creativity is good, but it has to be managed. Since it's a custom-tailored gown, the best reference you have while discussing on design and ideas is the sketch. The sketch, based on a model figure, will be drawn out and released by the designer after deposit payment. You won't be able tell how it will look like in reality when it's done.
Material and colour
Again, if you're renting the gown, what you see is what you get in terms of colour and material. If you're custom-tailoring, you only get to see a small piece of sample fabric. The end result might turn out completely different when it's made into a full-length gown, you know what I mean?
Of course there's also alternative of buying ready-made designer gowns which are limited addition. There are many things to consider and it's worth spending the time doing a bit of research so that you end up making the right decision, and not a rushed decision. So start early!
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