Other brides prefer to have each individual bridesmaid call and place their
own order
on their own credit card one dress at a time. Ordering each dress
individually works fine,
but it must be done the right way. The right way is for
the bride to call and make sure all the
sizes, in the style and color she wants,
are in
stock. If they are in stock, each bridesmaid
needs to try and place their
order that same day. An example follows of what can happen
if it is not done
this way:
A bride has chosen style 297 in red. She needs five pieces total. One size 8,
two size 12,
one size 16, and one size 24. She calls to make sure they are all
in
stock. We tell her that we
have several pieces hanging in each size. She
calls her bridesmaids and tells them the
dresses are in stock. She tells them
to please
call and place their order today. The bridesmaids
wearing the sizes
8, 12, and 24 call that same day to order their dress. We ship them that
day
and they receive
them within a week. However, the girl wearing the size 16
does not
call the same day. She forgets about it and then remembers to call
two weeks later. It is
possible,
that when she calls, we no longer have the 297
red size 16 in stock because they have all
been sold for other weddings, and
we may not be getting any more in
for three or four months.
This means she
would not be able to get her dress in time for the wedding. The bride could
pick another style or color, but what about
the four girls who have already
received their
dresses and have had them longer than the 7 day return
period.
This is why it is very important to have all the bridesmaids order their dresses
on the same
day that the bride checks the stock. We sell many dresses every
day across the country
and the inventory can change quickly.
Please Note: If your bridesmaids live in different cities and you choose to have each bridesmaid call and place their own order, you should have some way to verify that each bridesmaid has indeed received the correct dress. You do not want to meet for rehearsal the day before the wedding and discover that one of the bridesmaids has the wrong dress. It is possible for a bridesmaid to make a mistake and accidentally order the wrong style or color. For example, customers often refer to lavender and orchid as the same color even though they are very different. It is also possible that we could make a mistake when we pull and pack the order. Things like that are very rare, but the bride needs to make sure her bridesmaids have received the correct dresses well in advance of the wedding. Below are a few suggestions for checking the dresses prior to the wedding.
1. Most dresses need to have the length altered. The bridesmaid could save a piece of the fabric after it is cut off the bottom of the dress. Then she could mail the fabric to the bride so she could check the color.
2. After a bridesmaid receives her dress, she can take a photo of the dress and email it to the bride.
3. The bride can have a "get together" with her bridesmaids well in advance of the wedding and have them bring their dresses so she can check them.
Again, the best way to know the dresses are correct is to order them all yourself and have
them shipped to your location. However, if that is not possible,
please find some way to
check the dresses well in advance of the wedding.
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