You have found the one you want to spend the rest of your life with, the ring is on your finger, and your friends and family know. Everyone is excited, dreaming of the big day! At the center of that day will be you, the bride, wearing the dress that makes you feel like the most beautiful, confident version of yourself. What an important mission you are about to embark upon.

The great news is, at The One Bridal Salon, you do not have to take on this mission all by yourself. We are here to walk you through this journey. So, we will start by sharing what to expect during your bridal appointment.

When you arrive with your favorite people beside you, you are immediately our sole focus. We are interested to hear about your wedding day and all the details, as well as the vision you have for your day. Next, we will move on to talk about the dress. We will ask you about style preferences and silhouettes as well as the amount of detail, think lace, applique, and beading, you may or may not want. It is helpful to share photos of dresses that have caught your attention but do not despair if you have no idea.  We are here to help you sort this out.

The Process

If this is your first appointment, we will try a bit of everything! Thinking you don’t want a strapless gown, most likely we will have you try one.  Don’t want a fitted style, we will have you try one of those too. Since wedding gowns are such a unique garment, there is no way to tell ahead of time what will work on your body and what will not. Now, this is not to say that if you want your princess ballgown we will pull mostly fitted gowns. Absolutely not! We listen to you and your vision most of all.

The same is true if this is not your first appointment: we listen to you! We want to hear what you have learned already. Tell us what silhouette you prefer or if there is a neckline you really like. We want to support you on your journey to finding “the one”, which will always start with us taking the time to listen to you.

Once we have an idea of what you like and what is working for you, we will start pulling more dresses that are in line with the dresses you are liking. Think of it as a puzzle! We have found the frame, now we are filling in the center pieces.

A Few Words of Advice

There are a couple of  pieces of advice we can share. The first is to keep an open mind throughout the process. Try to evaluate each dress as you are in it and try not to fall into the trap of “building a dress” by pulling pieces from different dresses and trying to put them together. When you do this, it can become difficult to match what you are wearing to the picture you are fusing together in your mind. Please do share your likes and dislikes of each dress, but stay present with the dress you have on.

The second piece of advice is the biggest! Just like love, you never know when “the one” is going to find you. So much of this experience is about feeling. What makes a truly beautiful bride doesn’t come down to whether your dress has beading or not. It’s not in the details. “The One” is the one that makes you FEEL like the most beautiful, confident, radiant bride you can be. While there is so much to think about while you are shopping for your wedding gown, be sure to keep checking in with how you feel throughout the process.

Be open to finding the one. We know, trying on dresses is so much fun and of course we think it is the best part of the wedding planning process (ok we may be biased on this point). Remember, when the right dress finds you, you have achieved what you set out to find! It is a moment of celebration that we love watching time and time again.

We can’t wait to have you in for your appointment with us and to be a part of this special journey you are on! Haven’t booked yet? Click HERE to schedule your appointment.