When it
comes to looking for the perfect wedding dress you need to start looking as
early as your finance getting down on one knee. You need at the latest a year
before your big day, but 6-8 months before if possible. Why, so far in advance
you ask? This is a big decision! You need to consider the style you want, where
you are getting married, whether it is a grand hall or beach wedding, your
style of dress matters. Also, the store you buy your dress from needs to send
it away to be made specifically to your measurements, and have a final fitting
when then have your final fitting when the dress is back in store.
I often get
asked which are the best bridal stores in Manchester. There are so that it is
hard to know who to trust or where to start. Ask around your friends. Have they
had a good or bad experience when they bought their dream dress? Can they
recommend a store for you? Also, check out the internet for reviews. If there
are a lot of bad comments from unhappy customers, it is best to stay away from
that one!
This year I
will be renewing my vows so I wanted to also take this opportunity to check out
some of the stores around Manchester for their customer service, dress
selection and overall experience. That way I can pass this info into brides.
One of the
bridal stores I recently visited was Berketex Brides in Manchester Arndale with
a friend of mine. The staff are well presented and friendly, and the lady who
helped me was very professional and friendly and put me at ease as I always get
a little nervous trying on wedding dresses. She shown me a huge range of
absolutely stunning dresses! There were many different dresses which were
different than the same styles I always see in magazines, these were something
a bit different as they don’t use the same designers as other stores such as
Maggie Sottero, Mori Lee, Sophia Tolli or Ian Stuart. A lot of the designers are
Italian and are exclusive to Berketex Brides.
We were
taken around the whole store and shown many different styles from ball gowns,
princess to simple empire or mermaids to the big show stopping dress. My head
was spinning in delight I didn’t know where to begin.
I was given
5 disks which I could go round and pick 5 dresses to try on. At first I thought
this was going to be an impossible task, as they had far too many beautiful
dresses to choose, but I managed to choose the ones I really wanted. A tip I
would give all brides to be is to wear skin coloured underwear on the day and a
strapless bar if you want to try on any strapless dresses. Where do I begin in
describing the dresses I tried on. They were all truly beautiful, well made and
great quality. I was looking for an A-Line or Ball gown dress with lots of
beaded detail and possibly satin fabrics, and easy to walk in, so I wasn’t
asking for much!
The good
thing was whilst I was there I didn’t feel rushed like I was taking up too much
of their time, or pressured into buying a dress that day. They simply wrote
down the details of the one dress I completely fell in love with the price,
extras and alterations package. The dresses here are not cheap, but they are
one in a million and let’s face it, it’s your wedding dresses you want to feel
special. So if you buy your dress from here you will be glad you did.
The bottom
line is I would definitely recommend you visit this bridal store.
Keep a look
out in the near future for when we turn the Spotlight on more Bridal store’s in
Manchester.
