Should you Rent a Wedding Dress?

So you thinking why buy a wedding dress just to wear it one day instead of renting the dress. Nowadays you can find inexpensive wedding dresses online, but if you still cannot afford even $400 to buy a wedding dress, than consider renting it. Hopefully you'll find a formal wear rental in your city. Don't fool yourself though, a wedding dress rental will cost you in the upper $200 or $300 in some cases. The bridal store has to include an alteration fee and cleaning fee for when the dress is returned. They will probably also ask that you leave a deposit in case the wedding dress is damaged when you return it, so make sure you take good care of it and you won't have to pay extra.

All Bridal Store in Hollywood Florida offers wedding dress rentals. Serving Miami, Hollywood, Ft. Lauderdale and all of South Florida.

Wedding Checklist

 

Wedding Checklist

Courtesy of http://www.onewhitewedding.com/

10-12 months

• Officially announce your engagement
• Find out who pays for what and start a budget
• Create your guest list
• Set a date
• Choose your attendants
• Hire a wedding coordinator, if applicable
• Start thinking about planning a honeymoon
• Visit and book ceremony and reception sites

6-9 months

• Let out of town guests know of your wedding date
• Send save the date cards, if applicable
• Get in shape for your wedding gown
• Try on dresses
• Interview florists
• Meet with caterers and get menu ideas
• Interview photographers/videographer
• Order your gown
• Get ideas for music/bands/DJ
• Shop for bridesmaid dresses
• Book your honeymoon/flight/hotel
• Book your DJ/band
• Purchase gown accessories
• Choose your officiant
• Start thinking about things you want on your gift registry

4-5 months

• View invitation styles
• Get ideas for cakes and meet with different bakers
• Shop for wedding rings
• Order bridesmaid gowns and accessories
• Shop for groom’s tux and decide on what groomsmen will wear
• Place your invitations order
• Think of ideas for wedding favors
• Start your wedding registry
• Choose your baker and finalize cake
• Reserve all rental equipment (I.e chairs, tables, stereo, tents, etc.)
• Book your rehearsal dinner location
• Get ideas for wedding day hair and make-up
• Give your guest list to your shower host

2-3 months

• Finalize guest list
• Finalize all contracts
• Book hairstyist and make-up artist
• Order your guest favors
• Purchase wedding accessories (I.e. ring pillow, candles, etc.)
• Finalize your menu
• Find gifts for each other, attendants, and parents
• Order tuxedos for groom/groomsmen
• Purchase necessities for your honeymoon
• Finalize wedding day transportation
• Check your registry to ensure there are enough options left
• Finalize rehearsal dinner plans and order rehearsal invitations
• Mail invitations eight weeks before your wedding day

1-2 months

• Have your bridal gown fitted
• Finalize ceremony songs and readings
• Begin writing your vows, if applicable
• Begin writing thank-you notes for early wedding gifts and showers
• Find out where to get your marriage license
• Schedule bridesmaid luncheon and buy your attendants gifts if you haven’t already

3-4 weeks

• Mail rehearsal dinner invitations
• Pick up your wedding rings
• Design and order your wedding programs
• Prepare a must-shoot list for your photographer
• Call guests who have yet to RSVP
• Get your marriage license, usually no earlier than 30 days before your wedding
• Research how to change your name
• Meet with your hair stylist and make-up artist for a test run
• Confirm your honeymoon travel arrangements

1-2 weeks

• Confirm your hair and make-up appointment
• Finalize your wedding day schedule
• Confirm times with your florist, cake person, caterer, transportation, etc.
• Pick up your bridal gown and make sure all accessories are together
• Pick up groom’s outfit and make sure all accessories are together
• Confirm final number of guests
• Prepare the guest favors
• Prepare place cards
• Put together a box of all accessories such as decorations, guest book, toasting glasses, etc.
• Pack for your wedding night and honeymoon
• Finalize your vows
• Finalize seating arrangements
• Confirm date/time/location with all vendors

Day before

• Rehearse ceremony with wedding party and officiant
• Gather together your gown and accessories
• Get all payments together for vendors
• Get a manicure, pedicure, massage.
• RELAX!

Wedding day

• SMILE!  It’s your wedding day!

After the wedding

• Preserve your bouquet
• Freeze the top tier of your cake for your one year anniversary
• Get your gown cleaned and preserved
• Write and mail thank-you notes
• Complete name change process

Courtesy of http://www.onewhitewedding.com/

Valentine Day Weddings!!

Ok. so you are a hopeless romantic, but February 14th even if it's a Tuesday, REALLY???

Couples celebrate Valentine's Day with weddings, renewal of vows at Old Courthouse in Salem

http://www.nj.com/sunbeam-news/index.ssf/2012/02/couples_celebrate_valentines_d.html

Short Wedding Gowns

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Go on, don't be shy. Think outside of the box with tea length wedding gowns. Forget about pleasing your parents, in laws, or friends. Be who you are, or who you want to be on your wedding day and sport one of these short wedding dresses.

Amazing dresses at amazing prices!

All Couture Wedding Dresses are under $500 at All Bridal Store in Hollywood, FL or online at http://www.allbridalstore.com/. Where you always Pay Less for your Wedding Dress! Custom designs are welcomed.

Inexpensive Couture Wedding Dresses

So if you are looking for wedding dresses that won't cost you an arm and a leg, but are still high quality and high fashion, you have to check out All Bridal Store. Unlike the inexpensive wedding dresses from David's Bridal which most of the time are basic and/or more simple if they are less than $600, these bridal gowns are high fashion and are all under $500. YES!!! you heard it right. We all know David's Bridal is the lower end wedding dress shop offering affordable prices, but their customer service has more than a few issues they really need to work on. All Bridal Store offers wedding dresses online and has a store in Hollywood, Florida, their delivery times are not too long and all the dresses are made to order. You can bring a picture of the dress you want and they will make it for you. They have great customer service, but most importantly THEIR PRICES!!! check out their website or go to their shop to try on some dresses.

http://www.allbridalstore.com/weddingdresses.html