NEW STYLES ARRIVING EVERY WEEK

UPS is our friend! Every week we receive boxes of new items--and special orders including shoes, veils, head pieces, bustiers, jewelry and of course gowns. Two brides picked up their gowns which we had had shortened at the factory. Sometimes it is the best way to go depending upon how difficult it is to shorten the gown here.

Of course, you have to give us enough time to have it done for you. We can have a gown shortened on a rush, eight weeks, as well as a regular ship date, 12 weeks. I had a mom come in the other day looking for her daughter who is going to school in Southern Utah and said here sisters would be here in April. The bride is a size 2 and getting married in June. We do have lots of twos and many on order, but they are going fast. I would suggest the bride not wait until April.

If you are thinking of August as your wedding date, come in now.

SATURDAYS IN BRIDAL SEASON

We had appointments starting at 9:00 and ended at 5:00 Saturday February 12. It was really fun and there was a lot of energy in our shop. We had brides from size 2-20. We are pleased to say that every bride who came in found the gown of their dreams.

If you want to avoid the rush, morning weekdays are the least frenetic time to shop and we can usually see you on short notice. If you don't have an appointment and would like to come in immediately, call and see if we have a dressing room available.

If you are planning to borrow jewelry, veil or slip (or anything else you will be wearing), take them shopping with you to see if they work with the gown you choose. It is much easier for you to choose accessories while in your gown--kind of hard to choose jewelry at the mall in jeans and T-shirts.

SUMMER WEDDINGS

Being on this side of the Bridal Business, we have to kind of chuckle when a bride calls and tells us she isn't getting married until June, but wants to start looking. We need to start doing banner headlines in the newspaper in January, "GET YOUR WEDDING GOWN NOW!" Jane Q. Bride doesn't realize that most wedding gowns are made in China and there is a normal 3-6 month delivery time.

Our current ship-date is May 10 with a rush of April 5. We do have many gowns to purchase off the rack and many on order waiting to be shipped from California which means they can be here within a week. Call us at 801 463-1799 to make an appointment if you are getting married this summer. Weekday mornings are the most available. Saturdays are hectic in every bridal shop along the Wasatch Front.

HAPPY BEGINNINGS

Two days ago I had a couple come into the shop and said they are getting married next week. They saw two gowns on our website they loved. He left her there for us to play "Bride" and as it turned out we had both the gowns in her size--one in white and the other ivory.

After much deliberation she chose the ivory one. She looks like a princess. It is a beautiful ball gown style, which laces up the back with a very full skirt. She will be wearing a 120 inch veil to complete the princess look.

We have many gowns to purchase off the rack and gowns in the country to have immediately shipped. We do have sizes 2-30 to try on. Sometimes the sizes on either side of the size chart are hard to find. We love being able to fit almost every bride.