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I do it. haha. I'm not sure if you should or not, but I've gone in after I've bought it to show it off to the other girls/family. They don't seem to care when I've gone in.
I feel like they might get annoyed if you go in multiple times. Can you just get all your important people together for one visit? I'm sure that wouldn't be that much of a nuisance for them. I used to work in retail and if you started "visiting" your dress multiple times, I won't lie - I would think you were kind of psycho and start to get mad annoyed.
I think if you do it once, you're fine. Do it multiple times and it's just taking up their time. Your dress will eventually come in!
I did this once. I bought my dress with my mom earlier this year...and then I gathered everyone up -- MOH, my godmother, one of bridesmaids, FMIL, etc. and we all went over to see it. I'd feel bad doing it again though. :oP
LMAO!! I won't be visiting multiple times! I think my Mom and my MOH are the only people I want to see it for now anyways, the other bridesmaids can wait until it comes in. They won't mind.
So just the one visit tonight and then I'm good to go.
Ok....maaaaaaaybe one more visit if one of my bridesmaids really bugs me to see it, just maaaybe. Hopefully that wont be too bad.
2 re-visits total in 9 months, I'd say thats pretty tollerable. Or at least I hope.
I'm gonna do it all the time! You spent a lot of money on a one time experience.... if you want to go in and visit every once in a while....they should still be kissing your feet....you pay their paycheck. Our jeweler that my soon to be FI is getting my engagement ring is awesome... I see her on the street and she makes it a point to keep a relationship up with me...she always tells me to come and visit to see how the ring is coming along. It is part of their job to keep you coming back. They want you to use them in the future for bridesmaid dresses and to refer friends and such...
I don't think it's a big deal to go look at it once, but more than that might be pushing it.
My consultant told me I could come back and "visit" the dress! Probably not like every day or anything... I think I'm going to go next month to show one of my BMs my dress, but I also need to try on veils, so it'll be kind of productive? I don't think it's a big deal if you just go once though. ;)
@weaverm26 - I don't think anyone's gonna be kissing your feet if you go in there all the time to visit your dress. One commission doesn't pay anyone's bills, trust me.
Edit: It would be a different story if you're buying your veil or some other bridal accessories or something on one of the visits. That doesn't count as a dress "visit."
When the shop called to let me know the dress was in, I took my folks (who hadn't seen the dress) to the store and paid the remaining balance. While we were in the showroom, I asked if she could pull the dress to let my parents see it and she was actually annoyed. I guess she would have rather we went downstairs to alterations to see it but she put her "nice" face on and brought up the dress.
I agree with the others. Once should be fine but multiple times would definitely piss them off because they're spending time with someone who already has a dress and therefore have no commission on the line.
@weaverm-one dress doesn't "pay their paychecks". It's not a nice way to talk about people who work in retail. They don't work for us-they are there to assist us.
@OP-my bridal consultant said that lots of girls visit their dresses and I was welcome to any time so I don't think it's a problem.
When I was buying my dress, a girl was there doing just that. By the way the sales girls were talking, she apparently comes in all the time to do this. They weren't talking negatively about her, just kind of a "oh, here she is again!" kind of way. I think if you're only doing it once it shouldn't be a problem.
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I purchased my dress back in June with no one but my Mom, and my MOH is dying to see the dress so tonight we are going to go to the store it was purchased at so I can try it on and show her what it looks like.
Do bridal store employees get annoyed when brides come to do this?
On one hand I do feel like a bit of a nuissance just because I work in a retail environment as well and it is a little annoying when you know a customer who isn't there to buy is taking up a lot of your time when you could be selling to another.
But then on the other hand, I spent a pretty penny on this dress and if I have to wait 9 months to receive it, I might want to come in a few times to visit it, remember what it looks like and show to important people.
What are your thoughts and opinions?