so we all get cought up in the dream dress have to have but its way over our budget or maybe we find a salon that has a similar gown from the same designer but at half the cost. but then we forget to add in the extras alterations viel jewlery shoes undergarments and that brings up the price that 1500$ gown has now become 2500.
some tips when shopping
when making apts to try on dresses find out what their starting price is on those gowns
do they have one flat fee for alterations or do they charge you for every thing that needs to be done...
price out viels at your apt let them know how much you want to spend on one viels can be very very pricey
figure out your shoe cost jewlery cost and undergarment cost and add that to the price of the dress plus the figure that the salon gave you for alterations that gives you a number to go by on the final price plus sales tax
also remember if you fall in love with the gown the salon is going to want a deposit it could be anywhere from 15% and up for the gown
can you make payments on the dress so your not forking over a lot of money all at once