Say Yes to the Dress

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by twinkle555

watching right now...this girl just tried on a $24,000 dress

I'm silently listing in my head all the different kinds of cars I could buy with that.

[twinkle555]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

I'm silently listing in my head all the different kinds of cars I could buy with that.

Exactly what I was doing lol...the sales manager actually discounted nearly $10,000 off the dress so the parents would quit haggling Still, $15,000 for a dress is stilll waaaaay too much!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by twinkle555

Exactly what I was doing lol...the sales manager actually discounted nearly $10,000 off the dress so the parents would quit haggling Still, $15,000 for a dress is stilll waaaaay too much!

I'm sorry, but the haggling on this show annoys me.

You don't go into the dept. store and haggle. Why would you try to haggle there?

If you are haggling, then that dress is obviously not something you can afford and you should probably try something that is more in your price range.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I'm sorry, but the haggling on this show annoys me.

You don't go into the dept. store and haggle. Why would you try to haggle there?

If you are haggling, then that dress is obviously not something you can afford and you should probably try something that is more in your price range.

Actually some people do haggle in dept stores with some success. And you do haggle over other big ticket items, cars, houses, *is at a loss for things that cost 10k or more*
But then, I suck at haggling.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

Say Yes to the Dress:Atlanta?!?

I just saw the commercial!
THis is an article I found on google:

http://www.stylelist.com/2010/03/24/...idal-spin-off/

Totally not interested. No one can replace that Kleinfeld's crew.

There's a wedding dress show on WE I think that takes place down in Texas. The saleswomen are rude. They don't ask the girls what their budget is (first thing Kleinfeld's ask) and I always see them putting them in dresses that they can't afford, but somehow end up buying anyways. I also never see them asking what style dress they want. They just take a look at them, and pick out whatever they want.

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Totally not interested. No one can replace that Kleinfeld's crew.

There's a wedding dress show on WE I think that takes place down in Texas. The saleswomen are rude. They don't ask the girls what their budget is (first thing Kleinfeld's ask) and I always see them putting them in dresses that they can't afford, but somehow end up buying anyways. I also never see them asking what style dress they want. They just take a look at them, and pick out whatever they want.

I went to Bridals by Lori (the location where they're filming the Atlanta version of the show) back when I was doing my wedding dress shopping. The sales staff were what I'd describe as cold. Everywhere else I went the sales staff were warm and friendly. It was almost as though the staff at Bridals by Lori felt that it was a pleasure for you to serve them.

It was a nice selection of dresses but the store is definitely not for the budget-conscious bride. Also, I told my sales associate what my budget was and she seemed to completely ignore it. She brought me some dresses that were more than $1,000 outside my budget. Luckily, I wasn't a fan of them but a friend of mine who shopped there fell in love with a dress that was $2500 outside her budget. I felt bad because nothing she tried on at other stores could even match how she felt in the dress at Bridals by Lori.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

I went to Bridals by Lori (the location where they're filming the Atlanta version of the show) back when I was doing my wedding dress shopping. The sales staff were what I'd describe as cold. Everywhere else I went the sales staff were warm and friendly. It was almost as though the staff at Bridals by Lori felt that it was a pleasure for you to serve them.

My bridesmaids dresses came from Bridals by Lori because I was told they were THE bridal place in Atlanta/the South. I figured it didn't matter where I ordered them from because I only had 2 attendants and one live in Atlanta and the other was in NJ and I don't even live in the country. I had such a terrible experience with them. I walked in the store in July, dresses were supposed to be in the store October. January comes around, they never placed the order because supposedly my matron of honor (who lives in Atlanta) never officially gave them a size. In between, I get an email about new swatches. I ignore, because hey I ordered my dresses in July. Orders get placed in Jan. I get an email in Feb. My maid is too large for the style I picked..and they tell me her size in an email and cc on it. I pick another style for her, after she is devastated about the situation. The dresses finally come in, look great, but are not navy anymore. The color can best be described as ink blue. I saw the ads for Say Yes to the Dress at Bridals by Lori and started laughing.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Totally not interested. No one can replace that Kleinfeld's crew.

There's a wedding dress show on WE I think that takes place down in Texas. The saleswomen are rude. They don't ask the girls what their budget is (first thing Kleinfeld's ask) and I always see them putting them in dresses that they can't afford, but somehow end up buying anyways. I also never see them asking what style dress they want. They just take a look at them, and pick out whatever they want.

If I ever end up picking out a wedding dress I'm going to lay down the law: Bring me a dress over budget and I shop somewhere else. On the show it seems like one of two things happens when they do this: either the bride buys a dress she cannot actually afford (which I will not do, hands down, end of story) or she leaves obsessing over the dress that can't be topped.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

If I ever end up picking out a wedding dress I'm going to lay down the law: Bring me a dress over budget and I shop somewhere else. On the show it seems like one of two things happens when they do this: either the bride buys a dress she cannot actually afford (which I will not do, hands down, end of story) or she leaves obsessing over the dress that can't be topped.

That's pretty much how it happens. My friend is a planner, but before that, she worked in a rather pricey bridal boutique in the area for many years.

She would always tell me stories of brides crying/arguing on the phone with dad/mom/whoever BEGGING for them to increase their budget to buy a dress that is 2 or 3x their price point. Or calling other vendors while in the store to make changes (ex: going from the 3 tiered cake to 2 or downgrading their photography package) in order to have more $ for the dream dress. Crazy.

I've always felt like YOU are the one in control (like you said). Even if someone brings you something out of your price range, it doesn't mean you have to try it on. It's kind of the same thing with cars. If you know the Lamborghini is out of your range, why test drive it and fall in love? Or house shopping. If you have only budgeted for $x, why let your realtor show you something that is $y?

You don't have to be all "OMGGG NO WAY I can't afford it" but a simple "No thanks." is enough to communicate that you want to stay in your price point.