Our Bride Heather And How She Found Her Perfect Dress All The Way In Florida

Pass the Sweet Tea and Honey because we're bringing you

a beautiful southern wedding today!

Check out these incredible photos by KT Crabb Photography.

And if you're thinking that this wedding looks familiar,

it's because it was featured on

Style Me Pretty.

This is our Bride, Heather.

She's actually from Florida, but do you know how she found her beautiful lace gown that

she bought from us?

She found us on Pinterest!

She never came into our shop.

We never met her in person.

She just contacted us, gave us her measurements and we shipped the gown to her.

Don't be too surprised because this happens to us a lot.

It can be hard to find a modest wedding gown that is doesn't look

like you're wearing a men's T-shirt.

And that is when Brides all over the world take to the internet, especially Pinterest, to

look for their dream gown.  

And that is where they find us, The Perfect Dress, and beautiful photos of our Brides 

run rampant over there.

So even if you don't live anywhere close to our Shop,

we can get you your Perfect Dress.

Have questions?

Call us at 

(801)586-3737

or

 Email us at

info@theperfectdress.com

Our Bride Julianne

Julianne flew all the way from Arkansas to see us

and we are so happy she did!

Julianne is the type of Bride we LOVE working with.

Not only is she beautiful

but she is smart. 

(she works at the headquarters of one of the biggest companies in the world)

Most importantly?

She's fun!

Julianne fell in love with an incredible strapless, silk satin gown, but she wanted sleeves.

This is where our Seamstresses come in.

We added flawless sleeves that looked like the gown was designed that way.

(You know that's what we're known for, right?)

Her Wedding was on a beautiful fall day and was captured perfectly by 

Ravenberg Photography.

You were so much fun to work with, Julianne!

Thanks for letting us be a part of your special day!

Our Bride Kiana

It's amazing how a wedding gown can just fit a Bride.

And not just in a "that gown looks FABULOUS on you" way, but in a 

"that gown is perfect for you" way.

Even if you don't know our Bride Kiana, in these beautiful photos taken by

Aria Photography

you can tell that this gown was made for her.

Kiana fell in love with this gown, but it wasn't quite what she needed.

That's when our seamstresses swooped in and made it her perfect dress.

(Please excuse the obvious pun, but do you see why we called our shop

The Perfect Dress? 

That's good Marketing, people!)

And who doesn't wish that they could have wedding photos

done on the beach?

Congrats Kiana!

Thanks for sharing your special day with all of us!

Winter Wedding Inspiration

A couple of months ago, we took part in a beautiful photo shoot.

The Bride is wearing one of our soft, winter white gowns.

It was perfect!

So many unique and beautiful ideas from some of Utah's best Wedding Professionals.

To see more of this beautiful shoot, go to The Utah Bride Blog by clicking here.

We Don't Know About You...

... But when we make a big purchase, we like to read about others experiences 

with the shop we are buying from.

We guess that you could also call it their "Reviews".

Well, here is your chance!

We had the pleasant surprise of stumbling across one of our Bride's personal Blogs.

Our darling Bride, Suzette (you may remember her from our post here) wrote an honest 

post about her experience at our shop.

She has a good amount of friends that are going to be getting married in the future and wanted to help them out.

She gave us permission to share it with all of our readers so that we could help them out too.

To read her post click here.

Thanks for sharing, Suzette!

You truly are one in a million!

Keeping Your Gown Wedding Day Ready

Sometimes when we give a Bride her gown to take home, she will act almost as confused as Miss Utah.

Bless her heart

And we totally get it!

Having your Wedding Dress in your own safe keeping can be a little stressful.

Brides always ask us if we can hold on to their dress in our back room for them until they need it and even though we would love to, we just can't.

Here's why.

If we held on to every gown we sold for Brides, our back room would look like an episode from Hoarders, but without the gross dead animals.  And the old food.  And the stacks of newspapers.

Ok.

It would be nothing like Hoarders, but it would be WAAAY too crowded!

We sell a lot of gowns and we would hate to misplace or have something happen to your gown, so it's best if it stays with you.

Here are some tips to keep your Wedding Gown looking perfect for your Wedding Day.

1.  Store your Wedding Gown in a room that nobody goes in.  It might be a guest room, an office or if you're like some of us, your workout room.

Oh... you actually use yours?

Yeah, so do we.

2.  Make sure that children and animals DO NOT go into this room!  We once had a poor Bride whose cat decided to do the tango with her dress one night.

You can imagine what happened.

3.  If you have found a room with these requirements, you will want to take the dress out of it's bag, bring the train down and hang the gown high up so that it won't get wrinkled.

Like this

Just make sure that your gown is not in the sun or anywhere that water could get to it.

4.  Need to get a few wrinkles out of your dress and veil, but don't own a steamer?  Just hang them up in your bathroom when you are taking a shower and the warm steam will soften them.  Keep the water away from your gown though.

If you follow these steps we can't promise that everything else on your Wedding Day will be perfect, but at least your Wedding Gown will be!

Destination Wedding? How To Get Your Wedding Gown There Safely.

 Over the years, Destination Weddings have surged in popularity.  

We would say about 4 out of every 10 brides we work with are getting married somewhere other than their hometown. 

 A question that we are constantly asked is 

"How do I safely get my dress to my destination?" 

Here is how. 

 First off NEVER and we mean NEVER pack your gown in your checked luggage.  

Have you flown Delta lately?  

Pretty sure they lose one of our bags every time we fly with them.  

   See. This kid flew on Delta.

 We have heard of Brides getting their luggage lost and resorting to buying the first white dress they saw when they got to their location.  

You want to take your dress as your carry on and don't get pressured into buying a special piece of luggage for you dress.  Just make sure that you have a breathable cotton-like garment bag to put your dress in.  

Don't get the plastic ones.  They tear easily and always give the gowns a funky smell. 

Secondly, don't let the dress out of your sight.  

Now brides, don't go too overboard on this, but just make sure that you know where it is at all times.  

If you stop by and grab a greasy, disgustingly delicious mess we like to refer to as a "Cinnabon", give yourself a high five and put the dress on a chair next to you until you are finished devouring it.  Don't leave it with your mom or Fiancé to look after it. 

 Third, as you board the plane inform the flight attendant that you have your wedding gown and ask where you should put it.  The key here is to be kind.  If you're not, it's going in the overhead bin.  If you are, they will hang in their little closet that they have for the flight attendants and pilots. 

 

Really American Airlines? 

Remember Brides, you get more flies with honey than vinegar. 

 That's it.  

Not too hard is it? 

 All you have to do is keep your seat backs and tray tables up until take off and you are ready to go. 

 Oh. 

 And does anyone else think it's kinda funny to have a life vest under your seat in case of a water evacuation?  We mean, unless you're flying with Captain Sully, I don't think you will be needing it.

 And don't even get us started with using the seat cushion for a flotation device.  

We think we'll pass. 

Gross.

Unveiling a New Bridal Gown

We love designing new styles!

We feel like there are Brides out there that want gowns that are unique, stunning and unforgettable.

You have seen our designs in the past.  Here are just a couple:

And now we are so excited to show you our new style!

This vintage inspired knit lace gown with Peter Pan pearl collar is probably our favorite style that we have designed!

The luxurious pearl collar that matches the edge of the sleeves is removable if that isn't your style, but if it is, you can also wear it with other outfits!  

Hello!

Who says your Wedding Dress can only be worn once!

The pearls continue down that back making real buttons (you have to excuse us not buttoning them all in this photo, that is why they aren't straight).

Would you wear this gown?

We hope you love it as much as we do.

If you have questions about this gown or want to try it on, call us at (801)568-3737

Channeling a Little Downton Abbey

Are you as obsessed with Downton Abbey as we are?

The Characters, the Storyline and the Fashion.

Did we say the Fashion?

We said the Fashion, right?

We knew that we weren't the only ones that swooned over the Crawley Sister's wardrobe.

Because of this, we were on a mission when we went to Market back in September.

We were going to find these beautiful styles and guess what, we did even better!!

We found a Designer that channels these beautiful early 1900 designs, but creates them into gowns that can be worn today in 2013.

Let us introduce you to the Designer Mignon.  You will see Mignon at Sak's, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus and now at The Perfect Dress.  Here are just a few styles that you will see at The Perfect Dress:

See what we are talking about?

We are in love with these gowns and are so excited to bring them to Utah.  Their luxurious fabrics and incredible beading make these the perfect dresses to make a statement.  Gowns like these don't stay on our racks for long, so make sure to see us soon.