Dress pick up question

StaceyWill Posted: May 20, 2009 10:00 AM

Dress pick up question

I found the wedding dress i want yesterday- woo hoo!!! i was always under the impression that I order it, it gets delivered to the store, i go in to see what alterations i need, they do the alterations and then KEEP the dress until right before the wedding. My friend told me that they do NOT hold it at the store, that I hold it. Is that correct?

Jenna_and_John Posted: May 20, 2009 10:01 AM

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Hmm I thought it was what you thought too or maybe they just hold off on ordering it so it's not in the store for too long, not sure sorry, but congrats on finding your dress!!!!

Lsorrent Posted: May 20, 2009 10:09 AM

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As far as I know, most stores keep the gown until at least a week before the wedding. I guess it all depends on the store.

futureMrsJSL Posted: May 20, 2009 10:15 AM

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When I went to try dresses on at RK they told me they keep them till the wedding but the other stores I went to ask that you take it home once it arrives and bring it back later for alterations.I guess it all depends on where you purchase the dress.

StaceyWill Posted: May 20, 2009 10:22 AM

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I saw the dress at David's bridal...And if my friend is right, then i'm not going to want it
what am I going to do with it in my house for months?

futureMrsJSL Posted: May 20, 2009 10:25 AM

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Posted by Staceyh

I saw the dress at David's bridal...And if my friend is right, then i'm not going to want it
what am I going to do with it in my house for months?

Your friend is right. They ask you to take it home once it comes in within two weeks. Then they ask you to bring it back for alterations when it gets closer to your date. I'd just buy a garment bag (they sell them their) and keep it in a cool dry place, like a closet that doesn't have anything else in it.

StaceyWill Posted: May 20, 2009 10:30 AM

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thanks....maybe i can take it somewhere else for alterations, and they can hold it for me...because i really did love the dress

Thanks to all of you...

AdriandSteve Posted: May 20, 2009 10:30 AM

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you should be fine.

Just wait longer to make ur final alterations. You should only have it in your possession for about.. a month tops

Relish21 Posted: May 20, 2009 10:31 AM

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Keep it at a family members if you don't want it where your FH could see it.

Jenna_and_John Posted: May 20, 2009 10:32 AM

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Posted by Staceyh

thanks....maybe i can take it somewhere else for alterations, and they can hold it for me...because i really did love the dress

Thanks to all of you...

I checked with my tailor about this and he said he'd keep it there so should prob be in luck if you bring it somewhere else!

angel1219eyez Posted: May 20, 2009 10:34 AM

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as far as i know the store keeps ur dress until b4 your wedding bc right b4 your wedding you get another fitting to make sure everything is right!

StaceyWill Posted: May 20, 2009 10:41 AM

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Posted by Jenna_and_John

Posted by Staceyh

thanks....maybe i can take it somewhere else for alterations, and they can hold it for me...because i really did love the dress

Thanks to all of you...

I checked with my tailor about this and he said he'd keep it there so should prob be in luck if you bring it somewhere else!

Awesome, thanks so much...

Future Mrs H Posted: May 20, 2009 10:44 AM

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If it is Davids Bridal they wont keep it longer than 30 days after it comes in. I ordered my dress April 10th- they told me it would come in July- got an e-mail saying it was in April 28th!!!! Can you imagine 18 days, if I wanted it in 18 days it would never had come. Anyway, I waited as long as I could but I picked it up this past Monday. They told me to wrap it in a white sheet and keep it in the garment bag and it should be fine. I am keeping it at my bro's house so FH wont see it.

asg450 Posted: May 20, 2009 04:30 PM

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Posted by Staceyh

I saw the dress at David's bridal...And if my friend is right, then i'm not going to want it
what am I going to do with it in my house for months?

Yep, I got my dress from DB and I had to bring my dress home the day went to see it. You also have to pay for a garment bag to put the dress in, I was so pissed off.

asg450 Posted: May 20, 2009 04:31 PM

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Posted by Future Mrs H

If it is Davids Bridal they wont keep it longer than 30 days after it comes in. I ordered my dress April 10th- they told me it would come in July- got an e-mail saying it was in April 28th!!!! Can you imagine 18 days, if I wanted it in 18 days it would never had come. Anyway, I waited as long as I could but I picked it up this past Monday. They told me to wrap it in a white sheet and keep it in the garment bag and it should be fine. I am keeping it at my bro's house so FH wont see it.

The same thing happened to me, they told me it would be in on/around May 29th and it came in March. Right now it's being stored in my closet but I'm going to move it to FSIL's storage closet where it won't be cramped because my closet isn't the best place to keep it. I have to lay the dress out on my bed each day when I leave because I don't want it to get damaged.

But if you get it altered at a specialist they will store it for you, that's what I'm going to do. I'm not using DB's alterations; they pissed me off too much.

Jayla127 Posted: May 20, 2009 04:35 PM

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It must really depend on the store because the bridal salon I'm dealing with is holding my gown in storage.

gemini10 Posted: May 20, 2009 05:57 PM

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Many of the salons hold your dress and keep in storage until you are reday for your fiting, which is normally 2 months prior to your wedding.

I know with David's Bridal, I belive you have to take the dress home with you and keep with you until you are ready for your fittings. I dont believe they hold on storage, but the majority do hold for you.

Clover23 Posted: May 20, 2009 06:28 PM

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Posted by Staceyh

I found the wedding dress i want yesterday- woo hoo!!! i was always under the impression that I order it, it gets delivered to the store, i go in to see what alterations i need, they do the alterations and then KEEP the dress until right before the wedding. My friend told me that they do NOT hold it at the store, that I hold it. Is that correct?

Don't have an answer because I'm trying to figure out the same thing, but just wanted to say HI DATE TWIN!

iquel Posted: May 20, 2009 06:38 PM

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I bought my dress at kleinfeld and they told me that they hold the dress till the month of the wedding. Just call them and ask if they hold the gown at the store.