Best for Bride is proud to present GRAND OPENING with Special Discounts and Absolutely FREE Wedding Planning Seminars. It’s your opportunity to meet vendors that will help you to plan a Wedding of Your Dreams.

Topic: It’s YOUR Day and WE Want to Help

Date: Sunday, February 21th, 2010
Time: 11am – 5pm
Location:
Barrie Store Location:
303 Dunlop St. West (at Highway 400)
Barrie, ON, Canada, L4N 1C1

Wedding planning is a lot of work and can be a disconcerting task. With the average wedding eating up to 250 hours; So many choices, so many decisions, a strenuous timeline and a budget that can quickly get out of hand. This is your opportunity to learn everything you need to know to plan a Wedding of Your Dreams.

Seminar is presented by a Certified Wedding Planner Debbie Savic.

Topics of Discussion:
Wedding and Bridesmaid Dresses by Denise from Best for Bride)
Wedding Cakes by Dianna from Yours to Savour (http://www.yourstosavour.com/)
Destination Weddings by Dan from American Express Travel Services (http://www.onthekingsway.com/)
Invitation Wording & Etiquette
Budgets by Debbie Savic from Fresh Occasions (http://www.freshoccasion.com/)
Flowers & Decor
Photography & Videography
DJs & Entertainment
Catering
Trends…and much more! by Debbie Savic from Fresh Occasions (http://www.freshoccasion.com/)

When you receive wedding invitations, you already picture the event, if it is a flashy or simple one. After the wedding, you remember the beautiful bride in her stunning wedding gown, the beribboned wedding cake, and the romantic wedding venue, every thing straight out of a fairy tale.

Now you are planning your wedding. At the top of the list are your wedding dress, rings, wedding cake, wedding invitations and wedding venue. Ridding one item is unimaginable so you juggle your funds. Redo your calculations to stretch your budget because there are the wedding accessories, photography, DJ, the wedding entourage, and the pre-wedding dinner to host.

A hefty chunk of the budget goes to the wedding gown, rings, wedding cake, wedding invitations, venue and corkage. Unfortunately, you cannot choose to ignore any of these because the stuff makes your wedding memorable. But you can save hundreds of dollars if you know how to trim down your expenses.

Money Saving Tips

Wedding Dress

Before entering a favoured bridal boutique inform the sales clerk you are looking for a dress within a particular price range. This done, you are shown the appropriate items. If you do not or forget to tell the clerk about your preference, expect to be shown top designer gowns you cannot afford and chances are you end up with a pricey wedding dress because you get upsold.

Wedding Invitations

Wedding invitations and stationery that are professionally printed are not cheap. These have fancy designs and printing techniques and before you know it, you are spending more than you have planned. Avoid more expense by choosing simple invitations or make your own personalized wedding invitations if you are feeling adventurous.

Wedding Rings

You can easily be distracted with flashy rings so tell the clerk upfront you want wedding rings within certain price tags. Be ready with your finger sizes to avoid ending up with rings that do not fit, it is again a waste of money.

Wedding Cake

The cake is costly because of baking pans and baking accessories are expensive. Bakers also use quality ingredients for tasty cakes. Ask the hotel if their pastry chef can bake your cake. Brides who have done this route swear they saved money on their wedding cake. Also, consider a “dummy” cake for the centerpiece.

Wedding Venue

If you want 100 guests to break it out on the dance floor or an intimate bunch to lounge in an outdoor setting, visit the venue to see if it suits your style. So before signing the contract for the venue, check out what are included and not. You might get stung with a ruined budget because of additional fees.

Corkage

Find out the corkage cost for wines. This can cost you a packet if you are not careful. So before finalizing the contract for the venue, know what you are in for. Other venues charge lower corkage fees so continue looking around.

The best rule to follow to avoid wedding budget bombers is to stick to your budget, no matter how much you hanker for that luxurious wedding gown, romantic venue, glittering rings and beautiful wedding invitations.

Brides, shop wisely for your wedding invitations, wedding dresses, and wedding favor. Find quality but affordable items at BestForBrides.com.

 

Etobicoke, Ontario – Best for Bride, Toronto’s premier wedding boutique (http://www.bestforbride.com/) has opened a second location at the corner of Dundas and Kipling in Etobicoke. The new convenient location is easily accessible by public transit, as it is right by the Kipling subway station. The new store’s lavish decor will certainly make brides and bridesmaids feel rich and pampered as they browse through the huge selection of gorgeous wedding dresses and accessories. Pictures and map of the new location are viewable here http://www.bestforbride.com/store-location-etobicoke-mississauga.php.

Best for Bride sells top quality wedding and formal wear at reasonable prices. Their gowns are made of designer fabrics and feature fancy embellishments. Best for Bride’s dresses are created to fit every bride, from petite to plus-size and come in a variety of sizes and colours. Aside from offering dresses for sale, Best for Bride also rents out wedding wear and accessories, allowing brides to have a wedding of their dreams regardless of budget.

 

 

Presently, Best for Bride is offering an amazing special for the rental of bridal accessories (veil, crinoline, tiara, jewellery set, headpieces, gloves, fur cape and shawl) at the price of only $100. More information about this special, as well as prices for the rental of individual items is available here: http://www.bestforbride.com/rental.php.

Recently, Best for Bride has begun selling wedding invitations and wedding favours to fulfill all wedding needs for their clients. Now, brides and grooms-to be are able to get their wedding outfits, bridal party wear, wedding cakes and invitations and accessories and favors all in one convenient location. 

“We are thrilled to be opening our new store in Etobicoke,” said Olga Pomeransky, owner of Best for Bride Bridal Boutique. “This location is spacious and beautifully decorated and we are looking forward to serving our customers here.”

For additional information on the news of this release, visit http://www.bestforbride.com/, or email sales@BestForBride.com

Best for Bride Bridal & Evening Wear Boutique is a one-stop bridal store, with two locations in the Toronto, Ontario area to serve and advise their clients.  

Best for Bride Bridal Boutique
5359 Dundas St. West (at Kipling)
Etobicoke, ON, Canada, M9B 1B1
Phone:  (416) 233-3393
http://www.bestforbride.com/
sales@BestForBride.com

After your man pops the question, the first lap for your wedding preparation begins – budgeting. Everybody contributing to the wedding kitty should sit down work on the budget to prevent nasty surprises later on. At this point choosing a bridal boutique is not yet a priority; first, agree on the budget, and wedding date. The rest can be sorted out later, following a system to keep sane all throughout the wedding preparations.

When the budget is all laid out, start looking for a bridal dress. This is the second lap of your preparations and the first item to look for because a wedding dress has to be ordered six months before the wedding. Most brides choose a small bridal boutique because of the personalized service. This is understandable because during the preparations, brides are highly strung what with the whirl of activities and things to do to stage a perfect wedding.

A bridal boutique should have everything you might need – wedding invitations, crinolines, tiaras, jewelry, shoes, and the shop should offer alterations and gown cleaning if you have decided to rent a gown for yourself and your bridesmaids. The shop attendant in a small boutique also understands you don’t want to be a cookie cutter bride, so you should be in good hands.

Where to Shop

There are a number of shops catering to wedding gowns. They offer hundreds of designs from traditional to the unusual and top designer labels. There are big shops, small shops, online shops, and basement shops. You can even find some thrift shops that have wedding dresses in mint condition, which you can alter to make it truly yours.

If you have a bridal boutique in mind, check out if it has an online shop so you can leisurely view what they have for sale. Perhaps you can also catch discount offers and extra service without exorbitant fees. Check out other online bridal shops so you can compare products and rates for custom-made or rental gowns.

Whether you are shopping in a big store or a small bridal boutique, you have to make an appointment. This prepares the sales staff for your request to look at dresses within a price range; this also eliminates wasted hours in showing you dresses you are not going to get anyway.

Make Your Shopping Fast and Fun

If there are something nice you like in an online bridal boutique, visit the shop to see more of their wedding dresses. Bring a bridal magazine and the shoes with the heel height you are going to wear with the bridal dress.

Don’t be surprised that if you are a size 10 the clerk will give you a size 12 gown. This is the usual route because the wedding is 6 months away. There will be numerous fittings and alterations during the period until you get the exact fit before your wedding day.

Now you know why a bridal boutique should be your first stop for your wedding shopping.

A bridal boutique should be your one-stop shop for your wedding gown, wedding favours, wedding invitations and other essentials for you wedding. At BestForBrides.com, you’ll find everything you need, including wedding cakes.

 

Most of the time, the flower girl dress is a miniature of the bride’s wedding dress. There are also times when it would look like the bridesmaid dresses as well. It doesn’t really have to be this way, if you don’t want to. As long as the flower girl dress still complements the wedding theme and colors, then it is all right.

When you have found and ordered your wedding dress at Best for Bride, you should take the time to browse the flower girl dresses collection, as well. You don’t have to go and find another shop for your flower girl dress when it’s readily available at the same shop that your ordered your dress from. This will let you save a lot of time.

The flower girl dresses collection at Best for Bride are equally made with the same excellent quality  fabric of lace, satin, organza, taffeta, and silk as the wedding and bridesmaid dresses. They are also decorated with pretty flowers, beads, and embroidery depending on each design.

Knowing that the ones who will wear these dresses are little kids, the dresses are made to be as comfortable to wear as possible. Most kids would complain of the fabric being itchy to the skin, but be rest assured that this won’t happen when they are wearing the Best for Bride flower girl dresses collection.

You also don’t have to worry on not finding the right color for a flower girl dress to complement your wedding theme. The Best for Bride flower girl dresses collection comes in a wide variety of colors and sizes, so you won’t have to take extra effort to make last minute changes on your wedding colors.

Picking out dresses for your flower girls is a fun and enjoyable experience. You should be open-minded on the styles and colors that are presented to you and know that at Best for Bride, you have made the right choice.