Our Process

EXPLAINING

YOUR OPTIONS

"From the rail" options

1. HIRE

FROM THE RAIL

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2. BUY

FROM THE RAIL

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We have about 200 wedding dresses in our studio, ranging from a size 6 (size30) to a size 22 (size46). All our dresses are once off designer gowns. Therefor we do not display all of them in a catalogue. We would love to see you for a fitting and bridal consultation.

AN EXISTING DESIGNER WEDDING GOWN

Options 1 & 2

  • Ideally you can start by booking an EXPRESS FITTING of an hour to fit on wedding dresses. An EXPRESS FITTING is valued at R400.
  • During the fitting and consultation, you will receive an obligation free quotation.
  • On receipt of the signed contract and proof of deposit, the dress will be booked for your wedding or removed from the rail when you buy it.
  • We specialize in peace of mind and therefor set the fitting dates quite in advance, so that you can easily plan your hair and make-up trail around that. We need only 2 fittings of half an hour each for option 1 and 2.
  • The very first fitting will be 4 weeks before your wedding.
  • Your wedding dress will be paid in 3 payments.
  • You may fetch your wedding dress on the Monday before your wedding.
  • When hiring a wedding dress, it is usually returned on the Monday after the wedding.

Custom made options

3. HIRE

CUSTOM MADE

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4. BUY

CUSTOM MADE

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You have the option to fit on some of our designer wedding gowns from the rail, in order to draw inspiration for you very own custom-made wedding dress.

A CUSTOM MADE DESIGNER WEDDING GOWN

Options 3 & 4

  • Ideally you start by booking a GRANDE CONSULTATION of 1.5 hours, valued at R550.
  • During the fitting and consultation, you will receive an obligation free quotation.
  • When we receive the signed contract, we will contact you to set a date for buying the fabrics.
  • Ilse will gladly accompany you, when selecting the lace for your custom-made designer wedding dress.
  • We specialize in peace of mind and therefor set the fitting dates quite in advance, so that you can easily plan your hair and make-up trail around that. We need about 4 fittings of an hour each for option 3 and 4.
  • This will also ensure that we keep trac of time.
  • Your very first fitting for your custom-made dress will be about 8 weeks before the wedding.
  • Your dress will be paid in 3 payments.
  • Even though your wedding dress should be finished about 2 weeks before your wedding, you will fetch your dress on the Monday before your wedding. Most brides tend to lose weight during the last 2 weeks before their wedding and we would like to ensure that your dress has a perfect fit before you take it with you.