Making and having a successful bridal/bridesmaid appointments!
Congratulations, your true love has finally popped the question and you said “YES”! First things first, pick a date and a venue!! Now onto fashion…..what will you wear and what will you choose for your bridal party!
We realize this an extremely exciting time in your life and believe us we are so excited for you and cannot wait to hear about all of your plans and ideas! Here are a few helpful hints before you come in for an appointment to keep in mind!
1. Book your appointment at least 2 weeks in advance!
If you have friends flying in from far off lands, you usually know pretty far in advance……so, as soon as you know, call us! 617.247.2828 We hate turning you away when you have your close friends in town but we are a small store and we need more than 2 days’ notice to book you an appointment especially for a late night or weekend!
2. Come in with some sort of vision!!
Lucky for us, we live in a society that is overloaded with information….sometimes completely over the top at all times. We have so many ways to find inspiration Pinterest, Bridal Magazines, Blogs, Facebook stalking(we know you do it!), and wedding planners! The problems arise when you come in and give your girls free reign of the entire store and don’t pick any kind of direction. You are just setting yourself up for disaster and a very disappointing appointment. Your friends do want to please you and help make your day as wonderful as possible so take this opportunity to at least give them a direction to go in!
3. Bring a select group of friends and family!
If you have been to Flair then you know that we are on the smaller side. If you haven’t, now you know! We are a small store..…you are probably thinking what does that mean for me? Well, it means bringing the entire bridal party or every aunt and cousin you have doesn’t not really work here! Unfortunately we are a small store and we only have two fitting rooms. On Saturday’s we double book so your large groups will be limited to one fitting room. So, our suggestion would be to pick your most trusted friends and family to come in and help you with your bridal gown or bridesmaid dress process. You do want some people to be surprised when they show up at the wedding right?
4. If you made an appointment, keep your appointment or cancel it!
So, you called ahead of time to make a special appointment to come in and look at bridal gowns or bridesmaid dresses! Congrats you were able to schedule the best possible time for you and your friends and your special appointment time rolls around……..and we are patiently waiting for you to arrive to show you all the beautiful gowns/dresses we have when……..we realize you are not coming.
Although I would like to say this happens hardly ever, that is not the case. Not only does this hurt us as a small business, it hurts our other customers that are on our waitlist hoping for a time to be able to get in and check out bridal gown or bridesmaid dresses with friends and family. So, if you can’t make it that is fine, just let us know so that we can fill in your time slot with the girls who can make it and are calling us non-stop to see if someone has cancelled.
So, now that you have all our pointers make plans with your girls, call early and get in here!! We are dying to hear about your wedding!!
XOXO
Stacey & Lindsay
Up Coming Events at Flair
March 9th-11th: Jenny Yoo Trunk Show
March 16th-17th: Coren Moore Trunk Show
March 23rd-25th: Anna Elyse Trunk Show/Bridal Trunk Show