Your big day is fast approaching, and there is so much to be done in order to make sure it’s perfect. As every soon-to-be bride knows, the dress is one of the most important components of the day. In fact, for a lot of brides, the day you say “yes” to the dress is almost as big as the wedding day itself.
There are many questions to ask yourself before picking out the perfect gown. Among some of the more important questions is whether you should buy or rent your gown. Certainly there are pros and cons to both, but we’re here to talk you through all of your options to guarantee you make the right decision for you.
Buying a Wedding Dress

It goes without saying that are plenty of pros to buying your own wedding dress. Your wedding day is going to be the most memorable days of your entire life. True, you will have the pictures to remember it, but your dress can be a particularly special memento to remind you of that magical day. You also will get the satisfaction of knowing that nobody else wore that gown before you. That dress is yours ? all yours ? and you were the one person who got to wear it and create all those lasting memories. Plus, brides who own their dresses will often pass down their gowns to daughters, granddaughters, nieces, or friends as heirlooms. Many of these young ladies will want to wear it at their own weddings.
Of course, there’s always a flip side. This might be pretty obvious to you all, but wedding gowns can be expensive. ...