WELCOME TO OUR Appointment Prep Guide
Your journey to the dress starts here. We have compiled our top stylist secrets to ensure your luxury bridal consultation is an intimate, memorable, and stress-free celebration.
Your Personalized Styling Journey
Your experience at La Mariée begins long before you step foot in our boutique. We believe in providing a seamless, high-touch journey from the moment you choose your date:
The Welcome Call
Shortly after scheduling, you will receive a brief welcome call from our team to confirm your appointment details, answer initial logistics, and officially welcome you.
The Styling Call
Closer to your appointment, one of our expert stylists will reach out for a deeper styling call. This is where we discuss your venue, design preferences, and wedding aesthetic, allowing us to truly personalize your private suite.
The Warm Arrival
When you and your loved ones walk through our doors, we will greet you warmly and guide you to your suite. A freshly poured, chilled bellini will be ready for you to enjoy if you would like to indulge.
Preparing Your Aesthetic
Creating the perfect canvas allows you to truly see the beauty, drape, and fit of each couture gown. Here is what we recommend preparing:
Nude, Seamless Undergarments
We highly recommend wearing nude, seamless underwear to your styling session. If you already have shapewear or a specific style of bra you plan to wear on your wedding day, please bring it along.
Please note, underwear is required to try on any gowns at La Mariée. If you come without proper undergarments, we will need to reschedule you for another day or time.
The Perfect Height
While we have beautiful pedestals in our suites for you to stand on, feel free to bring high heels if you have already purchased them or know your preferred heel height. This helps us visualize the exact flow of the hem.
Protecting the Fabrics
We want you to feel beautiful and put together for your appointment. However, we kindly ask that you keep skin makeup minimal and avoid fresh self-tanner. This small gesture helps protect the delicate, couture silk and hand-applied lace of our sample gowns.
Sharing Your Visual Inspiration
If you have been dreaming on social media, please share your vision with us. Whether it is a curated Pinterest board, Instagram saves, or TikTok videos, providing these to your stylist before your appointment greatly helps us guide you to the perfect gown.
The Art of the Sample Gown
It is incredibly common to wonder how a dress will look if it is not in your exact size. In our showroom, sample gowns will more than likely not fit you perfectly (as they are standard showroom sizes).
You are in expert hands. Our stylists are trained in the art of fit. We will use specialized bridal clips and panels to carefully sculpt the gown to your frame, talking you through the exact fit, proportion modifications, and sizing details so you can visualize your completed look.
From our Brides
Understanding Your Gown Investment
We believe that finding your dress should feel completely transparent and exciting. Our curated collection of bridal gowns ranges from $3,000 to over $10,000, with the majority of our contemporary designer gowns falling between $3,500 and $7,000.
Understanding your personal investment comfort zone before you begin shopping is a wonderful way to keep your experience stress-free. It allows your stylist to focus entirely on bringing your dream aesthetic to life within a price range that makes you feel completely confident.
It is also important to understand and budget for veils, jewelry, alteration and any additional little white dresses you might want to consider as well!
The Guest Guide: Protecting Your Peace
Finding your wedding gown is a deeply emotional experience. We have learned that the most magical and successful appointments are also the most intimate.
We recommend bringing two to three of your closest loved ones whose opinions align with your own heart. Too many voices, even well-meaning ones, can drown out your inner voice.
When you step into your gown, you should hear only your own joy.
Ready to begin your story?
Let us pair you with a dedicated stylist and prepare your bridal suite – specifically for you.