Metropolitan Weddings Podcast
Metropolitan Weddings Podcast
Meet The Wedding Pro - Hannah Diemer with The Dress Bridal
Uncover the secrets to a blissful bridal shopping experience with insights from Hannah Diemer, owner of The Dress Bridal in Springfield, Missouri. Hannah shares her expert advice on making each bride feel like the star of the show, with tips on how to craft an intimate and personalized shopping environment. Discover why Hannah recommends starting the dress hunt a year to a year and a half before the big day, and learn how to simplify the decision-making process by trusting your instincts. Whether you're a bride-to-be or simply interested in the bridal industry, you'll gain valuable perspectives on creating memorable moments that last a lifetime.
We also venture into the evolving world of wedding planning, exploring the dual role of Pinterest as both a muse and a potential pitfall for brides. With Hannah's guidance, we discuss how to turn a bride's vision into reality, starting from a simple, personalized concept. From bridal accessories to bachelorette party essentials, including the Dress Bachelorette e-commerce line, there's something for every aspect of the pre-wedding journey. Plus, get the inside scoop on the best bachelorette destinations and the shift towards unique, personalized weddings in 2024. Whether it's off-the-rack solutions or full-service alterations, Hannah's boutique offers it all, ensuring a seamless experience from start to finish.
Welcome to Metropolitan Weddings. I'm Meg, I'm Dawn, and we are here to educate couples with information from wedding professionals in the industry.
Speaker 2:Our goal is to make the wedding planning process as seamless as possible by providing you with insight from industry professionals.
Speaker 1:Okay, couples, let's get this party started. Hello listeners, we are here today with Hannah from the Dress.
Speaker 3:Hannah, introduce yourself. Tell everyone what is the Dress. Yes, my name, of course, is Hannah Diemer and I own the Dress. Bridal here in Springfield, missouri. We used to be located downtown off the square and, as of well going on two years, we are now located on the south side of Springfield at 1612 East Republic Road, here in Springfield again, and we cater specifically to the bride only.
Speaker 2:Very cool.
Speaker 3:So with my business, I wanted it to be specifically about them. So when they walk in my door, they know okay, today's my day, this is going to be focused on me and it's going to be focused exclusively on them, and I just like having my shop that way.
Speaker 1:Okay, I like that. I like your reasoning behind it. That makes total sense to me.
Speaker 3:Yeah, because you know it's. I mean, let's hope you know it's there, it's for one go. That's what we're always. You know. We're all praying for right Whenever we do, say I do, but the goal is to find them their dream dress. We only have two, two podiums and two fitting rooms. So for some reason, let's say on Saturdays, we have two appointments booked One's going to be on the front of the shop and one's going to be in the back of the shop and they're going to have their own exclusive time with their own exclusive bridal stylist.
Speaker 1:Well, that's nice. So they really get to have like that moment with each other and they don't have to worry about feeling self-conscious. I think sometimes, you know, coming out in something, I imagine myself doing it and thinking just like, ah, I don't know it's a lot If every outfit I tried on. I had to come out and like, show everyone and be like what do you think? And had to hear what everyone had to think about it, it would make me anxious.
Speaker 1:So to know that it was just the people, your closest loved ones, that you're spending that moment with and get to have that process with, that's fun.
Speaker 3:You know we have a lot of modest brides and we have some brides that are just like hey, you know, I don't mind if I show it all. I mean seriously, you don't, I mean you do. And so the best way to get around that and to really keep the bride focused and honed in on what she's looking for is really just to keep that appointment intimate and exclusive. So that's kind of what we kind of stress on at my shop.
Speaker 1:So, in terms of the appointment, how far out do they need to book? How long do they last? What do they expect?
Speaker 3:How many people should they book? I've had brides, some brides that are getting married, you know, in three to four months, but I'm seeing a lot of brides that are coming in a year and sometimes even two years prior to their wedding. I personally recommend a year because a bride thinks I have a full year for a gown. Well, you have to think about the designers and when it comes to designing the gown and with shipping time from holidays, from Christmas, from the Chinese festival holidays, I mean you really take away about, I say on average, two months, and then you think about getting your alterations done, let's say, 30 to 45 days out before the wedding. That's going to take out another month and a month and a half. Some designers I carry might have, you know, the gown in stock or it might take anywhere from 16 to 21 weeks to come in. So so a bride is at rush. I really like for um them to come in like the safe spot is a year to maybe even a year and a half before their wedding.
Speaker 3:Um, and then our appointment. I know some places do an hour and a half. I've thought about changing mine to an hour and a half. I do a full hour because I feel like within that first 45 minutes, a bride is going to know if I have the style they're looking for, or if myself or my stylist are on point with what they're looking for, or else if they found their gown somewhere else and their heart's with another gown.
Speaker 3:And we've been known to stop our appointments and say, hey, you can continue to overwhelm yourself, but based on how you look at that other bridal shop in that picture, I think it's best to stop this appointment because you are glowing in that picture and you're not doing it here. And that's another thing I want to stress on you guys is I want brides to know that it is okay to stop the appointment and it is okay to say no, Like there's no reason to overwhelm yourself. So that's why we try to keep our appointments right at an hour. Whenever a bride still has not made a proposition, but she's found one, we encourage them to book another appointment the next day. We don't hard sell because we don't want to overwhelm them anymore than they already are whenever they come in our shop if they've gone other places rather, they've gone to St Louis, Kansas City or Joplin.
Speaker 1:Yeah, there's definitely a lot of a of options, so overwhelming yourself. I hadn't really thought about it that way of like you. You kind of think like, oh, I want to see every.
Speaker 3:You know what I mean, but after a certain point yeah, it's like ah, I don't even remember which one and they do, and they get so overwhelmed and you know, let's say I've, they've gone. You know I have bright, but we've been traveled from St Louis, kansas City, west Plains and recently a lot from Joplin, and you can tell that from going from store to store. Rather, they've been looking for three or four weeks. They're exhausted. They've tried on every style of gown and so when they walk in our door like I, they probably think that like me and my stylist are goofy.
Speaker 3:But I'll tell them I'll be like, hey, you might have an overwhelming experience, but we're different. So let's walk back outside, let's walk back in, let's de-stress from everything and let's just start all over again. And I like to make them laugh and I like for for them to know like they can just, they can just be them and they, I don't know, I just I don't know how to explain it, like I just look at it as if it were me, you know, finding it out, finding it down. I remember those days. Um, it's overwhelming and exhausting and that's what I've been really working on with my stylist is really listening more to what the brides have to say. Um, I'm kind of going from there.
Speaker 1:I will say that you like talking about this kind of stuff and me like imagining your personality. You would. You would break down barriers pretty easy, like you're one of those people that is very fast, you're a fast friend. Like when you kind of meet you like I don't know, you're just so disarming and all of a sudden you're just like chatting, like you've known for 20 years, you know.
Speaker 1:So I can only imagine that that translates to your client relationship really well and helps the your clientele feel very comfortable to just say, like this is where I've been, this is what I've seen, this is what I kind of like, this is what I kind of don't like, this is out of my budget and then you're able to like service their actual needs a lot more easily.
Speaker 3:I like that yeah, I like to go a little bit more in depth. Whenever they come in, actually before they come in and they you know we call, you know to confirm their appointment, even if they book online we like to call, confirm the appointment and actually speak to the bride rather than just wait for them to show up that day. I mean, I want to know everything from not just our wedding date how many people's in your wedding? How many people do you plan on bringing to your appointment? What are the colors of your wedding, if they've even gotten that far? So we have it all in our notes. So whenever those brides come in our door, they already feel like that, that wall's down and there's that, uh, there's that, that relationship that's being built.
Speaker 3:I don't want them to feel like they are just a number when they walk in my shop. I want them to feel like it's their day, because it is their day and that's what we strive for at the dress. So about how many people, what's an appropriate amount of people to bring with them to the appointment? And then a lot of times I mean I understand a lot of us grew up with having grandma, great-grandma, everyone come in. Those are important and it's important for them to be there, but I feel like it needs to be more. Maybe just the bridal party or else just your close family, because, once again, in my opinion, if you go over more than six people coming with you, there's just too many opinions and the bride gets overwhelmed, gets very overwhelmed, and then it ends up becoming more focused on them and what they want, and not the bride, and the last thing that we want is the bride to be stressed out, get overwhelmed and her shopping experience not be good because of that in my shop, and that's something we try to avoid as well.
Speaker 1:Yeah, in that appointment. Approximately how many dresses is like that? How many dresses should they expect to kind of try on?
Speaker 3:I mean we really do an unlimited amount um with the bride. It just kind of like every bride in every situation, or I should say, every appointment's different. We've had, you know, brides when they first come in, we like to look at pictures, kind of see what their likes and dislikes are, and then have our stylist pick three to four for them to try on. I personally let my brides walk around the shop to look at a few first and then, if they're comfortable enough, we will pick those three to four styles for them and I just tell them like, hey, this is your day for dress up.
Speaker 3:I know that you said you didn't want a ball gown or you didn't want a fit and flare, but just trust me, we're like you're going to be Cinderella. That's why you're here. We're going to try our bippity, boppity, boo magic and see if there's styles you know other styles that we have that you might like. If not, then I want you to walk around the store and pick out some styles that catch your eye. So I mean, there's really not a certain amount of gowns Now. If you're getting into 14 to 15 to 16 gowns, then you're probably overwhelmed and we need to stop the appointment and rebook, in all honesty. But we try to keep those at least around 10 or under. But we try to keep those at least around 10 or under. But every situation, every bride's different, okay.
Speaker 1:I mean 10 gallons. That's a pretty good amount to kind of get a. I just wasn't sure. I'm like, is it four gallons, is it?
Speaker 3:12 gallons?
Speaker 1:I don't know.
Speaker 3:So 10 gallons, I feel like you'd get a pretty good idea. Yeah, and honestly, what is so funny is I love like I wish that I had a jar, like a bedding jar, and put up, because whenever a bride comes in and they're showing me pictures of things that they like and what they think they want, that's completely different than what they will buy or like or say yes to Completely different. I think I'd make a lot of money. Honestly, that may be a good betting business.
Speaker 3:I don't think we can do that, but I think that if a person did that because every time we do it they're like I never thought I'd look good and I'm like trust us, we do this every day with your body state we know you have these insecurities or you like this about yourself. Just let insecurities or you like this about yourself, just let us, just let us try this for you, and they end up liking it. So, um, I don't know. Sometimes Pinterest can be a good thing for brides and sometimes Pinterest can put in some false hope. So it's our job to really interview the bride and really find out like what it is that she's looking for and kind of go from there. It's kind of like a blank canvas. You know, you just got to start somewhere.
Speaker 1:I like that. I always wondered like what? How do you guys know better than we do what we would look? You know what we're going to like.
Speaker 2:Yeah, like don't you put me in a box.
Speaker 3:Yeah.
Speaker 2:I'm going to put you in a box.
Speaker 3:I would put you. I think that you would be a very like a sit and flare or a very simple satin sweetheart neckline. Something very simple, would you?
Speaker 2:do a veil with that. Hold on, wait, I'm not done. Keep going.
Speaker 3:And then I'm thinking since it's a simple satin, what's really in is? I don't think we do. We might do a cathedral for pictures, but maybe a finger-tip-length veil with a crystal-edge beading. That way you definitely take a great look at the gown.
Speaker 2:You mean like pictures in a cathedral?
Speaker 3:No, yeah, take some pictures in a cathedral veil. A cathedral veil, oh.
Speaker 1:Oh, oh my gosh. And for the shoe Sneakers, For oh my gosh.
Speaker 3:And for the shoe, Sneakers For the shoe. Why not pull out the glass slipper? I mean, we've gone this far with him.
Speaker 2:So why not? Let's use a glass slipper.
Speaker 3:You know really Actually curls, simple, walk-feel, a little bit comfortable.
Speaker 2:I do have great feet. Oh my, you do have great feet.
Speaker 3:Do I? We don't need to cover those, probably some open toes.
Speaker 2:Now we're talking, there we go. We'll paint those toes blue for your something blue.
Speaker 3:Yes, exactly right.
Speaker 2:Oh, my goodness, I sound pretty.
Speaker 3:Yeah, you sound gorgeous oh my goodness.
Speaker 1:I can't decide if I want to actually send them in and get a photo of this, or if it's too far, let's not.
Speaker 3:I think it would be great, I kind of want to. I think it would be great. I mean I have the shoes on hand too. I mean I think it would be wonderful, okay, I mean I have the shoes on hand too.
Speaker 1:I mean, I think it would be wonderful. Okay, we'll do it, you know, we'll make an appointment, We'll do it, we'll start new friends and yeah, that'd be great.
Speaker 2:Be watching our stories in the future. People are going to be so confused that didn't listen to this podcast.
Speaker 3:They're going to be like what is this bridal top doing? I'm really intrigued because I'm not really curious. What's going on here.
Speaker 2:Or you could do this for the next fashion show and I could just walk out on the runway.
Speaker 3:You know what I think? That would be great. No one will be expecting it.
Speaker 2:And if anyone knows what's going on, they win a prize.
Speaker 1:Yes, if you've listened to the podcast. The secret word is blue nail polish. I don't know Something.
Speaker 3:Blue toes Blue nail polish, and then we can offer you a good one.
Speaker 1:And yell it out, and we've got something special from the dress.
Speaker 3:Yeah, they would definitely be getting something special, wouldn't they?
Speaker 2:Oh, it'd be real special, real special. Oh, I think it's great. Oh, my goodness.
Speaker 1:Okay, should we get back on track at all?
Speaker 2:They probably should. It's a really good idea.
Speaker 1:So, speaking of veils and shoes, I don't know what all other than gowns do you carry at the store. Speaking of veils and shoes, I don't know.
Speaker 3:What all? What all other than gowns do you carry at the store?
Speaker 1:Whatever, what gowns are you kind of cut out? What other than gowns do you like? What accessories?
Speaker 3:Like accessories we do, oh my goodness. Well, one thing I need to talk to you guys about is we do have, like the bachelorette line, which I will get into that, but accessories such as, um you know, the bridal earrings we do. Um, like you know, like the heels we have, um the belt for the gowns that our seamstress can put on, um different types of veils as well. So, um, like I said, just really anything that caters to the bride, and and then last year we um, or actually I decided to do more of an e-commerce site called um the dress bachelorettecom and it's it's kind of a fun thing. So you know how you have bridal showers and bachelorette parties.
Speaker 3:Well, I got to thinking one day and the more and more I talked to my brides and their parties that would come in that no one around here really offers any type of retail stuff for that. So I just kind of decided to start the Dress Bachelorette, and then the front part of my shop is like a mini kind of sample retail part of the store of what I carry online, and it also gives the bridal party something to do and look at and trying to find gowns. So it gives them something to look forward to and also, like last minute guests, let's say for the bride, maybe some bachelorette earrings if they're going to Nashville, some funny hats. I mean just going on to the website and going to our social media accounts, you'll be able to see some of the things that we do carry.
Speaker 2:That's awesome that is awesome.
Speaker 1:I feel like did you do that at the fashion show last time.
Speaker 3:I did not do that at the fashion show last time. No, I might do it this time. I haven't decided yet, but I've thought about it. So I mean, we're carrying even a designer that is well-known in Texas called Buddy Love. He has some absolute wonderful clothing that just looks beautiful for, you know, a bridal shower or, you know, bachelorette wear. So everything from crazy bright colored sequins to rhinestone hat, to maybe something more of an all white gown. We've got stuff like that and I have even more things coming in. And then in the next year to year and a half, um, the dress bridal is not only going to expand a little more, but I uh won't let the cat out of the bag on that. But I've got some things working because my goal was to continue to stay up with the industry and grow.
Speaker 1:I love it, but I do agree, agree that all of these other like activities have become just. They're just these huge big deals. My daughter right now is planning her bachelorette party where they're all going to go and do stuff. Man, that's a lot of cream, it's definitely like and will she buy a whole wardrobe for it? Absolutely.
Speaker 2:Yes, she will, Absolutely. Oh, they all will oh yeah, you have to Like.
Speaker 3:that is the fun in it. You know you have to do that. You're going to want to wear their crazy sunglasses. You're going to want, I mean, the pictures. I mean that's. I think one of the most fun part about, you know, getting married is being with your being with your girls, being with your friends and, um, going out and sharing some time with each other and just being you.
Speaker 1:So yeah, that's fun. I like that. It is super fun when we go, when we go to.
Speaker 2:Nashville. It's always fun watching the uh bachelorette, uh buses going by every five minutes actually, like every couple minutes actually, and it is Like 9.30 in the morning, oh yeah absolutely, and they're being emotes. Yes, they're having a great time. I'm drinking coffee. They're having the best time of their life. They are, they are. It is super fun to watch. So, yeah, that Bachelorette thing is huge. I'm glad you're doing it.
Speaker 3:Yeah, in Nashville. You know, I like to question my bride because I kind of like to know for the bachelorette side, even like kind of like retail and stuff to carry, and a lot of girls, if they don't stay local they will go to like number one pick is Nashville, number two I've done research on is Kansas City and then even St Louis and then some just Branson, or else I've seen even a lot of brides, um, that like to just have their bachelorette party somewhere like maybe in a treehouse in Branson or somewhere just exclusive, or even just renting an Airbnb and like Austin Texas is very famous as well for that um, just kind of like get away, like towards not too far away, the expenses still down for everyone, um, and they're just enjoying themselves yeah, that's so fun yeah, so it sounds like I'm gonna need to get some more cool party hats, you know?
Speaker 1:agree agree, yeah, well, okay so. I feel like we've gotten a decent what. What am I missing to tell? If you had advice for people that are getting ready to buy their gown, what advice would you give them?
Speaker 3:I would say go with your gut instinct. Even if you have not gone to every option in every store that maybe you have written down on your list or that your mother or mother-in-law has on your list, if your gut is telling you that this is the gown, I want a bride just to say yes to the dress and not overwhelm yourself. Don't do a disservice to yourself by feeling like you need to please others. Now I'm not saying that you don't need to go to, like, maybe, certain stores because our friend of a friend got her gown there or so forth. But I just want I just want brides to really speak up more for themselves and make it really more about them and not really pleasing others.
Speaker 3:Of course, opinions are important from your family members and your friends, but at the end of the day, you're the one that's going to look at those photos 20 years from now and you're either going to be thinking in your head I remember this feeling in this gown, I love the way that I look or else it's going to be like man. I wish I wouldn't with the other one. But you know, mom over here likes this better than mine because her gown didn't look like that and that's no disrespect, but that is something I wish I would see more brides do, especially our younger generation. I wish that they would. There was ways we could help them with their self-confidence and just let them know that you know it's okay to say yes to the dress, even if it's your first or second Like, rather, you've shopped around her a lot. I mean, you know, you know what you want and you know what you like, and I just really want every bride to kind of go with that feeling.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it's their style. That's the one thing. Everyone has an opinion, but their opinion is based on their own personal style, and their style is not going to be the same as the person who's actually has to wear the dress.
Speaker 3:And so, yeah, it's not and that, yeah, and that's what makes every wedding so unique. And I think part of the planning, you know, like part of the whole planning process, you know, I, I just think that, like you know, you look at, you know Metropolitans, you know your guys' magazine and you will see so many different ideas from brides, because they didn't care what anyone thinks they, rather they do something very simple, modern, like, let's say, at Shadow Rock and, by the way, absolutely beautiful venue. But if you go and you look and have something very simple like that, or else you go into a ton of morals, I mean, everyone's got their own little niche and really 2024 has really become more about the bride than ever and really expressing yourself and your loved ones.
Speaker 2:Good, I like that. I do too, all right.
Speaker 3:It's just important. I agree, yeah. So that's kind of where we're at. We do not. One thing I will add is I know it's been confusing because with the dress bridal using, you know we used to do consignment when we were downtown, but we do not do consignment gowns any longer when we were downtown, but we do not do consignment gowns any longer. I know it's unfortunate for brides that have ordered gowns, you know, whether it be from my shop or other bridal shops, and of course we all know that sometimes weddings just don't happen, unfortunately. But it got to a point to where I just had decided to turn the tables and really just turn into like kind of a full service bride. You know, caring to the bride and then adding my new seamstress off. April has been a plus, let's see. What else would I like everyone to know? I mean, we do alterations for well, for the whole bridal party. We'll do that for two as well, so you don't have to buy your gown from us for us to do your alterations.
Speaker 3:Oh, that's good, that's awesome yeah.
Speaker 2:So if someone needs alterations, they can come see you. That's good.
Speaker 3:Yeah, and we have gowns that are, you know, off off the rack that if you're getting married, if you just got proposed to two weeks ago and you've got to get married in you know two weeks, we have some gowns that are brand new, that I've bought specifically for brides like that that are going in for a quick wedding or an elopement. And then we have gowns that are considered sample, discounted gowns, sample gowns and they have obviously been from one of our designers that the style has discontinued or was a sample that we've had on our rack that maybe wasn't doing well and we'll discount it 50 to 60% so a bride can buy that off the rack. And then we have our special order gowns. That basically just means you try it on, we'll pin it and clip it. It might look too big on you, but if you say yes to it, we take your custom measurements and order the gown and your size based on the designer size chart. Yeah, that's awesome.
Speaker 3:Yeah, so I think that some brides get confused because before I even got into this business, you know, I didn't know what off the rack meant, or same full sale, or what do you mean by special order, you know. So I think that's something else that um br brides, if they're confused about that, before they go into their appointment, ask the stylist on the phone or the bridal shop owner, like you know, kind of like lead time um designers who carry the capacity of people that can come in. How long is the appointment? Um, and just really be prepared for that appointment.
Speaker 1:Yes, I agree, helping. Then they feel like they know and they come in more confidently.
Speaker 2:Yeah, absolutely, and then it's just about the dress and not about worrying about all the things.
Speaker 3:Yeah, yeah, and they're not blindsided. The last thing you want is the bride to come in and be blindsided and not know, oh, I, you know, I only have an hour. Or oh, I have 12 people, I didn't know, I can only bring six. And then you have two people, you know, on a couch and we're moving stuff over. I, just you, just you just want the process to go with the flow Cause, like I said, said it is all about the bride at the dress. Bridal love it. It, is it really?
Speaker 1:is well. I have really enjoyed our conversation and kind of learning about your store a little bit more. I'm excited about all the stuff I wish you were going to spill the beans about, whatever this new idea you have is but you have to make another podcast, another podcast yeah, we will.
Speaker 3:I know we'll do another podcast. I think it will be great. I think it will be great, but, uh, I'm just going to continue with my staff just focusing on the brides and, um, focusing just on on the industry, because you guys know that as well, as I mean the industry, or industry is changing. Um, we've got different types of brides now and we're also going into you know, like my son actually taught me about this a few months ago and you know, like the Gen Z brides. I mean we're dealing with a completely different type of bride because of how the world is and how the world changed and everything's more on social media. So I've been doing lots of training with myself and my staff, like just getting prepared for that when those brides come in. So we're still making them feel comfortable and also catering to them as well.
Speaker 1:Yeah, love it Me too.
Speaker 3:I think it's important to keep up. You know, to change. We I think some business owners, um, you know we are afraid of change, but change is always it's going to evolve and you don't want to stay stagnant. So you need to change things up and um and take the risk. If you're not willing to change things up and take a risk, then I feel like maybe you need to second guess what you, what, what you need to do in your career, because, um, things change daily and even in our bridal industry.
Speaker 2:So Always, oh my gosh, yeah, it's been an ever, ever, ever changing world in the wedding industry, so always, always changing.
Speaker 3:Yeah.
Speaker 2:It's been an ever, ever, ever changing world in the wedding industry, that's for sure.
Speaker 3:For sure it has in 2024. I mean, you know, I I really started a little bit before COVID and that was. That was scary. But you know, I will tell you one thing the local bridal shops around here we all pulled together help each other out. That's one thing I will say about springfield, missouri, and our local bridal shops and even other metropolitan wedding vendors. We're all there to help each other and I think that is fantastic. So I mean, just even looking in the magazine that you guys offer, it really is like a one-stop shop for brides, just if they will, you know, do research and us business owners will help guide them. I mean, we've got, you know, you've got everything from the dresses to the wedding planning, the DJs so much to offer. And I highly encourage every bride listening to this to attend the wedding shows you know it's huge and come to VIP, yeah, and come to VIP VIP yellow Blue toes.
Speaker 3:Blue toes, yep, and then we got it going. So we all know Blue toe bridal. There you go. That's the next one.
Speaker 2:Oh my God, it's trending.
Speaker 1:Oh my gosh Blue toe bridal All right If someone wants to make an appointment. What's the best way to go about that? What's the best way to go about that?
Speaker 3:The best way to go about it is just call us at 417-818-7700. If, for some reason, we do not answer directly. We are with a bride and we'll get back with you as soon as possible. Another way of booking is going online to our website and that is wwwthedressdowntowncom, and you can schedule your appointment there, and you can even schedule alterations, appointments even if you're not, even if you've gone somewhere else and bought like a gown. You can even do that as well and also book your bridal experience packages, which I will. I will talk about this really quick, but we also offer on our website you can go look at different experience packages for the brides to make it more special when they can, then, with our friends and loved ones, additional discounts, you know, getting some free goodies, you know, for the bride when the appointment's booked, and so forth Awesome.
Speaker 1:Love it. And if they just want to peruse the like bachelorette section, just a pop-in is fine.
Speaker 3:Walk-in anytime. Yep, just pop-in anytime. You know we do accept walk-ins through the week, tuesday through Friday. We do accept walk-ins. But if we're on an appointment and you are wanting to try on gowns, sometimes we will give you a little, a gift certificate or go over to architect coffee and say hey, here's the coffee. You know on us. If you can give us about 45 minutes to get wrapped up with this bride and then come in, we'll go ahead and get you, get you situated. So we never want to turn around, turn away business, but we also don't want you just waiting around. So appointments are highly recommended. But we do accept walk-ins as well. So we'd like for people to just stop by and, even if you're not looking for a gown right now, you know, just come in and browse the shop. I love to see people come in this relationship.
Speaker 2:Amazing. I love that.
Speaker 1:Thank you for spending time with us this morning. Well, thank you guys.
Speaker 3:I appreciate it. It's always a pleasure. So.
Speaker 1:Absolutely.
Speaker 2:All right. Well, thank you guys, I appreciate it. It's always a pleasure, so absolutely.
Speaker 3:All right, well, have an amazing day.
Speaker 2:You guys too.
Speaker 3:Thank you and we will all talk soon. Okay, bye, all right.
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