Bridal fashion
Buying a wedding dress vs renting one
Ten reasons to buy your wedding dress. Okay, so you may be skint or you are very practical and think: “Whatever can I do with that wedding dress after the party is over?!” And so you choose to rent your wedding dress. Our advice: don't. There are simply too many advantages to buying your wedding dress.
Ten reasons not to rent
1. God only knows who has worn it before you
Wouldn't it be awful if the weddingdress you wear on the Most Beautiful Day has been worn before by a whole bunch of crazy housewives? Okay, the wedding dresses have been cleaned (you hope!) but the idea alone that the nervous sweat of somebody else has touched it, will make you somewhat queasy.
2.Prehistorical models
Think about it: companies that rent out wedding dresses don't change their collection every week of course. This results in a room full of old-fashioned wedding dresses. Brides that like trendy or modern wedding dresses will not find what they're looking for there and leave the store screaming in desparation nine times out of ten. But the brides that like a beautiful, simple, elegant wedding dress will also often experience deception. If you really want to go for a modern dress, regardless of the model, colour or type, you could best avoid the rental company and drive to Assepoester in Arnhem right away.
3.Tailor-made wedding dress If you buy your wedding dress at Assepoester, you can not only find the dress that is totally you, you can also have it made to fit. In a way that can make your figure look just the way you want it to.
4. Originality
The Assepoester collection changes fast, so that your wedding dress remains exclusive. Of each model only two are made. And no postal order numbers! So, what is it you want to go for? A gown that is a dime a dozen or an exclusive wedding dress of Assepoester?
5.Expensive is not expensive anymore
The price of your bridal outfit need not be an issue anymore these days! People believe that rental is cheap, but are often severely disappointed. You can often only rent dresses from 150.- euro onwards (starting at model 'Horror') while you can find the wedding dress of your dreams for 599.95 at Assepoester. And that will be a genuine, beautiful and original wedding dress within your budget. Still too expensive for you? Go and search in Zara and H&M. They also have many beautiful and affordable dresses for sale that could be used as a wedding dress. We beg of you: don't rent a dress that will make you look look like a wedding cake!
6.The high deposit What many people forget when renting a wedding dress is that you have to pay a high deposit just in case you might turn out to be a Runaway Bride. It is quite common to have to pay 400 euro in order to be allowed to take a dress with you. That really is a lot!
7.You only get married once In every wedding programme on tv, sniffling brides confess after the wedding is over that this has been the most beautiful day of their lives. It is a day that many women have dreamt of since they were little girls. So is this the day that you want to save some money on your wedding dress: your dream which is a part of you? Is this really the moment on which you wish to wear a wedding dress that has been worn by dozens of women before? Think about it.
8. Emional value
Yes, after the big day is over, your wedding dress is of very little use. You won't wear it again at your next dinner.
Yet many women choose to save their wedding dress as a memento. You may not use it anymore, but revisiting it in the wardrobe or trying it on it to have that wonderfull feeling again, or to feel all princessy again: now that is really nice. The emotional value of a wedding dress is the reason why many women choose to buy and keep it.
9.D aughter dear
Many women love to keep their wedding dress and pass it on to their daughters if they would like to get married one day. If you pick a timeless wedding dress, it can be passed on from generation to generation.
10.You can always still sell it
If your closet is unbelievably tiny and you are not that attached tou your wedding dress, then you could always choose to sell it on. For those of us that have to turn every penny twice, this is a great way to make some extra cash. Selling via Marktplaats or E-bay is easy. Or place an advert in your local paper.
