Getting Married? Minnesota Brides Need To Know This

I have a co-worker here who is getting married next year. I saw her in our kitchen the other day and asked how the wedding planning was going. She was excited to tell me the progress that had been made.  

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She recently bought her dress, and she said she was fortunate to find one in stock she really liked, but there was a 9-12 month wait on wedding dresses.  

I must admit I was taken aback by that. Supply chain issues are still in place for some items coming out of the pandemic, and wedding dresses are one of those.  

That could really impact the date you want to get married.  

I did a search online and the advice says that if you’re getting married, you need to allow 9-12 months for the dress to be delivered and then leave time for it to be altered.  

What’s The Issue? 

The problem seems to lie with fabric suppliers and wedding dress manufacturers. Materials that go into wedding dresses come from all around the globe, and that creates a slowdown in materials getting where they need to be.  

Reports dating back two years document the delay in getting gowns to brides in a timely manner.  

According to the weddingplannerinstitue.com, most of the worlds wedding dresses are made in China, that includes 80% of Western Style dresses. They say that this is a lingering effect of the Coronavirus, which forced many manufactures to shut down while the virus was being contained, which created a major backlog in the creation of dresses.  

So, remember, if you’re planning on getting married in the future, allow time to find the dress, get it here and then allow time for multiple fittings and alterations to be safe.