What is your favorite part about helping brides and working for Charlotte’s Weddings? How long have you worked here?
I have worked at Charlotte’s Weddings since July 2010. My favorite part about working at Charlotte’s is the moment a bride realizes she’s found her dress. When her face lights up and she can’t stop smiling because she’s picturing herself on her wedding day. When she wants to leave the shop with the dress on because she can’t bear to take it off. Sometimes she laughs, sometimes she cries, sometimes she is surrounded by her best friends and family members, sometimes it’s just her and her mom. The scenario is always different, but the moment is always the same: it’s magical!
I have been working at Charlotte’s for four months now and I am loving it! A wedding isn’t just a one day event. It takes months (a lot of times close to a year!) to plan, and buying the dress is part of the beginning stages. I love helping brides find their perfect gown and being part of their wedding experience!
Do you have a favorite moment/story from working at Charlotte’s?
Even after working here for just four months I have helped so many brides – there are so many different stories – that I can’t pick just one favorite! Overall, I think it’s my favorite when I get to be involved. When the bride and her family/friends ask me for my opinion about what she’d look best in, or which of her three favorites I like the best. I love talking about wedding details – colors, cake, hair/makeup, etc. – and incorporating the dress into the bigger picture.
Also, being the oldest of three girls, I love when a bride brings in her sister(s) to help find her dress. It’s fun to see the dynamics of the relationships, and it makes me excited for the day that I can shop with my sisters for a wedding dress!
What kind of advice would you give your brides about dress shopping?
My advice would be to do a little research before you come. Go on designer’s websites, look through magazines, start looking for a silhouette you think you’d look great in and think about details – do you like lace, beading, rouching, etc.? This, of course, doesn’t mean what you love in a magazine will be what you love once you try it on, but it’s helpful just to get an idea of what’s out there, just to get started. It also helps us do our job. Even if you’re not 100% confident, it gives us a starting point.
My second piece of advice would be to trust your consultant, and keep an open mind. Even if you have looked at every bridal magazine and every website and you’ve found exactly what you want, even if you are 100% confident, it doesn’t mean you’re going to love it when you have it on. That’s where we can help! We’ll help you find your dress if you’ll let us.
What do you like to do when you aren’t working at Charlotte’s?
I am a TV and movie buff, and I love keeping up with celebrity news! In college (last year) I did a semester-long internship at E! Entertainment for their show The Daily 10 and I had a blast! So I love going to the movies, watching my shows (Glee, Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men, The Office, etc.), and keeping tabs on my favorite celebs by reading People magazine (and watching E! of course!).
I also love spending time with my family: going to my sister’s soccer/basketball games, camping (in the summer), and the family gatherings we have on holidays and birthdays with my big extended family.
