Wedding bridal stylist, Tali Gallo shares her experience as a bride planning her short engagement. From her experience of working with brides to planning her own wedding, she found the top reasons why a bride should purchase her dress off the rack. Read as Tali shares everything you need to know about purchasing a dress off the rack.

Here at The Bridal Finery, we are known for our unique store concept. We are an off the rack bridal boutique. We are the first boutique in the Orlando and Winter Park area to be selling gowns sustainably and off the rack. While sample sales have been around forever, off the rack bridal boutiques are relatively new. This new concept allows brides to shop sample sales everyday. Because we are a new concept bridal boutique to the Central Florida area, we often are questioned what the perks are of purchasing off the rack. Continue to read as we share the perks and what you need to know before purchasing an off the rack gown.

Our Fashion Director, Jamie O’Neill had the opportunity to guest speak on the Orange Blossom Bride podcast. This was my first time speaking on a podcast, so I wanted to share something that has been recently talked about and something not everyone understands. Sustainability in fashion is a new concept designers and retailers are now taking into consideration. In 2019, we are starting to care about things that are bigger than us. While use of minimal straws and plastic cups are good, it’s important to consider what we wear everyday. Because fashion and sustainability aren’t always thought of as the same thing, we never think about the affects of the fashion industry. According to The Fashion Law, “By 2030, it is predicted that the industry’s water consumption will grow by 50 percent to 118 billion cubic meters (or 31.17 trillion gallons), its carbon footprint will increase to 2,791 million tons and the amount of waste it creates will hit 148 million tons.”