Dressed to impress: Why hiring a wedding stylist can be the best move for your big day
It’s your wedding day.Sure, everyone’s judging you for the food, flowers and fanfare, but you know what everyone is really looking at? Your dress.
Or, these days, even multiple outfits.And whether you’re a fashion hound or sweatpants chick, you can likely benefit from the sage counsel of a wedding stylist.Callista Osborn, owner of Callista & Company in Malibu, Calif., reported that the trend of hiring a wedding stylist is on the rise.
“Whereas 10 years ago we saw perhaps a couple of our clients per year hire a stylist, this year we’re seeing 80%-plus hire stylists, and we specifically are hiring day-of dressers for almost every wedding,” said Osborn.Per Erika Plackowski, a bridal stylist serving the metropolitan Detroit area, a stylist means brides don’t need to worry about making sure they’re staying on schedule or that their dresses are steamed.Instead, they can focus on being present and grounded at this milestone event that flies by in the blink of an eye.Ahead, what you should know about wedding stylists and what they can do for you.Gina Jokilehto, owner and creative director of Shi Shi Events in Cleveland, says enlisting the services of a bridal stylist is a win for everyone.
“Having someone I trust advise the bride as she makes her fashion choices for the dress itself, her accessories, reception dress, outfits for the entire weekend, bridal party and more, works in service to the [wedding] vision,” said Jokilehto.Jokilehto often works with vendor partner Rebecca Somnitz, the owner of Something White Bridal.Clients can decide if they want day-of dressing or start-to-finish styling, standard offerings in the industry.
Per Jokilehto, day-of dressing includes attendance at fittings, pressing all dresses for the day (bridal party included), getting the bride dressed the day of and more.Somnitz also stays with the wedding party for photographs and returns the cleaned dress to the bride post wedding.Start-to-finish styling guides the cli...