Wedding dress fittings are a moment of happiness shared between the future bride and her loved ones. But sometimes, certain scenes are more than surprising, as demonstrated by creator Meryl Suissa.
Putting on a wedding dress for the first time is a bit like stepping into a fairy tale. The beating heart, the eyes that shine in front of the mirror, and this unique feeling of projecting yourself towards one of the most beautiful days of your life. Wedding dress fittings are much more than just a shopping trip. They constitute an intimate ritual full of emotions, often shared with the mother, tears in her eyes at the first appearance of her daughter in a white dress or the best friend ready to film every moment to immortalize the memory of this precious moment. In specialized boutiques, the designers and salespeople know this well: they welcome many more than just customers every day.
But the reality of fitting rooms sometimes holds many surprises. Between the tears of joy and theyes, it’s THE dress!“, it happens that certain scenes border on the comical, or even leave professionals speechless. This is precisely what designer Meryl Suissa tells with a lot of humor on her Instagram account, where she shares, through anecdotes, the often unexpected behind-the-scenes of her profession. Confidences that make you smile, sometimes wince, and which remind you that trying on a wedding dress is a concentrate of humanity, in all that is most touching… and most unpredictable.
Among the phrases heard that make you roll your eyes, there is first of all the one that disarms as much as it amuses: “I don’t have a boyfriend yet, but I’m already trying on the dress.” There is also the bride-to-be who, visibly determined to return to her dream of tulle at all costs, blurts out with the utmost seriousness: “You can hold tight, I’ll eat an apple until the wedding.” But it’s undoubtedly the best friend (the famous BFF) who wins the prize. Comfortably installed on the sofa since the start of the session, she ends up saying, casually: “Do you mind if I try on the same dress as you?“Result? She was, in the words of Meryl Suissa herself, “gently led back to the sofa“.
There is also the case of this disarmingly outspoken mother, who challenges the designer with disconcerting spontaneity: “Can you make the dress longer? She has terrible knees!“Finally, some future brides confide with a moving sincerity, like this woman who admitted, in a low voice, that her fiancé was cheating on her, but that the marriage was maintained. These moments remind us to what extent the role of the wedding dress designer goes far beyond couture: it is above all a matter of listening, of not judging, and sometimes, simply, of being there.
These anecdotes, as amusing or touching as they may be, invite us to think about how we approach these precious fitting moments. A piece of advice that is unanimous among professionals: come well surrounded, but not too many. Two or three trusted people are more than enough: a mother or a close friend, provided they are caring and listen to your desires. Because multiplying opinions often means multiplying doubts. Between the cousin who prefers the bohemian style, the mother who dreams of lace and the friend who pushes towards minimalism, you can quickly get lost and miss the dress that really suits you. The wedding dress fitting is above all your moment: surround yourself with those who know how to trust you, and trust your instinct. After all, you’ll be the one wearing this dress.
