FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & TIPS
The magic doesn’t just happen.
Let’s take a moment to consider the value of ‘styling’.
This is from my honest heart, my kind of bride is sure in herself and her style. When she’s looking to book a stylist, it’s not necessarily only coming from a space of the overwhelm that drives her choice.
It’s about curiosity and her intuition. Her love for fashion and her trust in a certain kind-of-ecosystem. Working with a stylist is not indulgence, it’s a sound choice made by an individual who loves fashion.
“People in luxury hire stylists to keep things extremely well-coordinated, professional and meaningful. While they need someone to center all communications, what they truly value is knowledge and in-depth insights. It’s an Eco chamber of trust they wish to create, and that truly defines what luxury service means to them.”
Ayaz, co-founder of Bridelan
THE FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need a stylist?
You are a seeker, curious about refinement and you are deeply interested in knowing how can a styling company do any different, how can they elevate a look, how can they understand you better than you do yourself.
If you have arrived on our site, you are already seeking a stylist.
Take a chance and trust your gut and heart about this. If not the most special day of your life, then when? There is beauty in being guided by genuine experts, there is clarity in aligning with shared values such as getting things done seamlessly and on time, there is vision in creating things together as a team and there is a lot of comfort in relying on someone in INDIA, who’s closer to the designers where your dream clothes are getting made.
One of the biggest hurdles you will overcome with Bridelan is effective and timely communication. We navigate the process of time zone challenges beautifully. In the first year of Bridelan itself we learnt the American way of working: to answer messages and emails every day and be there for our brides. We maybe continents apart but yet we want to be close you to our brides.
What is your pricing?
I’ve learnt over the years that the responsibility to curate looks for different clients are always about their needs. Because of this, we quote every wedding, every shopping experience and every photo shoot session on an individual basis. That said, we aim to service luxury weddings. But we do not alienate the humble and intimate weddings or brides with a modest budget. Contact us and we can send you a more specific outline of your investment once we know about your needs.
What is your approach to styling?
I joke (and have bookmarked this quote in my diary), ‘I want to be a stylist till I am 80 or more.’ I will never retire. Having said that, I am very passionate about being ‘hands on’. Yes, we are a beautiful brand but we are a more beautiful service. One of the most important aspects of my work is about ‘how deeply we care.’
The bride is the hero, the captain of the ship. She knows about fashion as much as we do. It is her vision that we help in designing and craft it with nuances, intellect and passion.
It should be a happy journey for her that eases out second- guessing and brings joy and fulfilment to t1he process. "It is natural to feel overwhelmed and anxious in the beginning, somewhere in the middle and towards of the end of a process when your clothes are getting organized in a different country. Having a stylist can guarantee bringing down the stress to 75% down, for some clients almost 95% down. Having a professional shopper and stylist for your wedding is an unsung HERO-of-a-HELP.” Soraya D’Souza, senior stylist.
What if I want to avail your styling service and do the shopping on my own?
We are happy to dive in at whatever stage of wedding shopping you are in and help take charge in nailing the styling of your looks. If you have already shopped and feel puzzled about how to bring it all together, we would love to come in, declutter and bring some clarity of STYLING and create a unique personal language for you. We are professionals and are deeply passionate about curating and getting into the bones of the details.
However, we feel wedding shopping is the primary element. It is the blank canvas and drawing the first line or even a dot is where it all begins. If you take us on board at the very inception stage then we are very interested in constructing a look, planting the seed of surety and creating a customised look that will be made special only for you. “As a bridal stylist with a company that started this concept more than a decade ago, the next trend will be customising for an individual,” says Nisha.
What are the specific wedding styling services that you provide?
Wedding styling is what we pride ourselves in being pioneers at. However, if you are booking a stylist, you need her to be by your side from inception to the end. The bedrock of Bridelan lies in our niche as a professional wedding shopping service. There is a range of curated services we offer. You can read them here (services page.)
In a nutshell the services are: Luxury wedding styling, curated personal shopper service, editorial shoot styling, aesthetic direction and more.
What if I am inclined towards you but still want do this on my own?
That’s a tough predicament that certainly needs guidance. True value of what you are seeking can only be experienced when you have felt understood and cared for. When you have invested and you have been served with intention and integrity.
We are not in this for money. Styling is a well-revered service but it’s not meant to be hedonistic, commercial or profitable. Passion, attention-for-details, thoughtful expressions should be a hallmark of a styling service and we say this with a lot of humility. We do go out of the way to make it a special experience for the couple.
You sound fancy and expensive.
We are from India, in comparison to the American economy, the rupees vs the dollar, Indian services are truly value for money when it comes to timelines and unconditional service and support that is served. Indian service providers are also very giving, passionate and hard working.
Our pricing is intentional and appropriate. It is not too low as we believe we have to equally love and respect ourselves and our life-well-being as much as we love to do this with a bride.
I would like to be assisted with on-site styling services?
You have not come this far with us, to only come this far.
Have we noticed one thing about the manner in which the emotions and the energy of a bride flows on the actual days. While the bride can be a very independent, can-do individual in her life she becomes the neediest on those days simply because she wants to enjoy others looking after her needs.
This is the reality of a stylist coming in. Flowers are being taken care of by the designer, on ground coordination by the planner, the photographer is capturing the moments, food is being relished and the DJ is entertaining. Is the styling looking perfect for the 8-10 hours through the day? Do the drapes move, do they need improvisations at the ceremony and rituals, the portrait sessions? What if you need something, what if someone needs to fix you and what if that becomes a make or break, what if the photos don't work because someone was not there to do a certain job.
What if you are busy, over booked and can’t make special time for me?
I have a large heart and I have special bonds with all my brides. Each one of them means a lot to me. We are aware that we are a niche service and at every step there is a new discovery of values. We have that visioned out for ourselves and our entire life is beautifully tailored around the needs of our clients. We are appropriately booked each year, we are ambitious and want to grow but here’s spilling our secret goal, ‘quality over quantity.’
See you at the other side of the bridge. See you at the wedding.
Lots of love
Nisha
