How to open a rental of wedding dresses

A bridal salon is beautiful, profitable and interesting. However, brides and grooms can not always buy expensive outfits. But at the same time, many of them want to look at the wedding fashionably, stylishly and beautifully. Hire of wedding dresses comes to the aid of such newlyweds. But few know how to organize their own business related to such services.

Instruction manual

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First of all, you need to register yourself as a private entrepreneur. You can establish a company with any type of ownership - LLC, ZAO, OJSC, etc. But experts assure that the best option is IP. Simultaneously with your own registration as an entrepreneur, develop a sample contract that you will conclude with each client.

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In order to open your own wedding dress rental salon, you need to choose the right room. It is desirable that it be spacious enough. It is ideal if it has large windows so that there is as much natural light inside. This is necessary so that the dresses you offer are presented to brides in the best possible way.

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Do not forget to arrange fitting rooms. They should be wide enough so that the bride can circle in the dress and have a good look at herself in it. Also do not forget about the comfortable zone in the hall. Girls rarely come alone for a dress, so a sofa and a coffee table are needed for accompanying people. Put down magazines, put up refreshments in the form of fruits and cookies, consider the possibility of offering tea and coffee to your guests.

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Take care of the assortment. Choose models of different levels for your salon. It can be quite simple dresses, and representatives of fashion house collections. To ensure that your collection of outfits is constantly replenished and at the same time does not cost you too much, watch for seasonal sales. Even eminent fashion houses can sell dresses from their last year's collections with discounts up to 60%.

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Offer your customers not only dresses, but also accessories. And for this you need to arrange a stand and shop windows. Accessories can also be purchased with dresses.

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Professional sales consultants are those who you especially need. Such people are usually a little psychologists and can offer the very suitable outfit to the bride, as soon as they see her.

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Make a seamstress. You need it in order to quickly repair the damage that appears on the dress. It is advisable that such an employee be very experienced. After all, all repair work in no case should be striking.

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Be sure to contract with a verified dry cleaning service. This is necessary for you so that all the outfits do not lose their attractive and salable appearance. After all, they are rented more than once. Therefore, proven specialists in washing and cleaning wedding dresses are simply vital for you. After all, any dress in your salon should look like new.

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Of course, worry about quality advertising. Consider distributing leaflets near the metro and public transport, as well as shops. Set banners. Later you will be able to use the services of word of mouth.

note

If you don’t have enough money to buy one dress or another for your collection, you can advertise on the Internet that you will rent the dress. In this case, you will have to share part of the proceeds with its owner.

Useful advice

Specialists advise having at least 30 dresses in their collection to offer to their brides. Moreover, they should not copy each other.

Remember that the amount of the first rental will bring you up to 70% of the cost of the dress, the second - up to 40%, all subsequent only 10%.