Vicki's View; AI and Wedding Dress Shopping!

It's safe to say AI is a tool we are using more and more in day to day life whether it's putting a letter together, finding a recipe or decorating ideas for our homes. Even writing this blog I have constant nudges trying to get me to use the AI tools available. And amazing as this tool is when it comes to planning a wedding this is something that needs to be used wisely and taken with a pinch of salt.

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  Real Bride - Ffion by Freda Bennet

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  Style Shoot

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  Real Bride - Multiway Bridesmaid dress

For the last 10 years brides have been using platforms such as Instagram and Pinterest to collect inspo for their big days (I can not tell you how many wedding Pinterest board I have that aren't mine!!). However, these have been a collections of styled shoots, suppliers, real weddings and designers content. Allowing brides to either connect with the creators themselves or take it as real life inspiration to their chosen suppliers.

In the past year or so as the use of AI has ramped up, with brides using it to help envision adding sleeves to dresses or design changes that have been discussed in the boutique. And although this can be a great way to help a vision come to life before buying. We do need to make sure we are understanding the reality of what is achievable. And not allowing the gap between expectation and reality to become to large. Whilst AI is using all the information it can find to create the image of what a dress could look like, there is always a difference between clipping images together and physically sewing a piece to fit a real life body. If you are planning to use AI as tool we recommend seeking the opinions of boutique owners or seamstress to insure the ideas being suggested are achievable.

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Let's be honest brides have been using the internet to create the dream 'Big Day' from flowers to the dress for years now and there certainly isn't anything wrong with that, it's the fun bit!! As we enter this new era of technology, we just need to approach with caution. Use it to gather the idea and then seek advice from suppliers in the specialist field to get an idea on what is achievable within your budget and time frame. As suppliers we want nothing more than to be able to help couples bring their visions to life, so the most important thing you can do is align yourself with suppliers that speak your language and trust them to do what they do best.