Briefing.A FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT OF RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS SUMMER is one of the most popular times of the year for single men and women to enter holy matrimony MATRIMONY. See Marriage. . For the makers of wedding dresses, that means a rush to put the finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl on gowns for summer ceremonies. At Brides By Liza Li´za n. 1. (Zool.) The American white mullet (Mugil curema). Noun 1. liza - similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region Mugil liza in Sherman Sherman, city (1990 pop. 31,601), seat of Grayson co., N Tex., near the Red River; inc. 1858. Originally on a stagecoach route, it is a highway and railroad junction. Manufactures include electronic equipment, processed foods, military equipment, and metal products. Oaks, owner Elizabeth Elizabeth, sister of King Louis XVI of France Elizabeth, 1764–94, sister of King Louis XVI of France, known as Madame Elizabeth. Deeply loyal to her brother, she remained in France during the French Revolution, suffered imprisonment, and was Villerreal and her two sisters custom make most dresses for anxious brides-to-be. Villerreal recently spoke to reporter Jennifer Netherby about dealing with nervous brides and the challenges she faces in designing a dream dress. "It seems like everyone wants to get married in 2000. Our business has increased about 25 percent. Last year it was busy, too, because people thought the world might end in 1999 and they wanted to get married that year. "This year people are more rushed to reserve places for their wedding. They're having their wedding during the week and not on the weekends because places are booked. "That means we have to have dresses ready not just on weekends. We only commit to making a certain number of dresses a month, usually about 20. We have to make the gowns as close to the wedding date as possible because a bride's weight fluctuates; usually they lose weight. "When brides come in, they usually don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what dress they want. I ask if they have a dream dress, and they usually do. We have designer and already-made dresses, but about 75 percent of our dresses are custom-made. "With the custom-made gowns, I do all the cutting and part of my family makes the wedding gowns, and the other part makes the alterations. It's a family affair with me and my sisters. "The average cost of a gown gown n. A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination. gown, n is $2,000 out the door. My main advertising is word of mouth. We've had people from as far away as Israel. "I compete with other shops through service, which is a necessity. We try to talk to the brides about their problems. The worst is usually seating. The mother wants certain people at certain tables, the bride This article is about the female participant in a wedding. For other uses, see Bride (disambiguation). A bride is a female participant in a wedding ceremony: a woman about to be married, currently being married, or, in some uses, very recently married. wants another arrangement, the groom another, and the groom's mother another. "The challenge for me is to get the bride in the mood to try on a dress when she comes in. I want them to feel happy and beautiful. They usually come in with an agenda of what they need to do for the wedding, or they've had a fight with the groom or something else. They come intense. "I talk to them and try to draw it out. I want to have that wedding feeling. It's a challenge." |
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