Making a Wedding Dress

Having a wedding dress made in Kampala is not very common, as most brides will hire one from the numerous bridal boutiques that are now very common. The downside of a hired gown is that many other brides will have worn it already  and it does not have that brand new feel that some people like. A number of girls cannot stand the thought of an old wedding dress and so will opt for a new one.

In order to wear a new wedding dress, the Kampala bride has two options, one is to buy a new gown, that can be ordered by the some bridal shops and two, to have a wedding dress made from scratch. It is generally cheaper to order a new gown than to make one, however there are some tailors who can make beautiful wedding gowns at the cheapest price of about 250 US dollars. Most of the tailors have a starting price of about 500 US dollars, the price depends on the type and fashion design of the wedding dress, the costs of the fabric required, the location of the tailor and so on. 

Though expensive, wedding dress fabrics are stocked by a number of fabric shops in Kampala. Its all about the bride and what she wants......

Below are pictures of bridal lace and bridal satin that is available in some of the Kampala fabric shops.