On Wednesday in Nuremberg registry offices is extremely busy at 12:12:12 100 couples want to give their wedding. But actual season for weddings in the summer, it is already bought the wedding dress. With it, many women want to fulfill a dream: to be a princess one day.
The door swings open silently, Anna Dürbeck knocking the dirt road from his feet, pulling his cap from his head, opens his coat and looks around with a red face winter: clothes hanging close together. Promises of silk, lace and organza.
Even little girls dream of the big show in white, pubescent slip into the dress her mother admired with soulful look in the mirror. And even experienced women get a twinkle in their eyes when they think of the dress in which they want to give her dream man get married.
Anna Dürbeck is a sporty type: denim skirt, thick tights, plain black sweater, dark horn-rimmed glasses. Straightforward it is, says the best girlfriend. Without gadgetry and Chichi. And yet: She will marry in a long dress. Know it should be. Dürbeck Anna wants to be beautiful, beautiful for themselves and Stefan, her future husband. And that’s why she’s with friend Svenja K?llner and godmother Elizabeth Hoehn on bridal search. With patience and perseverance. We are talking about the dress.
Erlanger in a restaurant made her boyfriend’s request. You have at this moment do not expect to tell the 31-year-old. As they were before in Australia or on holiday in the Seychelles, then maybe yes, but not this evening. Anna Dürbeck not hesitated, said „yes“. Now married, in July, the venue for the ceremony, it is common in a barn pride Roth Pommersfelden. Elegant, yet down to earth. The way it fits with the fiance.
Simplicity should be the dress. Cream, not just pure white, little glitz and glamor. And no tip. Valerie Kiss from Nuremberg Business Lilly Bridal nods eagerly and screened the 31-year-old up and down with a trained eye: about 1.80 meters tall. Pretty face. Not skinny and not fat, a normal figure. Anna Dürbeck takes the classic A-line: up to the waist, the dress is snug, from there it goes straight to the floor. The neckline is emphasized clad hips. A dress that fits most women.
One by one, go through Kiss and her client. In the end, about 20 robes hanging in the cabin. The godmother and best friend are relaxing on two red chairs, Anna Dürbeck now begins to work.
Just six months before the wedding date, the search begins
Try on a wedding dress is laborious, without help, you can wear it, let alone close all the buttons or laces to get in shape. The saleswoman invaginates the heavy robe over his head the customer, tugging here and pulling there, shaking out the skirts and hooking into eyelets. Minutes it takes in every dress up Anna Dürbeck the heavy brocade curtain to one side pushes, two steps forward and makes expectant friend and godmother watching. Then just throw the 31-year old a look in the mirror. Tilts his head slightly inclined, raises the rustling skirt and deliberately. „Not so bad.“
It is a cream-colored dress, a few rhinestones sparkle at the neckline – subtle, but not overloaded. The substance is placed diagonally around the waist and hips. More eye-catcher does not offer the dress. But just like the Event Manager. Godmother and friend nod approvingly, yes, that is the short list. But nothing is far from decided.
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Critical Anna Dürbeck examined in the mirror: This is not on the shortlist.
Photo: Stefan Hippel
Quite different in the cabin next door. Silke Reissner has already found her dream dress. Tight it is up to the hip to the slim figure, glistening stones: When she put it on, says the 27-year and radiates, „I knew immediately this is my dress.“ In Canada Holiday Clear Water Lake laid her friend the paddle aside and went in to her knees wobbly canoe. „Very romantic,“ sighed the mother. Five years, the two together, because it was about time to get married.
Able Officially, the two have already tied the knot. But now to be celebrated properly. „Very traditional,“ says Silke Reissner. 70 people come, the church wedding will take place in Gro?reuth, the celebration at Erlangen. „It has been a little bit of Sissi,“ says Silke Reissner and stroking the shiny fabric. You will buy the dress that day, even if the wedding is celebrated only in months.
Who wants to buy a wedding dress, has become well-advised to set off not only a few weeks before the deadline. At least six months in advance, this is a recommendation by most stores, you should start looking. Not only the choice takes, must be adapted and then tried again. Accessories – Under the skirt and bodice to shoes to jewelry – must be selected. Who’s getting married in the summer of fighting, now through the shops in search of the dream dress.
At Lilly Bridal therefore there busy all Saturday appointments by the end of the year are fully booked. The industry is booming, on average, according to experts, give couples 15,000 euros for her big day – for rings, and celebration dress – out. Merchants and service providers specialize increasingly in the hustle and bustle. And the wishes of the betrothed will always failed.
Can get married today on the beach, 800 meters underground in a mine or to 1000 feet in height Candy Bomber. Photographers are committed not only to take pictures of the wedding, they also keep the hours of styling, make-up and dressed before the wedding ceremony in the image. And a few days later it goes to the „Trash the Dress“ where the outrageously expensive dress is pulled by flooding, mud or fields – the main thing, a good picture comes out of it.
A wedding in Germany costs an average of € 15,000
The trend comes, like so much of the U.S., where – if the couple can afford it somehow financially – the wedding is celebrated more bombastic and more expensive than in Germany. The bride has there three bridesmaids, all tuned in dress, the groom groomsmen three. Brides do a blog, in which meticulously argues about Favors, place cards, or even the wedding cake. Everything is spread out and of course the choice of apparel. Money does not matter. We are talking about the most important day in life.
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Is in Anna Dürbeck but celebrated modestly than in the U.S.. There is a classic wedding with friends and family, with church ceremony and wedding dance. „Everything has to fit in with us,“ says the young woman. A beautiful white dress is one of them, but all must remain within, more than 1000 euros like the Erlangerin not spend.
The final choice is the 31-year-olds not easy. But in the end remains a dress. „I like it, is very Anna,“ said the event manager. Although it is a lace dress but something that the Erlangerin never wanted. Herself she would not have taken into the cabin, but the seller has recommended it. Now rotates and turns the young woman on its own axis, the lacing at the back admiring the subtle tip. Precious is the dress. Classic. One says Anna Dürbeck that most probably expect from her. Buy it, it is not that day. But it is one of two favorites.
This wow effect to see a dress and know that it was her, Dürbeck says they have not had. And yet, who in her face, looking into the shining eyes, noted: Despite cool, Anna Dürbeckist when purchasing their dresses for weddings a little princess.