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Communion Dresses 

Little-known facts about

 Buying a Communion Dress 

that may surprise you 

www.firstholycommunionday.co.uk

 It is easy to get caught in the trap that you’ve got lots of time as you plan your little Girls First Communion Day.  However, as you’ve probably discovered, time passes quickly, and Communion dresses are in shops from December and as they are seasonal and many of the Communion dress styles are exclusive for that season Communion dresses are in great demand and sell very quickly.

 So you’ve done some research on line about Communion dresses and gone in to a few Communion dress shops or Department stores to window shop. You’ve looked at what seems like a million and one Communion dresses, so you must know everything about Communion dresses and Communion dress styles there is to know, right?

Not necessarily. 

Here are some facts you may not know about Communion dresses and First Holy Communion ceremonial traditions:

• White is worn because it symbolises purity and a strong commitment to Christ

• The various differences that distinguish parishes reflect the historic cultural customs among their congregations

•  A Communion dress plays a special part in this religious Catholic Sacrament. Families should begin the Communion dress shopping process as soon as the Communion dresses arrive in shops, each year Communion dresses will start to arrive in Communion dress shops at the end of October. 

• Communion dress retailers would of placed their orders for their stock of Communion dresses 4 - 6 months before the Communion dresses arrive in their shops, so the stock they receive in October is the stock for the season, some retailers will still be able to pre order additional Communion dress stock in December although many of the designers will have a cut off date at the end of the year 31^st December, after this time no more Communion dresses can be ordered in as delivery time is 16 weeks end of April.

• December and January is the optimum time to shop for a Communion dress as there will be a greater variety of Communion dress styles and Communion dress sizes to choose from, after this time the Communion dress stock becomes depleted on a daily basis.

• If it is your first time in buying a Communion dress and need some guidance, look for a Communion dress shop that offer Personal Communion dress fitting service and book your Communion dress appointment early

•  Look for Communion dress shops that offer payment plans, so that a small deposit will secure the Communion dress that your daughter wants. 

• If it is meant to be, it won’t be sold before I come back.  If you find a Communion dress that both you and your Daughter like, and decide you still want to shop around before making a final decision, you risk losing that Communion dress if someone else sees it and likes it. When you find the perfect Communion dress for your little girl, it is best to decide to get it then, instead of letting another little girl and her family decide for you.   When you find your daughter's Communion dress, take control.  Don’t let the Communion dress of your dreams slip through your fingers and let someone else make the decision for you.  You and your little girl have done the hard work and found her favourite Communion dress.  Go ahead and get the Communion dress she loves and you’ll both be absolutely ecstatic leaving the shop that no one can take the Communion dress you’ve found away from you.  On top of that, you’ll save money and time by buying your Communion dress on your first visit.  

• The later that you leave buying your little girl’s Communion dress, the more stressful it can be, as if you have your heart set on a certain Communion dress and the age/size has sold out, you will spend hours searching on line or calling retailers to see if they have the Communion dress in stock, and you may hear the same reply that after December it is hardly unlikely that the Communion dress will be available to pre order from the suppliers, as from the beginning of each year the designers and suppliers are working on the following years Communion dress Collection

• If you start your Communion dress shopping early February or March it is best to go with an open mind in choice of a Communion dress for your little girl as although Communion dress shops will always have stock of Communion dresses, the Communion dress styles and Communion dress sizes will be limited, and it may mean that you have to purchase a Communion dress in a bigger size and have it altered

•  It is important to remember that by mid January the most popular Communion dresses will be sold out for the season

Shop early for the best choice of Communion Dresses

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