Bride-to-be Tessa Tookes and her fiancé put the bridal industry on blast on social media.
When bride-to-be and “Bachelor in Paradise Canada” star Tessa Tookes stepped on the pedestal at a bridal parlor in Ontario, Canada, wearing her dream dress, she said the moment was like “Say Yes to the Dress.” Until it wasn’t.
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If Tookes’ comments section is any indication, she is far from the first Black bride to encounter racism while shopping for her wedding dress. Black couples planning their nuptials may find it not only challenging to avoid racism in the industry but also finding Black businesses to work with. From wedding dress designers to planners to photographers, Black businesses are underrepresented in the wedding industry.
In the meantime, Tookes said her wedding dress situation is “[up] in the air.” She put down a deposit on her wedding gown at the original parlor and had resolved to just dye the breast cups on her own, but that was until a handful of Black wedding designers began to reach out.
Working with a Black wedding dress designer she said, “Feels a lot more aligned with my feelings on the matter and wanting to support and uplift this community of women.”
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