How to grow your payments app with bridal and formalwear shops
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Bridal shops and formalwear hire businesses take a deposit when a dress or suit is ordered, then the balance months later at the final fitting. Parents, grandparents or friends often chip in, and hire shops also hold a returnable deposit. A payments app that handles deposits, balances and split payments can win these shops, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to bridal and formalwear shops
Ask local shop owners:
- How do customers pay deposits today?
- How long between order and final payment?
- Do family members pay parts of the bill?
- How do you handle hire deposits?
Take the deposit on the day
A deposit paid by link or card at the first appointment secures the order before the shop spends money with the supplier.
Send the balance before the fitting
A link for the balance, sent a week before the final fitting, lets the customer or their family pay from anywhere, so collection day is simple.
Grow through wedding suppliers
Bridal shops know the photographers, florists and makeup artists their customers book. One shop on your app can bring the rest of the wedding.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about tailors?
The tailors guide covers deposits and final payments for made-to-measure work.
Tailors →What about other wedding suppliers?
The wedding suppliers guide covers deposits taken months ahead and final payments later, for photographers, florists, caterers and venues.
Wedding suppliers →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.