LOMITA, Calif. —Bridal dresses are created by a variety of designer labels from around the world. But most of those dresses are made in China, according to Magda Azer.

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, factories in China have slowed down and at times shutdown production -- causing delays in bridal gown orders and stress for bridal shop owners like Azer.

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“I sent an order last week. The bride her wedding in June. They don’t accept the order now. Even, I asked for rush, they don’t accept any rush because of what’s happen with China now,” Azer said.

Azer received a call that a second order for this year’s peak summer wedding season would be delayed forcing her to cancel the order. Azer said the delays have been hurting her business.

“It’s a big problem now because if they don’t accept rush, I can’t take the order, so we have to give her the money back. So this is another order now,” Azer said.

Azer has been in the bridal dress industry for the last 24 years and said she has never seen lengthy delays like the industry is currently experiencing from factory closures. In fear of having to cancel more orders, her shop House of Brides & Tuxedo and other retailers are no longer taking summer wedding dress orders aside from what’s in stock in her shop.

A costly blow to an estimated $2 billion bridal store industry, according to IBISWorld. But factories are slowly coming back online, according to the National Bridal Retailers Association. However, the reduction in delays continue to be a day-by-day process.

For any brides still looking for their summer wedding dress, Azer recommends choosing dresses that are in stock versus making a special order, as well, as finding your dress as soon as possible. Special order dresses can take up to eight months to arrive and require about another two to three months for alterations.

“It’s better for any customer to order a year before just in case something happens like that because we stress and the bride stress too. It’s better for both of us to have the time,” Azer said.

Until then, Azer said she’ll continue to keep her wedding dress inventory in stock in hopes of preventing any future delays.