Beautiful Wedding Dresses Part 2
This is a follow up post to the beautiful wedding dresses article I wrote a while back. Sorry it has taken a while to get this done, but time fly’s fast. I have found some great wedding dress photos since last time, but I will have to get back to those in another post. I want Expensive Wedding Dresses to be a blog that both has the most expensive wedding dress photos, but also be a resource for soon-to-be brides, helping them to choose the perfect dress for their weddings, and that is the topic today. First, a short recap of beautiful wedding dresses part 1.
As soon as a woman is proposed to, her mind starts grinding away at the prospect of picking out the perfect wedding dress. For most women this is a highly delightful process, because they already have a specific notion of what they want. Perhaps they have kept alive a dream of the perfect dress from way back when they were children and want to realize that dream now. Others might have been to a good deal weddings through their life, read wedding magazines, or just kept an eye on photos and TV sightings of wedding, and have a pretty good clue as to what they like. That’s great, but picking out your own wedding dress, especially if you are buying an expensive wedding dress, should be given some time and consideration before going on a buying spree.
Wedding location and theme
As I wrote in the first article, the wedding location and theme are very important factors when choosing a wedding dress. You might find the most beautiful wedding dress made in traditional fabrics, layer upon layer, but you won’t have a wedding to remember for anything positive if you were that for as a beach wedding dress in 90F. You will simply sweat to death. That goes for the opposite too. Very short, strapless, sleeveless, summer wedding dresses, might not be the best choice for a traditional chapel wedding.
As for the theme, this is important for several reasons. Let’s say you go for a romantically themed wedding. Showing up in a simple wedding dress might not be the perfect match. Just try to have the theme in the back of your head when you go looking for a wedding dress. Or better yet, build your wedding around your dress by buying it before anything else. That way you can match the location, theme, invitations, and bride maid’s outfits, to your dress. Perfect!
Wedding dress styles
As a soon to be bride it can be quite an advantage to know a little about the different wedding dress styles. There are beautiful wedding dresses in every style, but you need to figure out what style fits your body the best. I didn’t touch upon this in my last article, so here is a short “rule of thumb” list matching styles to body types.
A-line or Princess wedding dress: This style of dress is fitted in to the body and the dress flows out and toward the ground. The princess wedding dresses are a safe bet for just about any body type, and probably why this is the most popular wedding dress of all.
Ballerina wedding dress: This style is fitted in to the body with a full, ballerina style skirt. Think Cinderella! This is the perfect wedding dress for a romantically themed wedding. The dress should fit all body types.
Empire wedding dress: Has a raised waist line up just below the bust. The rest of the dress flows down to the hem. The empire wedding dress is also perfect for a romantic wedding, and fits most body types because of the non-body fitting skirt.
Mermaid wedding dresses: Designed to fit the body from the chest to the knee, than flaring out around the knees. Fits particularly women with balanced hips and bust measurements, but should be avoided by women that are apple or pair shaped.
Column wedding dress: Designed to follow the body curves tightly, with a narrow shape that flows straight down from the neck line to the hem. The column wedding dress really emphasizes a woman’s body forms, so this style should be avoided if you are over conscious about having fuller hips or an “uneven” outline.
Those are the basic wedding dress styles and a couple of pointers as to what kind of body types they fit best. Don’t misunderstand me, buy exactly the dress you want if you are comfortable in it. Just don’t buy a dress and think that you will look good in it if you only lose 10 lbs before the wedding. Buy a dress you look good in now!
This is turning out to be a very long post, so bare with me.
Wedding dress shopping
I guess its time to discuss buying the actual wedding dress. Beautiful wedding dresses are notoriously expensive, especially if you are going after a designer wedding dress. Not everyone can afford expensive wedding dresses, so this part is for you. If you have a “flexible” wallet and price or saving a lot of money doesn’t matter, you can skip this part.
Many women buy the most expensive dress at retail price, which is perfectly fine. However, if you are after that perfect wedding dress made by a designer, and the retail price is hovering over $5000, what are you to do? Well, one option is to look for the dress online. There are tons of wedding dress shops online that mark down new dresses to unbelievable prices. Don’t be surprised if you see a Monique Lhuillier wedding dress at 50% of retail, especially if you look for last season’s collection. The $5000 wedding dress now only costs $2500…not bad.
Mall outlets are also gold mines when it comes to finding beautiful wedding dresses that are marked down, so you might want to do some research in your local area. These outlets aren’t usually marketed like their retail “brothers” just so they don’t compete, so you might have to do some digging.
Wedding dress tips
That’s about it for this time, even though I know there are several topics I haven’t covered. I will have to write yet another article about this, as there are some tips you should know about, like getting your measurements taken before shopping for a wedding dress, and I also want to discuss return policies which are an important safety precaution when handing over your money.
Remember to follow your heart, as I always say, because it is your dream that should be fulfilled on your wedding day, not your mom, sister, friend’s or anyone else. You know, a beautiful wedding dress is in the eye of the beholder.
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