5 Tips for Choosing a Wedding Dress for Brides

Shopping for a wedding gown can be a rather stressful process. On the one hand, you have all these dreams, fuelled by years of expectations for yourself and the reality of budgets, designs, cuts as well as a myriad of other things you didn’t think would feature anywhere in that process. 

Then of course there are other people’s expectations: some actually unequivocally presented to you. Somehow you must find a balance. Below is a list of some useful ideas to guide you through the process, all the way to that perfect dress.

The Wedding, Then the Dress

Hard as it is to believe, it is easier to start at the wedding and work back towards; the dress. Where is it going to be? What kind of weather is expected? What theme are you going for? A dress worn to a wedding for 500 guests in the city is likely to be different from a destination wedding with 50 guests. 

Less Accessories for More Effect

How you accessorize your wedding dress should depend on the style and build of the dress that you go for. If the dress is very regal and filled with bling, going easy on the accessories would be best advised to avoid the overkill effect. If you choose from simpler and more elegant models of dresses such as the Prom Dresses Collection, then you may go with a few statement pieces to bring some pomp. 

Use delicate and sparse adornments for the hair and hands if you choose statement neckpieces and earrings, or go for the opposite. Just keep in mind, less may have a better effect than more. 

Research the Designer

Over the last few years, trends and styles of bridal wear have really changed. It is important to find a good designer for bridal wear, noting that ready-for-wear design is distinctly different from bridal wear design. They need different levels of expertise, owing to the significance of a wedding dress over a regular day outfit. Therefore, even if this designer makes very nice outfits, do not settle for them until you ascertain their skill in wedding dresses in particular. 

Realistically Consider Your Budget

If you are working on a small budget, you cannot have that big expensive gown with exquisite quality and workmanship. If you want the latter, you have to be willing to pay the kind of dollar it demands.  

Remember that having a perfect fit in a dress that highlights your best features is the most important consideration, which is why you may want to look into custom-size wedding dresses. Be willing to compromise on the dream gown you have had in your head since you were six if you do not look as good in it as that delicate silk dress with plush detail that makes you look like a dream.

Listen to Your Heart

Finally, do not get so lost in pleasing everyone that you forget what you want. Talk to a number of designers and see whether you can have what you want. Do not go with anyone to your dress fittings who doesn’t know and respect your style. It is, after all, all about you.