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Wedding Dress Shopping Basics

Jan 12, 2010

Is this your dream dress?

Is this your dream dress?

With so many new brides ready to start planning their weddings, the first few months of the year can be an absolute frenzy of activity for bridal salons. We love meeting all the new brides and have a lot of fun helping them find their dream dress.

Whether you’ve been dreaming of your wedding dress for years, or you have no idea what you want to look like on your big day, we have some tips that can help ease the process of dress shopping and help you find the right look for your big day.

- What’s your everyday style? Look at your current wardrobe. If you like to dress up, maybe a full ballgown would be more your style. But if you spend most of your free time in sweatpants and flip flops, look for a dress that’s comfortable as well as fashionable.

- What’s your budget? Try to have a rough idea of what you’d like to spend before you go shopping. Consultants will ask, as there are so many dresses at every price point. The last thing you want to do is fall head over heels in love with a dress you can’t afford!

- What’s your body type? Different dress cuts will look better on different body types. Find dresses you already own that look great on you and use them as a starting point. You should also consider trying on dresses in different cuts as a test. You might be surprised to find a dress you hadn’t considered actually looks amazing on you!

    Finally, remember to have fun when you’re dress shopping. Bring your best gal pals and relax!

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    One Response to “Wedding Dress Shopping Basics”
    1. wow,,, I like the wedding dress in the picture! Organza is sheer chiffon –like material, but crisper. It has a good texture with sheen, often gives an illusion feel. Organza always overlay on satin, and the embroidery, delicate lace motif works very well on it.I can’t wait to try it on.

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