Task 10 out of 188: Envision Your Wedding Dress! (It’s never too early!)
Complete: 12+ months before wedding
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Most brides have a vision of the PERFECT DRESS. I, however, fell in the low percentage of those who had no clue what would work best with my body type. For someone in the same situation there are several ideas that can help to narrow down the search.
Price is definitely the first thing that I finalized. The hardest thing for brides to do is remain within their budget; walking into a bridal store can be as exciting as a kid at Disneyland. My best advice on price is once the decision is made on the price range DO NOT, let me repeat DO NOT, try on dresses out of that range. You will set yourself up for a major crisis. It’s like walking into Wal-Mart for one item; it sounds good but you are sure to get sucked into spending much more than you need.
Style is unique for each bride. Based off of age, religion, body type, hell even mood, picking a dress style can be very overwhelming. Impression Bridal, a Texas based bridal designer and my dress designer, provides a style guide to finding the right dress options for your body type. Here are a few snippets from the style guide:
Apple Shape
An apple body shape fits those who hold a large frame with both a full lower half and torso with little waist definition. The most flattering dress style would be an Empire or Ball Gown dress with a strapless or sweetheart neckline. The idea is to have a relaxed fitting skirt and create a better defined waist.
An apple body shape fits those who hold a large frame with both a full lower half and torso with little waist definition. The most flattering dress style would be an Empire or Ball Gown dress with a strapless or sweetheart neckline. The idea is to have a relaxed fitting skirt and create a better defined waist.
Hourglass Shape
The hourglass a.k.a
. coke bottle b.k.a. the “thick” (in urban America)body shape has been more traditionally described as the measurements of 24-36-24. These women carry a proportioned or curvy top and lower half with a defined waistline. This body type will look good in any of the styles; Sheath, A-line, Ball Gown, Dropped Waistline, and Mermaid/Fit-n-Flare. The best neckline would either be the one-shoulder, strapless or scoop neck. So in other words, if you have it flaunt it!
. coke bottle b.k.a. the “thick” (in urban America)body shape has been more traditionally described as the measurements of 24-36-24. These women carry a proportioned or curvy top and lower half with a defined waistline. This body type will look good in any of the styles; Sheath, A-line, Ball Gown, Dropped Waistline, and Mermaid/Fit-n-Flare. The best neckline would either be the one-shoulder, strapless or scoop neck. So in other words, if you have it flaunt it!
Pear ShapePear shape is when the bottom half (hips, thighs, and butt) are larger than the upper half. Suggested styles are A-line and Ball Gowns with strapless or halter necklines. In my opinion this has become a much more popular body shape thanks to J-Lo and Beyoncé! Thanks ladies.
Color would seem to be a much easier choice to make however in Weddingland white is not just plain white! Wedding dress can be found in various colors ranging from the tradition white or mother-of-pearl to the un-traditional black or even red. Wedding dresses can be as dazzling and laced out like that of Chelsea Clinton to the more tone down and relax look of Rene Zellweger.
There are plenty of websites, television shows and magazines that can give you insights on THE PERFECT dress but I say just go out and start trying things on. Make sure when you do start your dress shopping, be sure to bring a good, honest friend, family member or group of people. You have to have people who can do nothing but keep it real. In the end, the dress choice is yours but I’m sure looking good from the outside in is as important.
Sometimes, we women have our minds set on a particular style and color but until we step out of our zones and try those things that we never really thought about, do we then really find our best matches (by the way, this notion doesn't just fit dress shopping *wink*). I found my dress after two stores, 12 dresses and 3 close family members. I think I was lucky but either way no matter the number of stores, amount of test dresses or the numbers of members in the trial audience, the perfect dress is out there! #inspirationweddingvitamin
Sometimes, we women have our minds set on a particular style and color but until we step out of our zones and try those things that we never really thought about, do we then really find our best matches (by the way, this notion doesn't just fit dress shopping *wink*). I found my dress after two stores, 12 dresses and 3 close family members. I think I was lucky but either way no matter the number of stores, amount of test dresses or the numbers of members in the trial audience, the perfect dress is out there! #inspirationweddingvitamin
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