Choosing Your Perfect Wedding Dress

Buying Your Wedding Dress
Buying your wedding gown is an emotional purchase. You've dreamed of your gown and the moment has arrived. What to do? We will take the mystery out of buying your gown so you will feel as gefortable buying your gown on okay as you would in our bridal salon.
Let me introduce myself. I am "Bridalgownz". I 've owned a full service bridal salon since 1977. I am the daughter of a dress designer so I was raised on fabric, fit and design. I spent a lot of my childhood watching my mother make patterns, design gowns and teaching me all about fabrics, laces and sewing. I attend all the major bridal makets, am aquainted with the owners of the majorbridal gowngepaniesand have met many of the gown designers personally. I've spent 28 years selling bridal gowns
Choosing your style!
How will it look on me? When you look at photos in the magazines, remember that these are professional models photographed and lit andmade upby a professional photographer and fashion stylist. They are pinned, padded,uplifted, fluffed, enhanced and airbrushed for the photo. They are also very tall and willowy. You won't look like the photo in that gown because its all smoke and mirrors.
Your goal is simple: To find the look that gepliments your figure. You don't have to be tiny, there are stunning plus size gowns that will make you look dazzling! Keep an open mind! You may be pleasantly surprized!
Formality of your wedding will help you narrow your choices of style.The old rules of time of ceremony are not as important nowdays, location pretty much will determine your style.
Silhouettes
Silhouette is important.The right silhouette will make you look slimmer, enhance your figure and in some cases, make you look taller.

The A-line silhouette looks good on any figure type. It takes pounds off like magic.
Empire waist looks good on small busted women, larger busted women should avoid this as they will look top heavy.
The side draped waist is perfect if you want your waist to look smaller and hideyourtummy. The split front gown will also hide a tummy.
Side draped skirts will make your hips look wider and shorter if thedrape ends at the hipline.
Mermaidgowns are perfect if you are built in proportion, that is bustand hips. If you are hippy, avoid the mermaid.
Sheath gowns are straight gowns. Use the same tips as mermaid.
Ballgowns are full skirts/ If the gown has a basque waistline (the V waistline),you will look like you have a very small waistline. This gown hides the hips. Ballgowns can also have box pleats in the skirt.
Princess seaming ,see A-line.
Necklines
Necklines frame your face. If you are large busted, consider whether the neckline will cover a bra. If you are very large busted, sewn in bra cups will not support you properly. Some gowns have built in bras.The majority don't and you will need to keep in mind whether or not you'll need a bra.If you need a bra, purchase the best fitting bra you can afford. You won't regret it.


Most strapless gowns gee with optional spaghetti straps. Some hook on, some snap on and some need to be sewn on. Strapless necklines can be straight across, this is a good look if you are large busted.