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| THE DRESS | Many women have an idea, a picture in their head, of what their perfect dress looks like. Others have not got a clue so manandwife.co.uk has some helpful hints on how to find your dream dress.
To get an idea of what is on offer buy one of the big Bridal magazines - Brides, You & Your Wedding, Bride & Groom etc. These are full of advice and lots of adverts showing many different styles of dresses.
| Rip out everything you like making notes of why it caught your attention. Perhaps it was the arm detail, the shape of the dress, the cut or the fabric.
This will give you a general idea of what there is available and what you want. Then its time to hit the shops. Go to as many as you can fit in and try on as many dresses as possible and take someone you trust, as well as your Mum! Some Mothers have got the blinkers on when it comes to Wedding Dresses and think that Meringue really suits you, your Best Friend on the other hand will tell you your bum looks big, or just laugh!
| Talk to the assistants. Most of them really know what they are talking about so they are the biggest help you can get. Don't' to pushed into anything. This is an important decision. So what if you are trying on 100 dresses and the assistant looks as though she is going to burst. Just remember - it is your day!!
Make notes about each shop you visited. Write the name of the assistant if you really liked then. It sounds sad but it is so easy to forget where a certain dress was or who had those nice shoes so making notes just means you can go through and remember a little more easily.
| Remember, organisation is the key to a successful wedding and the guests need not know how sad you were writing notes. They will just remember the day for being a success.
When you are flicking through Bridal magazines or out and about in Bridal Boutiques you need to be in on all the jargon. Don't get your fish-tail mixed with your princess line or you'll feel a real kipper.
Manandwife.co.uk has compiled a short glossary of terms for those of you, like us, who just haven't got a clue!
| A-LINE
Think about it - the dress line looks like the letter A - simple enough this isn't it? The dress tends to fit snug to the shoulder line and then gently flares gradually out.
| BASQUE/CORSET/BODICE
Tight fitting body of the dress, corset being strapless, boned and usually tightened by lacing or hook and eyes. This highlights the waistline and pushing breasts upwards.
| BIAS-CUT
The material is cut at a 45 degree angle across the length and width of the fabric.
| EMPIRE LINE
A high-waistline dress with a seam sitting just under the bust.
| FISH-TAIL
A dress following the lines of the body to the knee and flaring out to the feet and usually finishing with a small train.
| PRINCESS LINE
Fitting tightly around the body to the waist and then gently flares to the ground without seams at the waist.
| SHOESTRING STAPS
Think about it!! But believe us when we say there are hundreds of terms but all you need to know is you either like it when you see it, or you don't. No jargon, just simply Yes or No.
| COLOUR
Not all Brides picture the Big White Wedding. And there are so many other options available, whether it be a hint of colour or just going for the shocking pinks and boldly going where none has gone before.
| WHITE WEDDING
White is a symbol of purity and became popular in the 18th Century and became a firm favourite after Queen Vic married her Albert in white. Not all of us suit white and there is much on offer. Many Brides choose off white which can be far more flattering to darker complexions and brunettes.
| ASK THE VICAR NICELY
Don't wear colour just to be different. There are so many styles of wedding dress you will always be different and quite frankly a every bride differs. Tall ones, short ones, round ones, thin ones. So try to really think about colour?
All your guests will avoid wearing white and will try and the wedding will be awash with colour and there is always the worry you will clash with you in-laws outfit. Being traditional means you will stand out in the crowd and after all it is your day. However you may not want to stand out like a sore thumb and want to blend in. Whatever you want you shall receive - this is , I know we will say it again - your day. BUT if you are getting married in a church - check out what the vicar feels just mention that you won't be wearing white - don't shock him on the day!!!
Colour is often brought into the wedding through the Bridesmaids dresses which can then be carried through to the flowers creating the colour theme of the wedding. There is a little old nursery rhyme that some old dear is bound to repeat if you go for colour so don't say we didn't warn you:
Married in white
you have chosen alright
Married in green
ashamed to be seen
Married in grey
you'll go far away
Married in red
you'll wish yourself dead
Married in blue
loved ever true
Married in yellow
ashamed of your fellow
Married in black
you'll wish yourself back
Married in pink
your spirits will sink!
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