Wedding Dresses - How to Select the Best One for You
Every bride would agree that her wedding dress should be perfect
- not only does she want to look her best, on her special day,
but her wedding dress also is the center of everybody's
attention. But how would you select the best one for you? Here
is advice about selecting the best dress for your wedding.
Your wedding dress style should much the wedding style
Do you plan a very formal wedding in a cathedral or is it going
to be an informal beach ceremony? Before deciding on the dress,
you should decide how formal your wedding is going to be. A long
and puffy princess style wedding dress is no longer your only
option - informal weddings and beach weddings are progressively
becoming more popular. So now you can find all kinds of cheap wedding
dresses - short or tea length dresses, colored wedding
dresses and even white sarongs, for a Hawaiian wedding.
One advantage to an informal wedding dress is that it is much cheaper and
more comfortable. Also, while a formal wedding gown almost
always needs serious alteration, an informal dress is much
easier to fit. So if you don't have that much time left before
you wedding, an informal dress could be a good choice.
How to chose the right bridal salon.
If you want to find the best dress, you will need to spend a
couple of days visiting different salons. However, before you
visit a bridal shop it is a good idea to call them and ask a few
questions - this will save you trips to places that would only
waste your time. When ringing a bridal salon you should ask:
- Can you just come to the shop or is an appointment
required?
- What dresses styles do they have and what is
the price range?
- Are alterations free and, if not, how
much do they cost?
- If they don't have dresses in your
size, can one be ordered?
- Do they also carry bridal
accessories, like hair decorations, veils and shoes?
- Can they hold a dress you like for a couple of days?
When you get to the shop, try as many dresses as necessary,
until you find the perfect one. Don't listen to the sales
person, when they say that the first dress you try on is great
and you should take it. Remember they want to sell the dress and
it is their job to say it looks great, even if in fact it is
hideous.
When you finally find the dress that you always dreamed of, ask
them to put it on hold; don't let them convince you that you
should buy it straightaway. Return to the shop the next day and
look at your dress again - you would be amazed how often
something that seemed perfect, after trying on 10 different
dresses, won't impress you when you see it with a fresh eye.
However, if you look at your dress again and feel "yes this is
the one", than it is time to buy it.