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Key Takeaways
- Consider designing a bespoke wedding dress for a unique and perfect fit
- Think about non-traditional dress colors and coordinate with your partner
- Coordinate bridesmaids’ outfits to complement yours without overshadowing
- Hire a professional photographer for quality wedding photos
- Ensure your wedding dress fits perfectly, especially if choosing ready-to-wear
- Keep your dress a surprise from your partner until the wedding day
- Enlist help for putting on your dress to avoid any issues
Your wedding is a day you will never forget. Because of its importance, you must do everything you can to ensure that it goes as smoothly as possible and is memorable for the right reasons. You also need to look your best. The better you look in wedding pictures, the happier you will share them with others later in life, i.e., your grandchildren. Your wedding dress needs to be perfect. This post will offer seven tips that you can use to ensure that yours is.
Designing Your Dress
People will try and tell you that your wedding dress has to look a certain way. However, it would help if you didn’t listen to such individuals. Your dress needs to look good in your eyes, not anybody else’s. An excellent way to ensure your dress is entirely your own and matches your personality, according to d’Italia, is to work with a bespoke manufacturer to design it yourself. Designing your clothing will make it much more special to wear. The manufacturer you work with will be able to ensure that it fits perfectly, too.
One of the most significant advantages of bespoke or custom clothing is that there are seldom fit issues. Any problems that arise as they relate to fit can quickly be resolved since bespoke garments are more accessible to deconstruct and rework than ready-to-wear ones. Of course, designing your dress isn’t going to be cheap. Bespoke dresses can be more expensive than ones sold en masse. However, bespoke dresses are also much more memorable and worth their price. If you plan on investing in one, find a reliable vendor with good reviews and a solid reputation.
Thinking About Colours
Colour is something else that you need to think about. The standard wedding dress is white. However, more and more women opt for bold colours, like reds and pinks. Some are even going for black dresses. Choosing a dress colour considered ‘abnormal’ could confuse people, but ultimately, your wedding day is your day, and you need to be happy. If a dress dyed in a color other than white makes you happy, go for it.
If you plan on opting for a colourful dress, speak to your partner about it first. The only person other than you that matters is them. If you do not talk to them about it, they might be unable to ensure that their outfit matches yours. If you turn up in a black dress and they arrive in a standard navy wedding suit, your outfits could clash. Coordinating your outfits is the best way to ensure that the photos taken of you both turn out great. You can also hire a photographer to help you with this, though this will be explored in more detail later on.
Coordinating with Bridesmaids
Your bridesmaids need to wear outfits that complement yours. However, they shouldn’t look better than yours. Many women make the mistake of overdoing it at their friends’ weddings. Bridesmaids should look good but shouldn’t outshine you. You may want to work alongside your bridesmaids to help them plan their outfits. Alternatively, you can appoint a close friend to oversee your bridesmaids’ outfits. It is pretty standard for there to be a ‘head bridesmaid’ calling shots.
In addition to thinking about their outfits, bridesmaids should do everything they can to help you plan your wedding. A bridesmaid’s purpose is to help plan. If you are unsure who to ask to be your bridesmaids because you do not have a lot of friends, consider your best friends and family members. It is usual for people’s sisters and cousins to be their bridesmaids. If you have specific instructions for your wedding’s planning, make sure that you tell your bridesmaids so that they can ensure your wishes are made manifest on your special day.
Hiring Professional Photographer
A professional photographer is worth hiring to ensure that your memories are captured in expertly shot photographs. Many overlook wedding photographers, giving more attention to food or seating arrangements. Some people even allow their weddings to be shot on camera phones. Hiring a professional is an excellent way to make sure that everybody gets good photos of them taken, including your friends and family. People make efforts to get dressed for weddings and get haircuts. Ensuring a photographer is present is also an effective way to capture all of the energy and effort that went into your wedding.
If you hire a photographer, you need to do everything you can to ensure that the one hired has good reviews and a solid reputation. A photographer’s reviews will give you a pretty good idea of what they will be like to work with and the quality of their photographs. Ensure that you think about cost in addition to reviews and quality. Find an affordable photographer. Some wedding photographers charge small fortunes for their support. Many also offer payment plans, allowing you to break down the cost of your wedding photos into more affordable installments.
Ensuring Fit Is Perfect
You need to make sure that your wedding dress fits perfectly. This can be hard to do if you buy a ready-to-wear dress. However, if you purchase one that is bespoke, you don’t need to give as much thought to fit since the seamstress or tailor you are working with will build the dress according to the measurements they have taken of you. If you are buying a ready-to-wear dress, though, there are a few things you can do to ensure that you fit into it.
The first way to ensure your ready-to-wear dress fits is to buy one that roughly matches your measurements and body size, then take it to a sewist and ask them to modify it. Wedding dresses are generally made to ensure that deconstruction is possible. While it’s not as easy to take apart a ready-to-wear wedding dress as a bespoke one, it is usually possible. A sewist can tailor your dress for you and customize it to your measurements. The second is to search the internet and find a dress with measurements that match your own, which can take a while but can save you money.
Hiding Dress from Partner
Once you have found the perfect dress, make sure that you hide it from your partner. It is a tradition not to show one’s dress to one’s partner until both stand beside the altar. Hiding a dress can be challenging, especially if you look great in it, but it’s something you need to ensure. If you are not confident hiding it from your partner at home, keep it somewhere else, i.e., a loved one’s house or even in the tailor’s shop.
In addition to keeping it somewhere else, you may also want to make sure that you do not allow anybody to take pictures of you in it until the day of your wedding. If you forbid people from taking photos of you, this will mean that nobody will be able to share it with your partner without you knowing. Also, ensure nobody takes any Instagram or Snapchat lives of you wearing your dress as if your partner has mutual friends with your friends, they could be shown the dress.
Enlisting Support to Put It On
On your wedding day, ensure that you have people present to help you get your dress on. Some wedding dresses can be complicated to put on. If you do not have help there, you could struggle to get it on and put it on improperly. You may also damage it, depending on its construction and how tight it is. If a dress is tight, there is always a chance that you will rip it when you try to put it on alone.
Another option is to leave your dress at the tailor’s studio and visit them on the day of your wedding and ask them to help you put it on. They may even be able to perform some last-minute changes to your dress so that you can ensure it fits perfectly. If you will pay for a bespoke dress and want to be equipped on the day of your wedding, ensure you hire the most qualified and professional tailor you can. Under no circumstances should you work with somebody who is underqualified or inexperienced if a task of this kind will be requested.
There are many different things to consider when choosing a wedding dress. This past has covered some of the most important. Make sure you find the most excellent dress you can and get a good deal on it. It’s always worth going MTM or bespoke if you can afford to.
FAQ: Things When Choosing a Wedding Dress
Can I design my own wedding dress?
Yes, designing your own wedding dress with a bespoke manufacturer allows for a unique look that matches your personality and ensures a perfect fit.
Is it acceptable to choose a wedding dress in colours other than white?
Absolutely, more brides are opting for bold colours like reds, pinks, or even black. It’s important that the dress makes you happy, regardless of its colour.
How should I coordinate outfits with my partner and bridesmaids?
Discuss your dress colour with your partner to ensure your outfits complement each other. For bridesmaids, choose outfits that look good but don’t outshine your dress.
Why should I hire a professional photographer for my wedding?
A professional photographer ensures your wedding memories are captured in high-quality photos, highlighting the effort and energy of your special day.
What should I do if my wedding dress doesn’t fit perfectly?
If your dress is bespoke, the tailor or seamstress will adjust it to fit perfectly. For ready-to-wear dresses, consider alterations by a professional sewist to tailor it to your measurements.
