So you said Yes
and now for planning the dream day. Whilst shopping is always fun, finding the
wedding dress of your dreams it can be stressful for the best of brides not to
mention ladies with curves – I know from experience!
So as a Bridal
Designer for the Curvy Bride, here are my top tips on finding your perfect
wedding dress.
1. Set a budget. It is so important to keep to
budget and look for various options within your bracket. When visiting shops,
boutiques and designers let them know your budget early on as this ensures that
you don’t fall in love with a dress that you can’t afford.
3. Try new styles but not too many dresses! Some styles that you may not have considered may turn out to be flattering, but if you try on lots of dresses in the same style it will just leave you overwhelmed. My advice is to pick three different styles and try 3 dresses per style; anything more will be confusing rather than helpful.
4. Don't get distracted. Try to limit your shopping trips to 1 or 2 trusted friends or family. Having too large a crowd whilst fun can be distracting, offering to many opinions.
5. Time is of the essence. Especially if you want a bespoke dress as it will take approximately 6-8 months to design and create, for off the peg dresses purchased from a boutique you need to leave 3-6 months although they can often accommodate you in shorter time if need be. Ideally start shopping at least 9 months in advance and don’t forget to check out the sample sales.
6 Don’t change. Sometimes ladies tell me they love a dress but just want to lose some weight for the day, I never recommend this. Firstly your husband proposed to you as you are now so why change just for a day? Secondly yo-yo diets are not good for your health and you are more likely to end up heavier than you started. If you choose to make healthy lifestyle changes that is very different, just remember that your dress is either made to your measurements or altered, either way if your weight is fluctuating it will have an impact on your dress.
7. Don’t panic if you don’t find the one. Not every bride is going to have a moment when she puts on ‘the one’ and falls into a flood of tears, it may happen for you it might not, for me the moment didn’t come when I chose my dress or even tried it on for the first time but it happened as I walked down the aisle and saw the look in my husband’s eyes. Also once you have decided on your dress, stop looking, it only creates confusion and wastes time.
8.Bespoke or Retail? There are advantages to both, especially for Curvy Brides. Bespoke will allow you to spend time with the designer creating your ultimate a gown and of course you are guaranteed a truly unique look from head to toe. Likewise retail is an option and a good boutique will also be able to offer you advice, just make sure you do your research and look for a shop that stocks plus size dresses.
Please quote:
Kemi Farquharson
Designer | Creative Entrepreneur
Kemi@kemiboutique.com
07830 236 223
http://www.kemiboutique.com
https://www.lovingyourcurves.co.uk
http://www.kemicourses.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/KemiBoutiqueBridalCouture
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