Wedding Dress

Perfect Wedding Dress

In the store it may look like just another dress on just another hanger for just another wedding.

But to a bride, finding the right dress is about more than having something to wear down the aisle. It’s about getting something she’ll still love when she flips through wedding pictures with her children. Something her daughter or granddaughter might want to wear. Something she can look at years later and smile, remembering how she felt wearing it.

At some level the mass consciousness doesn’t want it to change too much because of what it represents.

While you′re unlikely to see brides make a major shift away from the traditional white or ivory dress anytime soon, this season does showcase lots of small touches - from bright jewelry to metallic shoes - that help each bride make sure the ensemble is really, truly her.

Every girl should be allowed to have the wedding of her dreams, whether she wears “a princess gown or a white pantsuit. For over 50 percent of the brides, the gown is the most important thing.”

A gown should be probably about 7 (percent) to 10 percent of your budget. But it really depends on the bride’s priorities and her fashion sense.

In terms of trends, fall and winter brides are opting for a wider variety of dress styles (although strapless A-line remains the most popular), shoes (goodbye, satin pumps) in metallic golds, silvers and bronzes, and bright, bold jewelry.

Brides are also buying simple dresses and embellishing them with colored sashes, bright brooches, flowered appliques and beaded trim. Some people spent more than a decade creating dresses that stand out from what people typically think of when they envision a bridal dress, sometimes the simplest alterations can make all the difference.

”As opposed to subscribing to a fashion that someone else has set, it’s about connecting with that energy, whatever you′re finding you′re drawn to, and then expressing yourself, Do what you want. Have what you want. Wear what you want.”