Wedding Dress – 7 Tips Before You Go Shopping

This is a very exciting part of your wedding preparations – finding and trying on your dream wedding dress! DS have compiled our 7 tips for every bride before going for your first wedding dress appointment:

1. Know your wedding venue – It would be very helpful if you already know your wedding venue before you go for your first wedding dress appointment. The type of venue, setting and style will allow the bridal shop and the sales team to efficiently help you in finding the perfect wedding dress for you that also works for your setting!

2. Know your wedding date – Knowing your actual wedding date will allow the bridal shop to ensure that you can get your wedding dress in time for your special day. You will require a few wedding dress fittings until the dress suits you perfectly. So it is always best to order well ahead of time and avoid all the unnecessary stress – many top designers require at least 6 months to make your dress and complete your fittings.

3. Have/bring wedding dress ideas – Bring photographs/clippings of the wedding dresses that you like or have fallen in love with from anything that you’ve seen before. This will give the bridal sales team an idea of what you have in mind and narrow down the search for you.

4. Who to bring with you? – Bring someone whose opinion you really trust and, if possible, try to avoid bringing a lot of friends with you. This is when “less is more” works best. Everyone’s got different ideas and it can be overwhelming hearing too many thoughts as it can be confusing and even stressful at times.

5. Hair and make-up – DS strongly recommends that you wear a bit of make-up and fix your hair when you go for your wedding dress appointment. You will be trying on some of the most beautiful wedding dresses for the very first time and you want to look the part and get a closer glimpse of how you will look like on the actual day.

6. Bring the right pair of shoes – You need to have shoes on whilst trying on the wedding dresses – it’s likely that you won’t have found your ideal shoes yet at this point, but it’s good to at least have an idea of the height of shoes you want. Most of the bridal shops will have bridal shoes that you can use but they might not have your size or your desired heel height. Any colour is fine as you shouldn’t see it when you’re trying on your dress (unless it’s a short dress), what’s important is that you can see how the dress looks on you with the right heel height. You should be able to leave getting your actual bridal shoes till later.

7. Bring some bridal accessories – Like bridal shoes, most shops will also have a good collection of wedding accessories to match different wedding dresses. But if you want to be very particular or wish to wear an heirloom or your favourite diamond stud earrings, you can also bring it with you so you can see how it suits the wedding dresses you will be trying on that day.

And a final bonus tip from DS – make sure you enjoy the whole experience! The whole process can be stressful and daunting at times but always remember that it’s a special and happy occasion – so keep the excitement and pack your brightest smile with you when you go for your wedding dress appointments!

Here’s wishing you all a happy and memorable wedding dress shopping experience…

Wedding Dress by Angel Sanches, Kenneth Pool and Carolina Herrera

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