When you dream about your wedding, you always picture yourself in the perfect wedding dress. You will be the center of attention, and you want to remember your wedding day as the best day of your life.
Here are some tips for choosing the wedding dress that’s both affordable and absolutely perfect for you.
Set a budget for your wedding dress – Wedding dresses can cost you hundreds or thousands of dollars. Decide what you are willing to spend on your wedding dress ahead of time.
Only look at wedding dresses that are within your budget – Once you start looking at dresses over your budget, you’ll start rationalizing why you should buy a more expensive dress. Don’t tempt yourself. Stick to your budget and don’t get sidetracked by wedding dresses outside of your price range.
Buy a wedding dress because it looks fabulous on you – Forget about the latest trends. If the dress doesn’t fit your size ad body shape, it’s the wrong wedding dress for you. Take your mom or a good friend along with you when you try on dresses. Ask for their truthful opinion, and listen to their advice. They want you to look wonderful on your special day, so they’ll be honest with you.
Buy a wedding dress that you’ll be comfortable wearing all day – There’s no reason you have to be uncomfortable at your own wedding. You can find a beautiful wedding gown that also makes you feel great. When you try on a dress, walk around it in, sit down, bend, and move around normally. If it still feels good, consider buying it.
Shop for a wedding dress when you don’t think you look your best - if you still think you look good in a dress, it will look even better when you’re at your best.
The most important thing to remember is to have fun when you shop for a wedding dress. Make a day of it. Plan your itinerary, bring your mom or friend, have lunch, stick to your budget, and find the wedding dress of your dreams.
Just a picture compilation made to Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams (Come True). Classic 80’s right here. BTW these guys remind me of my cousin and his dad for some reason lol.
Just a picture compilation made to Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams (Come True). Classic 80’s right here. BTW these guys remind me of my cousin and his dad for some reason lol.
Just a picture compilation made to Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams (Come True). Classic 80’s right here. BTW these guys remind me of my cousin and his dad for some reason lol.
A Gothic wedding doesn’t necessarily have the bride dressed in black, black makeup, skulls and all other types of gruesome items everywhere – despite popular belief. Now, if that’s what you want, go for it, but that doesn’t necessarily fit the “Gothic” theme. The bride could easily get away with a white gown if that is what she would like to wear. The bride could walk down the isle to Metallica, but she could also easily walk down the aisle to the typical wedding theme. The choice is up to the Gothic bride.
As our Gothic bride enters the room, her dress isn’t the typical “Gothic” standard, by any means, but it suits her none the less. Her dress is white, with lace draped along the neck line. Our bride’s hair is pulled back into a simple bun. The first difference between her Gothic wedding and any other wedding is our bride is not walking down the aisle to any typical love song, but instead our couple is loudly playing a Metallica song. How bizarre? Not exactly.
Weddings are meant to express ourselves and our partner as we accept each other into our lives. Some brides prefer the traditional wedding, but not all do. Our Gothic bride prefers anything but the traditional. Her music of choice? Metallica. Her wedding of choice? More of a romantic gothic theme. Her wedding ceremony will not be held in a traditional church. Instead her wedding ceremony is at the center of a cathedral. Draped along the walls is heavy velvet fabric, and along the aisle are scattered petals of roses in red, white, and black. Both the ceremony and the reception will be celebrated in this room. The guests are all sitting around tables draped in deep red cloth. Atop each of these tables are 4 small black boxes, with surprise wedding favors inside. Black velvet photo frames displaying our couple are set in the center of the tables as well. Burgundy and black satin pillow sachets displaying the guests’ names are set around the table as seat assignments later to be taken with as a party gift. The wedding, even though it is meant to be “gothic”, doesn’t have to be dark and dreary and the wedding favors chosen can be any type that the Gothic couple likes. One Gothic couple decided to hand out heart shaped cookie cutters as wedding day favors. Another couple chose candle wedding favors with XOXO printed in black across them.
Other items ideal for favors for guests can be heart shaped silver corkscrews for those that enjoy a good glass of wine from time to time. Or perhaps a deck of cards in the shape of a heart, or with a wedding couple printed on the front that is actually two dogs. If you’re a little nervous on handing out an item to someone that they might not like, small leather picture key chains are an item that is just about perfect for any guest, a neutral item that any one can enjoy! Just because we’re going gothic doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun in the process!
Remember, a wedding above all else is a celebration, have fun no matter what wedding theme you choose!
