Saturday, February 27, 2010

Romantic Bride's Wedding Gown

Romantic Bride's Wedding Gown

Romantic Bride's Wedding Gown

F5542# Plus Size Wedding Dress'

F5542# Plus Size Wedding Dress'

a groom in black tuxedo and a bride in her wedding dress {plus-size}

Bride + Bridal Shoes + Groom

Bride + Bridal Shoes + Groom

Bride + Bridal Shoes + Groom
a bride and her groom lying down on grass she wears a sexy bridal shoes with stocking

Modern Wedding Dress - Innovative

Modern Wedding Dress - Innovative

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Simple Lace Bridal Gown 2010

Simple Lace Bridal Gown 2010

"Simple Lace Bridal Gown 2010"

Frozy Winter Wedding Dress

Frozy Winter Wedding Dress

"WINTER WEDDING DRESS" plus
awesome winter wedding dress with blithe coat for warmly coverage

Friday, February 26, 2010

The Bridesmaids’ Dresses###

The Bridesmaids’ Dresses

So how best to strike the perfect balance, one whereby the bridesmaids compliment the bride and not outshine her? It’s an art that the accomplished wedding stylist will have mastered. And the staff at the Bridal Boutiques in New York will have dealt with this issue time and time again. Therefore the bride need not worry too much, putting the task into the hands of professionals will result in a themed look for a wedding that suits all the ladies concerned, be they 5 or 55 years old.

While shopping for the bride’s wedding dress is of paramount importance and a major part of all the wedding planning, deciding on suitable dresses for the bridesmaids is also a chief consideration.

First you need to decide on a colour scheme, this will usually chime in with the bridal flowers, and any accessories the groom and best man will be wearing; be they ties, cravats, or waistcoats.

Bridesmaids come in all shapes and sizes, and age groups too. So not all styles are going to suit each lady or little girl. The wise bride will choose to unite her maids by using colour, allowing each individual to wear the cut and style of dress or gown that best compliments her figure. Just as the bride wants to be comfortable and feel confident, so too do the bridesmaids. It’s a big day for them too.

The Bridal Boutiques in New York will be quite accustomed to catering for the needs of bridesmaids as well as the bride, and it does help if all the dresses for the big day are designed or tailored under one roof. It makes it so much easier for fittings and for achieving unity in the final look.

Striking a balance is vital with bridesmaids’ dresses. While they will of course look beautiful, they must be a more sedate version of the bride herself, it is after all her big day. A quirky twist for some bridal ensembles, is to have the bridesmaids in white, but that’s only when the bride is to wear black! Whatever the colour scheme there must be a marked difference between the maids and the bride. But at the same time the bridesmaids need to compliment the bride, that’s why it’s important to get the outfits right. Ask a consultant at one of the Bridal Boutiques in New York for advice. Their experience will be invaluable.

5 Rules for Comfort on your Wedding Day

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It’s getting to be that blissful, nuptial time of year – wedding season! Are you planning your wedding? Or maybe you are in your best friend’s wedding? Or maybe you are attending 14 weddings this spring and summer and are looking forward to a cornucopia of lovely dresses that ‘you can shorten and wear again!” ? Either way, we all love a good wedding. But as all brides know, it’s important to be prepared. Weddings are all about planning. Some plan for years, some throw caution to the wind and run down that aisle freestyle. If you are going to have the wedding you’ve dreamed about, your number one rule should be comfort.

Think about it. Comfort is in all aspects of your big day and when you don’t have it, lace is gonna fly. Shoes that pinch? A hairstyle that doesn’t allow you to turn your head? Fear of anyone seeing you from the back because your Spanx aren’t performing? That doesn’t sound comfortable at all! Don’t make your husband-to-be think you’re wincing at his vows! Your new in-laws might take that grimace as a sign you’re backing out. And shivering in the night air is not a sophisticated bride-like look. So here are a few comfort tips for all weddings.

#1. The dress. Sigh. The Gown. You love it. You’ve dreamed of it. You feel like a princess on clouds on roses. But if you can’t walk in it, dance in it, launch a spontaneous elegant pirouette, well then, find another dress! Leave yourself the opportunity to be and do everything you want to do on your day. If your dress doesn’t allow you to bend over to kiss the flowergirl without shocking the congregation, get it tailored. Add some lace. Or grab a soft flowy gauzy sheer wrap or scarf, toss it demurely over your shoulders and delicately hide the décolletage. You’ll be Ginger Rogers on the red carpet.

#2. The shoes. I had 2 pairs. Some brides have 3, one being a perky little pair of soft ballet slippers. Chances are you have a long dress so your toes won’t show most of the time. You can wear the delicious Jimmy Choos for the ceremony and then switch to the ballet slippers halfway through the Electric Slide at the reception. Your feet will thank you.

#3. The hair. Oy how important. If you have the dress, most likely you know the kind of hairstyle that suits you and the dress best. However it’s in the communication from bride to hairstylist where this could get lost in translation. Your idea of an elegant up ‘do could be his vision of Zsa Zsa Gabor in a windtunnel. So bring a picture to your stylist. And don’t be afraid of the ‘hair rehearsal.’ Work it out with your makeup to visualize the whole look before your big day. Don’t forget the hairstyle transport issue. Are you arriving en foote? Are you trotting up on a Lipizzaner stallion? Perhaps your carriage is a convertible? Either way, prepare and protect your coif for the travels from bridal boudoir to the ceremony. Grab a silk scarf, gently fold it over your head and tie a knot under your chin. Add some Ray-Bans and you can be Grace Kelly on the Riviera.

#4. The location. Echoing cathedral with trumpets? Dreamy hillside with barbecue and green grass? Sand at sunset and an ocean breeze? Perhaps civil ceremony at the courthouse with witnesses from the line at the parking summons department? Any of these locations have the tendency to be drafty. Plus weddings are fraught with surprises. Be prepared for anything. Load up that bridal bag with one scarf, one wrap (or shawl or pashmina), the little ballet slippers, some aspirin, band-aids, deodorant, clear nailpolish, white-out (you’ll thank me) and duct tape (you never know…).

#5. The ladies: Your bridesmaids. Best friends, sisters, cousins, your fiance’s college roommate that you’d rather didn’t attend… ah.. so fun to choose the ladies for this special honor to stand as your ladies-in-waiting, the maids to the bride, the ones to fluff and straighten your gown. They shall cherish this moment forever. Not. Ok maybe some will, but if you think that the turquoise halter dress with the fuscia bow looks so cute with your flowers and that ‘omg you guys are going to look so awesome!, that they will agree with you?? Probably not. But, hey, it’s your day. So choose the dresses you like and tell them where to find them. Be specific with style numbers and color numbers and if they need to be tailored in any way, send a picture or a diagram of what you have in mind. Because otherwise, ‘cocktail length’ could look a whole lot different to someone in New York versus Idaho, and your beautifully orchestrated group photos will be marred for life. Also, take into account #4. My bridesmaids had strapless cocktail dresses. We were by the ocean in the late afternoon. Sure I wanted a perfect 78 degrees in the shade and just a few clouds to color the horizon at sunset (a nice pink gradually blending to orange with a touch of periwinkle stripes and a pair of seagulls taking flight while the waves crashed on the beach in 30 second increments so it didn’t interfere with the music and … ) but that didn’t happen.

So as part of my ‘thank you for being in my wedding’ gift to the bridesmaids, I gave them a shrug (that’s a long- sleeved soft little jacket ) to put on during the reception (they can freeze during the pictures.) Or you can give them a beautiful shawl or wrap or pashmina to toss over their shoulders. These come in so many colors that you will find one that won’t clash with that beautiful turquoise you love so much. And these they may actually use again. These are also great gifts for the Mother the Bride, the Mother of the Groom, your wedding planner (that includes you!). You’ll need a little something to wrap around your shoulders for the reception – seaside or not, if you’re comfortable, you’ll have the day you‘ve always dreamed of. Just plan ahead!

Who Else Wants to Wear High Heel Wedding Shoes?

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Do you want to wear high heel wedding shoes? We simply go for it for two reasons: one, they look superb and second we look superb wearing them too.

Now, if you decide to wear a long gown for your wedding then the look of high heels and other type of bridal shoes as well may not be seen as you march down the path. But your shoes can be observed during pictorials or during the reception where the groom needs to lift the hem of your gown to remove the garter, or while you are sitting down at the reception.

No matter what is the reason, a pair of high heel wedding shoes is always perfect. It encompasses the word “Elegant”. A shoe is a form of a woman’s signature and nothing else. And, take note what it does to your legs as well.

Unquestionably, bridal high heel shoes and any other high heels shoes for this matter, may give you difficulty to stride down the pathway especially if you are not used to it. But there is no other means, but to use high heel shoes if you have concerns with your height and wants to elevate yourself a few inches taller, or if you want to have a firmer calf, or maybe to conceal your bow-legs.

The better side of wearing high heel shoes is to flaunt those nice legs of yours. Your legs deserve his compliments especially if you work hard on keeping it flawless. Wearing high heel shoes will match those beautiful legs of yours, making it look more toned, appear more charmingly ring-shaped.

Now, this is not to put ladies who are a bit teensy, but wearing high heel shoes are terrific for them. Not everyone got the height of Heidi Klum or Elle MacPherson, good for them too. Yet some good things are wrapped in small packages and somehow it also looks perfect if they wear elevator shoes especially on special events like weddings.

Needless to say that height is relative, so a high heel to me might not be that high to you. However, getting six-inch stilettos is not suitable for bridal shoes. Perhaps, a pair of two-inch high-heeled wedding shoes with elegant details of ankle strap are excellent. If the venue of your wedding is somewhere in Las Vegas, then I guess, wearing those stilettos could be alright. All things are plainly acceptable in Vegas.

But don’t get me wrong there, you should not forgo style in order to get the tallness you desire.

The style is up to you. If you want an open toe, that is alright. Would you rather want a little more brace without delay, despite if it positions your foot to the fore? Consider it done.

You can definitely choose the color and style that you want because high-heeled shoes will not run out of choices. The bride can have what she wants for her wedding the way she imagine it in her mind. Wearing high heel wedding shoes is no exception, so if you want to wear it then go for it!

Get Prepared For Your Medieval Wedding Gown

medieval wedding gown

One of unique wedding theme that is becoming pretty popular is a medieval themed wedding. The wedding guests should wears something like medieval costumes and bride wears a medieval wedding gown. This kind of a themed wedding can be unique and a lot of fun, but finding the right items can be very difficult.

Finding a medieval wedding gown can be a pretty difficult task because many wedding gown designers have a very limited selection for this type of gown, while others have none at all.

However, there are some online shop that have an assortment for medieval wedding gowns and other kinds of wedding dresses. But when it comes to ordering online, before the bride could fit the dress, she has to order it first. If the dress does not fit well or looks unattractive, returning the dress can be quite impossible.

Sometimes brides can find a specific wedding dress style through a magazine or maybe some period costume that is not really the right style for a wedding dress. So instead of just ordering wedding gowns, they will ask an expert seamstress to sew the medieval wedding gown according to their own preferences.

But this kind of choice can be one of the most expensive ways to get a piece of a medieval wedding gown, altough it is also the most effective way to get the most appropriate wedding dress that match with the medieval wedding theme.

It is also a great process you have the option of changing the color, fabric and detailing to match exactly what you want for your wedding. You need to set out a lot of reviews and fittings and wedding accessories to make sure that the wedding dress is being constructed well enough to match the wedding theme. It takes a lot of time to create a wedding dress like this so it is highly recommended that you start with the wedding dress early before sets about another wedding preparations.

The medieval wedding dress can be very expensive and needs a lot of time from the bride to the completion of the gown. But it will make it worth to do, since the wedding is kinda like once-in-a-lifetime event and maybe the biggest event you will ever had. So prepare for the best with so that bride and groom can surely treasure their wedding ceremony in their entire lifetime.

Dress Styles To Look Sexy Yet Elegant On Wedding Day

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Today brides have become modern. On their wedding day they don’t want to be like a traditional bride very shy in traditional attire, instead want to look discerning from others. They want to project an image that is a perfect blend of sexy and elegance. There are many factors that can help her in looking so. Here in discussion are those pointers.

Dress styles

Dress is the most important thing that changes appearance as per the wish. If want to look elegant yet sexy firstly consider your wedding dress style. Unlike before today there are many wedding dress styles for the bride. These styles are very elegant with a hint of sexy style. Brides who want to look sexy yet elegant on their wedding day can opt for style dresses like strapless wedding dress, off the shoulder wedding dress, low neckline wedding dress, halter wedding dress etc. These are very elegant styles which with sexiness provide elegant look also. Remember they should not show too much as it gives look of Cyprian. But if worn decently lend elegant and sexy image. Short wedding dresses are also greatly in rage nowadays for their elegant and sexy style. Wear them with high heels and long trains. Also you can opt for an empire waist wedding dress which is suggestive of elegant and sexy look.

Hairstyles

Hairstyle is another very important phenomenon is achieving sexy and elegant look. Though in hearing do not sound that effective but in actual have great importance. For an elegant and sexy look it is good to pull your hair back in a bun style, leaving flocks of fine hair around the edges. It is a perfect hairstyle for achieving look of your dreams. This hairstyle can be made more eye-catching with a flower pearl tiara on top of the head. Diamond tiara looks more beautiful if you leave your hair down.

Length of hairs is no hindrance in accomplishing sexy and elegant look. You can always look so by pulling your hair back with rhinestone combs, pins or hair ornaments. There is a wide selection to choose from. Moreover such hairstyle best complements sleek, sheath style wedding dress that doesn’t have a lot of embellishments on its own.

Jewelry

Jewelry is one amongst the most important part of bridal ensemble. There are many types of jewelry for the bride. Jewelry selection mainly depends on the style of wedding dress you are wearing and on hairstyle. Accordingly you can get the look you want by adding pearls, rhinestone chandelier drop earrings, a romantic locket, or a crystal necklace and earring set. Your bridal jewelry is very important in achieving a finished look. Jewelry makes it very much possible to make you look sexy and elegant.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Designer Bridal Dresses

Designer Bridal Dresses

Every bride wants to go in search of that perfect wedding dress for her special day. Some brides-to-be may not realize that they may shop for discount designer bridal dresses that may fit in their budgets. Here are a few designer dresses for you to consider:

Amsale – These dresses hare designed by Amsale Aberra. This woman is of Ethiopian decent and holds a degree in political science. Her bridal gown company began in 1986 after she wound up being frustrated in trying to find that perfect wedding dress for her own wedding. Amsale Aberra has consistently created fashionable and classic wedding dresses since her ambitious beginning. Wedding dresses designed by Amsale are full of beautiful beadwork and rich fabrics.

Reem Acra – Reem Acra’s days as a designer began as an embroidery artist when she was in New York. Her bridal gown company was launched in 1995 and has risen to the very top in the bridal business. Reem Acra’s wedding dresses have been selected by this country as the favorites on Today Show’s weddings. Her wedding dresses are some of the most gorgeous on the market focusing on the intricate beadwork and the material of luxurious silk satin.

Vera Wang – Her name says everything! This woman has become an icon in the United State for couture fashion. Her wedding dresses speak for themselves as Vera Wang always has a wide variety of dresses that are certain to please each woman on her wedding day. Vera Wang’s wedding dresses are accentuated with a true sense of elegance and style.

Helpful Tips in Choosing the Perfect Wedding Gown

Before sending out the wedding invitations, or even choosing the perfect wedding ceremony location, you will find yourself flipping through bridal magazines, and window shopping for that perfect wedding dress. It has been a childhood dream of yours to appear stunningly beautiful with all eyes on you on that very special day. Your wedding videography will surely capture your captivating beauty and overwhelming happiness as you walk down the aisle to your groom. It will be no surprise that choosing that perfect gown will prove to be one of the most challenging and exciting part of planning your wedding.

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Bridal gowns come in a variety of styles, colors, lengths, materials and prices. This provides the bride to make a choice based on personal preferences without her options being limited. Whether your wedding is a traditional or a more modest gathering, your wedding dress should be able to reflect who you are. It is a good idea to do a lot of research to be prepared when it's finally time to choose that gown. Here are a few tips to have a stress-free shopping trip for that wedding gown.

It will be very difficult to make the final decision on your own so take a family member or friend with you when you go shopping. You will need them to impart an honest opinion on the dresses you are trying on.

Before you start shopping, it is important you have already figured out your budget. If it's a little tight, one way you can save is to pick out a pattern from a top designer and hire a dressmaker. Pick out less expensive but quality fabrics.

Start early by shopping seven to nine months before the wedding. Some manufacturers take at least five months to make a gown and another two for the alterations.

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Come up with a schedule of store visits. Call up boutiques ahead of time to find out the price ranges of their gowns and ask for an appointment. In this way, you can work out a plan where to go to first and not be rushed. Try at least 5-7 gowns in each bridal boutique. Have a notebook with you and write down descriptions of the dresses so you can remember what the dresses look like.

Be open-minded. A gown always looks different on a model or on a hanger. You may not like a style of a particular gown, but you will be amazed that it will completely transform you once you have it on.

You should make the most of each fitting. In adjusting the gown to your size, it will usually take two or three fittings. Try sitting, hugging and dancing in your wedding dress. Try waving you arms to make sure the sleeves are not binding.

Examine the dress meticulously to make sure the quality is worth the price tag. Do not be afraid to ask what materials the gown is made of. A great tip to know if the dress is made well is to look inside. You should examine the seams and stitches and determine if the sewing looks solid and professional.

The best advice probably is to be realistic and confident. It is important you accept who you are. Learn to highlight your assets and be confident about it. Choose a gown that best compliments your body shape. Whether you are pear-shaped or petite, wearing the right cut for your body type will accentuate your best features.

Keep in mind that finding the perfect dress takes effort, patience and a lot of research. Give yourself enough time and surely when it's finally your moment to walk down that aisle, you will be a vision of beauty to all your friends and family especially your groom that will all be captured in your wedding videography.

How to Shop For Wedding Gowns and Dresses

How to Shop For Wedding Gowns and Dresses

You want to start preparing for your big day, your wedding day, but you don't know how and where to begin. Pre-wedding planning and preparation needs to be detailed as much as possible. It is not as easy as you think, the plan and preparation can make or break your big day. Let's start with bridal supplies, one of the most important bridal supplies is the wedding gown. Wedding dresses especially the bridal gown is very important and exciting for the bride. And as a result, first in the bride's checklist is her wedding gown. Of course as the bride, you want to choose the gown that perfectly matches your personality and taste. Prices of wedding gowns may vary according to style, design and fabrics they are made of. Whether or not you have an elegant wedding dress, the most important thing is to make sure the attire fits your body and style, according to your budget preference.

To come up with the desired attire, first you want to have a wide selection of wedding gowns and other dresses. How will you find them? You can look in bridal magazines where bridal wears and fashion are featured. Also, consider browsing online which can give you several bridal wear ideas you might want to consider. There are dozens of online stores that sell bridal gowns and dresses, they include online catalogs for customers to easily access their items. Also, another cool thing about online shopping is, they can offer cheap bridal gowns for those who have a tight budget. But to order your own wedding dress online, you need to consider some details so that you can avoid any problems.

How to Shop For Wedding Gowns and Dresses


When purchasing your bridal wear, whether it is from a local bridal shop or online store, you need to make a decision first on what type of wedding dress you would like to buy. It is important to understand what style or design you would like to have for your dress before you start searching. Considering there are too many selections of styles in the market and it is a complete waste of time searching for nothing in a bunch. You have to be specific in picking the right gown for you.

Another important rule, the style and design of your wedding dress should coordinate with the wedding theme. For instance, you have a traditional wedding theme, which is very basic and casual, so probably you want to choose a more formal dress. However if you have a beach themed wedding, your gown should be less formal. Whether it is formal or informal, the most important thing is the dress should match the theme of wedding you want to have. If shopping online is your preference, you need to try your desired dress at the bridal shop. In this way, you can make sure that the dress fits you, also to help you ensure that you are really purchasing the dress that you want.

Also, you need to follow your budget preference by comparing different prices for your gown. Remember, you can compare not only prices of your bridal accessories from online stores but also from local bridal shops. Wedding ideas can be very expensive, so you want to be very picky as to accommodate your budget preference.

Wedding Cake

The tiered spire of a famous medieval church called St. Bride's in London,England gave the inspiration for the layered design of our wedding cakes.

The wedding cake tradition originated back during the medieval era. It is required of for each one of the wedding guest to bring a petite cake. These cakes would be stacked up and arranged in layers. These stacks of cakes would ultimately become as one cake.

Wedding Cake


Our contemporary wedding cake is said to evolve from this traditional practice. In most all celebrations all over the world, sweets or deserts are part of any feast. It is evident in records of the ancient Roman that during wedding banquets sweets are being given away.

By tradition, it is a practice that this luscious desert was thrown, instead of being eaten, on the bride. As this is believed to surround lots of fertility blessings for the newly weds. Fortunately, this odd tradition changed, and the cake is now eaten as noticed during the couple's romantic sharing of the first slice. This stands for the formation of a new family.

Wedding Cake


Another custom in the ancient times is that the new wife serves the whole of the cake to the family of the groom. This symbolizes the transfer of the bride's domestic labor to her husband's family.

Wedding Cake


To add up to the antique custom of the olden time is the observance of the practice that the bridesmaid place a slice of wedding cake underneath her pillow while she sleeps on it, for reasons that her would-be-husband will appear in her dream. Portion of the cake can also be stock up and on the couple's first wedding anniversary or on the occasion of the christening of their firstborn child.

Wedding Cake


These days people don't see the connection of the wedding cake with having plenty of offsprings. But instead the wedding cake has turn out to be the first meal shared by the bride and groom. Today's couples do the slicing before everyone and they feed each other. Supports that both of them will provide each other for the rest of their lives symbolize the cake cutting ceremony.

Wedding Cake


Here are among some of the fancy ideas that could be used in a wedding cake as a sign of fertility:

· Succulent fruits and fresh flowers make an attractive decoration.

· White and creamy cake is a reminder of an Italian culture, while a fruit cake if more of a Greek practice.

· A memorable piece of cake topper that is very significant in your life.

· Fondant icing, it has very smooth surface that resembles simplicity and elegance.

· Pick a favorite cake in lieu of the traditional white wedding cakes.


Wedding cakes are often viewed with its symbolic value than the enjoyment and pleasure of eating it. Today's cakes are no more the plain white ones with boring frostings; instead these cakes can be visual as well as a culinary showpiece. Lists of interesting cake icing are described to suit the couple's palate.

Buttercream is a soft and velvety butter-based frosting that can cover the whole cake representing a traditional appearance. It comes in different flavors like vanilla, chocolate, lemon, espresso, coconut, or hazelnut. A butter cream-iced cake is required to be kept in a cold place.

Royal Icing is used to make the other cake accessories such as the flowers and the other edible cake decorations. It becomes hard when it dried up.
Marzipan is a sugary, soft paste prepared from ground almonds, sugar and egg whites. It can be used beneath other icings or as a finishing frosting itself. Colors can be added on it and shaped into flowers or other decorative shapes, as a savory alternative to gum paste or sugar.

The wedding cake we are familiar with today had its beginning several hundred years ago, in a confection that celebrated the wedding ceremony of Queen Victoria's daughter in 1859. The stacked and tiered like that of a hat boxes. Wedding cake developed from there. As time passed by, a lot of enhancement had been made which contributed to what it is today. Wedding cakes these days are to a great extent more creative. It is more of a personal expression of technique and come in an assortment of figures, palate and decorations.

Tips to Remember When Taking Your Bridesmaid Dress on a Trip

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So you're finally going to be a bridesmaid but the wedding happens to be in another city that you need to fly to. You start to panic. You worry about how to pack your bridesmaid dress, how you might be the only bridesmaid with a bridesmaid dress looking wrinkled or with a visible crease, or worry about the airline sending your luggage to another city with your bridesmaid dress in it.

Traveling with a bridesmaid dress is not going to be a problem at all and here are a few tips that will help ensure that your bridesmaid dress makes it to the wedding looking elegant and new.

Ask the Bridal Shop About the Dress Material

The bridal shop would normally be able to give you suggestions on how to take the bridesmaid dress on your flight, and even how to get rid of wrinkles. Ask them for some suggestions. You may need to take with you a fabric steamer, wrinkle reducer spray or a flat iron; depending on the kind of fabric used on the dress and the bridal shop's recommendations.

Call the Airline

Different airlines have different policies on what you can or cannot take on the plane with you. While most airlines do allow you carry a dress in a garment bag, it would be best to call the airline and inquire about their policies on carrying on. In most cases, the flight attendant would take your bridesmaid dress and hang it in one of their closets or lay it flat in an unoccupied overhead bin.

One of a bride's wedding nightmares is to learn that her bridesmaid's dress got misplaced by the airline, so it is always best to carry it with you on the plane. You cannot afford to let it out of your sight.

Proper Packing

While some people swear that rolling a bridesmaid dress can minimize creases or wrinkles, I found that the best way would be to put it in a garment bag with a plastic bag over it. You can also use a cheap plastic garment bag and if you really want to save, you can use a garbage bag with a hole poked through the bottom with a hanger. The bag would then hang to cover the dress and you can tie the bottom end and wrap the knot around the hanger neck. As a precaution, only use plastic hangers so you don't cause alarms when passing through X-Rays or metal detectors.

You can also check with the bridal shop if you can have them package it like they do other dresses that they have shipped. They would then put it in a large box that you can carry with you and stow in the overhead bin.

Steaming to Remove Wrinkles

So you made it, you checked your dress and found some wrinkles. What now? A quick fix would be to hang it in your bathroom and run the shower on just hot water for 15 minutes. Doors and windows must be closed and exhaust fan shut off. You can smooth out the wrinkles on the fabric with your hands, then let it hang to dry completely.

Don't use wrinkle spray or water on satin and light colored fabric as this may leave a mark or spot. Sprays work best on cotton and when you do, spray sparingly and lightly. Do this if you have ample time to air dry.

Do not iron a dress unless your bridal shop says its fine to do so, and even then be careful, the heat may cause discoloration of the fabric. You can steam and dry out wrinkles by hanging the dress up, holding a heated iron about 6 inches away then releasing a burst of steam on the area while pulling on the hem to stretch out the wrinkle.

Finally if you have plenty of time and don't mind spending, why not have it shipped to the Bride ahead of time or to someone who can have it pressed and ready by the time you arrive.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Wedding Gowns - Styles Of Bodice

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Halter Neck
This style is very suitable for brides who have a reasonable bust as it slims down the waistline by elongating the torso. A variation to this style is the high neckline. The halter neck exposes the shoulders; and a plunging neckline further opens the chest and neck area.

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Plunging Neck
Whilst this style does look very much like the halter neck, it is more versatile as you have straps or sleeves sitting on the shoulders, which does not expose them as significantly as the halter neck. This opens the neck and chest area more significantly making it more versatile to a bride with considerably broader frame.

This style does not emphasis the shoulders nor the bust as prominently as the halter neck.