A month ago I went shopping with Khrysty to help her find
her wedding dress. She did an amazing blog post on her experience so if you
haven’t read it...go now!
Since I am miles behind Khrysty on the wedding
planning, it won’t come as a surprise that I haven’t been dress shopping, and to
be honest I don’t plan on going anytime soon. However, I have been looking
online and in magazines at what I would like in a dress. I thought it would be
fun to share what I like and then when I finally pick my dress we can look back
and see if it was anything like I thought I wanted. So here goes…
1.
Silhouette – In my opinion, the silhouette of
the dress is the most important part. I don’t have the perfect body and I’m not
the most confident so I want something to flatter what I enjoy and hide what I
don’t! Because of this I can rule out that I don’t want anything form fitting,
specifically a mermaid or drop waist dress. Not that I find them ugly, I just think
they will look ugly on me.
Right now I would say I am most
attracted to ball gowns. There is something about feeling like a princess on my
wedding day that draws me in. Also, it doesn’t hurt that they are very flattering
around the tummy!
The other silhouette option I like
is an A-line dress. I want to feel beautiful and relaxed on my wedding day and
if I can look great and avoid looking like a giant cupcake then it is a
win-win!
2.
Sleeves – All of the above pictures I posted
were of strapless dresses. I am immediately drawn to strapless dresses but
through online shopping I have found quite a few dresses with straps that I
wouldn’t mind trying on. Here is one I absolutely adore, but unfortunately I
don’t have her height or body!
3. Neckline –As a member of the itty bitty titty
committee I don’t want to look out of balance and lost in my dress because I am
lacking some curve! My favourite neckline is definitely sweetheart but I am not
going to rule out other options. I want the dress to flatter me in all areas so
this is one area where I find myself not being too picky.
4. Detail – Now this is probably the most exciting
part of the dress to me…the lace, the sparkle, the flowers oh my! The more
sparkle the better I say, so bring on the detail! If you have ever watched “Say
Yes to the Dress” then I am sure you have seen Pnina Tornai dresses. Every time
I see them my jaw drops, they are honestly so amazing; if it was in my budget I
would be buying one of her designs.
So there we have what I am looking for in my wedding dress. My bets are on a mermaid gown with full sleeves and no detail whatsoever ;). I hope I have a great experience dress shopping, stay within budget and pick something my fiance is going to love!
Stay tuned to see what I pick or leave a comment/link with
what you think I should get.
Xoxo
Leanne
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