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How to Buy a Spring Wedding Dress

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Whether your style tends towards the traditional or the avant garde, your wedding dress should suit the season in which you are married. Spring weddings offer a wonderful opportunity for creative and stylish wedding dresses. Buy yours knowing that you have found the dress of your dreams.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

    Get Inspiration for Your Dress

  1. Step 1

    Think light when looking at material for your wedding dress. Since spring often means warmer weather, light materials such as organza, sheer gazar and light silk tulles make the perfect materials for wedding dresses.

  2. Step 2

    Wear the colors of spring when you walk down the aisle. Since wedding dresses are no longer bound to the traditional white, you can incorporate light spring colors into your ensemble through colorful trim and sashes.

  3. Step 3

    Choose a fit that flatters your form and suits the sunny days of spring. A less structured silhouette such as an empire-waisted gown makes the perfect spring statement.

  4. Step 4

    Buy a dress that embraces the informality of a spring wedding by looking at cocktail and ankle-length gowns. These styles will make for an easier walk down the "aisle" if you are married on the beach or in the garden.

  5. Step 5

    Let your wedding venue inspire you in your choice of wedding dress. The style of architecture or your choice of spring flowers to decorate your ceremony can provide you with inspiration for details such as trim and jewelry for your dress.

  6. Find Your Spring Wedding Dress

  7. Step 1

    Shop for a spring wedding dress at a bridal store near you. Remember that most stores require 6 to 8 months for delivery of your dress, so buy early.

  8. Step 2

    Look online for wedding dresses from the previous spring season. Just like other forms of fashion, wedding dresses are designed on a seasonal basis. The trends which affect the styles are not as transient, though, so a wedding dress from last year will still be fashionable.

  9. Step 3

    Hire a seamstress to make your wedding dress for you. Having a dress custom made means that you can dictate the precise sleeves, bodice, skirt, and hem that you want to achieve your overall spring bride look.

  10. Step 4

    Shop outside the box by looking at sundressescocktail suits and other non-wedding options for your trip down the aisle. A more casual ceremony opens up a world of fashion opportunities for the spring bride.

Tips & Warnings
  • If you're having your dress made for you, do a trial run with your dressmaker before she starts your wedding dress. Have your seamstress construct a simple dress for work or play so that you can get a preview of her skills and working personality.

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