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How to Choose a wedding dress.

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By acole
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Going to the chapel? Gonna get married?Every bride wants the perfect dress for her perfect day. Here are some tips on how to choose a wedding dress.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Wedding Plans
  • Shopping (a lot)
  • Internet
  • Money
  1. Step 1

    DRESS COLOR: One of the first things you will want to think about when choosing a wedding dress is the color of the dress. Some brides go with a touch of color on their dress that matches their wedding colors now days. This looks very elegant and modern. Sometimes brides choose not to wear white if they are not pure on their wedding day. Some brides wear white regardless.

  2. Step 2

    SHAPE: Think about the shape of your body. Are you skinny or curvy? You may want to wear a dress that is form fitting to show off your figure. These dresses are very sexy and modern as well. If you have larger hips you could go with a dress that is fuller at the bottom. Depending on how much skin you would like to show, you may consider a dress that has a cut out back or a slit up the leg. You want to feel sexy on your wedding day and feel comfortable and confident as well. There will be many eyes on you, so wear a dress that makes you feel sexy and confident.

  3. Step 3

    WEATHER: If you are getting married on a hot summer day, take that into consideration wear a dress that is strapless or has skinny straps, to stay cool. If you are getting married on a cooler day in the spring or fall, wear a dress with a sleeve to stay warm enough. If you are getting married in the winter, you will want a dress with a long sleeve and a winter shawl to go over the dress keep your arms warm.

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on 10/22/2008 Good advice. Thanks.

JPaint25 said

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on 10/9/2008 Great tips. I had to try on soooo many until I found a shape I liked!

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on 10/6/2008 very good suggestions

byllz said

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on 10/6/2008 Love this article, I will pass it on to my engaged friends!!!

LissaK said

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on 10/5/2008 Indeed. It's good to take a lot of consideration into picking out a wedding dress, and this article shows it with great detail. Thanks for the tips!

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