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Your wedding dress really is the big exclamation mark in the marriage ceremony. It’s the dazzling, head turning centrepiece and the one element of the wedding which will be unforgettable. So make sure your bridal gown is memorable for all the right reasons! Perth Bride has the ingredients for making your wedding dress a success. Read More...

Organza, raw silk, satin and lace. Slim fitting or full and flowing, and with beaded trains, veils or headpieces. The options are endless for making your wedding dress an exquisite experience. Here are some tips for tailoring your gown to the themes of your wedding day. Tips for Choosing Wedding Dresses You should first consider whether your marriage ceremony will be formal or informal, simple or fancy. Considering whether your wedding will be a traditional ritual in a chapel, an extravagant shindig at a chic venue or a laid-back ceremony on a beach allows you to dress for the occasion. That way you will shine in complementary surroundings rather then standing out like a sore thumb. Traditional wedding dresses are usually full, floor length gowns in pure white or ivory colours. Formal wedding gowns- probably the most popular today- are floor length but can be any colour. They often have either a shorter train or no train at all.  Semi- formal wedding dresses usually have no train, and can be floor to cocktail length (around mid calf) while informal bride gowns cover anything under cocktail length. Informal dresses are often jazzed up with hats and headgear. While considering how formal to want to go, think about comfort- don’t let a glorious, joyful day be spoiled by a prickly or too-tight wedding dress! You want a gown warm enough in a winter wedding or a frock cool enough for a summer ceremony. The time of day that you hold your wedding also comes into this. Where a simple, décolletage baring wedding gown may be spectacular in a morning ceremony, the same gown could leave you with goose bumps on a chilly evening. When Shopping for Bridal Gowns Keeping your weight constant throughout fittings and up to the day is advisable so you don’t find yourself popping out of your bodice or drowning in your gown on the day. Your wedding shoes and lingerie should be worn through the fitting too, and it is worth testing how easily you can move about in your dress, whether your train should be detachable and how flexible the ensemble is when worn as a whole.   When shopping for your wedding gown, Dressmakers can whip up anything and alter it for an assured fit, from a design or picture of your choice. Alternatively, Bridal Salons offer off the rack gowns, expert attendants and specific designs. They also have alteration services for adjustments, while Designers can create your unique dream gown to fit you. You can choose from samples of their work or work with them to design an entirely new wedding dress.