Cathedral Bustles

I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

I'll show you mine all day gurl.

My train is not cathedral length but it's pretty long! I plan i doing this:

Mine was a 9 point bustle

Here is mine not sure what's going on there but I dig it.

What does your dress look like? I'd be happy to show you some bustles from my friends' weddings. Their silhouettes of their dresses really vary, but if you show me yours I can try to find one that's similar!

It's full lace, mermaid, and it will have a smidge of fluff on the bottom. I don't have a picture right now.

I found an AMAZING seamstress's explanation of bustle styles with lots of photos here:

http://www.leanna.com/Bustle/Bustles.shtml

The website is older and very basic, but the explanations are great.

Wow @Emilyg. That web site has an impressive amount of information on bustles. My mind is kind of blown. I didn't even know there were that many options!

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I don't have a picture, but the bustle style I've liked have been called "waterfall bustles".

Heres the back of my dress, hard to see at the altar, looking for a pic of my bustle. It was 5 points on the tulle and 3 for the under layer.

Me dancing with FIL. Hard to see but you get the idea

I think its called a ballroom bustle, its 12 points attached underneath

Bustle on the right, unbustled on the left:

Train

Bustled

Ok here she is! So far in my deeper research I'm finding the the ballroom bustle might be the way to go for me. The place I bought my dress is like the nordies of bridal salons and they seem to be super knowledgeable so we'll see what works best I guess. I'm just trying to have an idea of what I like or don't like before I go back when it comes in.

My train and my bustle!

Also: honestly, you will probably just have to wait to see what the seamstress says your options are. Your options may be varied or very limited based on your fabric and type of dress.