Dress shopping

You can go now- my date is September 19, 2020...

DRESS SHOPPING:

Here goes, long but:

1) HAVE FUN!!! And go to a few places!

2) Try on ALL the styles to see what actually does look good on you. And try on white as well as ivory/cream.

3) Bring the underwear, bra, shape-wear, pantyhose, heels and jewelry options for a high and low neckline you will most likely wear.

4) Bring snacks: gum, mints, candy, crackers. As well as water, juice or clear soda. As well as bring any meds you take, even if you don’t think you’ll need them. Aspirin and ibuprofen can be a life saver for you, And your girls/guys!

5) Bring only the top 3 people. Too many can make it not a fun experience. Remind them they don’t have to be catty/petty, but can give advice & comments.

6) Go in with Pinterest, magazine or printed out dresses that you like.

7) What does your closet have more of? Slinky and sexy or full and romantic styles of dresses/gowns? That can always be a good indicator of what you are likely to lean towards.

8) Remember, and why they do this I have NOOOO idea, the dress they put you in is going to be one to three sizes BIGGER than what you normally wear. And the sample is not going to fit the same, as it’s been handled and tried on, many, times before.

9) Tell the stylist what the wedding vision is: Church, barn, beach. Winter, summer, indoor or outdoor. Small or large wedding.... That way they can help guide you and your people...

10) Wear the spray on or clear deodorant and limit perfume/lotion. As well as being the deodorant and feminine pads with you. Light days can double as armpit sweat stoppers.

11) Wear limited makeup- no lipstick!- so as you don’t get it on the gowns. If you MUST be full faced bring a clear shower cap to hold over your face when they are putting the gowns over you head( I model and that is a trick we use!).. Trust me the stylist will love ya for it!

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You can start shopping as soon as you want. I got my dress about 11 months before my wedding date.

Just for reference 10-15lbs is about one dress size, and bridal dress sizes are true sizes so if you are a size 10 in dresses typically you should expect to be a size 12-14 in bridal gowns. It sucks but sizes are so out of proportion. I would focus on your measurements instead. You will fluctuate up until your wedding day and your alterations won't start until August so you have plenty of time.

Awesome. Good to know about the dress sizes. I wasn’t aware of that. Thank you

You can start shopping now. A dress can take 6-9 months to arrive. Don’t worry about the weight loss. If you’re not certain you can lose weight, order the size you measure for. If you *know* you can drop 10 pounds then you can order a size down.

Great. Thank you