4 Tips For Choosing The Perfect Wedding Dress For Your Body Shape

Every bride desires to look her best on that particular, memorable day, making the perfect wedding dress essential. However, there are specific rules with wedding dresses to leverage for the best results, and one of the top rules is knowing the right style of wedding dress for your body shape.

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The average cost of a well-made wedding dress is $1600, making it imperative to get your money’s worth. Besides, having the perfect fit will boost your confidence levels. That said, here are 4 suggestions on choosing the perfect wedding dress for your body shape.

Choosing A Wedding Dress For Your Body Shape – The Pear-Shaped Body

The pear-shaped body usually refers to those with hips broader than the chest (bust) area. This group almost always has a defined waist. Additionally, a pear-shaped body is often equipped with narrow shoulders and has a narrow upper body build. If this is you, the best wedding dress for your type is the style that hugs your torso, accentuates your defined waist, and hides the hips, such as a ball gown or A-line.

However, you should never make the mistake of choosing an empire dress style. These cuts come with a fitted bodice that ends underneath the bustline and not the actual waist. A dress like that will make you appear fuller, unaccentuated, and almost looking like a bag of potatoes. Furthermore, you will look better with a fitted sleeved wedding dress that draws attention to your natural build in the upper torso.

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Choosing A Wedding Dress For Your Body Shape – The Hourglass Body Type

This shape seems to be the most glorified and coveted body type. It is often described as the standard for a feminine body in the fashion world. The hourglass body is the curvaceous type with a very narrow waist and hips flowing out sensually. The bust and hips have the exact measurements (or close to the exact), making them more pronounced and balanced. With this body type, you will want to show off your classic feminine physique.

Avoid styles that make your bust and hips overly pronounced. Your body is curvy enough and doesn’t need further embellishments in these two areas. Although you may wish to wear a ball gown wedding dress or the princess-style cuts, do try as much as possible to avoid those. The ball gown and princess cuts tend to be fluffy from the waist down, which will make you appear fuller and a bit less flattering.

Instead, choose a wedding dress with a silhouette or mermaid theme. Depending on your taste, you can opt for a plunging or sweetheart neckline, which complements the overall look. If you are a petite bride, a higher neckline will give you a tastefully elongated appearance. Therefore, you can check out sites such as Anomalie for excellent choices for petite brides.

Choosing A Wedding Dress For Your Body Shape – The Apple Body Shape

Apple-shaped brides often want to conceal the weight around their midsection (waist), and create a visual balance of her proportions. The trick is to find a dress that will create a slimming effect around the waist while highlighting other beautiful parts of your body. Usually, the apple-shaped female has an average to large bust, narrow hips and a pair of shapely legs. At no point should you opt for a silhouette or a mermaid style dress, as that will create an overall imbalanced look.

Instead, consider an A-line silhouette, or a midi type wedding dress which shows off your beautiful legs. Another style you can play with is a bodice-fitted gown which rests immediately underneath your bust line (a higher waistline), or has a lovely V-neckline. These will elongate your mid-section and complement your body type.

Choosing A Wedding Dress For Your Body Shape – The Tall Bride

The tall bride usually has an advantage when wearing a princess or ballroom gown. Additionally, tall brides have the benefit of playing around with the length of their wedding dresses. For example, the gown can end slightly above your ankles to show off your shoes or toes.

You will still look outstanding with a choice like that, unlike a shorter bride who goes for that above-ankle dress. Usually, stylists advise tall brides to avoid vertically pleated dress styles because they make you appear taller and too twig-like. Unless it is a high fashion runway, pleated skirt gowns are not flattering choices for your wedding day, which is why you should avoid them.

In conclusion, you should not always follow any current fashion trends without considering your body type. Do not be lured into thinking that your dream wedding dress will be the perfect match for you.

For more expert advice, always consult a stylist, as she can provide plenty of options so you can find the perfect wedding dress for your body shape, leaving you with a memorable dress you will wear on your special day.

* This is a contributed post

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