It is extremely important to make careful considerations before deciding on the wedding dress you will be wearing for the most important day of your life. You might have the ideal dress style impressed in your mind, but how will it appear once you wear it? Will it compliment your body shape? Or exaggerate the wrong curves? Here are a few tips to help you make a decision either way.The Column dress is very much like an evening dress, where a floaty skirt can be complimenting the fitted top to create a Grecian effect, or the skirt can have no volume at all (hence the name, column dress). This style is relatively popular amongst brides as they feel more comfortable slipping into a familiar styled dress, at the same time the style is not too dressy so it is suitable for more informal weddings. However, its figure hugging shape is prone to reveal and emphasise most lumps or bumps, and requires the lady to be well proportioned to compliment her fully.
The A-Line dress is most popular due to its ability to compliment all shapes and sizes. As the name suggests, the dress has an A-shaped skirt which can range from a column dress with flared hem to a full skirt with lots of volume. Wider hips can be effectively covered up by the skirt, while providing shape for ladies with narrow hips. The bodice is closely fitted, which can help accentuate the bust while creating a flatter tummy and shapely waistline. Even though the fitted bodice can draw attention to ladies with smaller or heavier busts, small adjustments can be made to provide a more balanced shape. Wearing a padded bra will help balance the shape for ladies with smaller busts, while boned corsetry (which is usually provided with the bodice) is essential for ladies with bigger bust to feel and look well supported.
The shape of the Princess-Line dress is very similar to that of the A-Line dress, and therefore a common assumption is that they are both the same style. The obvious way to tell them apart would be that the Princess-Line dresses have 3 vertical panels that make up the front of the dress, and that there are no seams at the waistline. However, their similar shapes results in the Princess-Line dress having the similar advantages and disadvantages, and thus very popular amongst brides-to-be.
Curvy or petite brides admire the Fishtail dress (also known as the Mermaid dress) as the shape accentuates well proportioned hips and busts, while ensuring the petite ladies are not engulfed by their dress. It is closely fitted all the way through to the thighs or knees, flaring out below that point. However, ladies with heavier busts should make sure they are well supported, while ladies with less curves (or pear-shaped) might want to avoid this style as it will emphasise every curve (or the lack of).
The ideal 'fairy-tale bride' look can be achieved with the Circular Skirt dress, which consists of a closely fitted bodice with a very full skirt. It very much compliments ladies with slimmer hips and heavy busts, providing a more balanced shape. Wearing padded bras (or having additional padding) would make it suitable for ladies with smaller busts too. The full skirt is not suitable for brides with wider hips as their hips would get very much exaggerated, while petite brides should avoid this style as the skirt volume might completely engulf them.
Tahsina Smith is a wedding photographer in Dorset, based in the UK. Examples of various wedding dress styles can be seen in her gallery.
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