This is where all the fun begins, as you venture
out onto the Internet, your local shopping complex
or specialty couture
stores to find the ultimate wedding
dress or gown. This is where you can go a bit
crazy, get creative, be different, and make your wedding
dream a reality.
There are many considerations when choosing your
wedding dress, such as will it be tailor made, will
you choose a couture or dressmaker, or will you purchase
one off the many exciting new off-the-shelf
wedding dresses or secondhand
wedding dresses.
Then there is the all important style and shape of
your dress. Selecting from either fitted, off-the-shoulder,
full skirt, and halter neck in every colour from whites,
creams and yellows, through to reds, blues, blacks
and golds. So many choices. The only way you can find
out which one is right for you is to try on as many
different styles to get an idea. So many brides have
made the comment that they would never wear a strapless
dress yet when they tried one on they instantly fell
in love with the style and shape of it.
After your dress has been chosen you will need to
determine what type of dresses your bridesmaids will
wear. Consider your bridal party's body
size and measurements to ensure they are flattering,
whilst considering the type of bridal
bouquets you will all carry. You may choose to
have all of your bridesmaids dresses the same or contrasting
colours and styles. These choices make up the basis
of the 'theme' of your wedding. Invitations, table
decorations and groomsmen's ties will all be co-ordinated
to match this theme.
There are usually several fitting dates required
for both yourself and your bridal party, which may
require your selected dresses and gowns to be adjusted.
The fun continues when you go shopping for your wedding
hair stylist and makeup artist. You will most
likely have makeup
trials with several varying artists, to determine
who is best qualified to deliver the result you are
looking for, and who is most fun to work with.
Sometimes, you may find it useful to visit one of
the many bridal
expos and events run regularly, in order to get
a range of advice and options from industry experts.
We highly recommend you visit at least one bridal
expo during the early stages of planning your wedding.
Your makeup artist will talk to you about matching
your hair and makeup with your jewellery, your dress,
your bridal bouquet and your bridesmaids dresses.
Most makeup
artists will have a portfolio that you can browse,
in order to get some ideas.
Your wedding
budget will be determined by a number of factors,
the most important of which will be whether you are
having a traditional wedding, a casual wedding or
something more exotic or outrageous.
It is tradition with western weddings, that the father-of-the-bride
pays for the ceremony and reception expenses, so for
those of you that are 'traditional', this could be
a great solution. However, in these modern times and
largely post-secular age, many couples are already
living together and often both earning an income,
so the onus of paying for a wedding falls to the wedding
couple.
Your budgeting should be tapered to take into consideration
the larger items first. Whilst the average wedding
in Australia costs around $30,000 , here is an idea
of how you could approach your wedding budgeting dilemma.
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