Wedding dress fittings can be an extremely stressful event for brides. Concerns about fit and weight are brought to the forefront, and if there is any dress regret, a fitting is a make or break moment. So with my fittings now underway (I can't wait to show you the dress, she is amazing!), I thought I would discuss some quick rules to follow to have a happy, successful dress fitting.
1) Clean Up- please don't go to your fittings dirty/smelly. Remember that your dress is most likely white or some permeation of that, and it stains easily! Sure it can be washed, but do you really want to take that chance? Wash your hands before touching your dress, especially if you have recently been playing around with makeup! Moreover, your seamstress is more than likely to be all up in your personal space, but she didn't ask to personally get to know your armpit hairs or BO, so freshen up a little.
2) Don't forget- It is important that you wear the undergarments you plan on wearing to the wedding so the fit of your dress is spot on. Also, bring the shoes you plan on wearing to the wedding so the length of your dress is perfect and to avoid any dress trippage the day of.
3)Beautify Before- A lot of reasons brides have dress regret is that they can't see the whole picture. They see a dress on their body, with a mess for hair and little to no makeup on. So, to avoid dress regret as much as possible, beautify yourself prior to your fittings. You don't have to go crazy, but blow out your hair instead of putting it in a pony, put on a little extra mascara or eyeshadow. (NOTE- if you do put on more makeup than you are used to, try to STEP INTO your dress to avoid getting makeup on it!)
4) Play Dress-Up- No, I don't mean try on MORE wedding dresses. But a fitting is the perfect time to play around with your day of look, and try out accessories. Bring that statement necklace you love but aren't sure if its too much. Try out a headband or hair comb. This is the time to perfect your wedding day look!
5) EAT!!- probably the most important advice I have. Eat and drink before your fitting. You don't have to stuff yourself to the point of a food baby, but enough to keep your blood sugar
stable and you well hydrated. Remember that you will be standing around, likely in heels, without walking around too much. Nobody wants to faint in their wedding dress!
And there you have it, now go get those dresses fitted!
How did your dress fittings go? Do you have any advice for future brides?
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