| How many weddings have you gone to where the | | | | looked so exactly like yourself! |
| bride, who may look beautiful, looks nothing like the | | | | 2. What styles are most flattering for you? Just |
| person she is? I've gone to too many. I'll work with a | | | | because most wedding dresses being shown are |
| couple for months, or know a couple for years, and | | | | strapless, if you look better with sleeves, then get |
| the bride is a naturally beautiful and relaxed woman. | | | | sleeves. When you look right in your wedding dress, |
| Come the wedding day: the person at the end of the | | | | the gasps and tears will be because everyone |
| aisle barely resembles that woman. | | | | recognizes you and how beautiful you are! |
| Wedding magazines and sites tell you you must wear | | | | 3. What styles will be the most comfortable (while still |
| a dress that costs thousands of dollars and is perfect | | | | being flattering) to wear? Most brides wind up with |
| for a person three sizes smaller than you are. Even if | | | | something boned for their wedding, but |
| you are the "right" size for a dress, many are wildly | | | | undergarments and dress should be as comfortable |
| uncomfortable and not reminiscent of your | | | | as possible. Beading is amazing, but do you know |
| personality. | | | | what a dress covered in beads weighs? Are you |
| A recent article suggested that the bridal princess | | | | ready to haul 40 pounds of dress around for an |
| was out (there goes the tulle) and the bridal celebrity | | | | entire day? |
| was in (c'mon the lean shoulder bones). Okay, that's | | | | It's so easy to confuse magical with make-believe. |
| where the trends are. This is where the bridal | | | | Your wedding needs to be incredibly real. You're |
| industry would like you to spend your money. But | | | | marrying your beloved in your wedding ceremony. |
| where are you? Is it possible to have a fabulous | | | | You're making plans to spend the rest of your life |
| gown that makes you look gorgeous and completely | | | | constructing your marriage with your wedding vows. |
| yourself? | | | | You don't want that to be make-believe. You do |
| You certainly don't want to get married in sweats | | | | want it to be magical. You want to layer the layers |
| and a tee-shirt. But hey, it might be time to lose that | | | | of "rightness" on top of one another until you have a |
| look anyway. If you're looking for success, sweats | | | | wonderful, believable, magical whole. |
| and a tee will not move you down that path. | | | | Looking like yourself is one way to do that. And that |
| Why not consider these issues as you're planning | | | | celebrity thing? I would hope that when celebrities |
| your wedding attire: | | | | get married, they would understand the importance |
| | | | of looking like their true selves and not like their |
| 1. What's your personal style? Are you a tailored | | | | press releases about their images. Make-believe |
| person or a bit more ruffly? You want to feel "at | | | | weddings don't necessarily lead to happily and |
| home" in your wedding dress. You'll move so much | | | | healthily ever after. You only have to read the |
| more fluidly through your day if you are comfortable | | | | celebrity rags to understand that! Go ahead, let |
| in the way you look. You want people to comment | | | | yourself go! Be beautiful. Be a beautiful and glorious |
| not only that you looked gorgeous, but also that you | | | | you. And live happily ever after in marriage! |