The Wedding Dress For Your Body Type

A Bride's gown is the center of the wedding. All eyes and interest are on the bride when she steps onto that aisle runner. The gown sets the tone for the entire wedding. Every bride wants to look like the most beautiful bride, and some aren't sure what type of dress works for them and therefore try on every dress type looking for the right one. These are some of my guidelines and popular gown styles you should become famliar with.

The Ball Gown, also known as the Princess Dress, has a shaped bodice sometimes with a lace up back or a corset type top with a full skirt.The skirt can fall on or below the hip line and is a great shape to create a sense of drama. The tight fitting bodice will balance out the full skirt. This style is suited for pear shaped and full figured body types. Petite women should avoid this style as it can look like it's wearing you and also make you look shorter!

The A-Line Gown is similar to the Ball Gown. It is shaped through the bodice until the hip line where the dress falls away to an A shaped line. The A-line is one of the most typical shapes and is very balancing. Many body types can wear this gown; petite, tall, pear shaped, hourglass, full figured, and thin.

The Mermaid Gown or Sheath is fitted throughout the body flares out at the knee. A sheath is a simple, elegant and sexy shape which can also flaree out at the thigh. Typically best for narrow frames these dresses have a classic and timeless appeal.

The Empire Line Gown falls from under the bust, an empire line dress can have a full skirt (great for hiding hips and thighs) a tulip, bubble or puff shape (great for creating curve) or even a bit of an A-line shape (balancing). The top half itself can vary from dress to dress giving this one style a lot of variance.

There are many different ways to wear each style and many have different necklines, waist lines and bodice styles. If you go to a Bridal Salon, they specialize in knowing and finding what type of dress would work well with your body.

What type of dress are you interested in?