Fabric & Color – Two Important Factors to Consider During Bridal Dress Shopping

Posted by on Nov 10, 2014 in Managing Wedding |

wedding dressWhile choosing your bridal dress, you might get confused because you realize that the same dress style looks quite different on different brides! Why that is so? It is because the materials and colors are different. So, do these 2 factors make such a big difference? Answer is, of course. Therefore if won’t be enough if you choose a particularly suitable style of your wedding dress, but you should also choose a fabric and the color just suitable to you, thus making your dream of a fabulous bridal dress come true. On wedding dresses UK you can see a mind-blowing range of wedding dresses, in different fabrics of great quality and great color range too. Some of them have been given in this article too. Here are some tips for you to choose the suitable fabric and color for your bridal dress.

Take the Overall Feel into Consideration

Your bridal dress is going to set the theme and tone of your entire wedding more than anything else. Just close your eyes and imagine your big day! What can you see? How is your dress draping while you walk down the aisle, exchange vows, during that first dreamy kiss and dance? Is it shining or shimmering? If you cannot visualize, try many fabrics to get a feel.

overall feel

Try Various Fabrics to See which One Suits You

The fabric of your wedding gown plays a very important role in deciding the overall feel and look of the event, and influences cost more than anything else. Some most popular fabrics used for bridal gowns are:

Chiffon: This is a transparent thin fabric that is made from silk, rayon, nylon or poly. It drapes extremely beautifully and offers a romantic soft feel. It is the lightest of all fabrics and is an awesome covering for satin skirts and dresses.

Chiffon

Chiffon

Organza: This is a sheer fabric, and is heavier and crisper than chiffon. It shimmers and shines in light and can make your dress “brighten up” in your wedding portraits.

Organza

Organza

Satin: This is a smooth knit fabric having a lustrous or sheen gloss on its one side. It is usually made of silk, poly, acetate, or other artificial fibers. Most of the bridal gowns these days are made of some type of satin. Pricier gowns are made from Italian matte stain, silk satin or duchesse satin.

Satin

Satin

Tulle: This is a machine-made netting-like, crisp fabric which is used for making ball gown skirts, veils and underskirts. It makes dresses puff. Brides usually like tulle most or dislike it most. You just need to try it to see how you feel in it.

Tulle

Tulle

There are a myriad of other fabrics available that can be used to make your bridal gown, including charmeuse, damask, duchesse satin, dupioni silk, shantung, georgette, velvet, taffeta and many more. www.dresseshop.co.uk/ have all types of materials made into fabulous bridal dresses to suit any choice of brides.

Taffeta

Taffeta

Choose Color According to Your Complexion

Another important factor to consider while choosing material for your bridal gown is color. Though white color is the traditional one, today there is an increasing trend of considering the color of bridal gowns. Ivory, off white or champagne/rum pink may be perfect to complement your skin tone. Fairer complexions look best in creamier or ivory shades, as they soften the look against your skin as compared to the stark contrast found in whiter materials. Several bridal stores will keep the same styles in white as well as ivory and will have the dress with hand painted colors or woven so you can get an idea of what will suit you the best. Though having a colored gown may look absolutely fashion oriented, understand that colors in your gown can bind in corresponding colors in your bridesmaids’ dresses or reception.

With Color

With Color

So, you can shop for your bridal dress with its fabric and color primarily in mind. That will decide to a large extent how pretty you will look on your big day and in your wedding photos.