Custom Wedding Dress Planning Made Easy
Choosing a custom wedding dress over a ready-made gown provide brides a certain freedom and more room for creativity.
But despite how much fun it can be to collaborate with a designer and choose from a wide array of styles, every bride still needs to have a schedule, to ensure their dream dress comes to fruition.
Follow this timeline as a basis so you don't get behind your wedding plans.
Twelve Months Before the Wedding - Plan Your Budget It seems pretty basic to set a budget prior to planning to commission and purchase a custom wedding dress, but many ladies don't realise that they are either setting a budget that is way too high or way too low.
Some, even after deciding on a budget, still tend to go overboard when fall in love with a style that is more expensive than they can afford.
So it does bear repeating: set a price range that you are comfortable with, factor in possible additional expenses for rework and alterations, and make sure that you stick to your budget, no matter what.
Also, remember it is crucial to start planning the dress as early as possible, so if any emergencies come up along the way, there will still be time to make adjustments.
Six Months Before the Wedding - Choose Your Accessories and Shoes Within the six-month mark, you will more or less have an idea of what your dress is going to look like, even if there are still adjustments to be made.
The best thing about a custom wedding dress is that you can discuss every stage with your designer or seamstress, in terms of what you want to incorporate, and you will be advised on whether it can work or not.
By this time, then, it is safe to choose your bridal accessories and shoes.
It is crucial to take this step only when you have a general idea of the dress (with only minimal changes possible), so that you can select appropriate pieces.
For instance, if you are planning on a more intricately designed gown, you'll only need simple accessories and shoes.
On the other hand, elaborate accessories and shoes may be required if you're planning a very simple gown.
Ultimately, the key is contrast.
One Month Before the Wedding - Prepare for a Final Fitting Almost every bride goes on a diet before their big day, whether it is to lose some pounds or just to tone up.
Either way, measurements from the first fitting of your custom wedding dress could change several times.
This is why the final fitting is so crucial - not only to make sure the dress fits perfectly, but also to see if you are comfortable moving around while wearing it.
This is also the ideal time to practice walking in your wedding shoes while wearing the dress, because you don't want to be stepping on to the hem while walking down the aisle or having your first dance as husband and wife.
But despite how much fun it can be to collaborate with a designer and choose from a wide array of styles, every bride still needs to have a schedule, to ensure their dream dress comes to fruition.
Follow this timeline as a basis so you don't get behind your wedding plans.
Twelve Months Before the Wedding - Plan Your Budget It seems pretty basic to set a budget prior to planning to commission and purchase a custom wedding dress, but many ladies don't realise that they are either setting a budget that is way too high or way too low.
Some, even after deciding on a budget, still tend to go overboard when fall in love with a style that is more expensive than they can afford.
So it does bear repeating: set a price range that you are comfortable with, factor in possible additional expenses for rework and alterations, and make sure that you stick to your budget, no matter what.
Also, remember it is crucial to start planning the dress as early as possible, so if any emergencies come up along the way, there will still be time to make adjustments.
Six Months Before the Wedding - Choose Your Accessories and Shoes Within the six-month mark, you will more or less have an idea of what your dress is going to look like, even if there are still adjustments to be made.
The best thing about a custom wedding dress is that you can discuss every stage with your designer or seamstress, in terms of what you want to incorporate, and you will be advised on whether it can work or not.
By this time, then, it is safe to choose your bridal accessories and shoes.
It is crucial to take this step only when you have a general idea of the dress (with only minimal changes possible), so that you can select appropriate pieces.
For instance, if you are planning on a more intricately designed gown, you'll only need simple accessories and shoes.
On the other hand, elaborate accessories and shoes may be required if you're planning a very simple gown.
Ultimately, the key is contrast.
One Month Before the Wedding - Prepare for a Final Fitting Almost every bride goes on a diet before their big day, whether it is to lose some pounds or just to tone up.
Either way, measurements from the first fitting of your custom wedding dress could change several times.
This is why the final fitting is so crucial - not only to make sure the dress fits perfectly, but also to see if you are comfortable moving around while wearing it.
This is also the ideal time to practice walking in your wedding shoes while wearing the dress, because you don't want to be stepping on to the hem while walking down the aisle or having your first dance as husband and wife.
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