Wedding Dress Fitting Tips for Your Perfect Fit
You’ve found the perfect wedding dress and can’t wait to show off your amazing wedding day look!..
But, you’re at your final fitting and realize the dress is cut shorter than you intended, or the most comfortable undergarments you rock on the daily just aren’t going to cut it with that plunging neckline.
Read on for useful tips on how to ensure a perfect fit when attending your dress fittings.
Don’t Forget The Shoes!
Try your best to have the exact wedding shoes you intend to wear on your wedding day each time you go for your fitting.
While most bridal boutiques will have shoes for you to use when you’re trying on that fabulous dress, having your own will ensure the dress is altered to work with what you will actually be wearing on the big day. Keep in mind, comfort is a goal but not a guarantee. Do your best to control the controllables and make sure you can move somewhat naturally… Or at least in a way that won’t annoy you all day!
Undergarments
This may seem obvious but it’s easy to stack your day when you’re a bride-to-be and put on your everyday undies.
Be sure to bring a quality strapless bra and panties, preferably in a color close to your skin tone. Bring a few options in case that neckline you chose is a deeper plunge than you originally thought, or even better bring a convertible bra that can be worn in multiple ways.
Who to Bring With You
Maid of Honor and Mother of the Bride should be reporting for duty on wedding dress fittings whenever possible but especially at the final fitting. One can take notes, while the other can learn exactly how the bustle works on that fabulous train. Have them bustle the dress at least twice to commit the process to memory so you’re not waiting forever on your wedding day when adrenaline is pumping after your ceremony and you want to go mingle with your guests.
Sidebar: we strongly advise against bringing the entire bridal party with you or too many people in general as a lot of opinions in the room can quickly become overwhelming.
Bonus Tips!
Walk around: Thinking about your wedding ceremony venue and the reception venue, take a long stroll around the boutique, practice steps if you know you’ll have to go up or down stairs
Take note of your body temperature: Is the fabric retaining more heat that you thought it would? Good to know to take extra precautions agains the elements
Slouch: How dare I? In a perfect world, you will spend 8 hours with perfect posture, like those bridal models you saw in the magazines and ads for your dress. But, the reality is on your wedding day you want to be as comfortable as possible and naturally you will assume your normal demeanor as the day moves along.
Sit Down: You’ll be sitting at certain points of the day, so take a moment to sit down and see how you feel, practice the best ways to sit and get up without discomfort and of course without pulling, tearing or ripping something by accident.
Hug someone: You’ll be doing a lot of that on the day of so why not?
Dance: Do a little shimmy if you plan to dance on your wedding day it’s important to know of any limitations you may have for those awesome dance moves.
Figure out your bathroom plan: Will you need assistance? If so, how many people?
Take off the dress: When you get dressed and undressed, take note of how many people it may take to get you into your wedding dress easily and account for the amount of time it will take which your planner will greatly appreciate when working on your wedding day timeline!