Weddingbee Blog

I don’t think it matters at all what sites say your dress should be like. For one thing, why is it that you are supposed to be hiding some flaw according to all of those sites? I think you should find something that is flattering on you and you feel great in. Those sites try to fit everyone into just a few categories which grossly underestimates everyone’s body types!

I think it matters what YOU feel good in. I don’t think that every body is cookie cutter and if you feel beautiful in your gown- you are.

The more important thing is to have a dress that fits you well- think about the advice that Stacy and Clinton are always giving on “What Not to Wear.” I’ve seen plenty of pictures with people who have dresses that are not well altered, and it doesn’t look as good as someone who is wearing a dress that fits them perfectly.

Not at all. I’m 5′3″ and will be wearing a full ballgown. Even the dress shop lady tried to tell me it would be bad (I had tried it on at a bridal show previously) and after I put it on she conceded that she was wrong. Looking at it, you’d think the dress would wear me, but really after actually trying them on I had more problem with dresses that had a lot of material up top than a lot on the bottom. While I definitely thing they are good guidelines, they should not be set in stone. I think the best thing is to try one as many styles as you can to see what actually looks good on you.

These generalities are helpful but not always conclusive.

I think it’s probably not easy to love your dress if it obviously looks awful on you; if you *think* you look good, you probably do. A friend’s second opinion is always a good thing. And don’t forget the rear view.

And though every bride has a body feature she is trying to minimize, the flip side is that she has a favorite feature to flaunt, too, so don’t forget that part. Accentuate the positive.

I think the guidelines can be helpful. I for one, have a short waist, and I never thought I would like a drop-waisted princess style ball gown. But after trying on A-line dress with no waists, ones with natural waists, and mermaid dresses, I saw that none of them were flattering. Enter the ball gown, and it flattered me in a way that I hadn’t known it would.

Their guidelines, while somewhat simplistic, aren’t completley random - they do have some truth to it.

they only thing that matters is when you put on the dress and you get so excited about how pretty you are and how amazing you feel!

i saw pshaw! i am short waisted, but i am going to wear a mermaid cut dress. although, because it is made of chiffon, it hangs like a sheath — a “don’t” according to your post. but you know what? i love it, and it looks awesome on me! heehee. i say, go for what you like and what you feel beautiful in =)