In Part 1 of this article, we had a look at five common mistakes that brides-to-be make when choosing their wedding gown. Here are five more – read carefully so you don’t make the same mistakes!

6. Not Doing Any Homework

Not knowing the kind of dress you want will definitely prolong the process of selecting the right wedding gown. You don’t have to know the exact design of wedding gown you wish to have, but it is advisable to have some ideas so that you don’t waste time discovering your own style.

Instead of finding a needle in a haystack, understand your preferences by flipping through bridal magazines, or browsing through Pinterest and Tumblr during your commute to work or even during lunch hours. Not only will you be more knowledgeable on the different types of wedding gown designs and cuts, you will be able to eliminate dresses that you know you will definitely not wear on your wedding day. Besides, it is fun to do such homework as compared to the tasks at work, right? (Still, please do complete the tasks at work.)

7. Not Being Open To Professional Advice

There are two kinds of people you will meet when you are choosing a wedding gown. The first kind is the person who will tell you how beautiful you are, no matter how awful you look in any wedding gown. The second kind is the one who will tell you the truth and suggest another design that will look better on you. Professional advice happens to belong in the latter.

It is true that everybody, including brides, like to hear nice things. But, professional advice comes with a fair bit of hard truths that might be uncomfortable to listen to. But it isn’t all that bad! It is better to have been told that you could look better in another wedding gown way before the wedding, instead of having your wedding guests (especially the nosy relatives you avoid in public), inform you about how bad you look.

Unless your bridal expert is your greatest enemy, do be open to advice and don’t be offended when they tell you that you don’t look great in a certain wedding gown. They genuinely want you to look your best and definitely bear no ill intention.

7. Starting Too Early With Selecting The Wedding Gown

If you don’t have a general idea of how you want your wedding to be, then don’t get too excited and start selecting your wedding gown straightaway. For example, you may have your eye on a wedding gown that has beautiful intricate details and embellishments. When you wear it, you feel like Kate Middleton and you find yourself hopelessly in love with this particular wedding gown.

But what if you decide to host your wedding at an outdoor venue? The wedding gown you have selected may look much more amazing (and compatible) if the wedding was held at a grand ballroom. On the other hand, it will be way over the top (and out of place) if your wedding is held at Tanjong Beach Club!

8. Trying To Please Your Partner All The Time

Of course, your groom should love your wedding gown, but you are the one who will be wearing it. What’s way more important is feeling that the wedding gown is a perfect fit in terms of your style, size, shape, requirements, and so forth.

9. Accessorizing Way Too Early

Shopping for accessories is a fun activity for most brides-to-be, but never, and I repeat, never ever start shopping for bridal accessories before you have selected your wedding gown. Think about it. You only wear a wedding gown once (hopefully) and you can afford to wear your bridal accessories to other formal occasions or even just on a date with your groom.

If you have already purchased the accessories for the wedding, you are only hindering yourself from finding the right wedding gown! In fact, you would most likely pick a wedding gown that complements your accessories. This doesn’t make much sense, since your wedding guests are most likely to look at what you are wearing and not that diamond pendant necklace you bought from Tiffany & Co.

10. Being A Slave To Current Fashion Trends

Let’s face it. There were certain trends in the past that made no sense (remember the days of wearing sagging pants?) and should be banished from the face of the Earth. Therefore, a fantastic wedding gown shouldn’t always be according to current trends. Rather, it should be timeless and classic.

Imagine if you had worn a wedding gown from 1985. Back in the day, it might have seemed fashionable, but after many years, you (and your grandchildren) might be laughing at how hideous you looked back then! It is more important that it suits you and that you are absolutely in love with it.

There are many other mistakes brides have made when it comes to choosing their wedding gown but, then again, it is ok to commit some of them. After all, choosing a wedding gown is an exciting affair! But there are many ways to eliminate unnecessary stress.

And once you are done choosing the wedding gown, you can sit back, relax and down a few bottles of beer. (But, go easy on them! They will make you bloat up.)

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_{This post was first published on La Belle Couture blog and has been reposted on Executive Lifestyle with the permission of the author. Image from La Belle Couture
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