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The beauty of this bride’s wedding dress lies in the simplicity of its style. She chose a classic A-line style with rouged detail on the bust. The detail was finished off by a beaded trim which was placed just under the bust, the most flattering part on most women. This in turn gave the illusion of an empire line. The trimming was made from raw silk, beaded with glass bugle & seed beads.

 

 

 

The back of this wedding dress had a subtly sexy lace-up detail.

 

 

Her choice of fabric was sheer chiffon over a soft bridal satin. It gave an over-all softer appearance than the normal A-line dress, usually made from a stiffer fabric.

This wedding dress could fall under either the Classic bride (when worn with a petticoat, as in this bride’s case) or the Natural bride (worn without a petticoat, just falling softly to the ground, which makes it the perfect choice for a beach / garden wedding).

As a Natural bride, while you would like to look your best, you would also like to appear (and feel) relaxed, simple and comfortable. Generally, one would find comfortable clothes such as jeans, T’s and flat shoes in your every day wardrobe.

You are likely to opt for a semi formal / in-formal wedding. Your ideal wedding dress will be something loose, flowing, simple and soft with minimal embellishments.

Uncomplicated, understated, yet stylish is what will appeal to you.

STYLES TO CONSIDER:

Empire line dress:

A bodice with rouged, draped or slightly beaded detail paired with a soft chiffon skirt falling gently from the bust. Consider details such as soft chiffon sashes that can be caught in the wind. This is suitable to most figure types also.

 

A-line dress:

An A-line dress done in a soft satin and chiffon falls softly over curves and is flattering to just about all figure types.