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Design Your Own Wedding Dress

You don’t want to have the same wedding as every other bride out there do you? Most brides today want to look unique, different from any other bride out there and have a chance to inject their own personality and style into their weddings. It’s hard to be different and unique with your wedding when virtually all the other brides in your area will typically be shopping at the same stores you are looking at for your wedding dress. There are only so many dresses for brides to choose from, and by using all the same wedding vendors and dresses as every other bride, you’re going to have a very similar wedding to all of the other brides as well, which means that you must do something differently. Many brides now are finding easy ways for anyone to design their own wedding dress, and its a good thing. Your wedding dress should reflect you and your personality, which is different and unique from everyone else out there. If you are wondering how you can design your own wedding dress, then here some great pointers to get you started.

Design Your Own Wedding Dress by Deciding What You Want

A wedding dress is different from any other dress that you will ever wear. A wedding dress is bigger, heavier and more of course, more expensive than any other dress you’ll probably own, and you’ll only be wearing it for a few hours. So if you don’t already know what kind of wedding dresses you like, then go into a bridal shop and try on as many dresses as it takes. Look at the different necklines, waistlines, and beading, and patterns to help you decide which you like. Bring a camera and take pictures of what you like and a notebook to help you remember later.

Design Your Own Wedding Dress

You don’t really need to have any special software or skills to do design your own wedding dress, just pictures of what you like. If you have a friend or family member who is a seamstress, go and talk to them about making your dress, and if not, then go to fabric stores and start asking around. Most fabric stores will have business cards of ladies who can make wedding dresses for you or help you design your own wedding dress. Set up a meeting with your seamstress and take your pictures and notebook of ideas. A good seamstress can look at your pictures and be able to copy the different ideas that you have into one dress. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Another Way to Design Your Own Wedding Dress

I realize that some brides don’t have the luxury of having a dear friend or family member who can help you design your own wedding dress. So another great option is for you to design your own wedding dress from a dress that is already made. There are several ways to get this done. You can scour thrift stores, Ebay, Craigslist and other great used clothing retailers to find a gently used wedding dress and then have it altered to fit exactly what you’re looking for. Add some details or special beading or lace to turn a perhaps older style of wedding dress into your dream wedding dress. Another option is to buy your wedding dress from a local boutique that may be on sale, but may not be the perfect style for you. Just make sure that whoever you choose to use for your alterations can handle wedding dresses.

An Added Benefit when You Design Your Own Wedding Dress

When you design your own wedding dress, the cost of the dress does decrease considerably. You will typically pay your seamstress a flat amount, along with the cost of materials (which is surprisingly inexpensive - the satin for my dress was only $7 a yard, and I only needed 7 yards). So, for less money you get a dress that you absolutely love, totally unique, for less money. Can’t beat it!

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