I’ve been to a lot of weddings in my life and have been able to see trends come and go. I have a bone to pick with one of the latest ones.
Picking out your wedding dress is an activity that can be great fun. What a wealth of choices there exists for the bride-to-be! It seems of late, though, that so many brides are choosing a wedding dress that is strapless. They might be white or ivory, beaded or embroidered or chiffoned, long or short, empire waist, full skirted or mermaid fashion, but strapless seems to be the norm.
Elegant, no? Strapless wedding gowns can certainly be elegant. And since wedding dresses set the tone for the wedding, it’s assumed that the wedding itself will be an elegant affair.
What’s not elegant, is a bride who really doesn’t fit a strapless gown very well and has to “hike up” her gown every now and then during the ceremony and / or reception to avoid a “wardrobe malfunction”. A word of wisdom: before making your final choice of a wedding gown, don’t just try it on. Walk in it, sit in it, dance in it, bend in it, do the macarena in it, hug in it, pretend to throw a bouquet in it… Is your dress still on properly? Then you’re one of the ones that can make it work! If the dress is threatening to take a southward journey or is uncomfortable, go look at another style. Please! Hiking up your wedding dress is one of the least bride-like things for a bride to do!
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