Wedding Dress - Choosing a wedding dress, the wedding dress style and the wedding dress colour

Wedding Dress - Choosing the wedding dress for the bride

For the bride, the wedding dress is probably the most important thing that they will have to decide upon when planning the wedding.

Where can I buy my wedding dress?

There are many specialist wedding dress stores up and down the country. Most major towns and cities will have their own wedding dress shop.
A growing number of high street department stores now sell wedding dresses too.

Can I hire a wedding dress?

As well as buying your wedding dress, you can also hire a wedding dress.
This will obviously be a way of getting a cheap wedding dress as you don't have to purchase it outright, you are just renting the dress.

What other options do I have?

If a designer wedding dress is not unique enough for you, or you are looking for an unusual wedding dress or an alternative wedding dress you can buy a wedding dress pattern or design your own wedding dress and take it to a wedding dress maker or even make your own wedding dress. You will probably even be able to provide your own wedding dress fabric.

You might want to make your own dress rather than buy one from a uk wedding dress shop because you need a petitie wedding dress a maternity wedding dress or an over sized wedding dress and you haven't been able to find one.

There are plenty of wedding dress shops that can sell you a second hand wedding dress or used wedding dress. These shops will also be able to sell you a cheap wedding dress or discount wedding dress that may have been made up for someone that decided not to buy it.

If you look at the classifieds in your local newspaper, you may also find someone selling a second hand wedding dress.

What colour wedding dress should I choose?

When thinking about the wedding dress colour, most of us would instinctivly think white! But this is not the only colour of wedding dress available. You could choose a red wedding dress, a rose white wedding dress, a pink wedding dress or even a black wedding dress! The choice is yours.

I want an unusual wedding dress, can you give me some ideas?

We have already mentioned designing your own wedding dress, or buying a wedding dress pattern and making your own wedding dress but if you want an unusual wedding dress why not go for a less traditional style. You could choose a gothic wedding dress, a celtic wedding dress, an asian wedding dress, an indian wedding dress, a chinese wedding dress, a vintage wedding dress or if you are getting married abroad why not go for a beach wedding dress!

Can I wear my dress once the wedding day is over?

Once your big day is over you will want to store your wedding dress (assuming that you bought your wedding dress rather than hiring it).

Your wedding dress shop will probably be able to sell you a wedding dress box. A wedding dress storage box is a good idea if you want to keep your wedding dress in good condition.

You may want to wear your wedding dress though!

Depending on the wedding dress style, you may be able to wear it without any dress alterations. If it is a white wedding dress you may want to dye the dress a different colour. A white wedding dress dyed black can make it look like it was never a wedding dress in the first place.

How can I clean my wedding dress?

You may have a requirement to clean a wedding dress. Perhaps you had an accident and spilt something on the wedding dress before the wedding day, or perhaps you have worn the wedding dress on occasions after the wedding day and it now needs cleaning.

Your wedding dress shop will probably be the best place to get advice on cleaning your wedding dress as they will have a knowledge of the material used and the best way to clean it. They may be able to put you in touch with a wedding dress cleaner that they have used in the past. If the wedding dress can be dry cleaned then wedding dress dry cleaning may be an option. Try a wedding dress dry cleaner in your local area.