5 Tips for Getting a Custom Fairytale Wedding Dress

Imagine a feeling of ease and beauty, knowing that from the moment you have the final fitting of your dress, you're going to be able to move through your wedding with such grace. Walking down the aisle, where your partner-to-be will be in awe of you… to the dance floor where you'll have the time of your life…

I am sure you have a vision, an idea that is pre-existing about how you wish to look on your wedding day. It’s the reason a custom-made, tailored design is the perfect solution for most brides, especially after searching and trying on what feels like a thousand ready-made dresses. This will share some guidance from custom Brides I have worked with on the tips for getting the  Custom Fairytale Wedding Dress of your dreams.

1. Try on Dresses in a boutique to know what style you want. This is a crucial part of the Custom process. When you know what dress style fits you, you will have a better idea of the end result. 

2. What colour do you want? With Custom your dress can be any tint of white or any colour of the rainbow and beyond! I have had pink, blue with yellow tulle, White with red tulle and many more. Fabrics are also something to be sure on, this makes it a lot easier to find samples for your dress.

3. Get all the information you need from the Designer. Know what is included in the quote, Fabrics, Alterations, Fittings, taxes. What is the process? How many fittings will there be? What is included for the alterations? How much is the initial cost? Do they have a payment plan? Whatever you need the Designer should be able to easily provide you with answers to these questions.

4. You chose your Designer, incredible! Now you just need patience, ordering fabrics can take a little time so being patient is important. A great designer will include you in the entire process from start to finish. My Brides love when sneak peeks are shared in stories on social media.

5. Trust the process! Having your vision created by someone can be somewhat nerve racking however you invested in this and your Designer so go with the flow, she or he will make all your dress visions come true.

Take these 5 tips into consideration when you are looking into your wedding dress, they will help you know that custom is the perfect place to have your fairytale visions come true.

Wedding Guest Dresses

Wedding Guest

Dress Inspiration

Have you ever been invited to a wedding and immediately started thinking 'what am I going to wear?'.

Short, long, lace, floral, there are so many options as if you were the one getting married. It can be overwhelming but if you first start thinking of the silhouette that you love wearing and go from there is so much easier.

Make sure you know all the colours in the wedding and DO NOT wear those. In a mixture of floral or pattern is fine, but the Bride wants her lady's and colours to stand out, so let her have that for sure. Know if it's black tie or more semi-formal, that also can tell you how fancy to be when choosing a super say beaded dress opposed to a more say 'Sunday best' dress.

There are still loads of options and the pictures attached will show you dresses for the time of year, whether it be Spring/Summer or Fall/Winter. And of course you don’t have to wear a dress (I am biased because I make them lol :P) if you’re a total pants kinda girl, you have so many pieces to choose from as well. Like rompers (pants or shorts), gorgeous long wide leg pants with a beautiful sequined top and oh so much more!

The ideas are endless girl and I want you to have fun because you’re going to have a ton of it at that wedding so why not dress the part. Especially if you don’t get out very often. HA listen I totally understand and I, myself can’t wait to go to my brothers wedding on July 13th and dance the night away while celebrating our two families uniting. It’s going to be a total blast and guess what I did, I took the dress that I made for my baby shower altered it to fit me, while changing it up a little bit, now its absolutely perfect! I can’t wait to show you all, I will definitely be posting on all the socials for you to see :)

Check out some of these Spring/Summer looks accessorized by Stella & Dot. This line came out in 2017 and was perfectly floral in every way.

Now here are some Fall/Winter inspiration, created with fabulous fabrics of gold and navy, plus fun Holiday greens and beautiful embroidered laces! (Flower Hairpiece available SHOP NOW)

There you have it some beautiful pieces that would be perfect for any wedding Guest! Just follow the tips above, have fun and accessorize with a small subtle statement or a dramatically fabulous one. You can do no wrong here girl! (Tag @yourdesigneramandagarrett on Instagram in the outfits you choose, I would love to see!)

I hope this has inspired you!

Your Designer,

Amanda Garrett

www.amegdesigns.com

Love one of these options, Let’s chat about making your dress dreams come true!