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6 Tips to Get The Perfect Fit

Seeing your gown for the first time after months of anticipation can be like falling in love all over again. Unless you purchase a completely custom gown, most are ordered in your closest size, not by your exact measurements, and require some tailoring to fit your body like it was made just for you.

Check out these 6 tips for the perfect fit.

1. Get Recommendations: Most bridal salons offer their recommendations for a tailor or have one in-house, but it’s always best to do your research in advance. Find feedback online, ask to see samples of the tailors work, or talk to brides they have worked with in the past.
2. Give Yourself Time: If you have several fittings make sure you leave enough time between fittings and your wedding date should any mishaps arise.  Schedule your final fitting (which should only be minor alterations) within two weeks of your wedding so your measurements are as close to exact as possible.
3. Make it Snug: It’s hard to define whether it’s the stress of the big day approaching or the multitude of last minute to do’s but most brides shed a few pounds right before their wedding.
4. Bring Everything: You want to have everything you will be wearing on your wedding day to ensure accuracy in your fitting. Even the smallest undergarment change can cause the dress to lay differently.
5. Get Hooked!  If you’re wearing an undergarment for support, see if your tailor will attach it to your gown. The extra tacking can ensure that the two stay in place together. If you’re going bra-less, make sure the gown has structure built in or ask if you can add cups in.
6. Do the Bustle: If you have a bustle on your gown (most do) makes sure it’s secured well – The weight of the bustle alone can be up to 4-5 pounds of fabric, all anchored to one tiny hook and they do rip off occasionally.

2 Comments on “6 Tips to Get The Perfect Fit”

• Top Wedding Questions September 27th, 2010 3:42 am

  I always thought a dress should have some room in it so as not to show off any flaws. But having the dress fit snug to the body will actually help you look slimmer. Any bagginess will make you look bigger.

• Kirsten A. August 25th, 2010 4:51 pm

  I couldn’t agree more with number 6! My bustle was just attached at three small points on a plastic button and when my dad stepped on my dress while we were dancing, they all broke! It made for a great photograph, but I would have preferred having a secure bustle to start with!

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