Top Tips To Nail Your Bridal Look

Are you a bride-to-be who is busily preparing for your 2021 wedding? If so, there is no doubt that you’ve already started to form a vision in your head of what your perfect wedding will look like and entail. Perhaps you’ve also started booking various vendors, and are working your way through the wedding planning to-do list.

While each item is important on that list, it’s your own attire as the bride that tends to sit high on the list of priorities. Let’s face it, your dress is what helps to set the tone of the entire event, and you’ve probably been thinking about your look for quite some time.

So, how do you go about finding the perfect bridal look? What are the tips and tricks that can help you to work your way through the seemingly endless options and find the items that suit you? Read on for a guide filled with helpful tips on how you can plan the perfect bridal look for your big day.

It All Begins with the Wedding Dress

The bridal look encompasses all different features and factors, but no one can argue the fact that it begins with the wedding dress. The wedding dress is able to set the tone, whether it be a formal affair or a more casual wedding. It also helps to determine so many other factors in your look. So, how do you pick the perfect wedding dress?

Here’s a very simple tip that you can keep in mind during your search – don’t worry about what you see in magazines and on other brides; your wedding dress is meant to suit you and flatter you. You want to be able to look back on your wedding day photos and love your look no matter how many years have passed. That means that what was trending in that moment really doesn’t matter. If you wear a dress that you love, you’ll feel confident and beautiful, and that will radiate from you.

If your budget allows you to, it’s always a good idea to work with a stylist at a bridal shop. Stylists understand what brides need, how to pick the styles that would flatter you best, and what would work with your wedding vision. This is exactly what the personal stylists stress at The Sposa Group, which offers luxury designer wedding dresses.

You can consider these wedding dresses as some beautiful examples and options that would help you to create the perfect bridal look.

To Wear a Veil or Not?

Once you have picked your wedding dress, the look will start to form in your head. Now, it’s time to answer that all-important question of whether or not you should wear a veil. Veils add a touch of elegance and tradition to your bridal look, but with that said, it may not necessarily match up with your vision.

Let’s say for example you are planning a simple outdoor wedding that is meant to be casual and understated. Wearing a veil may not make sense with the vision, and you may be better off wearing some sort of small embellishment in your hair such as a headband or a vintage barrette.

As you are weighing up your options of whether or not to wear a veil, be sure to keep in mind how it also affects your hairstyle for the day.

What About the Wedding Jewellery?

Now you’re ready to start thinking about your wedding jewellery. Some brides use this as an opportunity to wear a family heirloom or a piece that holds a special meaning to them, or you may want to purchase something new for your wedding day.

When it comes to jewellery tips, the first one is to make sure it works with the wedding dress design. Necklaces can be the biggest issue, as you need to be mindful of your dress’s neckline before picking a necklace. For example, if you have a sweetheart neckline, you are opening the door to a variety of necklace lengths and styles. Then again, if it has a high neckline, it probably doesn’t make sense to wear a necklace at all.

As for your earrings, you’ve got two distinct options. You can go simple, elegant, and understated, or use your earrings as a statement piece such as a fabulous pair of chandelier earrings. Again, it needs to match up with the wedding dress style and overall vision.

Finally, there is the option of bracelets. Just be mindful of whether or not the bracelet will catch on the dress throughout the day, as you don’t want to create pulls in the fabric.

Hair and Makeup Complete the Look

The final aspect of your bridal look will be your hair and makeup. Whether you plan on doing all the work yourself, or are going to use a professional stylist and makeup artist, experts recommend you do a trial run first. You don’t want to leave things until your wedding day only to run into issues, find you are unhappy with the look, or just feel flustered that it’s not working out.

If you are planning to have your hair and makeup done by professionals, be sure to schedule a wedding consultation at least a couple of months in advance. This is a chance for you to discuss your vision with them, your expectations, your likes and dislikes, and share your wedding attire details. These professionals can give their own input and ideas to help you shape the final look.

For brides that have a veil or any accessories they want to wear in their hair, it’s a good idea to bring those to the hair consultation so the stylist can figure out how to work it into the finished look.

By keeping each of these tips in mind, you’ll be able to create a bridal look that you are truly thrilled with and will look back fondly on.

Have you got any tips to add? Let me know in the comments 🙂