How to Tuesday: Personalizing Dresses

With so many dresses to choose from it is hard enough to find the perfect fit let alone one that speaks true to your own identity. We have compiled a how to list to give your wedding dress and bridal party the ability to add a little spunk and personalization to the big day.


The Brides Dress

Adding a little personalization to your white or not so white wedding dress adds a new spark to tradition. 


Personalization options:

Add a pop of colour
Supplies: Grosgrain ribbon, flowers, safety pins
Adding your own personalized detail to your dress gives you the creative liberties to do anything you want. Pick your favourite colour or theme colour of the wedding and add a little spark to your dress. Have a favourite flower? Incorporate it into a headpiece or on a sash. Even a simple ribbon in an unexpecting colour or pattern worn as a sash creates a personal look all your own.


Sneaky details

Supplies: Iron on embroidery patch or applique
Do you have a specific saying or message you want to be close to you during the wedding?
Sewing may ruin the dress and be hard to do but a small applique or iron on patch on the inside of your dress, grooms tux or bottom of your shoe will add a small personalized detail that only you know about.

Supplies: 
- bright and funky garter
If you are keeping to light and elegant colours for the wedding and your accessories, add a sneaky detail of a bright garter under the dress. It will be your little secret until it is revealed.

The Wedding Party

 

Supplies:
- every girl to use their favourite little black dress
- a theme colour
- a few rolls grogain ribbon in the theme colour
- various other accessories in the colour (flowers, headbands, earings, necklaces.)

Tired of having far too many bridesmaids dresses tucked in the back of your closet that you will never wear again? Let the girls in your bridal party have an outfit they can wear over and over again. Every girl has their own little black dress, or could find this classic staple in a flash. By letting the girls pick out their own simple little black dresses they will feel confidant and have a dress to use again and again. Give them a specific outline (ie: knee length) and let them go.

By choosing common elements to tie the dresses it creates a unified theme with personalization from each member of the bridal party. One colour ties the look together and they can create their own completely unique look!

If you don't want black dresses, pick another colour that is more vibrant (such as purple, red for good luck or striking orange) for the girls to choose their own dresses and choose unique accessories for the girls to pick out in silver or gold.

Another option:

- every girls favourite little black dress
- choose one type of ribbon and pumps and have the girls choose their own favourite colour of the bunch and use those accessories to personalize their outfits.

Whether it is personalizing your own dress to represent your unique flare, or giving your bridal party a creative outlet to spruce up their outfits in nontraditional way, getting crafty and creative on the wedding day will make you feel involved from the peep toes all the way to the headpieces!