There’s not one type of body shape, so why should there be one style of wedding dress? Fortunately, there are as many wedding dress shapes and sizes out there as there are body shapes, so you’re sure to find something for you. Your wedding dress should be one that flatters your curves, accentuating your body rather than “slimming” you or …
Embrace Your Problem Areas (and Stop Calling Your Body a Problem!)
Announcing your engagement tends to lead to a lot of questions from well meaning friends and family. You’re going to get asked about the wedding date and what sort of wedding you want. You’ll be asked if you were surprised when you were proposed to and the details on the ring. You’ll be asked how many bridesmaids you’re planning to …
6 Tips for Plus Size Wedding Dress Shopping
It’s a popular statement that many brides don’t feel like their wedding is really happening until they go wedding dress shopping. We have entire television shows about finding wedding dresses. However if you’re a plus size bride, you might find yourself feeling anxious about the day instead of excited. This isn’t fair to you. Here are six tips to make …
The Perfect Wedding Dress to Match Your Theme
Two of the most fun parts of planning your wedding are: 1) picking the theme and 2) finding the perfect wedding dress. If you can find a way to have the two work in tandem, it’s that much better. Your wedding dress doesn’t have to fit the wedding theme, but sometimes it can be fun to coordinate that way. After …
Why Princess Style Ball Gowns Never Go Out of Style
Why Princess Style Ball Gowns Never Go Out of Style One of the most enduring images of traditional Western weddings is the bride in a white ballgown with a full skirt. This image tends to be what little girls daydream about when they imagine their weddings and invokes princess imagery. Let’s first mention that princess ball gowns aren’t going to …
The Perfect Wedding Dress to Match Your Personality
It’s so easy to get so caught up in your wedding that little pieces of yourself are lost along the way. You may be making compromises with friends, family, or even you significant other in order to make a day everyone will enjoy. A way to make sure who you are isn’t lost in the shuffle of wedding planning is …
Design Styles that Flatter Curvy Silhouettes
Most clothing stores have a limited idea of what design styles flatter curvy figures. The plus size fashion section can be bland, full of baggy clothes that look like something your mother wore in middle age. But these are far from the only options when it comes to curvy fashion. Curvy women are as varied in shape and size as …
Curvy Brides Through the Seasons
One of the first questions that you’ll be asked after you get engaged is “When’s the wedding?” In fact the month, or at least the season, in which you want your wedding to take place is often one of the first decisions you’ll make in your wedding planning. Many factors can impact that choice. Maybe you originally met on a …
Are Curvy Brides Happier?
In a culture of diets and “thinspiration,” we often hear brides talk about needing to slim down for the big day or dieting so they can fit into their wedding dress. We’re led to believe that the best way for a bride to look beautiful on her big day is to lose weight, and that the thinner the bride, the …
We’re Going to Curvy Con 2017!
We’re Going to the Curvy Con 2017 We’ve been a little busy here at FanC Designs this month, but all for very good reason. We are thrilled to announce that next month, we’re going to the Curvy Con 2017! What is Curvy Con? Curvy Con was created by fashion blogger Chastity Garner and lifestyle blogger and youtuber CeCe Olisa. It’s …