They say it’s all in the stars. Well, some people do. But, whether you’re someone who always knows their horoscope and the current phase of the moon, or you think it’s all just a bunch of made up magic, it can be great fun to use your star sign as another opportunity to see dress designs meant to fit a …
Choosing the Right Wedding Dress Fabric
One of the biggest factors when it comes to the look of your wedding dress is the fabric. Dresses with a similar cut but made of different fabrics may lie completely differently on your body and give off a very different aesthetic. There is no one perfect dress fabric: they’re all going to excel in different circumstances. Lightweight, gauzy fabrics …
What to Expect From a Bridal Appointment (and How To Get The Most Out of It)
This is it, one of the first big milestones when it comes to planning your wedding: your first bridal appointment to pick out your dream dress! It’s not uncommon to be obsessed over this day. Hours of television are devoted to watching women pick out their wedding attire. Most women already have an opinion on what they’d like to wear …
Unique Styles for the Alternative Bride
In our last blog, we talked about adding pops of color to your wedding day, with colorful shoes, bows, or lipstick. But what if you want to do something completely different? The traditional white wedding dress is beautiful, sure, but it’s not for everyone. Maybe you want to surprise your guests with a brightly colored dress or a style you …
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 …
Wedding Dress Guide: The Halter
Here comes the bride, all dressed in—What? These days, choosing a wedding gown is a complicated, time-consuming task, mostly due to the sheer number of options in front of women today. Finding your perfect gown is no longer a matter of running to the store and choosing the nicest, white dress that you see. As a matter of fact, many …
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 …
The Right Bridal Veils to go With Your Dress
So you picked your dress! Now comes a whole litany of new questions–what shoes will you wear? Do you want your hair up or down? What color of lipstick (if any at all)? What flowers do you want for your bouquet? What sort of veil do you want, if you want one? That last question is what we’ll be talking …
5 Worst Cinematic Wedding Dresses
We’ve talked about our favorite on-screen wedding dresses, both in TV and movies. But in the long history of cinematic weddings–and cinematic wedding dresses–there have been a few that haven’t quite hit the mark. Here at Fan C Designs, we like to stay positive, but wedding dresses are our passion. We know what works and what doesn’t. Here are 5 …