When shopping for your perfect dress, you look at thousands of images of bridal gowns. What you wear underneath the dress you’ve imagine since you started dreaming of your perfect day is also as important. Lingerie will shape how you build the look and feel of your wedding gown. The style of lingerie can affect the way the gown looks.
Think of your everyday clothing. The lingerie you wear affects the way your clothes feel and look on you. Lingerie affects the way the clothes fit, fall, and shape your body.
Once decided on your wedding gown, its time to purchase the items of lingerie that will suit you and your the all important wedding gown.
Purchase your lingerie before you go for your final fitting, to make sure they work well with the gown.
The reason for this is, the lingerie may alter how the gown fits. This obviously depends on the type of lingerie you purchase. Corsets, push up bras, and lingerie that changes the body will have an affect.
Less fitting lingerie like babydolls or chemsies will too, as they have more material than a simple matching bra and underwear set, the additional material may affect the gown fitting.
Here’s some ideas on pieces of lingerie you might want to consider under your gown:
Bras
You will want a comfortable and supportive bra. Walking down the aisle, and spending hours posing with relatives, enjoying the night. The last thing you need is inadequate support or annoying wires cutting into your sides as the day wears on
Choose a bra that is not going to be uncomfortable for a five-hour stretch on a normal afternoon. If it is, it doesnt past the test. The wedding day is hassle and bustle, the choice of bra is important.
You can shop in a boutique lingerie store or on an online store. Whatever bra style you choose should be comfortable, enough to go running in. That’s proably the best test. If you can run in it for 1 hr, it will be comfortable enough underundeath a wedding gown, walking around for an entire day, talking, drinking, eating, and stressing out.
When you look for your wedding lingerie, try on different styles of bras, so that you know how it fits you, and how comfortable the bra is. You can buy the lingerie at the boutique store or online after you know which bra is best.
Corsets and Bustiers
Corsets will provide you with a more “hourglass” figure and provide the support for the bust area you need. However, But, they can become uncomfortable and restirctive after a short time. You can test a corset to see if it will be uncomfortable under your dress before the day, so you at least have an idea, and can find other lingerie if you find a corset too uncomfrtable.
Wear a corset under some heavy clothes. Go about your day, or do some chores. If after a few hours, your uncomfrtable, its a sign that a different style of lingerie is best.
If you pass the test, find a corset that will match the shape of your gown, and enjoy this item of sexy lingerie.
If you find a corset restrictive, a bustier may be a better option.
Bustiers still provide you with bust support, and may also may worn for longer than a traditional corset. As some corsets are made with silk and lighter materials, thus may be more comfortable for extended wear under your wedding gown.
Slimmers
Shapers or slimmers are usually made from Lycra or Spandex.These are good if you want to give your body more shape. An added advatnge of a slimmer, it exactly that, it hides some unwanted weight, makes you look slimmer.
For this type of lingerie, be sure to purchase one before you start trying on your wedding gown, your gown may fit differently.
Panties
You may want to wear a sexy pair of panties underneath your gown, but you may want to choose comfort. There is just no way to discreetly rearrange a pair of creeping panties through a wedding gown.
Also, keep in mind the style of your wedding gown. If it is short, straight, and hugs the body, you do not want your party line showing. You may want to go with a thong or style that does not show a panty line.
Hosiery
A garter belt and stockings for the sexy factor, instead of pantyhose. Select one that fits around your waist, and will not be seen through your gown.
Important point: Must wear all of your pieces of sexy lingerie when try on your choice of wedding gowns, with the right lingerie helping provide a memorable day.