The Journal
Everything we know about wedding dresses and bridal accessories, written down: veil lengths, capes and boleros, gloves, silhouettes, and how to measure yourself for a made-to-measure gown.
How to Make a Wedding Website: A Simple Guide for Brides
What to put on your wedding website, when to share it, and how to make one in an afternoon, without any design skills.
Which Wedding Dress for Your Body Shape? A Simple Guide
Pear, hourglass, apple, rectangle or petite: the silhouettes and necklines that flatter each figure, explained simply.
How Much Does a Wedding Dress Cost? A Realistic Budget Guide
The average, what drives the price, the costs people forget, and where you can save without giving up the fit.
Plus Size Wedding Dresses: How to Choose the One That Fits You
Silhouettes, necklines, fabrics and the one thing that matters most: a dress cut to your own measurements rather than to a size chart.
When to Order Your Wedding Dress Online: A Calm Timeline
Two to four weeks to make and deliver, but order two to three months ahead. A month-by-month plan, and what to check before buying a dress...
Church Wedding Dress Code: Covered Shoulders, Veils and Mantillas
Covered shoulders, a modest neckline, perhaps a mantilla: what a church may ask of you, and how to keep the dress you love anyway.
What to Wear Over a Wedding Dress in Autumn and Winter
Keep the dress you love and add a layer: a bolero for the ceremony, a cloak for the photographs, faux fur for the evening.
Wedding Dress Silhouettes: A-Line, Mermaid, Ball Gown or Sheath?
Choose the silhouette first, the lace later. What A-line, mermaid, ball gown and sheath dresses do for your figure, and where each one shines.
How to Measure Yourself for a Made-to-Measure Wedding Dress
Five numbers, a soft tape measure and a friend: how to take your bust, waist, hips, hollow-to-floor and heel measurements for a dress cut to fit.
