by Jessica Lang

Learn how to pick the perfect wedding dress for your personality and body shape. See our previous guide (How A Simple Red Wedding Dress Can Make Wonders) for some tips. Want a Cinderella wedding theme, fairy-tale wedding, or keep it simple to do away with all the added extra pressure from your family? Considering still whether a destination wedding or a full blown themed wedding. Trying to picture whether the ruby red silk of your wedding dress will make your future husband’s blood pound. Every woman love fantasizing about their wedding. Wedding season is in full swing.

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Match your surroundings to the color of your wedding dress whether it be a black wedding dress or a hot blue wedding dress to this red hot wedding dress

Here’s a tip on choosing beautiful colors:
Colors are very important in planning a wedding, as these colors would determine the right mood and tone for your wedding. For a fairy-tale-experience, try using pastel colors such as light baby blue, pink or pale purple or even diamond white to set a dreamy atmosphere. You could also use some royal colors such royal red just to add some royal flavor to your wedding. If you are planning an exotic destination wedding at a resort, try to gather as much photos of the location as possible prior to arriving so you can make pre-arrangements.

by Jessica Lang

This photo above came from photographer, Rosie Parsons, who we had used her photos in a previous article (Here comes the bride, all dressed in red)

The red gown is gaining mainstream popularity. While red has not become the latest styles and fashion trends in wedding gowns, it has its place and growing popular. Remember, white wedding dress tradition is a fairly recent development. Mary, Queen of Scots, and Queen Victoria wore white at her marriage to Albert of Saxe-Colburg. Queen Victoria’s wedding photographs were widely publicized, sparking an interest in the white wedding dress throughout the Western cultures and beyond. It was not even until up to the 1950s where white was finally adopted as mainstream trend throughout Western society.

Will you be the trend changer by outfitting a red hot wedding gown on your day? The Knot Wedding Shop has to-be-wed wear that’s cute for brides, cool for grooms, and perfect for moms and dads! Be daring and set the trend.

by Jessica Lang

Who say an all out red wedding dress is the way to go ? Well, I do imply it a lot. There are other options to go red on your wedding day without making a big splash. Take your favorite white wedding dress and put a red trim on it. Solid white wedding dress is starting to look a bit dated after you start looking at all the color options. Adding colored sashes and embroidery are getting very popular across the nation in many bridal shops.

Take for example this beautiful white wedding dress by Alfred Angelo and look how amazing at such a simple accessory transforms this dress into a red hot one.

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Add some punch to your wedding day with dazzling gems and accessories. Experiment with colors and see how it looks. Remember, its not how the dress look. Its how the dress looks on YOU. Have fun finding your perfect red hot wedding dress.

How A Simple Red Wedding Dress Can Make Wonders

If you’re a plus-size bride, don’t go into a crash diet and desperately loose weight. Instead, be proud of what you have, but choose a red wedding dress that hides the most unflattering areas of your figure. The secret to plus-size wedding dresses is ensuring the dress fits just right; not too lose and not too tight.

Do’s: Choose an empire dress with skirts that start right below the bust and flow into a floor-length A-line; this kind of dress hides unwanted bulges naturally. Princess seams could also help in hiding your natural curves because it elongates your body and keep the eyes off from problem areas. Look for fabrics that offer structure, such as satin.

For plus-sized women with great bustlines, choose a dress with a sweetheart or v-neckline. Those with a small waistline complemented by a large hip should go for ball gowns with basque waistline, while those with great shoulders can go for an off-shoulder dress.

Don’ts: Keep away from tight-fitting gowns or clingy fabrics, which would both emphasize your curves that you’re trying to hide. Avoid full or gathered skirts, textured fabrics, heavy beading, a full veil and a long train as these may make you look heavier than you really are.

Best Wedding Dress Style: Dropped Waist A-line Silhouette, Empire or Ball Gown

Listen to Giorgio Armani, He Knows Best!

Giorgio Armani once said, “Accentuate your best features and disguise what you are not so happy with. Choose outfits that fit and make you look comfortable rather than those that are up-to-the-minute.” Celebrities stick to Armani’s advice and have several designers make gowns for their particular body shape, making them look “just right” for a red-carpet event.






This principle can also be used in choosing your red wedding dress. If you learn to pick the best wedding dress style for your body, you’ll be surprised at how your guests become amazed at your chosen dress, even if it’s as simple and classic as the dresses above. The fact remains that no one could pull off a red wedding dress if they don’t choose the right style suited for their bodies. You can choose a white gown, green gown or whichever color of gown you like, but as long as you insist on wearing a particular dress that wouldn’t be flattering on you, expect a wedding dress disaster.

Remember that even if you’ve found that perfect red dress and it’s available in your size, it doesn’t mean it would automatically look good on you. Once you embrace the fact that all women are created with different body shapes and you decide on a red wedding gown while keeping your body shape in mind, then prepare to wear gown on your wedding day that would be the talk of town for ages!

How A Simple Red Wedding Dress Can Make Wonders

Ruler-shaped women are naturally slim. Although quite rare, women with this body type have a waist, bust and hips with similar width, so defining the waist is particularly important in choosing a red wedding gown. Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Courtney Cox, Cameron Diaz and Keira Knightley are great examples of ruler-shaped bodies.

Dos: Look for dresses that could emphasize your upper half. Just like Knightley in the picture, make sure to pick out a wedding dress that cinches the waist, achieving an illusion of an hourglass shape. A-line dresses can work well with ruler-shaped bodies, but make sure to choose a dress that is loose on top and flares gracefully at the bottom.

To create an illusion of a smaller waist, look for waistline with a v-shape at the front. You could also choose corseted or structured bodices with full skirts to achieve this same effect. For tall ruler-shaped ladies, an empire line dress or bias cuts could work out well. When you want detailing, choose between above the waist and below the waist; don’t use both.







Don’ts: Keep away from high or halter necks as this would make your shoulders narrow looking and does not help in flattering the waist. Avoid straight cut dresses because these could make a ruler-shaped woman look boxy.

Best Wedding Dress Style: Empire, A-line, sheath or ball gown

How A Simple Red Wedding Dress Can Make Wonders

As its name suggests, pear-shaped women have a small upper body and a fuller bottom similar to a pear’s shape. Usually, women with this body type have slim upper torsos and narrow upper bodies, but with wider lower bodies including the thighs, hips and bums. Famous celebrities with a pear-shaped figure include Shakira (as seen on the picture), Jennifer Lopez, Kate Winslet, Oprah and Baby Spice.

Dos: The best wedding dress to choose is a full ball gown with an accent on the waistline, making your hips look slimmer and accentuating your small upper bodice. You could also go for a boat-neck, long-sleeved or small princess-puffed sleeved dress to keep the balance of your larger hips and smaller shoulders. A V-neckline or a spaghetti-strap bodice can help in giving your upper body a more slender look.

Like Shakira’s dress, the dress you should choose should have a skirt that would flare out gradually in an A-shape from the waist to the floor. This helps in accentuating your narrow midsection, while keeping the eyes off the larger thighs and hips. Choose fabrics like taffeta and duchesse satin to help make the a-line silhouette effect.







Don’ts: Avoid sheath wedding gowns, puffy skirts and other dresses that would counter your small shoulders. Generally, empire line dresses don’t go well with full-busted women and the line of the skirt emphasizes your large hips. However, an empire line dress can actually become flattering if it features diagonal draping on the bodice. Stay away from high-cut necks and halter-necks because these styles make the hips look bigger. Mermaid styles or any dress that has bulks around your hips won’t work for your body shape.

Best Wedding Dress Style: A-line, ball gown or Empire

How A Simple Red Wedding Dress Can Make Wonders

Hourglass-shaped women usually have the ‘perfect’ bodies many people of all sexes adore. Because their upper bodies are proportioned to their lower bodies and often characterized by a well-defined waist, hourglass-shaped women are described as voluptuous with an S-shape profile when turned sideways. If you’re figure is similar to Jessica Simpson, Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore and Kim Cattrall, then you’re a lucky woman.

Dos: Women with an hourglass-shaped body can never go wrong in choosing a red wedding dress; you can wear any style you want. However, an A-line princess or modified gown with a dropped waist can accentuate the appropriate areas of your curvy body. Most designers would recommend a sweetheart neckline to highlight the bodice, particularly if it covers the full bust line. V-neck, scooped neckline or strapless dresses also works well. If you’re a slim hourglass, an a-line or mermaid-styled dress would fit you perfectly.







Don’ts: Keep your red wedding dress simple as Scarlet Johansson’s attire and refrain from adding heavy embellishments that would make you look heavier. Also, don’t be afraid to show off your curves, so avoid straight dresses that would make you look boxy or empire line dresses that would hide your best features.

Best Wedding Dress Style: Ball gown, Sheath, Mermaid or A-line

How A Simple Red Wedding Dress Can Make Wonders

Apple-shaped women have broad shoulders, full bust, wide upper backs, but with slim thighs and upper legs. Women falling in this body shape usually have a bust bigger than their hips and a flat bottom. If your figure is similar to those of Dolly Parton, Tyra Banks, Catherine Zeta Jones and Elizabeth Hurley, then you’re apple-shaped. Another celebrity with a less obvious apple-shaped body types is Drew Barrymore.

Elizabeth Hurley in this stunning red dress follows most of the dos and don’ts of wearing a dress for the apple-shaped.

Dos: Look for a dress that cinches at the smallest part of your waistline, which flares out making an A-shape. V-neck lines are flattering for apple-shaped women, as long as only enough cleavage is seen. A deep-V neckline keeps the eyes in vertically, rather than horizontally, making you look more slender. Go for constructed empire-waist or Princess-seam a-line silhouettes.

Since you have fuller breasts than other body shapes, wearing extremely low-cut dresses could keep elegance away and make your attire look a bit vulgar for a wedding. Some of the best red wedding dresses for the apple-shaped woman involve a bodice with elegant textures like lace detailing.

Don’ts: Keep away from trumpet-styled dresses, which tend to accentuate your widest area and flare out at the legs and knees (the slimmest parts of your body). Keep away from ball-gown silhouettes.

Best Wedding Dress Style: Tea length, A-line or Empire