bride: Sxc © simmbarb

Many women spend countless hours daydreaming abut their wedding day so, when the opportunity arises, the dreaming stops and the planning starts. Any money you like, the moment a girl is faced with a man on bended knee her first thought is not “which flowers shall I have” or “shall we honeymoon in Vegas”, without doubt it will be “yippeeeeeeeee now I get to pick my bride’s dress”.

Every month wedding magazine upon wedding magazine fills its pages with gorgeous glossy pictures of dream dresses. Brides-to-be travel for miles and miles to try a multiplicity of dresses, colours, lengths, styles and of course designers. It’s the one purchase for which you are entitled to spend like a celebrity. Even the cheaper versions that are on the rack are guaranteed to turn any girl into a princess.

The process of choosing a bride’s dress is, however, reserved for girls who actually ARE getting married. It’s not really the correct etiquette to buy a bridal magazine or go for a fitting if you haven’t been asked yet! Shame really, because it looks like a heap of fun.

Invariably, bride’s dresses are almost always white or ivory but what do you do if white doesn’t take your fancy? I think antique gold looks stunning especially when combined with bridesmaids in dark burgundy or red wine! And if that doesn’t do it for you, there is a multitude of dresses available in every colour under the sun: green, blue, red … even black!

Well, I need to sign off and go back to daydreaming…. but one day, if I kiss enough frogs…

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