How To Choose Perfect Short Wedding Gowns

Hello, I'm Elle and I'm Charlotte, and we run a bridal boutique in Southwest London called Elle and Charlotte. We've been making wedding dresses for the last 10 years and we're going to show you some of our top tips on finding your perfect dress and accessorizing. In this video, we're going to talk to you about how to find your perfect short wedding dress.

When looking for your wedding dress, you need to consider what style of wedding you are having. If you're having a winter wedding, a summer wedding, a beach wedding, etc. Once you've established that and have actually got a date set for your wedding, then you can start the mission of finding your perfect wedding dress.

The best thing to do is to actually look in your wardrobe and see what dresses and tops you absolutely love wearing. Whether the neck line is a sweetheart, whether it's a round neck, whether you've got a strapless dress that you adore wearing or whether you really like wearing sleeves. Once you've kind of determined that you sort of know the sort of style of dress you're going to be looking for and then you can start your mission of wedding dress shopping.

Don't have a preconceived idea really of what you're going to end up with because when you start trying on a full length ivory dress, everything changes but it is good to have a vague idea of, I definitely want sleeves, I definitely don't want strapless. Then when you start looking and trying on, then it will all become clear. The best thing to do is just to book a whole load of appointments and go in and try on dresses.

The more you try on, the more obvious it becomes to what suits you. The traditional style is strapless with a sash and quite a large A line. They can become much bigger than this but with lots of netting underneath, a bit more rock and roll.

They're fantastic contemporary looks but keep it simple because you don't want to chop yourself up. If you do want some detail, go for detail at the top or maybe a little bit at the hem depending on your body proportions. Or you can go for a fluid contemporary halter neck crepe dress which is great for a little beach or a more sort of subdued smaller wedding.

Make sure you go and try them on and see if they work with your figure and don't forget to think of your style of wedding. The most important thing obviously when wearing a short dress is you can go to town in your shoes, and that's how you find your perfect short wedding dress. .