8 Styles of Wedding Dresses for the Perfect Bride

Picking a wedding dress is one of the most difficult parts of planning a wedding. If you choose the wrong dress, it can throw the feeling off and it might not fit with your theme. With this in mind, here are ten of the most popular wedding dress shapes.

Mermaid 

This style has been very popular in recent years with brides. This style is known for hugging the bride's body and not flaring out until it hits below the knees. It is this flare that creates the look of the tail. This style tends to look the best on curvy or muscular shaped bodies the best.

Ball gown

If you want the style of a princess that will have a huge impact on your wedding pictures, then a ball gown might be the dress for you. The tight fitted bodice and full skirt. The best thing about this style is that it can have sleeves or no sleeves. Strapless bodices with sparkles can create a glamorous bride.

A Line

Ball gown and A line dresses are often confused and mixed up. The main difference is that the flare of an A line dress starts at the hips and slowly flares out to the bottom. This is another style that looks great on curvy and athletic body shapes.

Tea Length

Tea length dresses are normally associated with vintage styles but they also make excellent choice for your wedding dress as an alternative to floor sweeping styles. The length of the dress can vary but it is generally agreed that anywhere from the ankle to just below the knee.

Fit and Flare

This style is very difficult to define because it is not one type of dress. Mermaid dresses, A line dresses, and even tea length dresses are considered fit and flare.The idea behind this fit is in the name, fitted at the top and flares out in the skirt. The difference is that the various types are suitable for different body types.

Trumpet

Trumpet and mermaid dresses often get mixed up too. It is very similar in some respects but the difference is in the skirt. While the skirt of a mermaid dress flares at the knees, the skirt of a trumpet dress flares at the thighs. Trumpet styles are great for petite brides who need petite wedding dresses. 

Column dress

One of the less common choices is the column fit dress. Unlike the others that flare out, this shape hangs straight down. This look creates a narrow silhouette, which in turn can make you look taller and thinner because of the unbroken vertical line. This dress can be any length but it is common to find it reaching the ankles so that the bride's shoes are showing.

Sheath

This shape is often confused with column dress but there is a slight difference in the two. A sheath dress is nipped in the waist. Again, this dress can be any length but it is a common choice of the Mother of the Bride because of the shape it creates.