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Bridal Comfort on Wedding Day Your wedding day is one of the most magical
carefully so your dress doesn’t get dirty from
days of your life, you’ve planned and stressed
dragging the floor, but make sure you’re able to
and waited for this day since you were a little
dance the night away with no literal ankle-
girl. One of the most common mistakes brides
breaking!
make on their wedding day is forgetting that they’re going to be wearing the same thing all
Secondly, what you wear under your dress
day long and will be on their feet for HOURS!
should not be an after-thought! A lot of brides
Let’s talk about classy comfort, ladies! There’s no
choose to suit up in spanx or form-enhancing
reason for you to be physically uncomfortable
undergarments of some kind. That’s fine and
on your wedding day, you should be able to
dandy, but make sure you can breathe when you
enjoy every moment. A few adjustments can
sit down and are truly comfortable so you don’t
make the difference between truly enjoying
find yourself shedding your spanx in the
yourself and having blisters halfway through
bathroom of your reception halfway through the
your ceremony.
cupid shuffle! Some dresses have sewn-in cups so you don’t need to worry about a bra. Just
First, let’s talk shoes! Your choice of shoe is yours
make sure those cups provide enough support
entirely, if you want a glitzy heel that makes you
for you to be comfortable for the entire time
feel like cinderella - go for it! If you’d rather wear
you’ll be in your dress. Many brides choose
chucks or boots - go for it! A few things to
lingerie to wear under their dress that is
consider before the big day no matter what shoe
intended for later on that night. Try it all on and
you’re wearing: Are they new shoes? Consider
wear it for an extended period so you know what
breaking them in by wearing them around the
to expect from it under your dress - it’s probably
house in thick socks (pro tip: dampen the socks
not intended for all-day wear!
a little to mold your shoes to your foot) Will you wear them the entire day? Depending on your
Depending on your personal preference, you
shoe choice (and heel height) you might
may choose to have a purse or bag that stays
consider having a change of shoes for the
with you or your bridal party on your wedding
reception. Consider your reception shoe
day. This might be a great place to store your
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