Time to BANISH those bridal hang-ups! Let Claire Muir and some of Scotland’s best bridalwear experts put your mind at ease with answers to the questions you’re embarrassed to ask your bridal boutique but need to know… As a bride who chose her wedding dress based on the fact it was highnecked and high-backed (in case of spots on those areas – something that rarely happened to me but was a top worry nonetheless) and had a full skirt to hide the inevitable bloat (our wedding breakfast was a burger bar, need I say more?) I really wish there’d been an article like this around when I was getting ready to tie the knot. Don’t get me wrong, I adored my dress. It was absolutely ‘The One’ – the one picked from a very small selection of ‘body suitable’ options I’d given myself, that is. Had I been able to somehow ease those anxieties and try every style under the sun, I wonder what the end result would have looked like… As I got talking to Megan Carberry, assistant manager at Kudos Bridal in Dunfermline, she assured me that bridal consultants often meet women armed with a multitude of body hangups. “Everybody has at least one,” she points out. “But you should never be scared to try on your dream style because of your insecurities.” Instead, it’s all about finding an outfit that wows you so much that you forget about them! Megan suggests trying a little bit of everything until you feel 100% comfortable. “You should be able 50 | YOUR Scottish WEDDING.CO.UK
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