Wedding Gowns: Finding a Gown to Suit Your Body, Personality and Style

A wedding dress is the most important wardrobe choice a woman makes, but when the time comes to sort through all that tulle and stain, most women panic. How do you find a dress that suits your dreams and your budget? Wedding Gowns offers insider tips from bridal salon owners and image experts on the entire wedding dress process. Brides learn how to tastefully bend the rules with a unique dress colour or style, how to find a dress that flatters her personality and body shape and how to choose a beautiful, formal dress without sacrificing comfort. Elizabeth Shimer also offers creative ideas for theme-inspired looks based on a favourite film, book or time period and advice on how your bridesmaids can dress elegantly and comfortably in dresses they will actually like and can afford.

Cheryl Fenton is a Boston-based freelance writer who has been in the magazine industry for 13 years with bylines in Shape, Walking and InStyle. An experienced fitness writer, Cheryl has written articles on yoga, weight training, nutrition, massage therapy and marathon training. She is a regular at the gym and a big fan of lunges, with 43 pairs of tall boots and high-heeled strappy sandals to wear with the shortest of minis for showing off her results.