A bride is like a diamond – well cut and polished it takes your breath away, but leaves you cold in its uncut and rough form. 'Clothes maketh a man' is an old saying but it still holds true. For you to create a lasting impression on anybody you need your clothes and your composure put together tastefully and gracefully. Your wedding is a day that will be catalogued in the minds of all present, but to make it memorable, you need to choose your wedding dress and your look very carefully. And then you can be sure that whenever you feel nostalgic about your wedding, you can flip through those snaps or watch the video without feeling embarrassed. Rather, you might find that even your hubby remembers that day when you were at your glorious best. So you have to make sure that you appear well groomed and well turned out on the momentous day of your life. So lets get cracking and begin with the dressing that will make the salad more palatable.

The Wedding Dress
First, the salad needs an elaborate dressing to entice people to even take look, only then it can be put on the table for display. The wedding dress is very similar to an elaborately decorated salad or the icing on the cake. One slip and the whole look can be destroyed. For this, you have to first decide upon the look that you want to achieve. Along with that you must focus upon the kind of wedding you are having. The latter is to ensure the practicality of the clothes you choose. You should try to coordinate your clothes according to the weather, the type of rituals and customs to be performed, and the kind of guests you will have for the function.

The weather should play a very important role in the selection of the color and material of your wedding dress as well as your trousseau. If you are getting married in the summer, the material should be light and made of natural fibers. This will ensure that you are not melting from the heat because of your clothes, when all you want is to appear cool and collected. The colors should also match the season - lighter shades in summer and darker ones in winter. A traditional and ritualistic wedding requires clothes that are comfortable and relatively wrinkle-free. You should select the design and the styles in line with the type of wedding you are going to have. If the wedding ceremonies are simple and relatively short, you can go in for elaborate styles and the choice of material is less restricted. But for a lengthy ceremony, if you choose to wear a dress made of Organza or Taffeta, then you might end up looking like a crumpled paper doll.

Your Trousseau
After the dressing comes the cutting of the cake. You have to be totally prepared to live up to the expectations you have built up, or you will ruin what you have worked so hard to achieve on your wedding day. What good is the icing if the cake itself is burnt?

So, your trousseau should reflect the style and taste that you are most comfortable with but still be pleasing to the eye of the beholder. It is very important that you put together your trousseau with a romantic as well as a practical point of view. Your honeymoon and your lifestyle following that should be given due thought in the selection of your clothes and accessories.
You have to bear in mind the destination of your honeymoon, the activities you will be indulging in -– such as swimming, partying, traveling, etc. when you are thinking of selecting your trousseau. It is very important that you have clothes befitting the climate you are going to spend your honeymoon in.

If you are going to the sandy beaches for your honeymoon, then you must have a swimsuit with you, and the clothes that you take along should also be light and cool. If the mountains are your destination, then warm clothes must be included in your trousseau. Again, if both of you are the adventurous types, you might need clothes for those sudden trekking trips you might take, or for those romantic moments you spend taking a cruise around.

But while you are planning for your honeymoon, you should also keep in mind that there might be times when the two of you might spend all your time inside. So definitely throw in a sexy piece or two of delicate and enticing nightwear along with the rest of your clothes.

You, also, need to plan for the life ahead of you, following the honeymoon. You must have a collection of formal wear and some casual wear thrown together in your bags. But you need to go about buying things with an eye on how you can mix and match these clothes to give your wardrobe a greater variety and individuality. When you are buying a heavy and formal salwar suit, you can also get a matching lighter or plain salwar-suit, and use the heavy dupatta with the latter when you need to be dressed semi-formally. Similarly, you can get very formal western wear and then add a few matching casual-wear to them. Use your imagination and combine the formal with the casual to get a chic outfit for any occasion in a jiffy.

Your accessories also demand some attention. But wait! Don’t just run wild buying matching shoes, bags, etc. for every outfit you have selected or you might end up having a heap of unused things taking up the much needed space and money. Once again, coordinating your accessories in various ways can accentuate your looks without costing much (well just your grey cells!!).
Include bags and shoes that are in neutral shades and go along with most of the colors in your wardrobe. Colors such as black, tan, cherry, and cream generally fall under this category. Now, you can add a transparent duffel bag or haversack and transparent shoes to add some fun to your dress.

Lingerie
People always forget to include this very vital part clothing. This is one area that requires as much care and attention as the beauty regime you follow or the exercise routine you have. The fall of your dress, the appearance if your figure and what you feel inside, all depend on the lingerie you choose to wear under your clothes. Hence it is extremely important that we pay special attention to our lingerie.

A good fitting undergarment ensures that you are comfortable and hence do not have to keep fidgeting with either your Bra straps, or your panty line. Next, you must choose the Bra according to your vital statistics as well as the type of clothes you will be wearing. If you are slightly built and you appear to be flat chested, do choose a padded bra, but if you are heavily built, select a bra with an under-wire for support. This will give your bust line a much-needed boost.

You also need the nightwear, which should be comfortable and pleasant to the eye, with respect to your figure and the season you are going to wear it in. Lingerie is supposed to be one of the potent aphrodisiacs and hence, you should make good use of it.

Coming down to the type of clothes you wear and the choice of undergarments to go with them, you need to take stalk of the clothes you have lined up for your wedding and the trousseau. Your lingerie should include the three basic colors of black, white and skin. But if you are the adventurous type, you can go in for matching sets of lingerie, available off the shelf.

The choice of color is important because if the color of the innerwear is in contrast to that of the dress, then the undergarment draws more attention and lessens the impact of your clothes. The cut of your neckline and the style will require you to select a bra with a similar cut. So, now you can see how important it is to select the lingerie correctly.