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| WEDDING GOWN TRAINS
CHOOSING A TRAIN AND LEARNING TO BUSTLE

Eva Longoria wore a $75,000 couture Angel Sanchez mermaid gown, made of silk wool, with silk gazar metallic embroidery, a scoop back and a long train.

Several celebrity brides have chosen wedding gown trains including Eva Longoria Parker,pictured above by Katie Holmes, Princess Diana and Mariah Carey at her first wedding.

By Shelley Waugh
If you choose a gown with a train, make sure you practice walking long steps with it before your walk down the aisle. Small steps will make the train get tangled in your legs. When you turn, do it slowly. Make sure your Maid of Honour or an Attendant learns how to handle your train during the ceremony and when you are taking your official photographs. The train can be bustled for the reception and prevent it from dragging on the floor and your guests from stepping on it (see instructions below).

Remember that you want to wear the dress and not let the dress wear you. Don't be married in a dress that gets too much attention. The secret is to wear a dress that suits you and not one that you can't carry off. If the dress is right, you'll be more beautiful than ever.

HOW TO BUSTLE

A bustle involves "gathering up" the train (with loops or hooks) so that it is off the floor and attached to the top of the skirt portion of the dress. There are two styles of bustles to consider for your dress:

a. Overbustle - This involves raising the train by securing parts of the train to the waistline or any part of the train.

b. Underbustle (also known as French or Victorian bustle) - Draws excess fabric under the train and is attached using ribbon ties. This seems to be the more popular style while also being more secure than the overbustle.

The amount of material you will need to bustle depends on the length of your train. The average bustle requires 3-5 bustle points but this depends on the length and type/weight of the material.

Be sure to designate someone to assist you with bustling the dress to avoid unnecessary stress and confusion.
Source: www.beau-coup.com
 

TYPES OF TRAINS

Cathedral - longer than one yard; reserved for the most formal weddings.

Semi-Cathedral - four-and-one-half to five-and-one-half-feet from the waist.

Extended Cathedral or Monarch - flows to twelve-feet or more from the waist.

Chapel - formal; extends about one yard.

Court - separate piece of fabric that falls from the shoulders.

Detachable - normally attached at back of waist, but may attach to the shoulders or wrap around the waist.

Sweep - just brushes the floor.

Watteau - cascades from the shoulders.

www.WeddingsHoneymoons.com | May 28, 2008
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