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Wedding Gown Train Tips
All eyes are on the back of the bride as she comes down the aisle and again when she comes back up are the ceremony. No wonder every bride dreams of a wedding gown with a train, an extension of fabric that falls from your shoulders, waistline or hemline. No other detail makes a wedding dress more dramatic and special.
Tips
- To make a grand entrance coming down the aisle and a grand exit coming up the aisle, select a wedding dress with a Royal, or extended Cathedral train that will put at least three yards of fabric falling from your waist.
- For true head-to-toe glamour nothing outdoes the majesty of a cathedral train, the most formal of all trains for wedding dresses. For the shortest train, stick with a sweep, a short extension of the hemline in the back.
- If you want to be able to dance after the ceremony, look for wedding dresses with trains that can be detached with buttons snaps or converted to a bustle.
- If you opt for a dress that doesn’t have a train, you might shop for other fashion details like a keyhole, a long row of covered buttons or a bustle, fabric gathered at the back of your waistline adds real romance to any wedding.
Types of Bridal Trains
- Cathedral: falls 2 ½ yards from the back of the waist
- Chapel: falls up to 22 inches on the floor
- Court: falls one yard from the back of the waist
- Sweep: extended hemline that barely sweeps the floor
- Royal Cathedral: falls about three yards from the back of the waist
- Watteau: attaches at the shoulders of the gown
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