It’s nor­mal to be ner­vous about your first visit to a bridal store — it’s so excit­ing, there’s a lot at stake… will you like the staff? Will they be nice? Will you find ‘The One’? — and will you have to show your bra and pants to peo­ple you don’t know?!

One of the most com­mon ques­tions peo­ple ask is what to wear to a fit­ting — espe­cially what under­wear… brand new, strap­less, white, body or bra… help!

What to wear to a wed­ding dress fitting

Wed­ding dress photo credit: http://alilovegrovephotographyblog.com/

Advice on under­wear for wed­ding dress shopping

• ehow says wear the style of under­wear you’ll be wear­ing on your wed­ding day in How To Try On Wed­ding Dresses
• wear pretty undies, noth­ing too skimpy and no thongs please! (also — keep make up to a min­i­mum, don’t wear body lotions or bronz­ers — and other great tips) from dressfinder’s Find Your Dream Wed­ding Dress
• you should wear a strap­less bra and con­trol pants accord­ing to The Knot (I can’t bring myself to write panty-hose!) — more advice in their Wed­ding Gown Shop­ping Checklist
• There’s great advice (and reas­sur­ance) in this Wed­ding Bee forum post: what to wear under­wear wise to try on dresses
• and another forum post about under­wear for try­ing on dresses here on the Irish wed­ding web­site Wed­dings Online: wed­ding underwear

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