There are a million things a bride needs to think about before her special day;

• Flowers? Check
• Reception? Check
• Groomsmen’s suits? Check

Often, learning (or figuring out) how to lace up your wedding dress is so far down the list of important things to remember, it’s forgotton.

Here is a very simple guide on how to do it, so that the panic button isn’t hit the morning of the wedding

1. Put the dress on the bride

2. Adjust the dress so it’s sitting in the correct position on the brides body

3. Make sure the modesty panel (if there is one) is sitting neatly (don’t clip it on both sides as it will buckle when dress is pulled tight)

4. Use a ribbon or a shoelace as a ’waist tie’ to hold the dress in place halfway down the lace-up (depending on the dress about 6-7 loops from the bottom)

5  . Ensure that the ribbon is centered (so that you don’t run out of ribbon half-way through)

6. Start lacing from the top down. Alternate loops with the ribbon so that the ribbon criss-crosses across the back of the gown

7. Lace-up to the waist tie from step 3

8.  Pull tight each loop

9. Finish lacing the rest of the gown

10. Starting from the top, pull tight each loop and work your way down to the bottom of the gown

11. When the dress has been tightened all the way down – you have two options

Option 1: Tie ribbon in a knot and tuck it down the back of the gown

 Option 2: Or, tie ribbin in a bow (you can cut off the excess ribbon so that it doesnt drag on the ground)

12. Enjoy getting ready stress free!