When looking out for engagement dresses in Ghana, you would find lots of colours and patterns of Kente styles for this occasion.
There are actually a lot of details in the Kente engagement styles including combining different colours of Kente, combining kente cloth of different patterns,making a kente dress with lace, net, beads or stones.
Some important facts to consider when choosing your engagement dress design are:
1. Your Budget
How much are you willing to pay for your dress?
You are planning a wedding and you have other bills to take care of such as your wedding venue, decor, catering, cake, photography et al.
Also take into consideration that these days some brides wear up to three outfits for their traditional wedding ceremony (you don’t have to if you don’t want to).
2. Your Dress Designer
Despite your budget you may still not be able to afford some of the biggest traditional wedding dress designers but you should ensure you get someone who know what they’re doing…
Your engagement dress is an important part of your big day.
3. Your Personality
Just because a kente mermaid dress style looks fabulous on a bride doesn’t mean you should just jump on that style.
Go for kente dress styles that you would be comfortable in.
Are you comfortable showing your cleavage or would you prefer the designer to make a sheer design with the kente dress? Would you prefer long sleeves or a high neck engagement dress? Can you cope with a very long train or high slit?
It’s really up to you.
4. Your Body Type
Most Ghanaian brides look very buxom and curvy in their traditional engagement dresses, but not all styles would necessarily fit you that perfectly…
A good dress designer should consider your body shape when selecting styles…
Also do not hesitate to go for a waist trainer if you need to. You would, however, need time to get used to the trainer…that’s why it’s called
a “trainer” so don’t just plan to wear it on your big day only.
5. Your Wedding Scheme
Your wedding probably would have a colour scheme which would match most of the following: your wedding stationery, gift wrapping, wedding decor, wedding cake…
You may decide to stick with your colour code or go off…it’s really up to you.
