All these can be good sources for ideas to use in designing your own Mermaid Wedding Dresses. While you are always free to design your wedding dress to reflect your personal style, most likely you'll want to follow one of the standard shapes generally used for wedding dresses: The shape of your body is an important factor in choosing Modest Prom Dresses shape that is most appropriate for you. If you have a full figure, or what is considered a "pear" shape, an A-line style dress may work best for you. A dress with this style accents the top-half of the body which is smaller while concealing a larger bottom half. Not many women tend to opt for a straight wedding dress, including women with coke-bottle figures for whom this style of wedding dress was designed. If neither of these styles seems to suit you, then a ball gown may be a good choice. This style of Ivory Wedding Dress has a snugger fit at the waist with a somewhat exaggerated full skirt.