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Wedding Dress Train Lengths : eBay Guides

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There are so many different style choices for wedding dresses that it can become confusing trying to decide what is best for you! Just picking a train length brings you to a number of choices!

Floor Length or No Train:

This  is perfect for an informal wedding gown or a garden wedding gown, and can also be done for a semi-formal wedding gown if you wish.

Sweeping Train:

 

This is the shortest train and is also called a brush train because it just brushes the floor. It is perfect for an elegant informal or semi-formal wedding gown.

Chapel Length Train:

Chapel train is generally 1 1/3 yards or 4 feet from the waistline. This is perfect for a semi-formal wedding gown but could be used for a formal or informal wedding gown as well.

Cathedral Length Train:

Cathedral train is generally 2 1/2 or 7 1/2 feet from the waistline. A cathedral length train is usually used for a formal wedding gown.

Royal Train:

This train falls 9 ft from the waist line and is generally only used for the most formal wedding gowns.


Guide ID: 10000000001810814Guide created: 09/09/06 (updated 02/24/12)

 
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