When choosing your wedding dress, keep in mind what style of tiara you would like and what style will suit your dress. It's vital to balance the overall look. If your dress is very simple you may want a simple tiara, or alternatively a simple dress means you can be more ornate with your tiara if you want to.

Look at the detail on your dress, if it has any pearls or crystals on it you can pick up this theme with your tiara. Think about whether you want to incorporate some colour into your headdress to co-ordinate with your dress or wedding theme.

Look at how modern your dress it, a very fashionable dress will need a modern tiara whereas an antique dress usually looks best worn with an antique headdresses for the same era.

As a general guideline rich cream and Champagne coloured fabrics suit a gold tiara. If you are having a white or ivory dresses then take a look at silver tiaras instead.

Discuss with your hairdresser the style of tiara you want so they can style your hair to flatter the shape of the tiara.

When choosing your own tiara think about what your bridesmaids will be wearing in their hair too. Lots of brides opt for a smaller version of their own tiara for their bridesmaids.

If you have short hair you'll need to choose a tiara that won't need lots of pinning to hold it in place. Light, delicate tiaras or Alice band styles go well with short hair.

Consider how the different tiaras feel, they can be shaped to give a better fit but if you think it's too heavy and will just give you a headache don't buy it!