Here are three little white dresses we just love:
Love how the textural elements and details on all these options make them so much more special.
Showing posts with label wedding gowns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedding gowns. Show all posts
Mar 14, 2013
Style: Short Wedding Dresses
Whether you're having a daytime wedding, or just looking for something more casual to change into for the reception, sometimes a short dress is just the ticket.
Here are three little white dresses we just love:
Here are three little white dresses we just love:
Jan 24, 2013
Inspiration: Peach Wedding
I'm crazy about peach. As someone who doesn't really go for pink, peach is the perfect romantic (yet not too girly) shade for me.
I absolutely love it as a wedding color, especially for early Spring:
I absolutely love it as a wedding color, especially for early Spring:
Oct 15, 2012
Spring 2013 Wedding Gowns
When I got married, I found looking for wedding gown inspiration to be overwhelming. There are so many designers out there now, and so much to choose from, style-wise.
Now that I'm removed from being a bride myself, however, I find perusing bridal fashion much more enjoyable! Here are some recent gowns that have caught my eye, from the Spring 2013 collections of some of the most established design houses out there:
Now that I'm removed from being a bride myself, however, I find perusing bridal fashion much more enjoyable! Here are some recent gowns that have caught my eye, from the Spring 2013 collections of some of the most established design houses out there:
Oct 10, 2012
Wedding Attire, In Brief
Depending on the time of day, size, location, and overall "vibe" of your wedding, appropriate attire for you - and your guests - will change. Sure, if you're dead-set on a 25 person black-tie wedding in a rustic barn, then by all means, go for it. However, if you're looking for a little more concrete guidance on what's "appropriate", read on.
Black Tie
Wedding Size: 75+ guests
Time of Day: Evening
What It Means:
Men should be in tuxedos. Women have a bit more flexibility. It's no longer required that black-tie mean floor-length gowns. Shorter dresses are fine, but they should "special" and formal.
As a bride, you'll be looking at a floor-length gown. It doesn't have to be a ball-gown, but if you're inclined towards sparkles, sequins, embroidery, glitz, etc., this is the time to go all-in. You can also wear more jewelry.
Cocktail
Wedding Size: Any
Time of Day: Evening
What It Means:
Men should be in jackets and ties, most likely suits. Women in, predictably, cocktail dresses. However, the wedding party can be in tuxedos and floor length dresses, if you so choose.
As a bride, you have your choice of gown length. Most brides choose floor length, but again, a special, more formal, cocktail length dress is perfectly fine, if that's you thing. You may want to glam it up a bit with fancy jewelry and makeup, however. You are the bride, after all... It's appropriate for you (and your wedding party) to look more dressed up than your guests.
Daytime
Wedding Size: Any
Time of Day: Morning or Early Afternoon
What It Means:
Groomsmen will most likely be in jackets w/ ties or suits. There is such a thing as a "morning suit" - see pics from Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding for an example (a lot of the male guests, if not in the military, were in morning suits). They're a little outdated, frankly, and very uncommon in the U.S. Bridesmaids should be in tea-length or shorter semi-formal dresses.
As a bride, you can still go floor-length with your dress, but you might want to keep it simple if so. Daytime weddings usually mean it's time to go easy on the embellishments, especially rhinestones and other glittery elements. Lace, however, is perfectly appropriate! A shorter, tea-length or cocktail length dress or even suit is fine too.
Male guests will also likely be in jackets & ties (although, some may forgo the tie), and ladies will be in shorter dresses or suits.
Informal
Anything goes! If you're getting married on a beach with a few friends as witnesses, or at city hall on a Friday afternoon, your attire is entirely up to you. (Although, I would suggest a breezy white dress or a smart, ivory silk sheath, for the respective venues mentioned prior!)
Black Tie
Wedding Size: 75+ guests
Time of Day: Evening
What It Means:
Men should be in tuxedos. Women have a bit more flexibility. It's no longer required that black-tie mean floor-length gowns. Shorter dresses are fine, but they should "special" and formal.
As a bride, you'll be looking at a floor-length gown. It doesn't have to be a ball-gown, but if you're inclined towards sparkles, sequins, embroidery, glitz, etc., this is the time to go all-in. You can also wear more jewelry.
Cocktail
Wedding Size: Any
Time of Day: Evening
What It Means:
Men should be in jackets and ties, most likely suits. Women in, predictably, cocktail dresses. However, the wedding party can be in tuxedos and floor length dresses, if you so choose.
As a bride, you have your choice of gown length. Most brides choose floor length, but again, a special, more formal, cocktail length dress is perfectly fine, if that's you thing. You may want to glam it up a bit with fancy jewelry and makeup, however. You are the bride, after all... It's appropriate for you (and your wedding party) to look more dressed up than your guests.
Daytime
Wedding Size: Any
Time of Day: Morning or Early Afternoon
What It Means:
Groomsmen will most likely be in jackets w/ ties or suits. There is such a thing as a "morning suit" - see pics from Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding for an example (a lot of the male guests, if not in the military, were in morning suits). They're a little outdated, frankly, and very uncommon in the U.S. Bridesmaids should be in tea-length or shorter semi-formal dresses.
As a bride, you can still go floor-length with your dress, but you might want to keep it simple if so. Daytime weddings usually mean it's time to go easy on the embellishments, especially rhinestones and other glittery elements. Lace, however, is perfectly appropriate! A shorter, tea-length or cocktail length dress or even suit is fine too.
Male guests will also likely be in jackets & ties (although, some may forgo the tie), and ladies will be in shorter dresses or suits.
Informal
Anything goes! If you're getting married on a beach with a few friends as witnesses, or at city hall on a Friday afternoon, your attire is entirely up to you. (Although, I would suggest a breezy white dress or a smart, ivory silk sheath, for the respective venues mentioned prior!)
Sep 7, 2012
Spring 2013 Wedding Trends: Lace
Lace doesn't have to work hard to conjure up romantic images, both sexy and demure!
For a wedding, we're seeing this delicate element pop up not only on gowns, but also hair pieces, decor, floral, and even cakes.
A beautifully intricate veil:
All over on a backless dress:
A sweet way to jazz up an all-white cake:
Down the middle of a long dining table:
Less literal, in a bouquet, courtesy of some sprigs of Queen Anne's Lace...
For a wedding, we're seeing this delicate element pop up not only on gowns, but also hair pieces, decor, floral, and even cakes.
A beautifully intricate veil:
All over on a backless dress:
A sweet way to jazz up an all-white cake:
Down the middle of a long dining table:
Less literal, in a bouquet, courtesy of some sprigs of Queen Anne's Lace...
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