Archive for June, 2010
Your close friend’s summer wedding is quickly approaching, and you still haven’t figured out what to wear. You know not to wear white because it will compete with the bride’s dress, but other questions remain. Outdoor weddings present a number of dilemmas for women – the question of formality, for example. Many such queries can be answered by digging out the wedding invitation and reading it closely. It should betray certain clues about how to dress.
Bear in mind that you could be staying out in the hot summer sun for hours; caked-on makeup wouldn’t be practical. Unless the invitation specifically advises against it, consider a sleeveless plus size sexy party dress and some elegant sandals. Remember outdoor, summer ceremonies tend to be a bit more casual, with a certain degree of levity.
Just as important as the style you choose for your wedding dress, is the fabric you choose. If you choose the right style for you and then choose the wrong fabric you have lost the effectiveness of beauty and glamor in the dress.
For a wedding gown that needs to be soft and drape becomeingly around your shape you might want to consider a chameuse or maybe a chiffon. Chameuse is normally made from either silk or polyester, while chiffon can be made from either silk, polyester, or rayon. Georgette, another great fabric, is a bit heavier.
For a wedding dress with an overskirt that needs to have body and stand out, organza is the ideal choice. It has just enough body to do this.
Let’s not forget the gorgeous satin that can be made into a multitude of styles. To me, there is nothing more beautiful than a bride in her white satin wedding dress.
Don’t let the economy threat thwart your plans for a memorable wedding day. There are so many ways you can cut costs and still have a spectacular wedding. After all, who is the wedding for, you or your friends and family. They will be just as happy for you, if you had spent thousands of dollars. Thousands of dollars is hard to recoup for couples starting out today.
First, you might consider an outside wedding in a park, or your lawn if you have one. Air is free. Your wedding dress, if chosen carefully can be purchased for under $200.00 online. If you have a very best friend, ask her to be your bridesmaid, that way you only have one bridesmaid dress to buy. If the wedding is on your lawn, plant flowers in cheap plastic pots covered in colored foil paper. Make sure the flowers are the kind that will be in bloom on the wedding date. For the reception, have an old fashioned pot luck dinner on the grounds. This will also make your guests feel that they are part of the wedding.
You may ask yourself, where do I begin when trying to choose your bridesmaid dresses. You know what you like, but would each of the bridesmaids like or flatter whatever you would choose. You may have different size bridesmaids. Even though the dress you chose is a glamorous dress, it would not have the same gorgeous dress effect on each one. A girl that would wear a plus size bridesmaid dress would not like the dress a twiggy girl would wear.
Who says the bridesmaids dresses have to all be the same style and design, or even the same color for that matter. If all are dressed in identical bridesmaid dresses, when you see one of them in the wedding party, you might say you’ve seen them all. However, if all the bridesmaid gowns are different, the guest will be able to enjoy all the different looks. May prove to start a new trend in wedding attire.
Although the engagement ring attracts more attention than any other single piece of wedding-related jewelry, it’s not the only accessory befitting of a bride. On the contrary, women should put plenty of time and consideration into the jewelry they will wear on the biggest day of their lives. People will be looking back on the event in photos for years to come, so it’s important to make a great impression that will be captured for posterity.
Brides wear white dresses to stand out from the other women at the ceremony, of course, but they can still demonstrate some creativity through their jewelry. The jewelry might be selected to match with the bridesmaid dresses or as a complement to some other prominent accessory.
Depending on the age of the Flower Girl will determine the style of the Flower Girl Dress you choose. You don’t want a young child dressed in a dress that will make her seem like one of the bridesmaids or the bride. The dress should be sweet and frilly, becoming to any little girl. It can be a long dress, a short dress, or a tea length dress. A style totally different from the bridesmaids dresses will actually give more finesse to the wedding than all of the same style and/or color will do.
An older Flower Girl, such as a preteen or early teen, will need something a little more grown-up looking. Something with T-Straps and a long full bodied skirt that compliments the style and/or color of the bridesmaids dresses.
A Flower Girl Dress should not look like a bridal gown.
You still need to remember that pre teens and early teens are still little girls and need to be dressed as such.