The Wedding dress is the 2nd thing a bride does after she gets the question popped - (the first is to pick a date)
A beach wedding requires a beach wedding dress. how do you ensure that your wedding dress will look its best on the beach?
Two words: Pick carefully. Many of you are having beach destination weddings and are concerned with how your dress is going to travel!
Keep it covered and in a bag or wrap with tissue paper or blank newsprint paper. It should be given to you in a garment bag by the wedding dress store. At home, or when you get to your hotel, take it out immediately and hang it from the highest possible point, so the train and hemline don't touch the floor.
For traveling? Return the dress to the garment bag and repeat the process later. When flying, ask if you can carry it onboard?or you'll risk tying the knot in your tracksuit.
Should anything happen to stain or wrinkle the dress, don't take matters into your own hands. Trying to dab out even the lightest smudge can leave water marks, and ironing a fabric like tulle can transform it into a burnt, crispy mess. Call your bridal salon for help or, if you can't reach it, the nearest cleaner.
2. Which white will work for my skin tone?
With more than 200 shades of white to choose from, the only way to know which one looks best on you is trial and error. Contrary to popular belief, few wedding dresses come in pure white?which is a good thing, because pure white washes out all but the richest and deepest skin tones. Most women will end up with a gown in the ivory family that flatters their skin tone. Keep these suggestions in mind:
If you're fair-skinned, look for ivory shades containing yellow undertones.
If you have a pinker complexion, choose creamy undertones.
If you have olive, yellow-based, or dark skin, select champagne or off-white shades.
3.What is the best fabric for a beach wedding?
We like fabrics that are not tight or binding like taffeta or satin can be if they are skin tight. Its always a bit windy at the beach, get something that will go with that.
You can find descriptions of common fabrics at fabric.com, but your best bet is to get your hands on the real thing, either at a bridal salon or a fabric store. Fabrics have individual strengths and weaknesses, depending on your priorities.
We feel beach wedding dresses can be less formal, gauzier, transparent fabrics, like organza and tulle, are better for achieving a romantic, ethereal effect. (It never hurts to ask if you can order your dream gown in a different fabric.)
Want to save some money? Check out rayon blends, which have the look of silk without the expense.
To get a sense of how a fabric will behave over the course of your wedding, bunch it up tightly in your hand. If it’s wrinkled after a minute or so, imagine what it will look like by midnight.
And be sure to check out our Ideal I Do's Beach Wedding Dress Boutique!!!
