We know you’ve spent months pouring over glossy magazines and scouring Pinterest for your dream wedding day look, but bridal style goes far beyond just the wedding day! Don’t forget you have several pre-wedding parties to dress for as a bride, including your bridal shower, bachelorette party and of course the rehearsal dinner. Round out your bridal style with these three looks for each and every occasion…
Bridal Shower Fashion Inspiration for the Bride
Perhaps the most sentimental gathering of the pre-wedding festivities, your bridal shower is a time to sip champagne with your girlfriends and celebrate with those closest to you. It goes without saying, that you should have an outfit to match! Sweet as a bride can be, this bridal shower look is perfect for the blushing bride.
Bachelorette Party Fashion Inspiration for the Bride
When the time comes for you to let loose for the ultimate girl’s night out, bold metallics catch everyone’s eye. Softened with the palest of pinks, you totally rock those kate spade new york “mrs” earrings!
Rehearsal Dinner Fashion Inspiration for the Bride
It’s the night before your wedding – it’s time for the rehearsal dinner. Feel more like a bride than ever with your future hubby on your arm and you in this gorgeous ensemble fit for a bride!
In a stunning Oscar de la Renta wedding dress, bride Taylor’s wedding day look is simply beautiful. A radiant bride from head to toe, from her beautifully braided bridal hair to her stylish Badgley Mischka bridal shoes, Katherine Salvatori Photography captured it all.
The Goals: Summer in Chicago is beautiful, so we knew we wanted to have an outdoor ceremony in a scenic location. We choose a local forest preserve as our venue and it was so naturally beautiful that we were able to keep our ceremony decor simple and fresh. I wanted our wedding to be classic, elegant and beautiful. Because the ceremony was outside during June, I wanted a dress that wasn’t heavily beaded or ornate, but still made me feel like a bride, which is why I settled on a silk organza strapless A-line.
The Style: I have always loved the timeless styles of Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, and Jackie O. While I didn’t want to feel like a “princess”, I definitely did want to feel like a bride. The dress I choose was not all what I originally had in mind, but it was so beautiful when I put it on that I didn’t want to take it off, and I loved the classic lines of it. I have never been a big jewelry person, and because the neckline was beaded, decided that a beautiful pair of earrings was all I really needed – along with a great pair of heels!
The Dress: My dress was designed by Oscar de la Renta. It was so different from what I had pictured in my head, but as soon as I put it on, it was obvious that the craftsmanship and quality was far superior to anything else I had tried on. I loved how it made me feel and loved the thought of having a gown that I could pass on in my family for years to come.
The Accessories: I’ve never been one to wear a lot of accessories, so knew as soon as I found my dress that I just wanted a pair of beautiful earrings to go with it. I did follow the classic rules of “somethings”, but doubled up where I could – I had my grandfather’s pocket watch from when he was a train conductor sewn into my bouquet (my “something old” and “something borrowed”), my “something new” was the dress, and wore little blue undies as my “something blue”.
The Advice: My advice is to focus on creating a more polished version of yourself. I think sometimes brides can get so focused on looking “perfect” that they often end not looking like themselves. Go for a style that makes you feel confident and comfortable in, and really lets your happiness show through!
Set among the sweeping landscape of the Okanagan Valley in Naramata, BC, Kym and Rey teamed up with wedding stylist Yuriko Larson of Vintage Origami to plan a beautiful vineyard wedding at the Bench 1775 Winery – and Whitney Lane Photography captured every wonderful minute!
The Goals: While planning our wedding, we definitely knew that we wanted a relaxed and intimate celebration shared with our closest family and friends. The decision to have our wedding in Naramata , BC was an obvious choice for us. With it’s abundant wineries, sparkling lake views and rolling hills, Naramata is a beautiful and special place that we couldn’t wait to share with our guests. Our main priority was to make each guest feel special and give them the chance to fall in love with Naramata throughout the weekend festivities.
The Design: We wanted to create a laid-back yet very personalized celebration. The decor was rustic with some vintage flair and a side of ever after. We chose our two venues based on their character and gorgeous views. Each of our guests were welcomed at their place of accommodation with a welcome bag containing a map to the Naramata wineries, a jar of our favorite local peach jam and a few other survival goodies for the weekend. Our flowers were picked up from a woman with a beautiful flower garden just down the road from our venue. We used an assortment of seasonal flowers and greenery including dahlias, rosemary, dusty miller and baby’s breath for all the bouquets and arrangements. Guests were welcomed to our ceremony with lemonade while a solo guitarist played mellow tunes in the yard. We incorporated personal touches into our ceremony by having an antique dresser at the start of the aisle that held several possessions passed down from my late grandmother.
Our cocktail hour and reception took place at the Bench 1775 Winery where we had the most beautiful sunset just in time for dinner. Our table settings included gold chargers and mismatched antique dinner plates. Local peaches were placed on each plate which also held the guest’s name. We used gold chevron burlap table runners and loose arrangements of dahlias on the tables. Antique teacups were used to display cupcakes on our “Sweet and Salty” table and gold mercury glass candle holders were spread about the room. We wanted everything to look warm, welcoming and “perfectly undone” to go with our family style meal which included a delicious local and organic spread prepared by Joy Road Catering. We were so lucky to have Yuriko Larson from Vintage Origami to bring our vision to life by providing beautiful vintage rentals and assisting with styling of all our wedding design.
The Look: I must have tried on 30 dresses before I eventually found my dream dress, but fortunately it was love at first sight. I chose an ivory peach colored wedding dress by Reem Acra which also inspired the peach color scheme for the rest of the wedding. I splurged on a pair of very comfortable sparkly goldJimmy Choo shoes and kept my makeup and accessories to a minimum.
The bridesmaids each wore a light pink/peach colored dress which they picked out themselves. It was more important that the girls loved their dresses rather than having them all match each other. The groom and groomsmen wore gray suits with black ties and black shoes which complimented the mismatched bridesmaid dresses beautifully. Our adorable flower girls definitely stole the show in their poofy feather dresses and our ring bearer wore the cutest pin striped suit with a pair of stylish pink converse sneakers.
The Moments: There are two moments that stand out as being the most memorable to us. The first was our romantic “first look” together in the vineyards. It was a special and emotional moment where it felt like no one else existed. We didn’t even realize that Whitney and Kel our photographers were there, yet they captured every moment beautifully. Our first look allowed us to spend quiet time together to share our feelings of excitement, nervousness and joy. It was so comforting to see each other before the wedding and helped to put us at ease for the rest of the big day.
The other very memorable moment of our wedding day was during our ceremony. A ceremony that started off as a sunny celebration and ended with heavy rainfall, and I’m talking pouring rain, just in time for the exchange of our personal vows. We made the decision to move inside into a cozy room with a balcony overlooking the lake and vineyards for the second half of our ceremony. Obviously we did not plan for such heavy rain to commence during our ceremony, but looking back it was a truly memorable moment and one that we and our guests will never forget. If it’s true what they say about rain on your wedding day then we can’t thank Mother Nature enough. A vow location change, surrounded by our friends and family while slightly wet on a balcony overlooking the lake and vineyards made for romantic vows and perfect memories. Immediately after the ceremony, champagne was popped while everyone watched the rain stop and the sun make it’s return.
The Advice: The biggest piece of advice I would give to future brides has been said time and time again…enjoy every minute of your wedding day no matter what obstacles might arise. It’s not often when all the the people you love from different stages of your life come together all at once to share such a special milestone. Take some deep breaths and take it all in. Don’t sweat the small stuff and focus on having one of the very best days of your life!
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