Tips & Advice
Visualize the sun is shining and it's a perfect new beginning. With an upcoming wedding with romantic beach locations such as Maui, Puerto Vallarta or Jamaica means your special day will be outdoors.
Caribbean weddings, Mexico weddings or Hawaii wedding are set in an environment that may warrant more thought without compromise. The old adage, location, location, and location is the key for the type of dress that should be selected for your destination wedding.
Full formal skirts and poufy headpieces need not apply, so get rid any bridal fashion blind spots. For destination wedding planning, seek something chic, stylish, and fresh that will fit perfectly with your destination wedding. Chances are you love the sea, so there will not be regrets to trade in the frilliness of long trains and formal gowns for a beach wedding.
Stay flexible, knowing your venue presents a slightly different set of circumstances based on your beautiful chosen surroundings. Your wedding will be just as glamorous if not more with feather-light strapless tops, halter dresses or swimsuit attires with sarong wrap skirts affording appropriate comfort.
Learn your body type with the correct style, Accompanying with lovely backdrop, similar to the shoreline in the Grand Cayman, can enhance you and your dress even more.
Certain fabrics do not hold up well in a destination wedding dress. Anything made of synthetics tend to uncomfortable while standing in the warm tropical sun. Fabrics with heavy embellished jewels or beads should be passed up.
Some fabrics just will not travel well, wrinkling beyond a quick fix with an iron. Light weight and wrinkle-resistant fabrics should be picked for ease of travel and packing.
Full size ladies should ignore shiny fabrics, as they reflect the light and emphasize a larger frame in an unflattering way.
Colors to Consider:
• Wearing an white gown has gained much popularity but the harsh reality is only a tiny percentage of women can pull it off. If you are a woman of color or olive skin then this is the color for you!
• An off-white or cooler colored gown works best with paler skins.
• Ladies with a pink skin tone should avoid colors that have a yellow tone.
With a destination wedding, consider a more casual style. Many manufacturers and designers offer "Destination" wedding dresses which are suitable for the unique challenges beach weddings can present.
• A visit to a local bridal, specialty or major department will be helpful for ideas, sizing and pricing. Inquire samples at deeply discounted prices.
• See if any manufacturers that have quick turn-around time. This allows you to have it altered before your departure.
• Many well-known retail establishments are now offering bridal dresses online. The sizes offered tend to be more similar to the off-the-rack sizes thus, making it easier to buy the right size the first time around.
• Contact your destination wedding planner. Wedding planners know of local vendors who specialize in dresses to compliment your theme. One big plus is you will not to carry your dress while traveling as it will be ready upon your arrival.
Traveling with Your Dress:
If you can avoid it, do not check the dress with your luggage. Instead use a lightweight carry-on garment bag. Airlines are getting stingy about excessive luggage and checking in your gown may prove to be a big mistake.
Ask your airline if there’s a coat closet that’s big enough to accommodate your dress. If you choose this method, you’ll need to buy a fairly lightweight dress that can fit in the plane’s closet.
If that is not an option, keep it close to you in the overhead carrier bin. |
