The bridesmaids tradition takes its origins from the Roman Law: bridesmaids dressed identically to the bride were required, so that mischievous spirits who were believed to attend the wedding would be confused as to who the Bride was!
Bridesmaids as angels
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Today’s tradition is bit different and the role is more – I would say, “practical”.
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She has to be supportive, always available for a wedding shopping spree, help out throughout the wedding, calm the bride down when stress gets the better of her and help her in having the happiest and most memorable day.
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Indeed the bridesmaid role has always been very important. If you have the pleasure of being asked to be a bridesmaid consider it a honour!
Bridemaids invitation!
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Overall I think that the hardest part comes with the choice of the bridesmaids dresses. You are in search for something that needs to be glamorous and fit perfectly on every single bridesmaid.
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It’s a difficult task! Especially if the girls are living in different cities or they can’t meet up for make a choice. Bridesmaids usually need to be identical or with alike outfits. The style or the color liked by the bride may not match with your personal taste but there is always a good solution!
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Here are our tips on how to choose the proper dress and style with some fun – without falling in a dreadful adventure:
1. The wedding is the bride special day. Therefore if she asks you to wear a certain style but is not the outfit you would normally wear, then you should bear in mind that it is the dress the bride likes and suits her taste.
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2. If she ask your opinion regarding what would you like to wear, use simple and elegant choices. Elegance is a synonym for beautiful that has come to acquire the additional connotations of unusual effectiveness and simplicity.
Ulyana Seergenko
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3. Focus on details and accessorizes. Use flowers, bags, hats – suggest the use of simple but very elegant elements that can transform your dress into something special and unique.
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4. Suggest to have a themed wedding. This can help with the selection of the dress, in having more variety, as well as a lot of fun and unforgettable pictures!
Vintage mismatched dresses
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“Gone with the wind” style
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5. The color plays a key part – The bride can opt for a tonality or few colors to be combined; but most commonly happens that she wants to stick to just one. Cross your fingers or find an agreement with all the bridesmaids before the bride proposes one specific color!
Similar colors – different style
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5. Ok, you girls should all wear the same dress. But why don’t play with some “wow factor” – something unusual to wear but always fitting well with theme, color, style of the wedding??!
Have something unique, play with the theme, use some meaningful detail to personalize the style of the brides its always fun and can turn into something beautiful.
Ulyana Sergeenko
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Remember: being a bridesmaid will be one of the most enjoyable things you will ever experience – and every bridesmaid is inimitable.
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According to fashion magazines and latest trends Emerald Green seems to be the colour of the year.
You can believe it or not, but actually there is a special reason for that: Pantone. This company is perhaps the icon of colours and it is they who get to choose the color that the entire world-wide fashion and design industry follow to set collections and trends.
Most of the trend watchers thought the deep ocean Monaco Blue, would have been the choice instead this year. But not at all, Pantone went for the green Emerald. So should we all say thanks to Pantone for this?
Anyway, decorating in 2013 is definitely going to be fun for lovers of green, and we are happy with that!
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We’ve loved it so much since it made his apparence at the Wonderful World of Oz and named Emerald.
It immediately brings to mind precious gems, plus it is sophisticated and luxurious, it has a touch of vintage and it is timeless..
It seems like some colors have more staying power than others and this is the case with Emerald, as over the seasons, it is still up to the best choice.
Green is definitely a must in fashion collections, including wedding trends and home collections.
Dresses By Michel Kors and Valentino
Shoulder Bag Gucci, Green sandals Gucci Jewels Clutche Valentino
Dress by Issa Books by Etzy
So whats the reason for that? According to Pantone press release, the official reason for choosing Emerald, Pantone 17-5641, is it “enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight, as well as promoting balance and harmony,”
We must add: it is chic and sopisticated and almost perfect for any scheme. So yes, we can can imagine why our clients choose this pallette for their wedding day. Perhaps, small details, like green heels, or a green tie, or what about a green cake? .. We have choosen some images for you. Truly unique!
Lounge by Designers blok.
Ties and dresses courtesy image by The Society Bride
Cake and drinks by Society Bride, Table decors by Lover.ly
Courtesy image by Chic and Glamorous for the dresses, Hat Asos
Gorgeous Keira Knightley in Atonement by Just so pretty
Home decors by Glamourdrops
The Emerald is definitely chic and relaxing. On top of that this colour is thought to possess powers of luck and hope.
We think that, with so much beauty and green around us 2013 must surely be full of luck.
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We have reached the end of this 2012, once again another year has passed…so many things have happened over again, joys and sorrows, laughs and tears and then we are at the end… This year I feel like celebrating in a remote, unique way and me and my fiance’ have been invited to a Venice Grand Canal event in one of the most beautiful ” grandeur” palaces of the Serenissima.
The end of the year this year will see me with an astonishing dress accompanied by my man wearing a tuxedo! It is not a wedding ( like one of those I adore) but an important event and I want to impress. ( I am impressed myself that I will be wearing a wonderful gown)
If you also have been invited to an important party whether this is in Paris, in Venice or in Austria, dancing in one of the rooms of old Emperors and Princesses, Kings or Bishops, below you will find some inspirations of what my end of the year party will be like.
A dream, I know… and I can’t wait to live in it! :)
Happy New Year to all of you!
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From sweet veils to romantic gowns, and vintage decors: brides have fallen for lace!
Every Winter and Spring, metres of beautiful lace make an appearance on the catwalks of the world.
It has been popular for over a hundred years, but never that glamorous. It is definitely trendy to say I DO with some lace on!
Romantic, sexy, classic, sophisticated, vintage or baby. Chantilly, macramé, rebrodé, in white and ivory with a pastel touch. Ornate and delicate: designers definitely know that lace is the perfect feminine touch.
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Also very versatile, whilst lace is romantic in style, it can easily surprise you and turn into a something new.
Carefully mixed to make sure its not too much but also not to minimal. Choose soft colours, more towards pastels or vintage palette, like greens for more nostalgic themes or pinks and greys to evoke a vintage theme.
A very delicate and almost baby looking style this version from Chanel, sexy and romantic the one on the left by Valentino.
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Dress Alfred Angelo at Brides.com, The Knuckle duster clutch by Alexander McQueen at Stylosophy
LACE IS ALSO the perfect choice for a vintage wedding DÉCOR: our brides know that we love it!
We love these lace table runner for your reception.
With Flowers you should go for very soft colours selection of wild flowers to reflect your theme. Consider using baby’s breath, orange blossoms, hydrangea, for example, and why not some fruit for an extra touch.
Table runners at Weddbook
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I was looking for a wedding gown for a photo shoot…of course every photo shoot has a budget and it’s always too low for what you have in mind…similar to any wedding: you would love to spend more than what you have agreed to! :-)
Well, I have finally found the perfect wedding dress to suit different styles of bride at a super good pricetag! So whether you wish to use it for a fancy party, or to feel like a princess for a day or for your actual wedding, if you want to wear something grand without splashing..then check Panda & Shamrock out. Yes, they are based in China…where nowadays most designer clothes are made!
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I just adored Kate Moss’s bohemian, 1920s-inspired wedding dress. But an original interpretation of this vintage vibe kept her John Galliano-designed gown fresh and even a little edgy. Although Kate was originally inspired by F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and his wife Zelda’s Jazz Age style for her wedding vision, she put her own spin on things.
Whilst the ethereal Fitzgerald theme obviously inspired the beautifully embroidered veil, the hem is all about Kate’s own character – spangled with tiny golden paillettes and decorated with the beaded plumes of an imaginary phoenix, a creature that is “delicate and defiant, like Kate,” said Galliano.
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Image via A White Carousel
Image via A White Carousel
Kate and her dress designer worked together to create her dream day – she says:
“I wanted it to be kind of dreamy and 1920s, when everything is soft-focus… That light and that kind of fun decadence. It’s rock-’n’-roll Great Gatsby!”
The result? A refreshing mix of old and new – of Kate and her groom’s rock’n'roll interests and delicate, retro references – something truly unique, just perfect for the Chic Weddings bride!
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Looking for something similar? The English rose designer Alice Temperley embraces the same aesthetic with her feminine, floaty dress designs – and she’s just set up a bridal line! As the designer says, “People come in for something a bit more relaxed, not a normal bridal dress. They think of Temperley, and they think a bit more romantic and soft, and of a dress that will look as good on the dancefloor as down the aisle.” Here’s a sneak peek at the Ophelia collection…
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Here are a few ideas for informal hats to wear at a countryside wedding…I saw these while shopping on Sunday!
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When you go to New York for a short pleasant trip, you expect the best happening to you. Colours, images, chaos, work, a fast city rushing under your eyes while walking and enjoying a hot dog.
This time, I missed something… and maybe for the first time I noticed that Manhattan is missing that little creative side, which you can now find in Brooklyn. I had a long conversation with a woman living in THE island for more than 20 years and she confirmed that NY was different then. Artists, gangs and folks from the creative world would dine, seat to seat with high end top managers, bankers and lawyers. Nobody cared what the other was doing to survive, which type of job or business because NY was the city where dreams came true. And sadly, I missed this atmosphere. Big brands have now taken the lead, shops look all the same as any other city and only a few are spared. Space rental fees are very high and only big brands can afford them and still survive. This trend, unfortunately, will kill creativity, obliging the good creative minds to move somewhere else.
While surrending to this branded society, I was walking through the women’s department at Bedford and Goodman and… I have been illuminated!
Creations! FABRICS, LACES, RIBBONS, DREAMS!!! This is something I was hoping to find! Marvellous creations made by a Brazilian designer named Martha Medeiros. It might be that Martha is already famous in most of the Latin American countries but I was not aware of her existence until I have touched her jewels.
I have to admit that these are not coming at the cheapest price but one artist, among those millions lost out there, caught my attention. My favourite gown is this light pink and I thought it could be the perfect one for my wedding :)… but then I turned around and I found another one, which could also be the right one… a black one…and then another green…
Or maybe an Oscar de la Renta light blue…I am not sure anymore! At the end of my days in the city, I can say that these were the dresses which caught most of my attention. For one moment I wished I was in Brasil to discover more about their creative potential and powerful resources.
Images by Chicweddingsinitaly
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There truly is something of the fairy-tale about mirrors – and not just because of the ‘Magic Mirror’ role in the story of Snow White! Even today, in the real world, mirrors still hold a certain magic… the power to attract and ensnare, to hold our gaze, and to fascinate us with our own reflection…
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That’s why I find these gorgeous dresses so enchanting. Whether it’s subtle, beautifully shaped shards of mirror forming a mosaic on a corset, or a dress made ENTIRELY out of mirrored material, these gowns would make truly original and eye-catching wedding dresses…
Via Petra Storrs
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Venice, oh Venice.
There are no words to express your beauty and this is why I have chosen to remain silent and let our readers enjoy the images without any comments.
I would only like to thank our friends Vania & Christine of SimplyBloom Photography for capturing our beloved Venice in all its splendour. You have understood her light, her colours, her magic..thank you ladies and..
BUON CARNEVALE A TUTTI!
All images by SimplyBloom Photography, styling by Chic Weddings in Italy
C’è una città di questo mondo,
ma così bella, ma così strana,
che pare un gioco di fata morgana
e una visione del cuore profondo.
Avviluppata in un roseo velo,
sta con le sue chiese, palazzi, giardini, .
tutta sospesa tra due turchini,
quello del mare, quello del cielo.
Così mutevole! A vederla
nella mattina di sole bianco
splende d’un riso pallido e stanco,
d’un chiuso lume, come la perla:
ma nei tramonti rossi affocati
è un’arca d’oro, ardente, raggiante,
nave immensa, veleggiante
a lontani lidi incantati.
by Diego Valeri
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