Accessorize Your Wedding Attire with a Stunning Bridal Handbag
February 21, 2010
Bridal handbags, or wedding purses, come in all shapes and sizes with many dashing designs, and with just enough room to carry those small personal items such as touch-up powder, eye liner, lipstick, deodorant, a comb or brush, keys, handkerchiefs, or maybe even a little spare change! After the wedding, there are always photos, reception food and drink, and a time of fellowship with family and friends.
Types of Bridal Handbags
Bridal handbags are usually very small and easy to carry. They may be decorated with sequins, beads, crystals, lace, ribbons, miniature tassels, or precious stones. Wedding handbags are usually made of materials such as satin, silk, nylon, or polyester.
There are three basic styles of handbags for brides: clutch, fancy, and structured. Clutch bridal purses are typically made of silk or satin, have an inner lining, and do not have straps or handles. Fancy handbags are usually made with elegant designs embellished with precious stones, crystals, or beads. Structured wedding handbags have a stable bottom and are usually made of satin, silk, nylon, or polyester.
Accentuate Your Wedding Dress
Bridal handbags are a great accessory for your wedding attire. Choose a bridal purse that matches or complements your dress, jewelry, tiara, and wedding shoes. If your dress has lace and white pearls, find a wedding purse decorated with lace and white pearls (or beads that resemble pearls).
Choose a bridal handbag that fits your style and your figure. The handbag should be easy to handle and not too large. It should add a touch of elegance without dominating the reception photos.
Wedding Handbags as Bridesmaid Gifts
Wedding handbags can also be ordered to match the dresses of bridesmaids and given as gifts from the bride. Choose handbags that your bridesmaids can use for other occasions, not only at the wedding. Every woman and girl loves a new handbag, so these make excellent gifts!
The Proper Wedding Attire For Guests At A Wedding
December 26, 2009
It is not that hard to choose the proper wedding attire to wear when going to a wedding. As some people would say it, just look better than your best when attending someone’s wedding.
The Clues Are on the Invitation
A question that may come to mind when choosing what wedding attire to wear is exactly that: What should you wear to a wedding? The answer to your question lies on the wedding invitation itself. If the wedding invitation you have in your hand is embossed and engraved and talks in a very formal language, it only goes to show that the wedding is a formal event.
Church weddings with reception at a fancy restaurant always call for dressier wedding attire. If it is a wedding at a beach or a destination wedding, it is perfectly acceptable to wear something more laid back.
Daytime or Evening?
Perhaps a more important clue that you should pay attention to in deciding what wedding attire to wear is the time of the wedding. For daytime weddings, you do not need to show up in formal wedding attire.
As for evening weddings, formal wedding attire is usually the required dress code, but that still depends on whether the wedding is black-tie optional or strictly black tie. If the event is just black-tie optional, you can wear a dark suit or a cocktail dress. With strictly black tie weddings, the appropriate wedding attire is a formal ball gown.
Inappropriate Wedding Attire
* It is white. White is a color that only the bride should wear at a wedding. Do not wear white to a wedding, whether it is daytime or evening.
* Denims are a huge no-no, even in casual weddings.
* Wear something modest and subdued. The bride is the star of the wedding and it is in very bad form if you show up in wedding attire that is flashier than the bride’s wedding gown.
Always look your best in the proper wedding attire when you come to a wedding.