Well, luckily for you, modern brides have more freedom to shun formality in their wedding including their wedding dresses! Well, of course, you still have to follow proper wedding etiquette in some aspects - save the dates, invitations, and other stuff - but at least, your informal wedding dress is a load off your shoulders, literally and figuratively.
Advantages of an Informal Wedding Dress
Even when your childhood wedding dream was peppered with formal aspects akin to a princess' wedding, your adult side will appreciate the following advantages of an informal wedding dress:
* You can save on packing space. This is especially good when you are planning on a destination wedding where bulky formal gowns are, well, bulky.
* You can actually just buy one dress instead of two wedding dresses. You can wear the same dress from the ceremony to the reception to the honeymoon trip.
* You can reuse your dress for other occasions like an informal party with friends and family.
With all these advantages, who could resist the appeal of an informal wedding dress? Hopefully, not you!
Choosing the Dress
* Opt for a hemline that falls above your ankles. It can either be tea-length or an inch above the knee. Don't fall for the trap of trying to look sexy in a micro-mini on your wedding day because then you will only be eligible for the title of "The World's Worst Wedding Dress". In the same way, avoid too many cut-outs on the bodice, thigh-thigh slits and butt cleavage-baring wedding dresses.
* Try to keep it simple in terms of sequins and pearls and thingamajigs as well as in prints. Often, simple elegance is the key to pulling off an informal wedding dress.
The best advice to wearing informal wedding dresses: Be happy with your life, your groom, your family and friends! You will soon realize that you can still look like a million-dollar bride even on an informal wedding dress because your beauty shines from within. And that is beauty that no amount of money can buy!
