Choosing Your Wedding Style

Good day! So far we have discussed budget and we have given you tips on your guest list. I felt this would be next in the natural order of things. Choosing the style that suits you the couple best sounds easy, doesn’t it? Well how about I give you some things to think about this week that may make this easier?

First of all remember if you have had an engagement party the same guests must be invited to your wedding as well. Before you even think about your wedding dress there is other items of wedding planning that must be addressed.

There are so many different styles to choose from. There is the classic, traditional wedding. This would include the topic of vintage and Victorian weddings as well. Are you more of a “modern” couple? How will this reflect your wedding style? By modern does this mean you will have a trendy vineyard wedding? Will you consider a beach wedding?

If you are still having a problem deciding on style you could just go with the flow of the season your wedding will be in. If you have chosen the location where your wedding and reception will be held that will make it easier to choose the colors you’d like for your wedding.

The question of style also dictates formal or informal wedding ceremony. Most traditional, classic, Victorian, wedding styles would definitely dictate formal attire.

Here are a few tips that is you follow for traditional, Classic, Victorian, weddings you can’t go wrong.

· A wedding dress with a long train and a veil that reaches the bride’s fingertips OR A wedding dress without a train and with a veil shorter than the bride’s fingertips
· At least four attendants for the bride and an equal number for the groom
Elaborate, engraved wedding invitations on heavy cardstock OR traditionally worded, engraved or printed invitations, maybe on colored paper.
· Men dressed in black tie, conservative dark suits, or white dinner jackets in the summer OR a white tie dress code for the men.
· reception at an exclusive hotel, restaurant, or club, extravagant, traditional flowers,
full orchestra or band.

An informal wedding can be more fun than any other type of wedding. Having fewer guests means that most of them will be your close friends and family. Also, since there will be fewer last minute stressors, you can just chill out and enjoy your wedding. Here are your tips for an informal wedding.

· Long or short wedding dress, short veil, or maybe a hat
· Maid of honor and at most 1 bridesmaid/ best man and at most 1 groomsman
· The men wear dark, conservative suits or black tie
· Invitations may be printed, handwritten or over the phone
· Light lunch, dinner, tea is served at the reception

This is your wedding, so feel free to mix and match. If you want a formal ceremony with 2 attendants or an informal wedding with 6 attendants, go ahead. These are basic guidelines just to get you on your way.
What type of wedding will you be having? Will you have the same wedding you dreamed of when you were little or have you scaled back a little?