When it comes to wedding flowers and bouquets, there are a number of variables that can affect, obviously, the look of your wedding and cost too. For the look of your wedding, obviously the types and colors of the flowers are key. With cost, the best solution is to pick flowers that are in-season during your wedding. Check out our article on that very topic to choose the right flowers for your wedding!

Read “The Long and Short of Wedding Flowers”

Now, what if you are a bride who absolutely loves the fairytale wedding, Prince Charming, happily-ever-after idea but don’t quite have as many millions (or billions) as those royals? Fear not! Semiformal can still make you feel like a princess bride! [Actually, between you and us, all brides should feel like princesses on their wedding day! Should and can!]

For those brides who may want to save their money for something else after the wedding, here is how a semiformal Princess Bride typically looks:

• Floor-length gown either with an (at most) elbow-length veil or none at all
• Headpiece optional
• Jewelry and gloves a must (or at least preferred)
• For evening weddings, the bride can choose among floor-, tea-, or ballerina-length wedding dresses

Read “Still a Princess Bride”

As the bride, you set the style and tone of your wedding (along with everything else) the way you want it, just by what you choose to wear. Granted, your wedding dress and the level of formality for your wedding aren’t always solidly connected. If she really wanted, a bride can certainly choose to don a less formal wedding dress for a formal evening wedding or whatever she decides even if it doesn’t fit the occasion just right according to wedding purists out there. There are general guidelines though when it comes to the famous and fabulous wedding dress and how formal the wedding can become.

Read “How to Look Like a Princess Bride”