I was reading recently how Aussie brides are shunning the white wedding dress and turning to colour for their big day.
I love love love a bride in colour! It’s such a great expression of oneself and a beautiful way to feel and look unique!
Wildberry Photography loves brides in colour so much- Vanessa dedicates a whole section to coloured brides on her website.
Here are some of my faves of hers (I especially love the matching veils, it takes the gown from a formal ballgown to sassy, chic bride!).
Bride Lauren & Bride Bec
Kim at Parisian Events recently noted how black bridal gowns are all the vogue in France and Australian bridal designer Mariana Hardwick has even designed a few darker toned gowns in her latest ‘Garden Of Earthly Designs’ collection which you can also in my chocolate & grey inspiration board.
If you’re not quite brave enough to go for a full on colour like those above, a pastel variation on a colour can also work. A soft mint green, a baby pink or a soft blue can all bring colour to the gown while still looking like a traditional bride.
Are you going for white or colour? What are your reasons?
Want more? Check out these posts from the archives
- Blooming Brides
- Jason Grech White
- Brides For Breast Cancer
- What Would They Know? Joy Morris of Pallas Bride
- Collette Dinnigan Snow White Collection
May 15, 2008 at 8:13 pm
I’m going for ivory, simple reason being that I’ll get plenty of opportunities to wear fabulous dresses in every other colour over the years, but I can’t imagine another day when I’ll feel comfortable wearing a long ivory dress.
If I were interested in wearing a veil, though, I might consider a coloured dress with a coloured veil.. it looks so cool and the veil keeps it bridal
May 16, 2008 at 12:25 am
I love colored dresses, so unique. I featured one on my blog last week too.
I will be in champagne and taupe. I cant wait, almost one month left!
May 16, 2008 at 1:28 am
I would give up my first born child to shoot a wedding where the bride wore a dress like that!
May 17, 2008 at 5:36 am
Oh this is way too much fun!!! I LOVE color!!! So much personality!!
Though, there is something sacred about the white gown…..
May 17, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I wore a powder blue dupion silk full skirt gown with a short train and I felt like cinderella. I would reccomend it to anyone.
May 22, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Guilty Secret- Good Point! Such a hard decision!
Kelly- I can’t wait to see all your details come together, I can’t believe it’s come around so soon!
Drew- Always happy to babysit!
Millie- I agree, I love colour but I still get pulled to white! Such a hard decision!
Dani- i love your gown, it’s SO Cinderella! You looked beautiful in it!