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Flower Girl Dress Styles for a Spring Wedding
Spring is just around the bend and flowers are beginning to bloom. Birds are chirping their songs of merriment. No time of year evokes feelings of love and new beginnings quite like springtime, making it a favorite time of year for weddings.
When it comes to dressing your bridal party, many brides like to use the vibrant colors of nature as their guide. While this tactic will help wedding colors take shape, it will not always lead you to the best style. If you could use a little help, here are some beautiful flower girl dress styles for a spring wedding.
Floral Inspiration
Nothing makes us think of spring quite like the image of flowers. Why not make this young member of your bridal party the flower girl in more than one way? Not only can she sprinkle petals, but she can also feature beautiful blooms on her dress.
Consider a satin dress with a floral skirt for your flower girl. The colors of the season are alive on a sleeveless dress that will look at home on any girl. To add the perfect finishing touch, pair it with a simple pair of sandals and a matching headband. For weddings scheduled for earlier in the season, a white or ivory crochet sweater is perfect to fend off the chill.
Spring Colors
For the bride who wants to limit the flowers to her bouquet, a solid color dress is a great way to incorporate color without compromising taste. A tea-length ball gown in satin is a classic option. Wide spaghetti straps work well with the season and all of the hottest color trends are available.
A great accessory for this style of dress is a coordinating sash or bow, especially since the satin is unadorned with any embellishments. The addition of wrist length gloves will help add a bit of glamour. Finish the ensemble with matching sandals and your flower girl will be ready to walk down the aisle in style.
A Hint of Color
Many brides enjoy the beauty of the classic white dress, but still want a hint of the color from their bridesmaid dresses. For the older flower girl, a satin dress with spaghetti straps and a lace-up back may be exactly the look for which the bride has been searching. With wide bands of color at the top and hemline of this floor length A-line gown, it is the perfect compromise between tradition and color.
A floral hair wreath will help remind everyone who the flower girl is, even when she is no longer carrying her basket of flowers. A slight heel for the girl comfortable with the extra height keeps this dress from dragging the ground, potentially as a trip hazard. For the bride not wearing white herself, ivory is also available.
Simple Elegance
If your wedding is a more formal affair where you will be walking down the aisle in true queen for the day fashion, why not let your flower girl dress like a princess? Choose a champagne satin dress with delicate spaghetti straps. The pick-up skirt will keep the hem of this floor length gown off the floor and the intricate embroidery on the bodice will make this dress an elegant choice.
A hazelnut sash gives the eye a perfect place to rest as it attempts to take in all the detail of this gorgeous gown. Top off the look with a tasteful tiara, jeweled sandals and elbow length gloves. Your flower girl will look as though she just stepped off the pages of a fairy tale in time for your wedding.
Classic Beauty
Few dresses can ever hope to rival the traditional beauty of the white flower girl dress. If timeless class is the look you crave for your wedding then a gown with a split front A-line embroidered skirt is the perfect option. Beaded embroidery on a sleeveless satin bodice ensures sophistication from neckline to floor length hem. In addition, the netting that provides the slight flair of the skirt is made from nylon, making it an itch-free alternative.
Spring Style
While there are as many different styles of flower girl dress as there are bridal gowns, a few style choices are a perfect match for spring weddings. Bare shoulders are in fashion so leave the puffy sleeves in the dress shop. Open toe shoes to show off polished toenails are a must. Of course, do not forget about color because every color is back on the table as nature blooms back into life.
About the Author
Suzanne Bradley is a freelance writer who writes about weddings, often focusing on a specific aspect of weddings such as flower girl dresses
Flower Power: Make the Summer’s Hottest Trend Your Own
Everything’s coming up roses on the runway!
Flower prints and floral-inspired designs are super-hot in almost every notable fashion collection this season. From huge, bright tropical flowers splashed across dresses to tiny, dainty prints on a breezy top, designers went mad for flower power in 2008.
Who can blame them? As the last vestiges of winter are leaving northern climes, fashionistas are embracing the season – and who better to look to for inspiration than Mother Nature?
And lucky women this season can choose from a wide range of styles to fit their own personal taste. Fashion mavens at Glamway24 (www.glamway24.com), an Italian-based Internet boutique that brings the collections of top designers from all over the world to the desktops of savvy shoppers, say that this season’s florals offer appeal for the most romantic of tastes to the most urbane.
“This season, florals are some of the some of the most popular styles in our boutique,” said Glamway president Gilda Barabino. “The designers have offered such a variety that everyone can find something she loves.”
For those looking for a sweet, ladylike dress, try the Creta dress by O.titude. A sweet floral print in a demure shape, O.titude’s Creta dress also offers a huge wow factor – a sexy lace-up top with a large appliqué over the bust. The Italian designer, whose line in available via Glamway24, also offers the Anusca dress, which presents a sweet, 1940s-inspired silhouette in a refined print – and some of the prettiest, most dramatic sleeves we’ve seen this season.
One of the world’s hottest designers, Custo Barcelona, also pushed petals in his collection this season. Custo Barcelona, which creates beautiful clothes that combine European sophistication and California spirit, has served up floral offerings ranging from tops to dresses.
Hitting just the right note for this season’s bold flower craze is Custo Barcelona’s Pim All You Need T-shirt. Bright flowers adorn this figure-flattering top, which perfectly expresses the designer’s talent for joining experimental chic with classic elegance.
If you’re looking for something with a bit more glamour, try Custo Barcelona’s Clever Flower offering, which can be worn as a long top or a minidress. Presented in an elegant kimono shape, Clever Flower is universally flattering and eternally chic.
Glamway24 also offers gorgeous dresses – perfect for capturing the romance and ease of summer. One of the boutique’s most popular designers – in fact, a big favorite of international trendsetters and celebrities – is Hale Bob. Beloved for his modern take on traditional feminine shapes, Hale Bob’s designer Daniel Bohbot offers smart shoppers dresses that are sure to become wardrobe staples.
And don’t forget jeans when you’re looking to add florals to your wardrobe. Barabino says that jeans have become one of the most popular places to inject a little flower power into your wardrobe.
“Embellished jeans have gained so much popularity this season,” she said, pointing to the return of Boho-chic and 1970s-inspired fashion. “Just as a simple pair of jeans can used to spice up a colorful top, jeans with floral appliqués can be used to set off a simple blouse or T-shirt.”
Barabino pointed to the popular Los Angeles-based designer Switch USA, which offers handmade jeans with beautiful embroidered embellishments. Hot off the runway this season are the designer’s Paradise jeans, which offer a super-flattering fit and just the right touch of glamour.
About the Author
Bree has traveled the world in search of cutting edge fashion. She enjoys ‘discovering’ new designers and identifying trends.
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