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Light as Air Wedding Gowns

While reading New York City’s the Lovely Bridal Shop’s blog, we came across these beautiful wedding gowns from New York Magazine’s Wedding Guide for Summer 2010. We think it doesn’t matter if it’s summer or winter, these gowns are stunning, romantic and (of course) light-as-air.

Vera Wang

Marchesa

Elizabeth Fillmore

Oscar de la Renta

Prabal Gurung

Upcoming trunk shows for some of these designers:

Marchesa – Warren Barron Bridal – Sept 2-4. All truck shows are by appointment. 53 Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas 75205. 214.526.8400.

Elizabeth Fillmore – Warren Barron Bridal – Sept 16-18. All truck shows are by appointment. 53 Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas 75205. 214.526.8400.

Oscar de la Renta – Warren Barron Bridal – Sept 30-Oct 2. All truck shows are by appointment. 53 Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas 75205. 214.526.8400.

Vera Wang – Warren Barron Bridal – Oct 28-30. All truck shows are by appointment. 53 Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas 75205. 214.526.8400.

Vera Wang doesn’t just do gowns: She has wedding tips and ideas, too

With a client list that includes A-listers Mariah Carey and Victoria Beckham, Vera Wang knows a thing or two about dressing brides for their big day. Now Wang is taking her expertise to the Web.

Building on her 2001 book Vera Wang on Weddings, VeraWangOnWeddings.com offers a registry and shopping portal for Vera Wang products, which include everything from mattresses to lingerie. In addition, users will find bridal gown photo galleries and video of Wang offering wedding tips and ideas.

“This is our way of leveraging all of our wedding knowledge, and also my desire to tap into that emotional vocabulary of weddings from every- thing from our fragrance all the way to our new beddings and linens,” Wang says. The site is set to launch May 20.

Wang is confident that most brides can benefit from her site, even if they can’t afford her pricey designer gowns. “Brides will get me,” she says.

Wang offered a sneak peek at her top wedding season tips and trends:

Tips

• Determine what kind of bride you are. Whether you’re a romantic, modern or exhibitionist bride, Wang says, you must do what makes you comfortable. “I think you really have to be who you are on that wedding day.”

• Decide how you’re going to live. Take into consideration what kind of life you and your partner want, and stick to it. “What’s the use to have china that is $30,000 a set, you need four staff to wash it and you bring it out maybe two or three times in your life?”

• Make planning couple-centric, not bride-centric. Some brides become so caught up in the hype and glamour of their big day, they forget they’re part of a couple. “Just because you like one type of mattress doesn’t mean your spouse does,” Wang says. Decisions are “about the bride and the groom together.”

Trends

• Multiple dresses. Many brides are opting for a few costume changes on their big day, including a ceremony dress as well as a dress or two for the reception and after. “I haven’t been lucky enough to have brides buy all three from me!”

• Destination weddings. Beach ceremonies and exotic locales are getting more popular, which means brides are showing more skin. “We’ve seen a surge in (destination weddings), hence lots of short dresses, lots of soft dresses, lots of bare dresses and lots of minis.”

• Color. White remains the standard for the wedding dress, but some brides are looking for a shot of color. It’s for “an individual who really is brave and confident and wants to make a fashion statement.”

By Arienne Thompson, USA TODAY