How To Make Bridesmaid Dresses Complement The Bride?

Find out how with a few tips of choosing affordable bridesmaid dresses uk that complement your bridal style from style experts!
Picking out a bridal wear dress is one of the toughest decisions a bride can make in the wedding planning process, so does the monumental task of figuring out how to choose bridesmaid dresses that complement the bride.

Your attendants probably all have different body shapes, style preferences and budgets, which can make bridesmaid shopping an absolute beast of a task. So, choosing bridesmaid dresses for your squad is hard enough without factoring in your own bridal look. On top of all that, you’ve also got to figure out how to create a cohesive bridal party look that perfectly complements your wedding dress.

Here’s how to choose bridesmaid dresses that complement the bride if you think it is impossible.

Your bridesmaid dresses should always match the formality of your gown.
To keep the formality the same, start by considering the length of the dresses. If your wedding dress is a full-length number with a voluminous silhouette, your bridesmaids should similarly be dressed in full-length bridesmaid dresses with luxe details that are suitable for your elegant wedding venue.
But if you’re wearing a ball gown wedding dress, your squad will look out of place wearing boho bridesmaid dresses that are better suited for a desert-chic wedding.

Keep your dress style in mind.
Choose bridesmaid dresses with your wedding dress style. For example, if your wedding dress style whimsical and romantic, consider flowy bridesmaid dresses, and ruffled sleeves is plus; If your wedding dress style is bold and trendy, consider dressing your girls in mismatched bridesmaid dresses with different textures or fashionable jumpsuits that turn heads.

Don’t forget to factor in the subtle details of your wedding dress.
If you’re donning a lace wedding dress, for example, it would be absolutely gorgeous for your girls to wear bridesmaid separates with lace tops to complement your dress without being too matchy-matchy.
If you’re wearing a colored wedding dress, then be sure to choose bridesmaid dress colors that complement your colored wedding dress for a photo-worthy look.

Be careful to avoid choosing bridesmaid dresses that match the details of your wedding dress too closely. One detail that should never be shared between you and your girls is the neckline. If your wedding dress features a sexy, plunging neckline, be sure to pick a different neckline for your girls. And if your dress is already blinged-out to the max, then your girls don’t need to sparkle.
While your bridesmaids shouldn’t match you too closely, there should always be at least one or two elements that tie everyone’s look together. One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is by picking out a bridal bouquet that complements your bridesmaid dresses according to your wedding color scheme. Also, you can use pashminas and stoles to tie everyone’s look together, and get yourself one that is slightly different than your girls.

Conclusion:
Dress shopping for you and your girls should be a fun and painless process! Just be sure to follow our tips above, and you can keep your bridal style on point when you finally say, “I do.”

Tried-and-True Real Wedding Color Schemes

Get inspired from these time-tested color comninations for your own wedding. 

selecting your wedding colors should be one of the first décor-related decisions you make. The wedding color palette you settle on will help drive the visual components of your day and ensure everything looks on-theme and cohesive. It is the anchor for your big-day décor. It is inspired by your personal preferences and your event’s seasonality and location.

Bold and Saturated color palette: Aegean, Mulberry and sage, Latte. Vibrant colors with equally punchy hues is a great idea for an outdoor wedding—the natural surroundings will help tone down colors that feel too powerful.

Aegean, Mulberry and sage, Latte Colors Scheme

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Blue shades with white-and-green accents. This waterfront celebration took a cue from the ocean

blue shade with white and green color palette wedding

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Salmon-hued palette: Blush, Peach and Strawberry. This salmon-hued palette brought a dose of unexpected cheer to a warm-weather outdoor celebration.

Summer garden party-inspired weddings don’t need to be limited to pastel pink color schemes.

Blush, Peach and Strawberry Wedding Color Scheme

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Clay-meets-taupe hue with Mauve as color focal point.

Even though neutral colors are often used as accents, they can just as easily be your color palette’s focal point.

Clay-meets-taupe hue with Mauve Wedding Color Scheme

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Mauve and Gold and ecru color, this scheme is  a creative reimagination of a very similar blush-centric palette that’s graced many rustic and romantic weddings in the last few years. 

Mauve is the new blush. These soft colors would work just as well at a summer farm wedding as they would at a late-fall orchard celebration.

Mauve and Gold and ecru color farm wedding

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Gray and Brown rustic hues for a late-summer or early-fall wedding. When paired with burnt orange, brown often reads as a late-autumn color. However, by combining it with dove gray and a creamy linen hue, it will achieve a pastoral palette that felt light and airy.

Gray and Brown color for late summer wedding

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Vibrant pink and green, inspired by bougainvillea and hibiscus, perfectly for an oceanside wedding in Hawaii.

vibrant pink and green color wedding ideas

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Black and Blush-the joint of traditional color and unconventional palette. It is a great way to personalize your wedding.  

While blush often appears at romantic weddings, it can hold its own just as well at a bold and contemporary affair. Paired with jet black and midnight blue, blush is given new life and a whole new vibe.

blush and black color wedding ideas

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Varied Greens Hues for a spring garden party–inspired fête, let these colors inform your big day. Layering varied hues of green brings depth to the décor, while softer neutrals will accent your venue’s earthy tones beautifully.

varies green hues spring garden wedding party

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Classic Prep pink and navy for all classic, preppy brides! These vibrant and crisp colors are ideal for a ballroom or storied estate affair.

pink and navy colored wedding party

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Muted Hues– When playing with muted hues, selecting the right options is a delicate balance.

While green is often a focal color when it crops up in wedding design, this look was actually directed by its sandy shades; the greens played a supporting role. For a wedding where shades like sand and taupe would blend in with the surrounding locale (think a Tuscan villa or a California winery), don’t be afraid to look to them as leaders in the color palette.

Muted Hues Wedding Party

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Moody Black, plum and gold  

Plum brings personality to this palette, while gold adds needed brightness. A venue where this palette could breathe? A space with lots of natural light, like an outdoor woodsy mountain destination, would be ideal.

Black, plum and gold wedding color ideas

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Difference Between a Maid of Honor and a Matron of Honor

Wedding planning can be both fun, but stressful at same time.
Bride or groom need more support.
The closest and dearest friends and family that the bride and groom can lean on in a pinch. Some of the most honored positions within a wedding party include the best man, maid of honor, and/or the matron of honor.
These roles are important within the bridal party, do you know the difference between a maid and matron of honor?

The difference between them is not always clear from the key distinction between these two common titles to the responsibilities associated with each role.
The difference between a maid of honor and a matron of honor is based on a simple and straightforward etiquette rule. The only distinction is the marital status of the woman who has been honored with the title of honor.
A maid of honor is unmarried, and a matron of honor is married.

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Do You Need Both a Maid and Matron of Honor? There is absolutely no reason to think that a bride needs both a maid AND a matron of honor by their side. However, if you have two friends or family members you’re equally close to, you can invite them both to use (or share) these titles on your wedding day. In this case, if they were both married, they would both be Matrons of Honor, or if both single, Maids of Honor.

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What Are the Jobs of Each?
The responsibilities that come with the position are the same regardless of the maid or matron title
These might include accompanying the bride to dress fittings, planning the shower and bachelorette party, interfacing with the rest of the bridal party, and making a toast at the reception.
If you have both a maid and matron of honor, encourage them to split and share these responsibilities based on which each woman feels best suited to handle.

Opt for Non-Matching Attire for Them
Whether the bridal party wears identical or mismatched gowns is always up to the bride, but consider letting the maid and matron of honor choose gowns that are different from the other bridesmaids—and from each other. Or let them stand out through hair styling, make-up, or floral bouquets.

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Top Wedding Color Ideas for Spring / Summer Wedding

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Wedding represents the start of one very big adventure, the new life of the season. When planning your wedding, choosing your wedding color palette will be one of your first tasks.

These color palettes for spring / summer weddings are just the thing to give your bash a fresh look. From soft pastels to vibrant hues, you can find a palette that suits your style and personality. Whether you’re looking for a fresh take on traditional hues or something a little more daring, we’ve got you covered.

Nothing is more classic than the colors of Blush, there are lots of great combination for every girl’s dream wedding. Blush is a soft and feminine color that differentiates from the common red.

Blush + Ivory: This is a great color combination for brides who like a light and airy feel to their wedding decor.

blush and ivory colors wedding

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Blush + Burgundy + Gold: Pick your favorite color for each piece of your wedding dress to transform your wedding from a blush pink to a sophisticated red. For example blush lip and a burgundy bridesmaid dress are a match made in wedding heaven.

blush burgundy and gold wedding colors theme

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Blush + Red: This wedding color incorporates the idea of warmth, which is especially crucial for spring and summer weddings, often associated with nostalgia and peace.

blush and red wedding party

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Blush + Greenery: This warm colors palette would blend beautifully for the colors of the season, lighten up the skies. Mix blush and green rose is a simple way to have a warm background.

blush and greenery wedding party

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Blush + French Blue + Gold: French blue is the most charming color, it helps you keep things soft and natural. It is a much more mellow and denoting color for a wedding than gold. These three colors is a beautiful choice to coordinate with the spring summer wedding colors.

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Green: You can bring the nature into your big day by choosing green as your wedding color,like emerald green, sage green and mint green.

Green + Gold: Simple yet appealing color palette is the perfect choice for your spring and summer wedding.

Soft gold, combined with a bright, natural green reminds the bride and groom of the beginning of life in a renewed and healthy way.

green and golden colors wedding

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Green + Berry: In the past, this color combo was often reserved for more formal occasions and more sedate events. Today, it turns up all across the board and create an effect unlike any other.

greenry and berry color wedding

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Green + Peach: Peach and green creates a perfect color combination for flower-filled Spring and Summer wedding. They creates a light undertone that gives these colors a casual feeling. It is a great option for the bride who wants the prettiest wedding she can have.

peach and green colors for spring summer wedding

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Greenery + Blush: This warm colors palette would blend beautifully for the colors of the season, lighten up the skies. Mix blush and green rose is a simple way to have a warm background.

Gold: The color gold symbolizes power, royalty, luxury, and wealth. It is the perfect color to use in a wedding because it is so rich and warm. Gold wedding colors are also unique and stand out from the crowd. They might have a classic appeal, but their contemporary tone allows them to work with multiple colors. They look chic and earthy simultaneously because they have an element of luxury about them without being extravagant or ostentatious.

Gold+Burgundy + Blush: Nothing is more classic than the colors of burgundy, blush, and gold.

Gold + Green: Soft gold and bright, natural green color palette, means the new lifes of brides and grooms in a renewed and healthy way. Palatable for arching pathways and inviting guests into the festivities.

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Rose Gold + Ivory: Ivory looks especially lovely paired with rose gold always looks sleek and sophisticated. Rose gold and ivory are fresh, pretty and elegant wedding color options for spring and summer.

rose gold and ivory color wedding party

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Gold + French Blue, Blush: French blue is the most charming color, it helps you keep things soft and natural. It is a much more mellow and denoting color for a wedding than gold. These three colors is a beautiful choice to coordinate with the spring summer wedding colors.

Purple: Wedding color purple is a classic color with endless use.

Purple often associated with royalty, elegance and regality, is one of the most popular wedding colors which can be used in weddings at any season all the year round, such as light purples like lavender and lilac etc. in spring and summer weddings while dark purples such as mauve, eggplant, royal purple etc. in fall weddings.

Purple color palette is not only looks gorgeous, but also creates a sense of romantic. This is for purple lovers with different shades of purple, which you can adjust the colors to matched with different seasons. If your wedding is in spring/summer, add more lighter purples; and if your wedding is in fall/winter, try some more darker purples.

purple color wedding

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Lavender + Peach: Colors like lavender and peach create a visually-appealing palette that many brides covet. A perfect color combination to use in the spring and summer months to appeal to people who seek relaxed, happy wedding inspiration.

lavender and peach wedding color theme

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Blue Color: Blue is an easy color to use and goes with pretty much everything. It works well with so many colors that it could really be considered a neutral. If your favorite color is blue, this is for you.

Dusty Blue + Dusty Rose: The two colors of complementary tones are perfect for any time of the year. Alluring dusty blue softens the look of this dusty rose hue.

dusty rose and dusty blue color wedding

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Light Blue + Navy: Mix light blue and navy colors to make a beautiful combination, they will make your wedding look a little light and airy.

light blue and navy color wedding party

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French Blue, Blush + Gold: French blue is prevalent in spring and summer, it is charming color helps you keep things soft and natural. With blush and color, a beautiful color palette for spring summer wedding party.

Jewel Tones: A jewel-toned wedding is a celebration of rich colors, luxurious fabrics, and lavish details that create a truly magical atmosphere.

Jewel tone color is an easy match to most bridal parties. It makes deciding wedding colors not hard any more.

Mix darker jewel tone colors with bright, bold colors for even more contrast. For example, mix with an enchanting purple base, this color will simply sparkle!

jewel tone colored wedding

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Dusty Rose: Dusty rose is really taking over for the wedding trend. The plain and humble pink just makes it a perfect wedding color.

Dusty Rose + Marsala:  They look fresh and pretty and offer a lovely contrast to bright summer blooms.

Dusty Rose and Marsala color wedding

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Dusty Rose + Dusty Blue: The two colors of complementary tones are perfect for any time of the year. Alluring dusty blue softens the look of this dusty rose hue.

dusty blue and dusty rose colored wedding party

When Should We Order Our Wedding Invitation?

A affordable custom wedding invitation is a beautiful, meaningful way to give your guests a taste of what’s to come on the big day.
That’s why it’s so important to start this process early.
So when should the final wedding invitation order be placed in order to receive them with enough time to get them sent out to guests?

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Here comes the advice from experts on when and how soon you should be placing your invite order.

Figure Out Your Ideal Send Date
Wedding invitations should be sent to guests anywhere from six to eight weeks before the big day.

Besides, it’s important to also factor in the time it will take for them to be assembled, packed and sealed, these tasks take time, so it’s important to give yourself some wiggle room.

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We advice that you have final proofs for your invitation suites six to eight weeks in advance of the mailing date for the invitations.
At Happyinvitation.com, this allows us to have time for specialty print services, laser cutting, and any unforeseen delays in print or production, shipping it to you house.

Of course it is possible to planning a wedding with quick turnaround, but you’ll probably have to pay a bit more to get your invitations in time.

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Cute Ways to Announce Your Engagement on Instagram

engagement Announce

After getting engaged, the first question that might pop into your head is how to share the exciting news with loved ones.
Of course you can tell people in your inner circle face-to-face. But if your partner proposed on a trip, the best way to bring your social network Instagram up to speed.
You can spread the word in a more detailed and visual way, and is ultimately a much faster method for communicating this milestone to extended friends and family.
For instance, An Instagram announcement can also go beyond the ring-selfie and accompanying “I said yes!

These are our favorite ways to share the news on your feed.

  1. Post a (Personal) Photo of Your Ring
    Take a selfie with your future spouse, and put your ring front and center. Or putting your hand up in the sky or next to a significant building or tree, walk hand-in-hand with your partner.
  2. Share the Moment in Stories
    Share the moment that your fiancé on bended knee—or that first kiss as spouses-to-be.
    This is great material to put on Instagram Stories.
    Consider posting a few slides that showcase the emotion of the moment.
  3. Make a Reel
    Shout out the news to your followers with an Instagram Reel.
    You’ll have up to 90 seconds to fill your miniature movie with images and videos from the moments before, during, and after the proposal.
  4. Hide It in a Hashtag
    Make your followers work to find out the big news with Hashtags.
    This way, the hashtag can be used up until your wedding day.
    You can share a couple shot, use the hashtag #WereEngaged or #SheSaidYes.
    It’s also popular to use a couple’s full name in the hashtag with “love story” at the end.
  5. Involve Your Pet
    Let your pet share the news.
    Tie the ring around his neck or put a cute sign next to him that says, “My parents are getting married” or “Future ring bearer.”
  6. Show Off Your Future Last Name
    Snap a selfie holding a sign that says “The Future Mrs. XXX” , or take a great selfie and use the hashtag #TheFutureMrsXXX if you’re planning to change your name.
  7. Make Your Partner The Focal Point Of Your Announcement
    Post your favorite image of your favorite person and caption it with the big news.
    The image can be a sweet photo of your future husband or wife down on one knee, the very first image you took of her, or a dapper shot of him in a tux at someone else’s wedding.
  8. Make a Wedding-Specific Account
    Make a separate account specifically for your wedding journey is another new trend on Instagram.
    It’s a great way to keep everything in one place, from the proposal, engagement party, and for their wedding preparations
    These are typically joint accounts shared between the couple, so both partners can post exciting news and updates on it.

Congratulations, now next you need to plan your wedding. There are lots of things to consider and to do, so it’s best to make a list of things to do with date.
For example, decide your wedding budget to confirm what style wedding you want, intimate small group, or large celebrations; Settle down wedding date; find perfect wedding venues, shopping wedding invitation suites, and send out the invites in time; shopping brides wedding dresses, groom suit, affordable bridesmaid dresses, elegant mother of the bride dresses, etc; find vendor, etc.