Spring 2013 Wedding Dress Trends

Five trends—color, portrait backs, peplums, lace, and convertible gowns—dominated the Spring 2013 Bridal runways. 

More painterly than ever, many designers splashed their dresses this season with bold strokes of color, including smoldering reds, heavenly blues, and—of course—requisite bridal blushes. 

Last season's sexy backs returned for Spring 2013 with a more demure, romantic attention to delicate embroideries, lace frames, and peekaboo keyholes.

 

Borrowing a popular silhouette from the couture runways, waist-defining peplums injected wedding gowns with a dose of haute style using both structured and softly draped shapes. It's a high-fashion look that's sexy and graphic.

Duchess Kate's royal wedding gown proved its influence after almost every collection this season showed some variation on lace unlike anything your grandmother would have worn. This graphic, floral fabric felt fresher than ever, re-worked into sexy silhouettes with a dash of tradition. 

With more brides than ever calling for second party dresses, designers answered that demand with convertible styles that use removable skirts, trains, and capes to create a distinct reception look. 

Flower fever!

If you're someone with a big personality, show it off on your wedding day! The flowers you pick say a lot about who you are, so perhaps roses are not always the way to go... here are some inspiring bouquets and arrangement ideas we love!

Lily of the Valley: delicate yet different!

Black Baccara roses... for the woman unafraid to be bold!

Anemones... with a depth of beauty!

Ombre bouquets, white for the bride and darkening for the bridesmaids.

Summer freshness... a mix of blooms for a gorgeous sherbet blend!

For the girl who loves green... a lovely earthy bouquet!

Decorate a gate with distinctive blooms!

And our ABSOLUTE favorite: Calla Lilies almost steal the show!

Floral Fridays

Welcome to our first floral friday!

We'll be mixing it up in here, so every Friday we'll be featuring a post on a type of flower or floral arrangements.It could be facts about the flower itself or different ways of how to arrange it in a bouquet.
Todays floral friday is all about Bells of Ireland, which is a member of the mint family.In the language of flowers it represents luck.

This flower does really well in hot and humid climates, which is perfect for a hot summer wedding in Dubai.

Below are some interesting ways of how it can be arranged as a centerpiece. We love how its comprised of mini bells and how it grows into an S shape,making it a fun floral piece.

Have a fun-filled weekend!

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