Life is too short not to wear what brings you joy. I never imagined myself getting married or being the bride type, so for me it was about wearing something that reflected my personality, who I am and my energy for the day (which is how I dress anyway). The Balmain suit sold out whilst I was umming and ahhing, and I'd completely forgotten about the Ashish dress until it came to rebooking our civil ceremony, and whilst scouring the internet for London Fashion Week inspiration I stumbled across it online: there was one dress left in my size! It was meant to be, I felt like the dress found me. ![]() I'd seen the dress on the runway the year before and had been keeping an eye out for it for my original wedding date, but it wouldn't be out in time, so I had originally been thinking about wearing a pink Balmain skirt suit. Head to toe: can we have the outfit details?ĭress: Ashish, Shoes: Christian Louboutin, Earrings: Simone Rocha, Bag: Shrimps, Necklaces: one is my Mangal Sutra (Indian bridal necklace) from the Indian wedding (part one) and my name necklace a gift from my Ba that I always wear, Birdcage veil: Jennifer Behr and I switched to a Shrimps headband later in the day. We hired the whole pub and hosted our friends and family and ended with a big party. You can't go wrong with oysters and champagne! Plus the food is delicious and we are massive foodies. The ceremony was followed by the wedding breakfast at the Marksman pub, one of our favourite places where we'd had many dates, so it felt fitting. We kept things simple as the year before we'd had our ‘big fat Indian wedding’ and this was the delayed civil wedding, so we were a bit more relaxed and got married at Hackney Town Hall where we both walk past most days. ![]() It had to reflect how we felt and my love for colour. The theme was JOY! After having to postpone and reschedule our wedding date multiple times due to Covid, we were so excited to finally have our day. My dress was a bit like marmite but I would rather you hated it than you didn’t take a second to notice it. I don’t like the idea of being boring and blending in. That’s kind of how I live my life to an extent especially when it comes to how I dress. I feel the dress reflects me because it’s traditional in some ways, like the colour and the materials, but also completely untraditional in other ways. From Then on I knew it wasn’t going to be traditional. Suddenly I was able to visualise myself getting married and what it would look like. It was very serendipitous that I went to Pam’s fashion show so soon after I got engaged as I was completely clueless as to what I would wear until that moment. I wasn’t someone who had even pictured their wedding growing up. It was the first show of hers I had ever been to and I knew straight away we needed to put our minds together to make something weird and wonderful.ĭid you always want a non-traditional dress? I went to Paris Fashion Week and saw Pam Hogg’s show. We got all the details from four beautiful brides about their bridal fashion designers, how they chose the dress and their spectacular wedding days. Whether it’s prints, veils or the entire gown - colour is definitely something to look out for.”ĭespite the surge in popularity for alternative dresses this year, some of the spouses below were way ahead of the curve. And let’s not forget colour - more and more brides are daring to not stick to a traditional white gown. I also think accessories such as gloves, tights, capes are going to be big this year. “The new generations of brides want to be different - they want to start new trends and stand out. MORE: 11 dresses that are perfect for the 'cool-girl' bride ![]() “I think unconventional wedding looks are becoming more popular like two pieces and vintage gowns, but also sleek, minimal designs that speak for themselves,” Sharon Sever, head designer of Israeli couture house Galia Lahav previously told Hello! Fashion. Many brands understand that modern brides may want a contemporary outfit, therefore the range of pieces outside of conventional dresses is endless. ![]() Whether its for a civil ceremony at home or a glamorous wedding abroad, alternative dresses are 2023's biggest bridal trend.
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