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Wedding fashion has evolved a lot since the days when our parents were walking down the aisle. In the 20s, brides were draped in straight-cut lace with drop waists and dainty little tulip sleeves. In the 50s, tiny princess waists and enormous tulle skirts were the order of the day. Weddings in the 80s (when some of our parents tied the knot) were over the top with lots of pearl chokers and matching earrings, huge hair, and shoulders.

Wedding fashion in the 2020s is a different beast altogether, from brides or grooms wearing Converse shoes with their formal attire to bright pink suits to abandoning typical wedding attire altogether. If you’re getting hitched this year, we’ve got the skinny on all the best options if you want to stay on top of current fashion trends! Read on for the details.

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More Than One Look

Brides have been donning “The Reception Dress” for quite some time now. A change of attire from the actual wedding ceremony (especially if the dress you choose to get married in is significantly constricting or overly large) into something equally stunning but slightly more comfortable (and with room for cake and champagne, obviously!) is nothing out of the ordinary. A “leaving outfit” is also not all that strange. A change from wedding attire into something usually still white or the same colour as the wedding dress, something a little more travel or outside world friendly, is something brides and grooms have taken to doing before leaving their reception venue. These days, however, it seems that more than one or even two outfits for one wedding are a growing trend. This trend isn’t just for the ladies: who says the guys can’t have as many outfits as they want to! Wear the traditional tux for the ceremony, something a little more relaxed in cotton or even satin for the reception, and why not a fresh-pressed pair of jeans or chinos as you leave the event.

Sustainable Outfits

Sustainability is at the forefront of fashion trends and hopefully will be for a long time to come. Brides and grooms selecting garments made by slow fashion brands who pay their employees fair, living wages and use sustainably sourced materials is the only way to go for wedding attire these days. Not only should the sustainability of the brand, materials, and processes that go into creating your outfit be a concern, but the wearability of the outfit itself should be too. Sustainability also lives in how often we wear the garments that we have. While wedding garments are traditionally worn once and then locked away in a cupboard for the rest of their days, one of the significant sustainability trends this year is selecting garments that are wearable in more than one situation. Wedding dresses that you can “shorten and wear again” or re-wear in their original state are the order of the day. Matching sets are a great way of getting the most wear possible out of your wedding garments.

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Gown Alternatives

While traditionally, in most Western cultures ( and many other cultures as well), brides walk down the aisle in a big and beautiful gown, those days seem to have passed us by almost altogether. Alternatives to the classic “wedding gown” are trending this year. The options for this trend are as limitless as your imagination. If you can dream it up and like how it looks, you can wear it down the aisle. More of the bride’s personal style is invested in the wedding garment, which feeds nicely into the sustainability and more than one garment trend mentioned above. This can also make wedding garments more cost-effective, as purchasing a gown often takes up a lot of your wedding budget.

Colour

We’ve all heard the song “It’s a nice day for a white wedding,” but those days have come and gone! As societal trends have evolved past white needing to be part of a wedding as a symbol of purity, brides and grooms have been able to opt for wedding garments that feature pops of colour and even exciting patterns. Monique Lhuillier’s 2022 bridal collection features exciting florals on both bright and white backdrops, emphasising this trend further. Black accents, while not being on the very top of the trend charts at the moment, are something that is appearing more and more on gowns and also at wedding venues.

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Wrap Up

We know you’ll look perfect whatever you choose to wear on your wedding day. Remember; the most important trend of them all is wearing exactly what you like because you like it and it makes you feel good!