Essential Accessories for Winter Brides
A winter bride definitely requires more essential accessories than any other bride throughout the year. The causing factor is naturally the weather. Every bride wants her day to be perfect; however winter conditions can potentially ruin the most perfect hairstyle, make over and dress she will ever have. There is also nothing worse then feeling cold and shivering on your special day.
Wind can play havoc with hair and naturally brides do not want to run the risk of ruining their dream hair styles so it is essential to use as much spray as possible without ruining the overall look. Then if there is a high wind forecast it is advisable to make sure that the head bridesmaid or someone else has backup hair spray in their bag. Also as the cold weather is usually unforgivably harsh to skin, having your make up bag at a handy distance is vital in order to win over the battle of chapped lips and red cheeks and noses.
The weather forecast of rain is every bride’s nightmare, consequently it is essential to be prepared well in advance and the wedding companies/magazines have the comforting solution to this concern. They provide a range of white, ivory and black umbrellas for the wedding party which are large enough to protect the bride and her dress. This potentially essential accessory can also be ordered in colours to match your wedding colour scheme thus it is certainly not a disaster if umbrellas are required in the photographs.
The winter cold can be penetrating and chill to the bone even when warm, thick and fleecy clothes are worn. Thus brides can feel trepidation towards the thought of facing the winter’s chill dressed only in her fabulous but thin dress. However as in normal circumstances the answer here is that layers equal warmth. The dress itself can be made from your dream material and does not necessary need to have a high neck or long sleeved unless that is your personal preference. A silk or satin strapless floaty perfect dress can be confidently worn in the winter months in spite of the weather. In this case essential accessories can include a silk waist petticoat and/or a traditional hoop petticoat as well. These create layers between the sexy sheer stockings and gorgeous dress skirt and helps to keep the cold out, without also running the risk of over heating in the warm wedding venue. Bare arms, necks, chests and shoulders can be stylishly covered up for both inside and outside venues. There is a large variety of options available to keep brides warm against winter’s bitter cold and wind. Velvet or faux fur shrugs, boleros or long film star wraps are available, which suit all dress styles and do not hide the dress’s beauty. Be warned however while these are essential accessories they do not all suit everyone’s figure. You may have your heart set on a wrap, however it could be that a shrug suits you better. This is a personal choice, what is important is that you keep warm on your special day. If all else fails there are beautiful fur lined satin hooded cloaks available which make the gorgeous winter brides look like they have stepped out of a fairy tale.
Cold feet are always unpleasant however the winter bride does not have to give up the dream of dainty princess sandals/open toed high heels completely. You can have these shoes for the church and reception, however the wedding magazines and shops can come to the rescue for the time spent in the cold outdoors. Their recommendation is the essential accessory of stylish, slim-line white/ivory boots which can be also fur lined and tipped, guarantied to keep toes and ankles cosy warm under the dream dress. Cold hands are also an unpleasant result of biting cold weather, thus an essential accessory for this special day is a faux fur or velvet hand muff which looks lovely in photos but can also be used in between shots and then replaced with the bouquet last minute.
