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Trends are breaking away from tradition and steadfast rules, and modern brides are choosing wedding gowns that reflect their personality and vision—not necessarily their grandmother’s. The modern “rule” for wedding dress style is to choose something that makes you feel comfortable and beautiful on your most special day.

Detailing

Wedding dresses emphasize detailing with added embellishments such as subtle beading, ribbons, bows, and, of course, lace. Look for subtle detailing that’s both ultra-feminine, yet elegant. These small added details and embellishments can be immensely flattering

if not overdone.

Grecian

Check out the soft sophistication of a Grecian goddess-style gown. Soft and floaty, flattering and seductive, and great for any body type. The toga dress is designed with a unique, flowing cut that is less fitted around the waist and hips. The Grecian-inspired look is a romantic touch

for any wedding.

Color

Yes, white is still the traditional favorite when it comes to wedding dresses but color is the new trend for 2009. Not only will softer pastel shades be popular but also warmer splashes of color including scarlet red will make their appearance. Metallic fabrics will create a shimmering look to enhance any color.

Sleek

For a glamorous take on your dress, a sleek gown is the perfect way to achieve a sexy, romantic and delicate look. Think plunging necklines, silk charmeuse, and delicate beading. Sleek gowns are made of softer fabrics that provide a lot of motion and underscore the femininity of the gown.

Over The Top

Bold accessories, vibrant hues, and striking silhouettes are forefront in the latest ready-to-wear collections. Gowns with feathers and feather-inspired gatherings from the waist to the ankles are sure to make a statement. These feathery gowns are designed with loose, organza-style bodices and were featured in grey, silver, pink and white hues for the season. It’s a fashion-forward trend that only a few brides will pull of this season, but a top trend nonetheless.

Tea -Length

1950’s look, style and cut dresses are making a comeback whether you’re getting married in a vineyard or Jamaica. Brides are showing off their legs and designer shoes rather than dragging a dress on the gravel or sand. These tea-length gowns are also a wonderful choice for encore brides.

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Perhaps the best reason for the bride and groom to pay for their wedding entirely on their own is the simple fact that it should grant them complete autonomy when it comes to making decisions about the wedding. However, the cost of many weddings is shared jointly among the wedding couple, the bride’s parents, and the groom’s parents.

This simple fact leads to the inclusion of six different opinions when it comes to the decision making process. In turn, this often leads to a great deal of discussion and lively argument. Everyone believes that they have a right to some input since they are helping to pay for this grand event.

Although the time before the wedding, the engagement period, should be one of the happiest times of their lives, it is also one of the most stressful, taking away from the happiness that each couple experiences. In fact, every single person involved in the wedding has an opinion concerning some aspect of the wedding.

Although some individuals will keep their thoughts to themselves, many will not. This can be one of the major sources of the increasing level of stress that is experienced by engaged couples. Although the wedding is supposed to be about the couple, it often becomes focused around what the bride’s parents want or what the groom’s parents want.

Plus, in today’s society, with all of the broken marriages and subsequent remarriages, this can add up to quite a few people being involved in decisions concerning the wedding plans. Step-parents, step-grandparents, half-sisters, half-brothers, parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, best friends, and even friends all seem to have something to say whether they are putting any finances toward the wedding extravaganza or not. Everyone seems to have an opinion or a favor to ask.

Relatively soon into the planning the bride is inundated with questions and requests. “Can I please have so-and-so as my escort for the bridal party?” “I think white roses would make a better selection for the boutonnières, don’t you?” “Why do they have more guests than I?” “You simply must have the reception immediately after the wedding ceremony.”

Trying to keep the peace takes the forefront and planning the wedding takes a secondary position. The bride might feel helpless and unable to take charge and communicate clearly to these people that it is, afterall, her wedding. Eventually, things settle down, but, in the meantime, stress overrides enjoyment. Here are some helpful hints abut how to deal with stress.

• Know what you want before everyone you know starts telling you what you’re wedding should be. Talk about the kind of wedding you want. When you start sharing the news, without having a clue about the experience you want to create, you are more susceptible to pressure and sway from others.

• Stay connected with the man you will marry. Make a promise that you will make all decisions together, and back each other up. The instant there is vulnerability in your partnership, you will both be swayed more easily by other people’s opinions.

• Every person has something to say about your wedding. It’s a given. Just accept it. Whether they are paying for it or not … no matter whom you are or what age, you will be bombarded with unsolicited advice.

• Your friends and family have an agenda for your wedding. People tend to see your wedding as a chance to satisfy their own needs. They have a propensity to act out what its all about for them – not you! You have to set clear boundaries, and also shield yourself emotionally from the sometimes-negative opinions of well-meaning friends and relatives.

• You can include loved ones without letting them run the show. There are so many creative ways to honor them in the ceremony and at the reception. Get over your desire to make everyone happy and focus instead on honoring family ties in a way that is meaningful to your marriage.

• Your happiness in life (and marriage) does not depend on your wedding day.-Our society places a great emphasis on having a perfect wedding and not enough focus on having an awesome marriage. It’s okay to be temporarily obsessed and to yearn for the ideal wedding–we all go there at some point–but you have to keep your eye on what’s truly important. Too many brides treat the wedding itself as something to be worshipped and served. Don’t give the wedding day so much power! Step back and realize, the most important part of the day is not the day itself … but that you walked down that aisle and into the arms of the one you love … the one you look forward to building your life with. One night a week neither of you are allowed to mention the word wedding or anything wedding related. This can be a date night, or just relaxing at home together to remind you why you’re going through all this craziness in the first place! Quite often, no problems arise and the wedding is planned peacefully and without incident. However, just as frequently, problems do occur and only a semblance of peace remains. Family dynamics play a large part in determining the amount of enjoyment that goes into planning the wedding.

All year round, Vail, Colorado is a magical place to have a wedding. You can say “I do” in a snowy, winter wonderland or on a cool mountain summer day surrounded by firs and sunlit aspens. No matter when the wedding, guests will find the fun and exciting activities available in Vail the perfect experiences for their stay. Take your guests skiing, or schedule your ceremony on the slopes so you can ski down afterwards. In the summer, escape the heat and exchange vows in the cool mountain air and then take your reception to one of the free jazz concerts offered all summer long.

Pamper yourself in Vail. Afterall, this is your wedding. Brides, get a massage at and facial at the Spa at Vail Mountain Lodge before your wedding and get some famous pizza at the Blue Moose for your bachelorette party. Grooms, take your bachelor party golfing at one of the many golf courses in Vail/Beaver Creek. These golf courses boast 18 holes at around 8,000 feet elevation. Your drive will go further than you ever imagined it could. And afterward, check out the wine selection at the Sweet Basil Restaurant.

Vail, Colorado is the ideal place for your destination wedding. Visit weddingsinvail.com for more information.

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