Contemporary Looks For The Modern Bride

Whether you’re planning a formal ceremony or an intimate event, the wedding dress sets the tone for the day itself. Refined affairs can afford a gown that’s sumptuous and sweeping, while a slick white suit has become a mainstay for a modern, urban wedding. Thankfully, today’s designers offer a plethora of silhouettes to ensure there’s a style to match your personal, sartorial preferences — whether your vibe is effortlessly minimalist or classic with a twist.

For brides, finding the perfect wedding dress comes second only to finding the one to wed. The process of shopping for that one true gown is a ritual unmatched with any other sartorial purchase: not only is it a way to express your personal style, it’s an emotional buy with which brides will ascend into the next chapter of their lives. The seams of each is sewn with hope, dreams, love and the promise of forever.

A wedding dress, then, is one of the most meaningful aspects of the day itself. It’s essential that any bride feels her very best, beautiful self — only natural, as all eyes are on you on your special day — and any wedding gown should work hard to ensure you feel as comfortable, chic and cool come midnight as when the dawn rises on your special day.

London label Galvan has become renowned for its contemporary silhouettes that offer an understated polish, enabling brides to accessorize as much, or as little, as they wish. Its sleek, halterneck ‘Sienna’ gown is a case in point. With its clean lines, slim, gently draping fit and contemporary turtleneck with a fluid sash ribbon that ties at the neck (perfect for creating movement across the dance floor), this dress could be paired with gold-tone earrings and a loose updo. Or you could forego added adornment altogether by simply let the shoulders become a focal point. For city weddings, it’s perfect teamed with a cool, fluid blazer, while a barely-there sandal or pearl-studded stiletto from Jimmy Choo will bring a more classic feel.

Of course, no wedding day would be complete without jewelry. While the exchanging of rings will naturally take center stage, delicate pearl jewelry will add the finishing touch to bridal looks without distracting the eye. As the first label to ever create a cultured pearl in 1893, Mikimoto’s exquisite pieces are a testament to timelessness, making them the perfect addition to your dressing table’s treasure box and a modern-day heirloom. Superfine gold chains are embellished with a single pearl, while white gold earrings come studded with scintillating diamonds to bring additional luster that will frame your face and complement dazzling, wedding day smiles — the ultimate, just-married accessory.

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