Wedding Invitations

A great many brides whose weddings are in the public eye (celebrities and royal weddings quickly come to mind) often see their wedding gown designs admired and ultimately copied by other, non-royal brides. Think of Princess Diana’s wedding gown, Jacqueline Kennedy’s wedding gown, or Caroline Bessette’s wedding gown. Their wedding gown styles seemed to set wedding trends for their contemporaries for years to come and many still feel their styles are the pinnacles of classic wedding styles.

The latest Royal bride, though, might not care so much about setting trends. Queen Elizabeth II of England’s first grandchild, Peter Phillips, was married recently near Windsor Castle and his bride didn’t pull out all the stops for her once-in-a-lifetime Royal wedding gown. Instead of 20-foot trains or a gown studded with ten thousand sequins, the former Autumn Kelly chose a modest but flattering style of gown, perhaps as a nod to wedding etiquette, or perhaps to honor her grandmother-in-law the Queen’s fashion sensibilities.

Newspapers tell us that the latest Royal bride’s wedding gown was made of lace and duchesse satin and featured a modest neckline, A-line skirt and a short-sleeved lace bolero. Fashion experts agree that the gown was quite lovely, but was unlikely to set any new trends in wedding gown fashions. However, we feel that choosing a traditional style of gown is a trend that’s here to stay for brides on both sides of the pond.