Wedding Dresses

Wedding Dresses For Beach

A wedding dress is complete only when it includes sleeves. The bridal dress is composed of not only the bodice and the skirt, but of the sleeves too. Unfortunately, not all the brides are rejoicing at the opportunity of wearing sleeves attached to the wedding dress, and the reasons for that are diverse and divided between the bride’s preferences, style and in some cases, ignorance.




We say “ignorance” because most brides are avoiding sleeved wedding dresses because of some sort of fear or loathing towards those long evasive, lavish and voluminous sleeves that used to make the bridal outfit during the medieval or the middle ages. It’s sad that these are the only types of sleeves that come to the mind of most brides when faced to choose a sleeved wedding dress.

But for those of you who didn’t know or didn’t have the time or the disposition to find out more about types of sleeves for wedding dresses, we can tell you that nowadays, brides who are planning a modern outdoor wedding are choosing a sensual short sleeved wedding dress.

Among the most popular types of short sleeves that brides can choose even for a destination wedding, are: cap sleeves, T-short sleeves, the bell sleeves or the petal sleeves. If you are planning a seaside wedding and you’re interested in a type of sleeved beach wedding dress that can make you look more unique, dainty, chic and feminine, we recommend you to try a gorgeous petal sleeved wedding dress for the beach.

The petal sleeves are among the most subtle, refined, graceful and sleek types of short sleeves existing, especially because of their one of a kind criss-cross design that makes the arm of the bride more attractive and chic. A petal sleeved wedding dress for the beach might be an excellent and a superb choice for those of you who want to cover a bit of the shoulders and the arm and still obtain a more original and distinctive look.

This type of sleeve works great for almost any type of brides – corpulent, full figure with big shoulders and broad arms or for those slimmer brides with small shoulders and slender arms. The petal sleeve is also recalled as the “tulip” sleeve, due to its striking resemblance with the tulip flower’s bud. A petal sleeved wedding dress is incredibly suitable for a beach breezy wedding especially because the sleeves can make the bride breathe properly, feel comfy and practical and look amazingly original, feminine, gentle, soft “slippery”.

You can opt for a three quarter petal sleeved beach wedding dress for a more formal, dramatic and chic event, or you can opt for an airy and ethereal short petal sleeved wedding dress for a casual beach wedding. Among the most suitable and appropriate fabrics that are usually used in creating a petal sleeved wedding dress for the beach are: duchesse satin, illusion net, georgette, silk, organza, damask, linen, cotton, gauze, rayon or chiffon.

Both the petal sleeves and the dress can be made from the same material – for a more unified, flowing look, or the sleeves can incorporate a different material from the dress, in order to obtain a more spectacular and eye-catching effect.

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