A style that is becoming very popular and extending beyond the dress to an overall theme, Baroque-fashioned weddings are one of the latest trends to inspire brides this season and there is no setting more perfect than a fairytale french wedding venue.
Baroque fashion dominated the French court of Louis XIV in the seventeenth century. Today baroque style is making a comeback in wedding dress style. Much more comfortable than the designs of old, the new Baroque fashions boast luxurious and extravagant materials that are elaborately detailed and embellished with crystals, metallics, and fine ribbons and fabrics.
The Baroque-inspired fashion of today’s wedding dresses, have intricate bodices and pristine yet full gowns, some of which come complete with overskirts in the fashion of Marie Antoinette. Wedding Corset styles are very popular.The best thing about corsets is that you do not need to worry about achieving a specific size for your wedding day.
Also wedding corsets open up a whole load of wedding photography possibilities. You must instruct your wedding photographer to take a photo of you getting laced up. Sepia tones particularly lend themselves to this style of photo and if you have the french wedding venue with chaise longue, mirrored armoires, cherubs and chandeliers, these add that special touch and continu that romantic baroque theme.
Think royalty, think luxurious, think rich; whether in ornamentation, decor, fabrics, wedding accessories, favors or invitation and stationary design. Begin your Baroque-styled wedding with embellished invitations sealed with ornamental baroque monogrammed stickers. Add some detail and sparkle to your ceremony decor with crystals and metallic ribbons, for church pews or chair decor accessories.
For a venue, nothing says baroque more than a renaissance castle wedding venue in France rich with velvet drapes, a ballroom-styled reception room complete with grand chandeliers suspended from the ceiling with light reflected in infinity mirrors and antique chaise longue lining the dance floor.
Brocade is a popular fabric for the baroque bride and brocade velvet is a good choice for a winter bride.
For food think rich and sumptuous. Have foie gras, figs and duck breast.
Bring that royal feeling full circle with a Baroque-inspired wedding and become your own “Belle” of the ball.
