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Okay ladies, I've become a little obsessed with the cardigan with your wedding dress look. I don't know if it's a trend I missed out on, but I just recently found it and decided I loved the idea. I've been searching for a while now for something to cover my arms in my dress, I am a little self conscious about my arms, they could use to be a little more toned! lol But, though desperate, my search has turned up dry. I am picky, and nothing seemed to match my dress right in the stores. I looked online and though there really are some beautiful things out there, I just found some of it to be too fussy. My wedding is just a mesh up of all the fun stuff myself and my FI love (I admit mostly what I love!) It's eclectic and hopefully fun! A little vintage, a little modern, and a little nature-ish. My dress is elegant, at least in my opinion, I just love it (after months of thinking I wanted a new one! Silly me!). I honestly think the cardigan look is perfect for me, it's simplistic but still elegant. What do you ladies think? I've done a little homework and found some pictures I liked showing off this look.

I do have some detail on my dress, some beading on the bodice and what not. But I don't think it will hide it or take away from it. This picture shows a lot of detail on a girls dress but it's perfectly visible.

And this is another great picture.

And this one is a bit fancier! lol

Purple is my main wedding color!

Thanks for the feed back ladies :)

@redheadem: Lace is absolutely out of the question, it looks terrible with my dress (which is diamond white organza) it's just a miserable clash, I wish it weren't because I wanted a lace element in my wedding, but it's just not good!

@troublesmom: Wearing it for the ceremony was something I was debating as well. I am having an indoor wedding simply because Ohio's weather is really unpredictable! It could be freezing and rainy, or wicked hot. But either way my venue will accommodate with AC or heating. Can't beat that. I also have options for beautiful outside pictures so it's the best of both worlds. I know it's a great look in pictures, but I've never really seen and ceremony pictures...Maybe I should do some more homework and see! lol

im wearing a cardigan with my dress and it took me AGES to find the perfect one.

i realised that nothing would go with my giant ballgown skirt unless it was a cropped cardigan. here is the one i found in the end, on ebay of all places...

this is just a pic of me prancing around the house in my dress, cardi and hair piece.. so of course, i am not done up for the wedding hehe....

@deerdonna : Thanks for that :) I was thinking of doing a cropped one as well but wasn't sure. Will you be wearing it for your ceremony though?

It's nice to know I have a date twin out there! I was told the first weekend of any month was a weird time to get married...Uh, whatever! Makes no sense lol.

I will probably be wearing a purple one to be honest, the color is just fantastic and so saturated. I love it. Satin boleros are really nice, and formal. But that's honestly not what I am looking for, I'm not a formal girl. My cake topper is owls and my FI isn't wearing a suit or tux, just a nice shirt, a vest and tie and some dress pants. Much like the look of the groom in the first picture I posted in my OP. Sure I picked a fancy dress, but I picked a fun casual bubble veil (against the advice of some people who wanted me to wear a long cathedral length veil.) I want comfort and I just hate the way boleros fit around my shoulders and my bust.

I still want a dressy looking one, add some flowers or something to make it look more formal.

@KellyLouise : That purple cardi is spot on! Love that color!

Also, Modcloth is amazing! I actually considered buying from them because of some of the vintage flair in my wedding.

For those who asked, a picture of my dress...unfitted still! Goes to the seamstress in June.

So glad to see this thread got some action! Thanks ladies!

@mousegirl: Thanks for the picture! You look lovely! :)

I can't lie, I really like this one even though it's not purple lol! But it would probably just block off the detail of my dress. I have to be careful cause the beading is down the side. But it's cute! lol

I love colorful cardigans with wedding dresses, obviously. :)

I wore mine for the reception

I got it at JCPenny for like $20!

I really hate the idea. But thats just a personal opinion. I feel like you have any day to wear a cardigan and why would you want to wear it on your wedding?

I think it makes a dress extremely casual, if thats the look you're going for then do it! :)