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A helping hand on Wedding Glove Etiquette
Wedding gloves today are becoming an ever increasing popular
accessory for brides. There is no doubt that the addition of a
pair of wedding gloves will add elegance and grace to your overall
wedding look. Gloves themselves have always added an air of
elegance to any special occasion, and today many brides are choosing
to wear wedding gloves to complete their already elegant look.
However, because we don't wear them as much it is difficult to know
the rules and etiquette around them.
Historically, the length of glove directly related to how formal
the affair was and the time of day. However, today the rules
are somewhat more relaxed. With so many beautiful wedding
gloves to choose from, the decision of what style and length of
wedding gloves to wear is all driven from the style and colour of
your wedding dress.
Your wedding gloves should compliment your wedding dress.
The first decision to make is the length of the wedding glove.
Generally, the length you choose should compliment the sleeve length
of your wedding dress, the shorter the sleeve, the longer the
wedding glove. If you choose a strapless dress then Opera
length wedding gloves are a very popular choice or you could choose
gloves just above the elbow.
The next choice is the style, there are so many beautiful wedding
gloves available today. Charms Bridal Wear offer 3 main styles
- full fingered wedding gloves, fingerless wedding gloves or ring
finger wedding gloves.
Full fingered wedding gloves are the most formal style of glove
and cover the hand completely which would require the bride to
remove the glove from her hand during the exchanging of the rings.
If you do remove your wedding glove, then simply hand it to your
bridesmaid at the same time you pass the bouquet. Once the
ceremony has been completed, you can put your wedding glove back on
ready for your photographs. Full fingered wedding gloves are
particularly popular during Winter weddings.
Fingerless wedding gloves are a very popular choice because the
bride will not need to remove them during the ceremony for the
exchanging of the rings. Fingerless wedding gloves simply
cover the arms and end in a point at the fingers with a loop that
fits over your finger to keep them in place. This allows the
fingers to be free for the exchanging of the rings.
Ring Finger wedding gloves are becoming more and more a popular
choice particularly because it allows the bride to wear a full
fingered wedding glove without having to remove the glove during the
ceremony. Ring fingered wedding gloves have a section cut out
on the ring finger which enables the bride to slip her ring finger
out of her glove to accept the ring. The ring will also be
displayed through the slot allowing the bride to show it off to all
her guests after the ceremony.
Once you have decided on length and style, you then need to
choose the design of your wedding gloves. If you choose a
heavily embellished wedding dress then you would probably want to
choose a plainer design wedding glove. If your dress is of a
simpler design then this will allow you to choose a more embellished
wedding glove.
At Charms Bridal Wear, we have a range of wedding gloves to suit
every bride. Our range includes satin and lace wedding gloves,
lace beaded wedding gloves or plain satin wedding gloves. We
stock a range of Opera wedding gloves, elbow length wedding gloves
and wrist length wedding gloves.
All our wedding gloves are of great quality and made from quality
satin and lace fabrics and are offered at very affordable prices.
Click here to view our full range of wedding gloves
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