Wedding Gowns & Bridal Fashion

The smell of beautiful bridal bouquets and scented candles filled Lake Hume Resort yesterday as more than 1000 people attended Lake Hume Resort’s 12th annual Bridal Fair.

The brides-to-be, their mothers, girlfriends, and fiances wandered the fair looking for the items that would make their wedding perfect and unique.

Stall holders covered everything from stationery and photography to the little gifts placed on dinner tables for guests at the reception.

Billion Dollar Dreams customer service manager Brett Baird said women’s bridal dress trends were shifting towards “more romantic styles”.

“We are seeing a lot more embellishments, like embroidery, lace, beading and dresses with shoulder sleeves are very popular at the moment,” he said.

“The sweetheart neckline is also coming back with a vengeance and A-line skirts with tulle and lace inserts are also quite popular.”

Mr Baird said choosing the style was sometimes the easy part.

“Once a bride is set on the style there is also the matter of finding the right colour to set off her skin tone,” he said.

“Ivory is a very popular colour and now comes in 18 different shades from warm ivory to a vanilla shade.

“But white is still strong, especially with tanned girls.”

Lake Hume wedding co-ordinator Shelley Dargan said the crowd numbers were up 20 per cent on last year.

“We have people from as far as Melbourne and Sydney coming to see our beautiful fashion parade featuring up-to-the-moment bridal fashions from Border businesses,” she said.

“Some people are interested in the fashions while others just wanted to pick up last-minute pieces for their wedding.”