Pack your bags, the bridal wardrobe has officially headed to the coast, and it brought the most romantic wardrobe edit of the year with it. Crochet is leading the charge with open-weave cover-ups worn as ceremony pieces, headpieces sitting atop loose, salt-kissed wavy hair, and delicate lace-crochet veils that billow in the sea breeze like something your most glamorous grandmother once wore to a yacht party in 1972. Seashells have migrated from the shoreline straight onto bridal shoes, whether it's strappy sandals or vintage heels adorned with baroque shells.
Meanwhile, the pearl moment shows no signs of slowing: ropes of them hanging as fringe, mismatched clusters beaded onto gowns, or single drops dangling on statement jewelry. And then there are the sequins—loads of them, the kind that once lived exclusively on dance floors and are now doing their best impression of sunlight glimmering on open water. The European summer-inspired bride is not simply dressing for the beach; she is dressing for a coastal cliffside, a stone washed villa, and a table by the sea. Consider this your complete guide to dressing the coastal bridal aesthetic from head to toe, and doing it in the chicest way possible.
