Is it alright to go all white little dress?
Of course, white is the traditional  color for brides, but many of them are surrounding themselves with white  way beyond a head-to-toe look. It's more like left to right and floor  to ceiling, and everything in between.
"I do love an all-white  wedding," gushes fashion designer Amsale Aberra, who uses her first name  as her label. "I think it can be very beautiful."
But, in the  next breath, Aberra says the look leaves room for error, with  white-wearing bridesmaids dresses under 100 and flower girls dresses uk , white flowers, white  tablecloths and white candles all potentially stealing the bride's  thunder. "You don't want to need to wear the veil the whole day just to  be identified as the bride," she says.
It takes a woman with a  strong personality and sense of self to remain the belle of the ball,  and she needs to embrace little tools to help her shine _ things like a  beaded waistband on her gown or choosing a dress that's just a slightly  different shade of white than everyone else's, adds celebrity wedding  planner David Tutera.
Kate Middleton pulled it off at the big  British royal wedding this spring, Tutera said, but even so, her sister,  Pippa Middleton, got her fair share of attention in her white cowl-neck  gown.
"I think the royal wedding will have an influence on brides  for years, even decades, to come, and Pippa Middleton's white Alexander  McQueen bridesmaid dress will most certainly be credited with sparking a  trend," says Darcy Miller, editorial director of Martha Stewart  Weddings. She notes, however, that it's a longtime tradition in Britain  to have the wedding party wear white.
"It's very striking," Miller adds, noting that Beyonce and Kim Kardashian also opted for the color _ or non-color _ scheme.
Miller  says the look is sophisticated, too _ but more versatile than one might  think. "The classic look of an all-white wedding is thought of as very  traditional, but the clean, sophisticated palette can easily be  transformed for modern venues so it is suitable for all types of brides.  Whether you are getting married on the beach, at a country club, at a  ski lodge or on a city rooftop, the look will translate, so you really  can't go wrong."
Tutera, who hosts WeTV's "My Fair Wedding," still  isn't fully sold. When white is done right, there's nothing better, he  says, but there's still more of a chance that something could go wrong.
There  are hundreds of shades of white, from bright, blueish diamond white to a  creamy, more yellowed eggshell white, he notes. The color scheme of the  wedding should all be in the same family, although not 100 percent  matching, either.
Aberra encourages the warmer, richer shades,  perhaps the eggshell, ivory or champagne. "That metallic white _ that's  not flattering to almost anybody. A more natural white has a more pearl  feel to it, it's not harsh. I'd stay away from a harsh white, especially  in the daytime, which will just look brighter and brighter."
Seems  like a lot of detail for a bride to keep track of, but Manhattan-based  photographer Christian Oth says the results can be worth it.
"It's  an established fact that brides look great in white _ it might even be  why they do it! When you have a bunch of bridesmaids all dressed in  white, that's a beautiful visual thing," Oth says.
He'd much  rather see the parade of white coming at him than the bridal parties of a  few decades ago, with the bridesmaids in pouffy-sleeve, fuchsia dresses  and the groomsmen wearing ties to match. "Those typical blue bridesmaids'  dresses are very hard to photograph well," Oth adds.
And the different shades of white that are apparent to the naked eye probably won't show up in pictures, he says.
Still, a little hint of contrast color does work well; Oth suggests white floral bouquets that have visible green stems.
Miller  agrees that it's the small details that are key with an all-white  wedding. Fabrics and textures will create the depth, she says.
She  ticks off suggestions, including bouquets of white peonies paired with a  cluster of dahlias, white orchids and snowberry branches, tied with  satin and lace.
She likes white flowers on the table, but also suggests whitewashed papier-m

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