You decide to seize your betrothed and get hitched in certain exotic, faraway land how exciting!

Destination weddings are adventurous, onceinalifetime events, but don't start packing your bags

just yet; you've still got to obtain the right dress. Choosing a gown for any destination wedding is

a bit more complicated than finding something to wear for a stateside ceremony, but we'll let you

know everything you need to know to ensure both you and your dress are every bit as stunning

and glamorous as the locale.

Know Your SettingThe type of your gown depends on where and when you're going to say "I do."

If you're marriage throughout the day, concentrate on styles with beautiful embroidery, pleats,

ruffles and lace. Many of these details is going to be noticeable within the sunlight but may be

missed after nightfall. Conversely, selecting a simple gown that subtlety sparkles with crystal

embellishments or metallic threads will increase your shimmering beauty underneath the light

from the moon.

Destination weddings often occur outside, so you need to know what sort of terrain you'll be

grappling with. Will your aisle be made from finished garden stone, a manicured lawn or perhaps

a sandy dune? Your dress not just must look great, it also needs to be functional. Wear a long,

billowy gown while walking down an uneven aisle, and you'll probably wind up kissing the

ground before your brand-new husband!

Size MattersThat longtrained gown you have always wanted is excellent as long as you're

marriage in a spacious cathedral. Unlike your indispensable diamond earrings or perhaps your

trusty camel slingbacks that appear to choose everything, wedding gowns aren't interchangeable.

Just as you would not wear a kneegrazing, flirty dress to some winter wedding in New York, you

will want to avoid a galasized gown for beachfront nuptials. Besides looking completely

unnatural, wearing the incorrect type of gown to some destination wedding can be cosmetically

problematic. Unless you want sweat spots on your bodice and hermit crabs crawling your train,

you may want to go with a short dress.

Residing in a Material WorldThere's no shame in becoming a fabric girl with regards to deciding

on the perfect fabric for the destination wedding gown. If you're heading to the tropics, you will

need a dress produced from allnatural fabrics that relax on the skin and breathe, but beware of

fabrics that wrinkle easily, for example silk. Synthetic fabrics will repel wrinkles and typically

cost less, however they can also make you sweaty and itchy and may even provide you with a

rash, which is not at all something want on your big day (or night).

Gowns to GoIf you live in Chicago but are tying the knot in Cancun, you'll have to travel with

your gown. Unless your bridal salon can ship it for your destination after one last round of

alterations, it'll probably end up stashed within an overhead compartment on your flight. Sure, it'll

be protected with a garment bag, but wedding gowns aren't exactly designed to share space for

storage with random luggage. Sometimes, there is a closet open to firstclass passengers, however,

you might be better off just buying your dress its own seat. It will be expensive, but being

confident of you're pretty much guaranteed an area next to the window!

TLC Tip

Wedding dresses aren't exactly travelfriendly, with no appear precautions you take, wrinkles

happen. Professional cleaners have been in short supply in paradise, however in a pinch, you can

steam your dress yourself in the hotel bathroom. Close the restroom door, and run warm water

before the room fills track of steam. Hang your dress yourself in the bathroom, ensuring it doesn't

get wet, and then leave it for 15 to 20 minutes.