Beach wedding dresses run the gamut from incredibly casual to supremely decorative—it’s all about finding one that suits your personality and style of beach wedding (which can also range from a private ceremony to a formal tented affair). As a starting point, lightweight silk, chiffon or lace are ideal fabrics to look for.
If your goal is a beach wedding dress that’s as casual as your regular assortment of summer frocks, a midi length, high-low hem or asymmetrical silhouette all come with an easy-going sensibility that’s still sophisticated. Whether done in cotton, crochet or swingy chiffon, a shorter hemline feels innately relaxed and is definitely something you can easily wear again either for your honeymoon or for warm-weather events like brunches, birthdays, and garden parties. Accents like floral embellishments, lace trim or eyelet embroidery will make an easier dress feel a skosh more spectacular for your wedding day.
For the seaside bride seeking a full gown, simpler, fluid shapes and figure-faltering cuts are best—the beach hardly feels like a time for a voluminous ball gown, diaphanous layers or a massive train. Loosely woven lace, relaxed embroidery, flouncy tiers, and sheer panels give a simpler silhouette a beachy feel, but are elegant and eye-catching details for those craving more design. So long as your dress is flowy and breathable, it’ll be picture perfect against crystal blue water on a sun-drenched day.
Berta Style 18-04
Wilderly Bridal F115-Lily Lace Nude Dress
Whistles Rose Wedding Dress
Whistles Isla Tiered Wedding Dress
Tadashi Shoji Sioux Sleeveless Slit Gown
Tadashi Shoji Placid Gown
Suzanne Howard Space Gown
Rime Arodaky Zane Gown
Reformation Winslow Dress
Pronovias Efia Backless Wedding Dress
Nouvelle Amsale Amanda Dress
Margaux Tardits Saly Wedding Dress
Lela Rose The Dawson
Lakum Rose Wedding Dress
Johanna Ortiz El Lenguaje De Las Flores Guipure Lace Dress
Jenny Yoo Celine in Bridal Crepe
Halfpenny London Coral Wedding Dress
Grace Loves LaceVerdelle 2.0
Grace Loves Lace Poet Gown
Dreamers & Lovers Azalea Lace Gown
DB Studio Tiered Lace Sheath Gown with Openwork Insets
Danielle Frankel Rena Wedding Dress
Catherine Kowalski Bridal Stella Beach Wedding Dress
Catherine Deane Genevieve Gown
Bo & Luca Janis Gown
BHLDN Ludlow Gown