Tip of the Week - Sleeves (Wedding Edition)

To sleeve or not to sleeve? That is the question. The second tip in the wedding series is...

Sleeves!

My wedding is in December so I chose to have sleeves on my dress. I hate to be cold so sleeves made sense to me. Plus, I like to be unique. The most popular dress style is strapless. Strapless is fine but if you don't have enough to hold it up or too much for it to give support you could be pulling the dress up all night long. Why would you want that when there are many other gorgeous dress options out there that can fit your style.

So lets take a look at some sleeves.

Strapless

The most popular sleeve type. It's no sleeves at all

Sleeveless

This type may imply no sleeves but it has straps and some fabric on the neck or shoulders. Think halter or tank top.

Spaghetti Straps

This type is thin straps or ribbons. It give the illusion of a dress being strapless but provides support.

Cap Sleeves

This type of sleeve is flat or puffed and covers the top portion of the shoulder with no fabric under the arms.

Short Sleeves

This type of sleeve is a sleeve we know well. It covers the arm and ends before the elbow. It can also be flat or puffed.

Elbow-length Sleeves

This type of sleeve covers from the arm and to the elbow or just below. It is usually done as an illusion sleeve with lace.

Three-quarter Sleeves
This type of sleeve covers from the shoulder to a few inches below the elbow. Hence their name. This is the sleeve lentgh I chose for my wedding dress because of its vintage feel and this is just my favorite sleeve.

Long Sleeves

This type of sleeve is also very familiar to us. It covers from the shoulder to the wrist or just below. Therefore, the whole arm is covered. It is usually done as an illusion sleeve with lace. On wedding gowns the sleeve ends are sometimes pointed.

Juilette Sleeves
A variation on the puffed sleeve. It's most often used by wedding dress designers. It features a puff at the shoulder and a closely fitted long sleeve.

For more great information on wedding dress sleeves click this link!

So now you're saying, I have fallen in love with a strapless dress but now I want sleeves. Well you are in luck! They have bridal jackets that can be added over your dress or you can sew on sleeves to your gown.