There are many women who wear glasses on a daily basis without giving it a second thought. A wedding, however, is not just any other day, and even those who really like their glasses often wonder if they should wear them during their wedding. To help you find the solution that makes you most comfortable, here is great advice for brides who wear glasses.
If you need glasses to see, well, you certainly cannot be without some sort of vision aid on your wedding day. And yet, when you see pictures of brides in magazines, do you ever see one in glasses? No, because there is something about a formal bridal gown and glasses that do not seem to be a great combination, or at least that is how most brides feel. But it certainly would not do to stumble down the aisle because you cannot see where you are going! So what is a vision impaired bride to do?
The first and most popular option is to switch out your eyeglasses for contact lenses. They can take some getting used to, so if you are not accustomed to wearing contacts, get a pair at least a month or two before the wedding. That way you will have the chance to try them out and discover if you like how they feel.
Brides who find glasses to be more comfortable but can tolerate contact lenses at least for a little while might choose to wear their contacts for the ceremony and formal portraits and then switch over to their specs during the reception. There are several reasons why this can be a good compromise. For one thing, you will get to make your grand entrance to the ceremony without anything covering your face (except perhaps a blusher). Your guests will get to see you in all your radiant glory, which is a moment that every bride deserves to have.
Another good reason to wear contacts for the wedding ceremony is that you will not have to worry about glare reflecting off of the lenses from flash photography. There are quite a few brides who fear that their glasses will be a distraction in the wedding photographs. It is not just the glare that worries them, but that their frames may appear dated and will spoil their enjoyment of the wedding album in the future. This is a legitimate concern – think about all of those pictures of 1960s brides in heavy black framed spectacles; the first thing that you see is their eyewear, not their faces or even their bridal gowns.
When the bride only needs glasses for reading, she has a few options. One is to avoid writing her own vows. If you recite the standard vows, all you will need to do is repeat after the officiant, no reading required. Brides who choose to have personal vows to read can still walk down the aisle sans specs. Simply have your maid of honor carry your eyeglasses behind her bouquet and hand them over at the start of the vow exchange.
For those brides who cannot tolerate contacts or feel like giving up their glasses for a day is too phony, there are a few ways to make their eyewear fit the special occasion. A few months before the wedding, pick out new frames which complement the style of your wedding gown and bridal jewelry. In general, the more thin and discreet the frame, the better, and be sure to get an anti reflective coating on the lenses. Select glasses which will look well with your bridal jewelry, or vice versa. In other words, silver jewelry will be best with silver tone frames, or choose gold frames to wear with gold bridal jewelry.
Whichever way you decide to go, the most important thing is to feel like yourself on your wedding day. After all, you know that your fiance loves you just the way you are. As it turns out, grooms do make passes at brides who wear glasses!
Author Resource:
Bridget Mora writes for Silverland Jewelry with advice for brides on all sorts of wedding topics. http://silverlandjewelry.com/
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