Women can wear a cocktail dress or a dressy pantsuit for black-tie optional weddings. Keep the palette and fabric luxurious, but feel free to play with bolder colors or softer patterns.

I adore how these two wedding dresses —both from the Spring 2013 runways—feature subtle patterns. It's nice to see a little contrast, instead of endless miles of plain white!

The dress became available to try on at a Neiman Marcus in Boston around seven months after Casey bought her wedding gown. "I was like, 'Oh my God, this is a sign,'" she said.

The dress was originally bought from Detroit’s J. L. Hudson Department Store in the early 1950s before being worn by Darlene, as well as her two sisters Patricia and Beverly.

I only found two examples of this trend on the Spring 2012 runways, but it's so pretty, I just had to share! I'm just loving wedding dresses in patterned fabric! Below, there's one white-on-white ...