New "something blue" ideas for a destination wedding

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Figuring out the “something blue” that you’ll incorporate into your wedding ensemble can drive a bride around the bend. Blue earrings are too obvious. Blue toenails? So very 2004. And blue eyeliner isn’t even trying. But for women embarking on a destination wedding, there’s a whole other path to pursue: the blue wedding gown. We’re not talking about some tulle-and-lace confection that’s been dipped into a vat of barely-there powder-blue. We’re talking about dresses that are blatantly blue—as blue as the ocean that will background your vows, or the cobalt sky above.

These possibilities from ready-to-wear company Loup Charmant (that’s “charming wolf” in French) are about as casual as you can be at a wedding without going the bikini-and-sarong route. We love their unstructured simplicity, which would be at home on a South Pacific beach or a rustic cabin porch. For those of you with a more traditional streak, they’re great pieces for a weekend wedding wardrobe—rehearsal dinner to hanging-out-with-the-girls. And with prices thousands below what a traditional bridal gown would cost, you can snag a pair of Loup Charmant’s deep-blue bloomers, or a “shortie” gown with a back that swoops down to your nether regions. Cause it’s such fun to see a grown man blush.