One of the trends we’ve been seeing in wedding gowns for the past few seasons are the ornate bridal belts or sashes. Although brides have been wearing colorful sashes and belts with their dress for years,  lately the belts have gotten more elaborate. Anne Barge’s 2012 Spring collection was full of gorgeous optional belts that were adorned with pearls, Swarovski crystals and flower petals. The real beauty of the sash option is that you can wear your dress with or without a belt for 2 different looks.

Ines Di Santo

Lazzaro

Anne Barge

Anne Barge

Badgley Mischka

Badgley Mischka

Watters

Watters

These bejeweled sashes add a bit of sparkle to an otherwise simple gown with a sash is always an affordable and fashionable idea. Here are a few faves from Weddingish…

Bridal Sash Belts

One of the most important details of a wedding is of course the cake.  You want the wedding cake to be the ultimate expression of your wedding theme and the design of your wedding cake is not complete without the perfect cake topper.  And when it comes to cake toppers, it’s all in the details. These days, it’s out with the old and in with the gold!
Here are a few golden cake toppers we found featured on Brides.com.

Aluminum sculpture replica, $75, Whitney Museum of American Art.

Gold-wire orb, $36 for set of three, Chiasso.

Brassy mod initials. $50 each, Gauge NYC.

And some popular Monogram Cake Toppers from Weddingish:

Gold Crystal Accented Monogram Cake Topper Set $89.95 Weddingish.com

Sparkling Gold Heart & Initial Cake Topper, $89 Weddingish.com

This season’s hottest footwear trend is anything that glitters and as the holidays approach, we love anything that shimmers and shines. Needless to say we love these crystal and glitter embellished bridal shoes.  The fancy footwear are not only perfect for brides, formal holiday occasions, and black tie affairs, but also work with skinny pants and a fancy top for a stunning and sexy look.

Check out some of our favorites.

Alexander Mcqueen

Jimmy Choo

Steweart Weitzman "glitterswoon"

Badgley Mischka "junebug"

Badgley Mischka "stella"

Christian Louboutin "super vic"