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What to Wear To Your Savannah Elopement: 34 Style Ideas!

What to Wear To Your Savannah Elopement: 34 Style Ideas!

Hey y’all! I get many questions on what to wear to an elopement here in Savannah. With 300+ Ceremony Plus Photo packages booked over the last three years, I have witnessed all sorts of wedding attire… and that is the way it should be! Your wedding ceremony with me is a space where I want you to be as authentic as possible and feel safe and excited to do so.

Most of our couples choose to wear conventional wedding wear- long, white or ivory dresses and dark suits and tuxes, with a small percentage electing for something very casual. Our couples always look perfect, whether they are wearing a dress that’s big and poofy- or sleek and form-fitting- or a suit that features a bow-tie. This particular blog post celebrates some of the more non-traditional choices we’ve seen from 2015 to 2017. It was hard to choose just a few highlights, but hopefully they give some inspiration to anyone planning a destination elopement who wants to try something different. I have separated these photos into categories: (1) Shimmer & Pink, (2) Vintage Love, (3) Pop of Color, (4) Elopement Style, (5) Unique & Awesome, and (6) Fashionable Grooms.

All photos are by It’s Megan Jones Photography unless otherwise noted. I am looking forward to seeing what all our 2018 couples (and beyond) wear to celebrate with us!

PS: Don’t forget to look at the shoes and the headpieces as you glance through these gorgeous elopement photos!


Shimmer & Pink

I’ve said before, on the blog and social media, that I don’t find myself very girly, but I am beside myself when someone shows up in an outfit that sparkles, shimmers, or is silver, pink or blush. Here are a few brides who selected dresses that made me squee. 

silver elopement dress
Sophia & Forrest, December 2017. Forsyth Park.

I included an extra photo of Sophia because of her super glam jacket, too.

winter wedding jacket
Sophia & Forrest, December 2017. Forsyth Park.
alternative wedding dress
Sierra & Adam, September 2017. Forsyth Park.
pink wedding dress
Stephanie & Rick, June 2017. Lafayette Square.
blush wedding dress in Savannah
Tiffany & Kenneth, February 2016. Whitefield Square.
lafayette square fountain wedding photography
Stephanie & Adam, October 2016. Lafayette Square.
peach wedding dress
Nicole & Michael, November 2016. Monterey Square.

Vintage Love

Many of our brides who choose to wear gowns still gravitate toward a vintage, or even boho look. These couples made it a whole theme or communicated to us that they found their decades-old dress in a thrift store or wore something given to them from their family. 

vintage military wedding
Tiffany & Dakota, October 2017. Troup Square. Photo by Ashly McCoy.

 

Lacey looks so sassy in this photo. I love it!

Lacey & Aaron, June 2017. Troup Square.
boho Savannah elopement
Sarah & Rhett, April 2015. Downtown Savannah.
vintage bridal dress beach wedding
Linda & JD, November 2017. Tybee Island.

Turns out a stole is also convenient to wrap your new husband in during the first kiss!

winter beach wedding
Linda & JD, November 2017. Tybee Island.

Even Patrick and Kelly’s dog dressed up for their day.

pet wedding
Kelly & Patrick, April 2016. Lafayette Square.

We love dogs, and babies!

family vow renewal in Savannah
Nicole & Michael vow renewal, November 2017. Fragrance Garden in Forsyth Park.

And finally, you cannot get more vintage than a steampunk wedding.

Steampunk wedding
Jessica & Brian, April 2016. Lafayette Square.

Pop of Color

I love when couples wear color to their elopement. More of this, please! 

pinup style elopement
Alex & Ashley, June 2016. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home.
bride in purple
Virginia & Robert, October 2017. Gaston Street.
Savannah elopement
Angela & Keith, November 2017. Green-Meldrim House.
savannah elopement
Carissa & Augusta, February 2016. Forsyth Park.

What dreamy lighting these two ladies had for their portraits!

Candice & Kristianna, January 2016. Forsyth Park.

Surprisingly, Barbee is the only bride we’ve had wear black. I think it is an amazing option for anyone’s wedding day. 

bride in black dress
Barbee & Russell, October 2017. Forsyth Park.

Elopement Style

Many brides go with a short dress for an elopement. Here are just a few that rocked it. Lots of amazing outfits among these grooms, too!

Purple elopement dress
Roy & Tereza, October 2016. Lafayette Square.
colorful elopement dress
April & Steve, May 2017. Forsyth Park.

More sassiness in Troup Square! Check out those matching shoes, too.

green converse wedding shoes
Keisa & Sheldon, April 2017. Troup Square.
Pink elopement dress
Charlotte & Rhys, November 2016. Bull Street.
two piece elopement dress.
Lucia & Pratik, September 2017. Forsyth Park.
historic savannah wedding photo
Arin & Giles, October 2016. Colonial Cemetery.

Michelle’s dress was short and long and made for her to swish and swing all over Savannah!

forsyth park wedding photo
Michelle & Charles, September 2017. Forsyth Park.

Unique and Awesome

These two brides did not fit into their own category so I had to make one just for them. First, we have Brandi who rocked a bridal pantsuit. 

bridal pant suit
Brandi & Matt, February 2017. The Six Pence Pub.

Second, we have Amanda, who wore a custom made tutu for her special day. 

country bride
Amanda & Timothy. May 2017. Pulaski Square.

And last, Victoria’s dress is in the unique category because of its design, and because it met a specific dress goal most women wish for: IT HAD POCKETS!

wedding ceremony kiss
Victoria & Matthew, February 2017. Orleans Square

Fashionable Grooms

Grooms also have taken some risks, whether it is coordinating their outfits, wearing seersucker, or wearing a jacket that wasn’t a dark color.

same-sex wedding in savannah
Josh & Rob, May 2016. Jones Street.
wedding in historic savannah
Norma & Joseph, July 2017. Whitefield Square.
Elopement at forsyth park
Tyler & Hillary, June 2017. Forsyth Park.
savannah elopement
Victoria & Kevin, September 2016. Forsyth Park.
african american wedding in savannah
Eric & Jessica, June 2017. Gaston Street.

And that’s a wrap. I hope you loved these 34 couples as much as I did!

Until next time,

Tracy Brisson, Founder of Savannah Custom Weddings & Elopements