Actress and reality television star Nicole Richie may soon be donning on a designer wedding dress after the announcement that she and boyfriend Joel Madden are engaged.
In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show this week, Richie said that even though they are now officially engaged, she has not though about the upcoming wedding. She revealed that she’s been doing a lot of projects lately that she has yet to set time and plan out the wedding.

When asked about the wedding date, Richie said that they have not set a date but they will consider this a big deal which means that the planning period may take time. She is looking forward to picking her wedding dress and bridal lingerie.

The couple currently has two babies, 2-year old daughter Harlow and six-month old son Sparrow. Richie said that the kids are a handful but she doesn’t mind at all.

Wedding dresses, bridal accessories and many more were a hit during the recently concluded British Bridal Exhibition 2010 held in Harrogate. According to reports, buyers from different parts of the world participated in this momentous event to spend their hard-earned money on quality wedding items such as men’s formal wear, wedding dresses, dresses for bridesmaids, wedding shoes and bridal accessories. As per estimate by the organizers, about 4,000 shoppers were at the show and they came from almost 2,000 companies with 1,500 coming from wedding retail stores. Making a buzz in the event are the attractive bridal dresses and accessories for plus-size women. The rapid sales of these items only mean that there’s an ongoing increase in demand from larger-sized women. Several fashion designers were also present to personally showcase their products to the clients, who came from countries such as Spain, Russia, Poland and France.

A lot of fashion designers are churning out deconstructed wedding dresses. Models walk down the catwalk in tattered and un-hemmed ivory and white creations. They look more like the ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ instead of Grace Kelly. It’s a trend that is spreading among young designers in the fashion world. However, whether or not a bride will want to wear it is another question.

The trend of the deconstructed wedding dress can be seen in all of the major fashion capitals in the world. Paris, Milan, New York and London are all showing their version of this dress. They are more common among young and daring designers than they are in the runways of established classic greats.

This type of wedding dress is also seen in the Runways of Prague and Sao Paulo. Japan – a country known for their ‘street style’ has welcomed the Deconstructed wedding dress with open arms. The trend also resonates throughout Southeast Asia and in Australia.

The deconstructed wedding dress may be considered ‘Ces’t magnific’ and ‘revolutionary’ on the runway – but do not expect brides to be wearing them with their white wedding lingerie down the aisle. It’s one of those trends that may never make it past the catwalk. Although, there may be a handful daring brides who would choose to wear this trend.

Something conventional, something novel, something borrowed- but the same fun and excitement throughout! Contemporary brides have been coming out of age-old norm while making choice regarding summer wedding dresses. Gone are the days when they wished to put on the ancient long white-colored gowns. They, in fact, go on with the choice of something which personalizes fantasies and personalities of theirs.

If you intend to fantasize of floating down aisle like any dream, it’s advisable of deciding the wedding dress of yours and having left the other details relating to bride to best friends, sisters, and mom of yours. Remember that motif of the wedding dresses has been central to wedding plans of yours. If you decide on wedding outfits which evoke summer’s tantalizing spell, other details would easily follow.

Making choice of summer wedding apparel from several spell-binding summer wedding dresses could be as tough as having conquered Mt. Everest. For the beginners, let trying on several wedding dresses and gowns to be worn during the summer season be done prior to having settled on the one completely suiting the scene of an ideal summer wedding. Also, don’t forget your wedding lingerie to add extra panache to your special day!! Hence, whether you intend to rent the on or prefer to go for the custom-made one, be prepared to take sufficient time.