April 24, 2007

Aisle Be Waiting

Spring 2007 Wedding Guide

Tall or short? Brown eyes or blue? European or American? Choices, choices. Now that you’ve made the most important one (hello, dark-eyed, 5-foot-8-in-shoes Texan), use our bridal guide to figure out the rest.

Girlie Action
Party to go: The Bachelorette Party Kit comes with everything you’ll need — scavenger hunt, dice game, photo album — except the inflatable schlong. Or stay: Make-your-own shoe boutique Morgan Miller (1634 Euclid Avenue, Miami Beach; 305-672-6658) now hosts gatherings for the bride-to-be.

Wear Abouts
Dress up: Visit designer Rene Ruiz’s new atelier (2700 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables; 305-445-2352), complete with full bridal salon, glass floors, and mother-of-pearl columns. Or down: Slip into an embellished white bikini from Rosa Chá (830 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach; 305-673-3665).

Blush Hour
Go all out: Pro makeup artist Vladimir at The Boys (295 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; 305-444-4644) gives good face. Or stay in: Gussy up with Tinte Cosmetics (Cool Jane, 14760 Biscayne Boulevard, North Miami Beach; 305-949-6180). The Mynt Kiss lip shine was named for the SoBe club where the line’s creator met her hubby.

Deal Sweetener
Sugar high: You want layers, you want sugary roses, you want to have to get on a stepladder to reach the top. You want We Take the Cake (954-764-2253). Or low: Serve tiers of cupcakes like chocolate fudge and white cake with guava from Sugar Girl Bakeshop (305-898-7858).

Looky, Looky
Strike a pose: The guys from Peter Dooling Photography have a photojournalism background, so you’ll remember whooping it up — not leaning on a tree. Or stay candid: Enlist your geeky cousin/nephew/co-worker to post video of your big day online for those who couldn’t make it in person.

Place Setting
Should you stay: Rent out Key Largo’s Coconut Palm Inn (198 Harborview Drive, Tavernier; 305-852-3017). It’s got seventeen quaint rooms and an intimate beach. Or should you go: Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas has a new Explorer Weddings program that lets you tie the knot in locales like an Alaskan glacier or a European castle.