Him vs Her: Wearing Glasses on Your Wedding Day

Wedding Day EyeglassesIt’s one of the most important days in your life – your wedding day. And countless hours go into putting together the perfect look for the day from the dress to the jewelry. But what if you wear glasses? Should you wear them on your wedding day as well or trade out for contact lenses on the big day?

Our fashion experts are here to weigh in and help you decide if your glasses should be the finishing touch or the one accessory that doesn’t see the light of day as you walk down the aisle.

Should a bride wear glasses on her wedding day?

First up, we have Erin, our female resident fashion expert, who is adamantly opposed to any bride wearing eyeglasses on her big day.

She’s followed by Des, our male fashion expert, who absolutely believes the bride should show off her fashion style in her glasses as well on the big day.

Ready to choose a side? Here we go!

EErin, Eyeglasses Expertrin: Absolutely not! A bride should not wear glasses on her wedding day – it takes the focus straight to her glasses.

 

Des, Glasses ExpertDes: And that’s exactly the point! Her glasses can be a great fashion accessory for the day.

Erin: I normally agree that glasses can be the accessory you need to complete the look, but not on your wedding day. The focus should be on YOU, not your glasses.

Des: We’ll have to agree to disagree on this one. I think the bride should have fun on her wedding day and she can even get a special pair of glasses made just for the day.

Erin: Yes, but what about pictures? Glasses don’t always create the most flattering look around your eyes with glare during pictures. And glasses styles change so much – in several years, it could make her look very dated.

Des: Anti-reflective lenses can easily correct that and keep the pictures, well, picture perfect. Plus, the same could be said about her dress choice as far as looking dated.

Erin: I still think glasses should be left in the case on a wedding day. The focus should be on the bride and you should easily be able to see the emotions on her face. Her expressions shouldn’t be hidden behind glasses.

Des: I think it can be a fun way to accessorize and can showcase her personality. And these days with brides changing dresses several times during the event, she can even change up her glasses to coordinate with each change.

Erin: Well, you definitely won’t see me taking part in this fashion trend. I want people to notice me on the big day, not my glasses. I would tell every bride to wear her contacts.

Des: I’m of the mindset that the bride should still show who she is on the wedding day. If that includes her glasses, then so be it. She’s going to be wearing her glasses every other day of her life, so why not on the biggest day?

Erin: That’s exactly it – it’s the biggest day. It’s her day to shine. It’s a day to stand out and to be glamorous like a princess.

Des: She should wear the glasses especially if she wears them every other day. If she always wears contacts, then I agree, she should stick with her contact lenses.

Erin: Contacts should be her choice regardless. The glasses should stay at home. She can wear them on the honeymoon but keep them out of the ceremony.

And there you have it – the perspective of our fashion expert, Erin, as well as our resident male expert, Des. Two different opinions on whether your glasses should be on the invite list for your wedding. What’s your take? Who do you side with on this issue? Him or her?