Anti-Traditional, Yet Elegant Dresses for a Free-Spirited Bride

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When you're tying the knot in a hot air balloon, on a yacht, or a sunny Lincoln Park garden basically anywhere not in a church, your options for a dress are endless. Once you've exhausted your traditional options at all the downtown bridal boutiques, you might enjoy shopping the racks for something anti-traditional, easy, breezy-effortless yet still exudes an air of elegance. Here we are shopping at Perchance, where there's a handful of designers we love and know who are making white and off white dresses that if you were low-maintenence enough, you'd go for, starting with this By Malene Birger Londish dress for $1,250.

Everyone loves a sparkly tank dress. This one is by Alice + Olivia with a Beaded Back Cowl for $597.

This Plein Sud Tulle Ruffle Dress may be good if you're not sure you should be wearing white... (wink). Its still beautiful though. $1,095

For a gown to flow in the wind atop a hill or on the breezy shores Lake Michigan, a Halston Heritage Pleated Front Halter for $425.

This silk-lined casually elegant beauty hailing from the Erin by Erin Fetherston collection flutters with its pleats and flared silhouette as you move. It's $295.
· Perchance [Official Site]
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