There are many decisions to be made when you are planning an Irish wedding. You need to figure out who to invite and what their invitations will look like. You need to decide who to seat near whom and what traditional Irish foods to serve them at the reception. Most importantly, you need to make decisions about what you’re going to wear during the wedding to reflect your Irish heritage. After all, everyone’s eyes are going to be on you.

Here are some of the Irish wedding apparel decisions that must be made and how to make them:

• The rings. These are the most important because you’re going to be wearing them for the rest of your life. Many people choose matching Celtic engagement rings and Celtic wedding rings to make this decision easier. If you can’t decide, look at a small selection of traditional Claddagh rings and pick the one that best suits your style.
• The dress. Although the groom’s clothes matter, it is the wedding dress that requires decision-making. The traditional Irish wedding dress is a blue dress, rather than a white one so the main thing to decide is whether blue is going to work on you. If not, choose a white dress with blue accenting.
• The shoes. Wear a long dress in order to cover your wedding shoes and then the shoes don’t matter so much. Also, choose shoes that are right for the setting. Dress boots work in cold climates whereas wedding flip flops are better for Irish beach weddings.

Don’t let the decision-making get you down. Irish weddings are some of the most fun weddings there are so try to enjoy the planning and then celebrate your special day!