Lately, we find ourselves staring out the window daydreaming about fanciful garden parties for spring and summer weddings. Picture this: Lush gardens full of rich greenery and vivid blooms, a sea of chiffon dresses and linen suits, guests mingling in the grass sipping on iced tea and nibbling on cakes, dainty wrought iron tables dressed with colorful floral arrangements, and a string quartet playing in the background. Sounds rather dandy, doesn't it?

So, how does your garden grow?

For more bridal fashion inspiration for garden-themed celebrations, check out these new gowns.

{Images: 1 Watters / 2 Crane & Co. for Paperless Post; Elizabeth Anne Designs / 3 Anthropologie / 4, 5 Nordstrom

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