How to Choose a Fragrance for Your Wedding Day
Your wedding day is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion where every detail – from your dress to your venue – is carefully chosen to reflect your personal style. The right fragrance not only adds a unique sensory element, it also forms a powerful memento that will forever transport you back to your special day.
With love in the air and wedding season approaching, here’s how to select a wedding day perfume that you’ll treasure forever.
Consider the venue
The overall theme and atmosphere of your wedding should influence your perfume choice. For a classic and elegant wedding, a floral fragrance like the unabashedly romantic La Primavera is ideal – with its bewitching trail of jasmine and lily, it’s polished, alluring and elegantly feminine. For a traditional ceremony indoors, a sophisticated and deeply glamorous fragrance like Desert Nights will stand out in a closed space. It has a beautifully balanced composition that’s equal parts sweet and spicy, with honeyed top notes that offset a mysterious and velvety base of patchouli, sandalwood and oud.
Planning an outdoor wedding? Look for a fresh, airy scent like the effervescent citrus of Bois d'Epices.
Scent your event
Why not design your event around a single, exquisite fragrance, just as you’d select a colour scheme for the day? Arabian Oud lends itself perfectly to such an execution. It’s sophisticated but intriguing, with an innate opulence that creates a sense of occasion. The interplay of heady oud and soft powdery rose is nuanced enough to smell incredible on brides and grooms alike.
Set the scene and build anticipation in your guests by spritzing invitations with Arabian Oud Room Spray. On the day, fill the room with Candles and keep the Parfum on hand to refresh yourself and your betrothed. Consider gifting the Perfume Oil to your bridal party as a special keepsake.
Choosing the right fragrance
Still trying to decide? These tips will help you make an inspired choice.
- Start early: Give yourself plenty of time to test different fragrances and find the one that truly resonates with you. Our Perfume Discovery Set is perfect for experimentation.
- Test it on your skin: Your unique biochemistry can alter how a fragrance smells. Always test it on your skin before making a final decision.
- Consider the season: The weather can affect how a fragrance develops on your skin. Opt for lighter, fresher scents for warmer months and richer, more complex ones for cooler weather.
- Wait before dressing: Always allow at least 15 minutes for your fragrance to completely dry before dressing as the oils in a perfume may discolour delicate fabrics like silk.
- Spritz your hair: Ask your hairstylist to finish with a mist of perfume in your hair – it helps the scent to linger.
Written by Michelle Bateman
