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There are many very pretty gowns out there designed for beach weddings. They tend to be fairly simple in design, and a little shorter than the gown which will sweep down a church aisle.

If you want to add a tropical flare to your wedding, a sarong can be the solution. Cool, light, available in bridal white or brilliantly colored, these simple and inexpensive garments can be worn as a skirt at the hips, tied around the torso to make a strapless dress, or tied round the neck.

Sarongs needn't be limited to the women of the party. In many hot and steamy countries around the globe, these are equal-opportunity garments: men and both women wear them. Though most men in beach wedding parties opt for linen trousers or cotton shorts, sarongs for the guys are also a possibility. (Though, no insult to the couple in the picture, but I think that for a wedding, a shirt mightn't be a bad idea ...)