The Perfumes All the Cool Girls Are Wearing on Their Wedding Day
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Ahead of your wedding day, you might have several salon visits, getting your color just right, testing different styles with and without a veil, and experimenting with a few makeup looks before you decide which one feels most like you. And, don’t be surprised if you find yourself in the weeds with seemingly every shade of pink polish out there, until you finally land on the perfect bridal manicure.
While these all factor into you looking and feeling your best on your big day, don’t forget the things you can’t see. And, no, we aren’t talking about those “something blue” undies (but they are cute and you should definitely buy them!!). We’re talking about fragrance—specifically, the best perfumes for your wedding day.
Best Perfumes for Your Wedding Day, at a Glance
- Best for Staying Cool, Calm, & Collected: PHLUR Father Figure Eau de Parfum, $32+
- Best for Letting the Good Times Roll: By Rosie Jane DULCE Eau de Parfum, $86
- Best for Goddess Vibes: fine’ry. Athena Eau De Parfum, $32
- Best With Nostalgic Notes: Dossier Lost Americana, $44
- Best Romantic Perfume: Charlotte Tilbury More Sex Fragrance, $150
- Best for Spring Weddings: Jo Malone London Peony & Blush Suede Cologne, $26+
- Best for Summer Weddings: BYREDO Mojave Ghost Eau de Parfum, $235+
- Best for Fall Weddings: Skylar Fall Cashmere Eau de Parfum Rollerball, $30
- Best for Winter Weddings: Jo Malone London Ginger Biscuit Cologne, $170
- Best Discovery Set: Burberry Mini Fragrance Set, $70
“Fragrance can and should be part of the entire wedding experience,” says Dana Steinfeld, head of Blue Sky and senior vice president of product development. Wedding perfume is like an invisible veil that completes your wedding glam and helps tell the story of your big day.
Type of Fragrance Best for Weddings, According to Experts
Wedding fragrances vary a lot and are highly personal, depending on individual scent profile preferences and the general mood you wish to invoke on your big day. “The best wedding fragrances are always the ones that make brides feel most beautiful and confident in their skin,” says Steinfeld. “Some may want to feel more classic and choose to learn toward unique florals, others may want a more decadent, sexy approach.”
While there are no hard rules about choosing fragrances for your big day, Steinfeld says it’s best to “think of scent as an extension of your personality and a tool you can use to enhance different events and experiences for the special occasion.” You can choose a specific fragrance for the entire wedding weekend or even assign certain fragrance profiles to each unique moment, like one for the rehearsal dinner, another for the family gatherings, one for the wedding day, and even one for the morning after brunch. “Scent can also enhance the environment, such as having candles lit for the wedding and gifting the same scent to your guests as a way to remember the event,” Steinfeld adds.
What’s the Most Popular Wedding Perfume?
Because fragrance is so personal, Steinfel says there isn’t one singular, most popular wedding perfume. “Scent is a way to express emotion, mood, [and] feelings, and personal preferences can change over time,” she explains. When choosing a wedding perfume, she recommends thinking about the profiles that make you feel most comfortable—even if it’s your same, tried-and-true fragrance you wear every day—and embody the things you want to say and feel on your wedding day.
Brides can also approach fragrance from a more sentimental standpoint. “They may want to wear something that reminds them of a loved one, something nostalgic, or something that makes a bold statement,” says Steinfeld.
The Best Perfumes for Your Wedding Day
Notes: Waterlily, fig, cassis buds, orris root, iris flower, jasmine dew, skin musks, Madagascar vanilla, patchouli leaf, sandalwood
Notes: Creamy vanilla, brown sugar, warm hinoki wood
Notes: Vanilla nectar, vanilla orchid, vanilla bean
Notes: Incense, almond, pink pepper, nutmeg, myrrh, cinnamon, vetiver, patchouli, suede, vanilla, chocolate
Notes: Black pepper oil, leather accord, musk
Notes: Red apple, peony, suede
Notes: Ambrette, Jamaican nesberry, violet, sandalwood, magnolia, chantilly musk, crisp amber, cedarwood
Notes: Roasted almond, spiced ginger, cinnamon bark, clove, matcha tea, creamy sandalwood, caramelized vanilla, white musk, golden amber
Notes: Ginger, roasted hazelnut, tonka bean
Notes: Vanilla and lavender (Burberry Goddess Eau de Parfum); raspberry accord, lavender essence, vanilla extracts, suede leather (Burberry Goddess Parfum); Fruity (Burberry Her Eau de Parfum); Strawberry, orange blossom, warm ambery wood (Burberry Her Eau de Parfum Intense)
