The guayabera, Mexican shirt or most commonly called the “wedding shirt”, is the perfect and ideal shirt for your wedding. The guayabera shirt gives you the freshness, the comfort and best of all the elegance that you require. The shirt is light, classy and you wear it outside the trousers allowing for easy movement and comfort ability. The guayabera shirt is a tropical shirt therefore is a perfect match for this special event. Because of its casual look, you can also wear the guayabera shirt in your honeymoon or thereafter, creating a multiple use for a piece of clothing that in a regular wedding you either rent or store the wedding attire it your closet.

The history of the guayabera shirt

The guayabera shirt is been around for the past 200 years. The guayabera shirt has been worn by presidents, dignitaries and in many numerous weddings and different celebrations all around the world. The guayabera shirt has a loose style, and as a result it can be worn by all shapes and sizes. These crisp, cool shirts are fresh, light, and flattering to any body type.

How’s the guayabera designed:

The craftsmanship and details of a guayabera shirt is what makes this shirt so classy and fashionable. Amongst the details that give the guayabera its classic look are: two or four patch pockets and two vertical rows of alforzas (fine, tiny little pleats, usually 10, sewn closely together) running along the front and back of the guayabera. Also, the top of each pocket is usually adorned with a matching shirt button, as are tops and the bottoms of the alforza pleats.

At the bottom hem of each side of the guayabera there’s a slid with two buttons. Guayabera is the typical Cuban shirt representing the Cuban culture. The origin of the name came from a legend , which tells about a poor country wife that would sew large pockets in her husbands’ shirt for him to carry guava (guayaba in Spanish) fruit home thus given it the name guayabera  (guayaba= guayabera )

Traditional linen Guayaberas are still our most popular selling shirts, probably because of the meticulous attention to fine detailing and embroidery on the front, sides and back. The buttons and pleated lines reflect the heritage of the authentic Cuban-style guayabera shirt worn on the island since the early 1800s.

Our linen Guayaberas are crafted from either fine Chinese or the more traditional Irish linen.

Traditional linen Guayaberas are still our most popular selling shirts, probably because of the meticulous attention to fine detailing and embroidery on the front, sides and back. The buttons and pleated lines reflect the heritage of the authentic Cuban-style guayabera shirt worn on the island since the early 1800s.

What fabric should the  wedding guayabera be? -  Linen is the best fabric (Irish or Chinese linen)

Irish linen, its fabric is soft and made from the highest quality linen. It’s a strong texture, yet soft and comfortable. Stylish in design and it can be worn for many different occasions, especially for a beach wedding.

The Irish linen material craftsmanship is the highest linen fabric: linen is made from the flax fiber.

Chinese Linen is also a popular fabric of choice because of its affordability. Chinese linen is less expensive because of the craftsmanship of the fabric.

Linen Guayaberas

Traditional linen guayaberas are still our most popular selling shirts, probably because of the meticulous attention to fine detailing and embroidery on the front, sides and back. The buttons and pleated lines reflect the heritage of the authentic Cuban-style guayabera shirt worn on the island since the early 1800s.

 

Bottoms up:

You found your top, lets’ talk bottoms………the linen fitted pants (lined for total comfort) or the drawstring loose fit pants both compliment the guayabera shirt. Both of these pants are our beach wedding favorites.

Women beach wedding attire

For the ladies, a light fabric cotton dress look is the perfect selection. You want a dress that makes you feel beautiful and special, and at the same time give you comfort.