Entries from May 2009

May 26, 2009

Culturally Inspired Wedding Dresses

Last month, while I was searching for the 5 most interesting celebrity wedding dresses of the past year, I came across a picture of Lisa Ling in her wedding dress. I loved the dress and it was interesting, but couldn’t include it because she’d gotten married in 2007. I love that her red dress, designed [...]

May 18, 2009

’Tis the (TV) Season for Weddings

Weddings on tv are fairly rare, especially for the main characters (or, in the case of House, former main characters). I guess the writers don’t want to commit to two characters together forever, but there have been quite a few weddings (and, more importantly, wedding dresses) popping up on the small screen this season. I’ve [...]

May 12, 2009

Fierce Bridal Photography: Untraditional Wedding Portraits

The average cost of a wedding dress in the United States ranges from $900 to $1,300 (depending on the source). After spending that much (or in a lot of cases, more) money on your gown, what do you do with it after wedding is over? You’ve only worn the dress for a few hours, so [...]

May 6, 2009

Couture Going Down the Drain? Toilet Paper Wedding Gowns

Yesterday I talked about wedding gown bargains, but what could be more economical than a wedding dress made from toilet paper? The reused wedding dresses from yesterday are obviously much more environmentally friendly, but toilet paper wedding dresses are nothing to turn your nose up at anymore. Now, when you hear “toilet paper wedding dress,” [...]

May 5, 2009

Steal Your Bridal Gown: Bargain Wedding Dress Finds

I love a good bargain, so when I read about this woman who got her wedding dress for $5, I decided to see what other great deals (or steals) brides have found.
This is the dress that Angie found. In addition to the dress, she got a matching jacket and veil for $5 at a used-clothing warehouse [...]