Couture Wedding Gowns from Italy

There is a couture design shop in Italy that makes amazing and unusual wedding gowns. The Shop is called La Couture dei Preziosi – and this is a video showing their 2008 collection. The most amazing thing about these gowns is the detail. There are fleur de lits, beading, ribbons, sewing detail…it really [...]

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Wedding Gown Inspirations from the Emmys

If you are trying to decide on a wedding gown and yet you still want to look trendy and hip it is not such a bad idea to take a cue from the gowns that were seen on the red carpet during the 2009 Emmy awards.
For instance a great deal of lace, especially black and [...]

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The Marilyn Monroe Wedding Dress

Have you ever considered getting married in a cute 1950s dress inspired by the one worn by Marilyn Monroe?  At Unique Vintage you can find some beautiful satin replicas of that dress in over 5 colors. Not only is there ivory, there is also green, red, blue, white, pink, purple, white, and black. This dress [...]

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Get Married in Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Gown

The trend in gowns for the New Year finds designers looking to the past for inspiration. Retro and vintage styles are very popular, particularly those from the 1930’s to the 1950’s. The beautiful flowing styles of the 30’s and 40’s and the full princess styles, and shorter hems of the 1950’s are making a huge [...]

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Priscilla of Boston

Known for her unique, handmade wedding gowns, Priscilla catapulted to the national spotlight when she designed gowns for the daughters of President Johnson and President Nixon. Her designs also garnered international fame and distinction when she designed exquisite bridesmaid gowns for Grace Kelly’s nuptials to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956. Priscilla’s unique, handcrafted designs [...]

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Celebrity Wedding Dresses

If you want to wear a wedding dress that imitates a celebrity’s dream dress off then it is a good idea to look on Amsale. Amsale is a designer that is quick to imitate the gowns of celebrities walking down the aisles.  Â
The designer behind this collecton, Amsale Aberra,  now also works with Austin Scarlett from [...]

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Two Dresses Are Better Than One

According to an article in the Post Journal of Jamestown, one of the latest wedding trends is to have two wedding dresses instead of just one. Celebrities who have already done this in 2007 include Avril Lavigne and Melania Trump. Both wore one designer’s look for the wedding and a different gown for the reception. [...]

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The Katie Holmes Armani wedding dress

When Katie Holmes married Tom Cruise she chose Georgio Armani to design her dress. It was a white off-the-shoulder number that was beaded with Swarovski crystals and covered with tulle and lace. Nicole Kidman’s wedding dress from her wedding to Keith Urban also had one shoulder. This is partly why we are seeing so many off the [...]

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The Nicole Kidman effect

According to Conde Naste Bride magazine, Nicole Kidman is No. 1 when it comes to wearing the most fantastic wedding dress of this century.Â
Let me take you back to the day that Kidman married Keith Urban, June 25, 2006. Her ivory dress had one puffy sleeve and she wore a delicate silk tulle veil. The dress was designed [...]

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A black lace wedding dress?

When is it appropriate for the bride to wear black lace wedding dress? Well, if your name is Jessicka Fodera the color is perfect. Fodera is a former back up singer for Marilyn Manson and she just got married to Goth star Christian Hejnal. According to an article in the L.A. Times by Carolyn Ryder these [...]

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