the fairmount bride

Melissa Sweet

I'm loving the ruffled detail used on some of the dresses in the Melissa Sweet 2008 collection.   Using it just along the hem line adds that little bit of pop and pizazz! 

 

   

(photos from Brides.com)

Bridal Style

It doesn't take much for me to fall in love with a wedding dress, there are so many gorgeous ones out there!  This dress is no exception, I think that it is just stunning.  It's so dramatic, but not complicated and overdone.  I really like the layers of the skirt, it lays so beautifully.  And of course the birdcage veil is quite the finishing touch!

 

  

  

  

(photos by Trista Lerit)  

Don't Know Much About Utah

I will say that I know absolutely nothing about Utah, however, I just found the work of  Duston Todd, who hails from there and whose photography is brilliant.  I absolutely love these shots that he captured of a recent bride and groom, he is super talented.

And lets also address how beautiful her dress is, perfect for a more laid back bride, with a great sense of style.

(photos from Duston Todd)

"The" One?

I have come to the conclusion that it is a near impossibility to go wedding dress shopping and come out saying that you found "the one."  I mean, can it really happen?  Budget issues aside, can a woman honestly walk into a store, with so many beautiful choices, in all different shapes and sizes, and say with a hundred percent confidence that a single dress is the only dress you would want to wear on your wedding day?  I look at my own wedding dress, which I love, but can tell you wouldn't be the dress I would wear if my wedding wasn't going to be outside in Florida.  If we were getting married here in Philadelphia, I could see myself in something along these lines...

An absolutely gorgeous gown, but one that would be more fitting of a downtown wedding, rather than outside under a tree.  Maybe it is just my love of weddings, and my appreciation for so many different ways of doing things, that makes me question the notion.  Wedding dress shopping should be fun, and not so pressure filled on whether you are finding the only dress that you would want to wear on your wedding day.  Perhaps, we should change the idea of finding "the one," to finding "the one for right now, and if given the option, I would wear them all?"  And if you really think about it, you already found "the one," they are the reason you are wedding dress shopping in the first place! 

(Dress is Anna Maier Ulla-Maija, via Martha Stewart)

Why does there have to be just one?

I had my first dress fitting late last week, and I never realized muslin could feel so good!  Because of my insane love of wedding dresses, I had a bit of problem dress shopping because I wanted one of everything!  I liked a little of this, and a little of that, and finally decided to indulge my creativity and have my dress made! 

I know some brides do wear two dresses on their big day, and if my budget wasn't an issue, I think I would have to, based on how many I really do love.  Earlier today, I was on Brides.com, and was perusing the 2009 collections, and found a couple dresses that I would wear in a heart beat.  This Alvina Valenta dress immediately caught my attention.   I think it is a stunning, and I really love the scalloped detail along the bust.

A few other attention grabbers...

What's crazy is how many more I haven't seen, and yet, know I will adore.  I'm guessing this category will be easy to add on to!  :) 

1st & 2nd dress are Alvina Valenta

3rd dress is Vera Wang

4th dress is Angel Sanchez

5th dress is Ulla-Maija

(all photos from Brides.com)