Fave wedding dresses

Fave wedding dresses

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• 4.07.2011

As you may remember, I am making my wedding dress, which is so exciting and fun!!  It means I get to collect pictures of fave dresses and put them together to make my ideal dress!  If I can focus and pick my absolute favorite elements...

I have gone back and forth many times, with J.Crew Weddings being my original inspiration.  But since trying on some dresses at bridal shops, I've realized I really like the embellishment and froofiness of some 3-D pretty texture.  I also originally said no lace and no beading, but now I'm thinking I want some lace in addition to self-fabric flower embellishment.  I also have been thinking for some time about pale grey instead of white--you can see some of my fabric here.

I have been sure since Day 1 that I do not want a strapless dress.  They can be gorgeous but they aren't "me"!  So when I save pictures of strapless dresses, I do it because I like other elements of them.

Here are some of my favorites!

From Style Me Pretty:

From Ruffled:

By Elizabeth Dye of The English Dept:

From BHLDN:

Alice Padrul:

Casablanca (I tried this one on at the store and loved it! Except for the straplessness. The flowers were less puffy in person):

From OnceWed (Monique Lhullier dress):

Green Wedding Shoes:

Jim Hjelm:

Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier Douglas Hannant:

From Polka Dot Bride:

Pronovias:

So many pretty things!  It is hard to pick and choose what my favorite elements are, but I have a draft design going.  I am going to start on it this weekend with my mom.  So excited to see it start coming together!

Did you make your wedding dress?  Where did you draw inspiration from?  Did you buy a dress, and find the perfect one somewhere after searching for a long time??