Strut bride Crystal was looking for an elegant wedding dress for her fall event and chose a slim cut a line gown from Eden Bridals. The gown featured small straps and a v-neck with a bit of beading just under…
2011 Wedding Flower Trends (Part 3 of 4)
Check out our earlier posts for parts 1 and 2 of wedding flower trends. Our friends at Community Florist presented these at an in-store event we hosted for Phoenix-area wedding and event planners. Yep, we need to know about more…
Strut Bride Raquel in an Allure Wedding Dress
Raquel was one of the first brides who ever shopped at Strut. She was also our first "serial visitor". She worked nearby and liked to have lunch at the old My Florist Cafe, so she'd often stop by and say…
Vendor Review: Raven Golf Club at South Mountain
We recently attended an event at the Raven Golf Club at South Mountain and wanted to share our impressions with you, since this is a popular wedding reception site in south Phoenix. First of all, we love how it's easy…
Down the Aisle with a Personalized Touch
So many brides are finding clever ways to infuse their wedding with their personality or items that represent the couple: how they met, where they like to travel, their favorite hobbies and more. We love the idea of incorporating something fun…
Wedding Cake Trends for Spring 2011
Chef Chris of SLiCE cake design recently talked to us about wedding cake trends for spring 2011. She mentioned the following colors are very popular: Orange Green Latte/cream Purple She also said that cupcakes will still be big for wedding…
How Soon Should I Shop for My Wedding Dress? 3 Reasons to Buy EARLY!
Most bridal magazines say you should shop for your wedding dress 12 months before your wedding. And some brides will shop early, find a favorite dress, and decide to wait to buy it. Other brides shop just six months (or…
Trumpet Versus Mermaid Wedding Dress, Part 2
A few months ago we wrote about the difference between mermaid and trumpet style wedding gowns. We still get a lot of questions on this, so we thought we'd revisit the topic. In a nutshell, we said that mermaid wedding…
Map Totes Make Great Welcome and Thank You Gifts!
Do you have a lot of out of towners attending your wedding? We love the idea of presenting their welcome bag in a map tote that features your special city. We found these awesome map totes online at MapTote.com. One…
An Up-close Look at Justin Alexander 8465
The latest magazine from The Knot features the stunning tea length wedding dress from Justin Alexander that has inspired copycat designs from nearly every other wedding gown brand. Here's a pic from the JA website: It comes in this…
Strut Bride Sara H. in Allure Bridals Wedding Dress
Yay! We were so excited to get photos of Sara and Josh's recent wedding that we simply HAD to share them. She was such a beautiful bride! Sara came down from Dewey to visit us in Phoenix. She bought an…
Wedding Jewelry Trunk Show this Saturday!
Strut is super excited to announce the launch of a new jewelry collection: J. Bond Wedding Jewelry. We first met local artist Stephanie Bond at a networking event and were so distracted by her table full of sparkly, glittery that…