Buffy came to us last summer looking for the perfect wedding gown for her fall wedding at Virginia's House in Glendale. Luckily we are very familiar with the idyllic garden setting, which we think is an oasis near downtown Glendale. The perfect…
Strut Bride Brittany P. in Allure Wedding Gown
We first met Brittany P. last fall. She was on crutches, from, if we remember correctly, a knee issue. So it was a challenge getting her in and out of so many gowns, but we were determined to help her…
Designer Wedding Dress Looks for Real Life Budgets
I love those magazine articles that read "Eat This Not That", where they compare two dishes and show you how you save tons of fat and calories by choosing one over the other. Not that I always follow those suggestions,…
How to Bustle a Mermaid or Trumpet Gown
We get asked all the time how to bustle our wedding gowns. There's no easy answer because it depends mostly on the style of the gown. Some wedding gowns lookfine with the traditional over-bustle, where we just pick up the train…
Strut Bride Crystal G.
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…
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…
Strut Bride Sarah S. in an Anjolique Wedding Dress
We love hearing from our Strut brides and seeing how they looked on their wedding day. And Sarah was one of those unforgettable brides. Maybe because she met my family and didn't think it was odd that Strut Brother Cameron…
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…
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…
Brides Magazine’s Recommendation for a Plus Size Wedding Dress
The newest Bridesmagazine shows some awesome slim wedding gowns for various shapes. They picked a gorgeous chiffon gown by Maggie Sottero for their "plus size bride". Here's the page (the plus size wedding dress is second from left): The…
Why Do Wedding Dress Sizes Run So Small?!
Boy, we sure wish we had the answer to this one. We think wedding dresses should run BIG for that little ego boost we all need sometimes. But they don't. In fact, you could go up FOUR SIZES in your…