So tomorrow, March 11th, marks Strut's one year anniversary. We're super excited to have been so enthusiastically embraced by the Phoenix community. Heck, all of Arizona. Well, really, the whole country, since brides have flown in from all parts. Anyway,…
Ann Finally Tries on Justin Alexander 8465… and Falls in Love
When I was a real little girl my mom put me in frilly dresses with matching bloomers, and I just loved to twirl around and around. The tea length Justin Alexander 8465 wedding dress takes me back a *few* years, to…
Thee Biggest Loser Contest… Healthy at Any Size
Thee Wedding Warehouse recently launched their 3rd annual biggest bridal loser contest and asked us to provide a prize to the winner. Reward the bride that loses the most weight? It seemed contrary to our most basic belief that our…
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…
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…
Phoenix Area Wedding Dress Rentals
We frequently get phone calls asking if we rent wedding gowns, which is a popular choice in some areas of Los Angeles, for example. It's a great idea for some brides who want a couture wedding gown but may have…
Plus Size Wedding Garters Have Arrived at Strut!
The wearing of a garter on the wedding day is a tradition that dates back over 600 years. While some of our Strut brides are moving beyond the groom removing the garter and tossing it, we still think it's a…
Wedding Dresses on the Scottsdale Runway!
We recently participated in the wedding dress runway show at the Arizona Bridal Affair at the Chaparral Suites and Resorts in Scottsdale. It turned out to be an uncharacteristically warm day, so we were happy to be under the tent, showing…
Need a Great Girl Gift? Try Bridesmaid Wine
Honor your faithful gaggle of girlfriends with their very own bottle of Bridesmaid Wine. Made in Napa Valley, it's a blend from a couple of famous makers, retailing for about $39. Crappy website aside, I think it'd be super fun…
A Quick Guide to Wedding Bouquets
I found this little cheat sheet on wedding bouquets in one of my wedding magazines and had to share. It's much easier to see the styles next to each other for fast comparison. Here they are: Now, we always think…
