Rachelle came to us last fall to go wedding dress shopping. Again. You see, she had already purchased a wedding dress but later decided it just wasn't perfect for her fairy tale wedding. She wanted to look like a princess–after…
2012 Wedding Dress Trends
Strut co-owner Ann just came back from the bridal market and is bursting with happiness over the awesome new bridal gowns she found. Here's our spring 2012 wedding dress trend report! Wait, are we talking about 2012 or 2011 wedding…
Not a “Vanilla Bride”? Then Don’t Settle for a Vanilla Cake!
At our Phoenix bridal store, our consultants are always ooohing and ahhhhing over wedding dresses. And shoes. And fabulous hair pieces. But co-owner Ann has a weakness for fantastic cakes. Our take on the whole wedding is Make It YOURS. So if…
Strut Noted for Plus Size Wedding Dress Collection
We're thrilled to be featured in the recent edition of Arizona Bride Magazine, which lists Strut bridal salon as the go-to wedding dress store for curvy and plus size brides in Arizona. Strut co-owner Ann was interviewed for the "Ask…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
