One of our favorite vintage-inspired lace gowns is this one by Allure: The style number is 8764, and it's a lace slip dress. This means that there are actually two pieces, the lining and then the lace overlay. What makes…
Kerris’s Classic New Orleans Wedding
Kerris brought one of the biggest–and liveliest–groups to Strut to help her find her wedding dress. She and Curtis, a Deacon, were planning a fabulous wedding at a mansion in New Orleans, with the classic red, black and ivory color…
Melissa’s Lincoln Memorial Wedding
Melissa was a bride who came to Phoenix from Sedona to do her wedding dress shopping. She wanted something a bit non-traditional, something that was both modern and retro for her 1/11/12 wedding to Loretta at the Lincoln Memorial in…
Brianna and Tom’s Vintage-Inspired Wedding
Brianna and Tom were married at Inside the Bungalow in Mesa on 10.13.10. Inside the Bungalow is a sweet spot to get married–one step onto their patio in the back, and you don't even know you're in central Mesa anymore!…
Let Him Wear a Kilt
We love it when a bride has the confidence to be a bit non-traditional on her wedding day. But when a groom does it, it's even cooler! Natalie and Jeremy were married last spring and just sent us some portraits….
Gisele’s 11-11-11 Wedding
Fabulous gown, fabulous photos…we couldn't be more excited to show you Strut Bride Gisele's 11/11/11 wedding from the Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix! Big thanks to Julie Foskett of Foskett Creative Photography for the amazing images. But first, a little background…
Caitin’s Winery Wedding
You may remember Caitlin–she was one of our first curvy brides to do our in-store boudoir photo shoot, and her photos were amazing. She caught the modeling bug and did a plus size wedding dress photo shoot with us (she…
Wedding Dresses with Feathers
It's true–while wedding dresses with ruffles and flowers on the skirt are big, feathers are making a statement of their own. As the December Brides magazine spread noted, it's good to feature feathers on just one thing, like the dress…
Gardenia’s Vegas Wedding
Gardenia came shopping at Strut with just over a month before her wedding date. Yikes! She was looking for an aline gown, but we put her in a princess-style plus size ballgown wedding dress that was available for purchase off…
Bobbi’s Tea Length Wedding Dress
Bobbi found our bridal store on the Justin Alexander website because she had fallen in love with their tea length wedding dress #8465. She rocked it during her May 21st wedding and sent us some of her favorite wedding photos….
Magda’s Wedding Dress with Sleeves
Magda recently sent us a lovely thank you note and then stopped in with photos of her May 7th wedding to Fidel. Magda was referred to us by another Strut Bride, Raquel (thanks, girl!). When Magda first came shopping, she…
FAQ: What Is that Ruffle Thing?!
Ladies, that ruffle thing you've seen on jackets, dresses, blouses and now wedding gowns and bridesmaids dresses is called a peplum. They originated in the 19th century. They've been in style on and off but we've seen a resurgence in…