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…
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…
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…
Ideas for Your Black & White Wedding
I love the crisp, clean look of a black and white wedding. It's such a versatile trend–you can go spare and modern or add some vintage accents for a warmer feel. It's a blank slate that you can totally make…
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…
Favorite New Wedding Dress: Allure 8713
Our fall wedding dresses are starting to arrive, so that means that they must be tried on! Pam and both I fell in love with this new wedding gown by Allure. It's one of my favorite dropped waist styles. You can…
Spring 2011 and Beyond Brides–What’s On Your Wedding Dress Wish List?
Twice a year my partner and I go to the National Bridal Market. We're buying dresses for the upcoming season, talking to our current vendors, looking for amazing new lines, and checking out upcoming trends. My wish list for our…
Favorite New Wedding Dress: An Elegant Ball Gown
Like a lot of curvy girls, I didn't consider a ball gown when looking for a wedding dress. I thought the material would make me look bigger than I am. Now, of course, my views are much different: I know…
Ann Plays Favorites: Allure 8722
Most of our Strut brides know that I have favorite dresses (often what's new in the store… but since I hand-pick dresses, they're kinda all my faves, like little children…). I just got in this Allure wedding dress two weeks…
The Plunging V-Neck (woo woo, as my mom used to say)
Our last wedding dress from the Phoenix Pride Fashion Show is Anjolique 2063. Here is ChrisShaundra: This wedding gown is stunning, from the gorgeous beaded detail at the waist, to the waist-defining ruching, to the slimming (and sexy!) neckline. For my brides that…
Beyond Boring–Try an A-line with Ruching
Curvy girls and plus size brides often look great in a line wedding dresses with ruching (pronounced rooooshing; it looks like wrinkles or scrunches) at the midsection because it can really help give you a more defined waist. But after awhile,…
