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,…
Stephanie D. in Eden Bridals 5098
Although some women want the head to toe, sparkly, glittery, full-on princess look for the wedding day (and yes, we definitely have the dresses for that!), some of my brides prefer less ornamentation. Here's one option for a bride that…
Pattis Wedding Gowns–Strut Bridal Salon Love to Florance and Frieda
Ok, I think Pattis wedding gowns are really underrated. They're not very well known, but they are so incredibly beautiful (not to mention really well made with quality fabrics). So I have to share a couple of them with all…
Ann in Anjolique 2117
I know everyone thinks I try on the dresses on quiet days. But the truth is I don't. But only because there's no one here to zip me up!! So this past weekend I was trying on the Sassy Classy corsets…
Hot Wedding Shoes
You could get a pair of flip flops with sparkles on them. You could… After all, this is Arizona, and we go pretty casual year round. But, from a recent bride to an upcoming bride, let me just just ask…
Wigwam Resort Wedding Dress Fashion Show–This Saturday!
Still looking for a wedding reception site? Check out the Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa this Saturday, May 15th. From 11am-2pm they're hosting an open house with tons of vendors. This means they're setting up the grounds to look reception-ready…
Buying a Wedding Dress Off the Rack–Helpful Tips
Pretty ladies, let's start this post with some helpful background information about buying wedding gowns. No, I can't give away all my secrets, silly, but I can explain a little bit about how we work and our selling philosophy here…
New Dress, Real Bride–Allure 8705
Last week we got in a new shipment of Allure gowns. And you know what that means–I have a new favorite dress. This one is Allure's 8705. Here's a pic from their website: Yes, super cool! And you…