Michal has a special place in our hearts because she was Pam's first bride. Ever! As Pam celebrates her ninth month working with us, it seems like a looong time ago. But she was so sweet (she even brought her…
Tiffany H’s Second Favorite Dress–a New Allure Wedding Gown
Tiffany H. came in to try on wedding dresses and fell in love with a new ball gown by Allure Bridals. However, it was her second place love (wait, you didn't think we'd post pics of The One, right?!), so she…
Finding Plus Size Wedding Gowns with Sleeves
We know that a lot of curvy Arizona brides are looking for a plus size wedding dress with long sleeves, whether it's for modesty, comfort, or religious reasons. And when you start looking around local bridal salons, including Strut, you…
Strut Bride Katie E. in Allure Bridals
Katie came in looking for a more modest gown for her fall wedding in the Temple. If you've been in the store, you've heard us say that we don't carry a lot of wedding gowns with sleeves because they are…
FAQ: Do You Have a Layaway Plan?
We know that buying a bridal gown can be an expensive purchase, so Strut has a couple of payment options: 1. When you order a wedding gown, you only need to put down 50%. You can make payments on that…
Strut Bride Buffy J. in Joli Wedding Gown
Buffy came to us last summer looking for the perfect wedding gown for her fall wedding at Virginia's House in Glendale. Luckily we are very familiar with the idyllic garden setting, which we think is an oasis near downtown Glendale. The perfect…
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…
Strut Bride Crystal G.
Strut bride Crystal was looking for an elegant wedding dress for her fall event and chose a slim cut a line gown from Eden Bridals. The gown featured small straps and a v-neck with a bit of beading just under…
Strut Bride Raquel in an Allure Wedding Dress
Raquel was one of the first brides who ever shopped at Strut. She was also our first "serial visitor". She worked nearby and liked to have lunch at the old My Florist Cafe, so she'd often stop by and say…
Strut Bride Sarah S. in an Anjolique Wedding Dress
We love hearing from our Strut brides and seeing how they looked on their wedding day. And Sarah was one of those unforgettable brides. Maybe because she met my family and didn't think it was odd that Strut Brother Cameron…
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…