Which Bride are you?

All brides have different styles and different visions of themselves on their big day. The Romantic, Unique, and Gatsby brides are just three trending looks that I have seen surface onto the bridal couture scene. Which one are you?

The Romantic Bride

For the rehearsal dinner, I imagine this long-sleeve lace Esther dress for a bride who is a helpless romantic. The large patches of lace scream storybook ending to me! It's so classic and chic; I adore it. For the wedding, I immediately thought of Allure Bridal. They are known for their various lace dresses that are simple and romantic.  The low V-neck back is such a subtle, yet elegant touch. To me, it is so sexy and the lace adds a classic element that contrasts that-- I love this look! 

The Unique Bride

Unique-Vintage.com

The Unique bride is worried about the traditional way to do things. For the rehearsal dinner, I imagine this bride in a tulle, short, white dress that is fun and different. With a flattering sweetheart neckline, this Unique-Vintage cocktail dress would be perfect for a bride that is outgoing and not afraid to show her personality through her clothes. For the big day, this Pronovias Barcalona "Bengasi" beauty is unique in its all feather bodice and full tulle skirt. It's so beautiful. You'll definitely turn heads in this gown and it will be one that no one will forget! 

Pronovias Bengasi

The Gatsby Bride

Ah, the roaring 1920s where flapper girls roam the city in glamourous gowns. This Gatbsy inspired bride is all about the glam element in her wedding. This Neeam Khan dress would suit the bride well for the rehearsal dinner with its extravagant details, like the fringe dangling from the bottom of the dress. Designer Maggie Sattero ran with the idea of a Gatbsy gala and designer her Fall 2013 collection after it. This dress would be perfect for the bride's wedding day. It's simplicity of fullness yet full of sparkles and details embedded into the fabric. I personally love the deep V-neck with sheer straps!

Maggie Sattero 2013 Bridal Collection

Okay, I'll go back to my Say Yes to the Dress marathon now...

XOXO,

Jayy 

Snapshots

"We compare all of ourselves to other's snapshots and highlights of other's peoples lives when we can't see all of everyone else." 

The other night, I went to a hall event with my dorm-mates called Stand-Up For Your Sister. It was an empowering experience where we debriefed about a previous event where our Resident Director read off seriously deep questions and if the anonymous paper you had had answered 'yes', then you stood-up for your sister. It was great. In our debrief, my RA said the above quote that really stuck with me. I have always had a problem comparing myself with other people's seem-to-be-perfect lives with my imperfect life in its entirety. And I've come to realize that is a problem.