Wedding

September 14, 2023

Woman Finds $6,200 Designer Wedding Dress at Goodwill for Just $25

Thrifting is often a game of chance. Depending on the store and the day of the week, you never know what you'll uncover. A young woman went into a local Goodwill in Birmingham, Alabama, with no expectations of finding anything. She ended up walking out of the store with a wedding dress worth over $6,000. Emmali Osterhoudt shared her find on TikTok in a video that's amassed over 2.5 million views.

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August 5, 2022

Bridal Consultant Matches Disney Princesses With Their Ideal Wedding Dress

Choosing a wedding dress is a special responsibility for brides that usually involves a trip to a bridal boutique. Since there are a seemingly endless number of dresses to try on, people usually depend on the advice of bridal consultants. To make the selection process a little more unique, Lille Anne Dawson of Bella's Bridal & Formal in Birmingham, Alabama, has transferred her knowledge of the store's vast collection of garments into creative TikTok videos.

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June 12, 2017

Antique Kimonos Elegantly Transformed into Contemporary Wedding Dresses

Thanks to a recent wedding dress trend in Japan, the classic kimono is currently undergoing a modern makeover. Today, brides-to-be often opt to transform their furisode—or “swinging sleeves”— kimonos into avant-garde gowns that combine a traditional aesthetic with a contemporary silhouette. Watabe Wedding, a Kyoto-based brand, has helped pioneer and popularize this trend with their line of for-rent kimono wedding dresses. Called Shoen, this colorful collection features strapless dresses made out of authentic and antique furisode kimonos. The Shoen line features 5 distinctive dresses: The Tsurumomiji (“crane maple”)

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May 25, 2017

Floral Bridesmaid Dresses Are Blossoming into the Latest Wedding Trend

Today, the traditional wedding party has been transformed by a series of unique trends. From foregoing flowers for puppy bouquets to asking your best “bros” to serve as female stand-ins, many brides have opted to put personalized touches on their bridal parties. While floral print bridesmaid dresses, one of these recent trends, is not quite as unconventional as the others, it is proving to be increasingly popular among today's fashion-forward brides-to-be. In a typical wedding, bridesmaids are easily distinguished from other wedding guests due to their matching dresses.

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