Salt Lake City Mariachis From Kate Benson Photography
We asked Kate Benson, a sensational Little Black Book photographer based in Utah if we could feature Britney and Michael’s wedding way back when we did a feature on wedding gowns. We noticed that many of her wedding photos were with Mormon couples {the Salt Lake City Temple in the background} and that the brides had gorgeous gowns with sleeves. We even got a few comments on how refreshing it was to see this ‘trend’. Seems to be that it’s not so much a trend, as probably, a temple requirement. (We’d be happy to know more from any of our readers!) Take a look back {here} if you missed that feature.
Now, a bit from Kate … “Mike and Britney were so lovely on their wedding day despite having their hands nearly freeze off in the wind, rain and snow. You could never tell from these pics how cold it actually was… such troopers. Thanks guys, for doing that “just one more” thing every time I asked!”
Britney & Mike’s wedding was March 15, 2008 at the Salt Lake City Temple with the reception following at the Wells Fargo Building.
More from Kate … “Wow what a wedding! I love, love, love seeing how creative brides can get in picking out all their wedding goodies. Britney was brilliant in her choosings, right down to the food that was catered. Her wedding was bright, colorful, and festive… just what is needed in the muddiness of March. My FAVORITE thing she chose was a Mariachi band. Seriously? I loved these guys! They were AMAZING and sooooo incredibly professional (smiles on their faces the whole time!).”
Aren’t the ribbons just great! Very simple touches can do so much to coordinate the whole affair!
Britney’s beautiful gown was made by Penny from Penelope’s in Salt Lake City [801-582-5010].
A huge thanks to Kate Benson Photography for sharing Britney & Mikes great wedding with us! For more of her fantastic work, be sure and check out her blog.
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All of my extended family is LDS, and basically the sleeve thing is because they need a dress that covers their temple garments.
It's really cool, though, how creative those girls get with the sleeve requirement.
Oh, this is so pretty! Great work, Kate!!
I just adore this blog! My name is Angela Muir and i am wedding dress designer, i also happen to be mormon. Basically we have a modesty standard where we must cover our shoulders to a cap sleeve length. If you look on my blog, angelamuirbride.blogspot.com you can see a few custom dresses i have made for girls that married in an L.D.S Temple!
LOVE the flowers. And she used carnations! Whimsical and affordable.
I wish I had known about this site before I got married last year---but I find myself looking at it everyday. I am Mormon and was married in the temple here in Columbus, Ohio and my dress had short sleeves. I loved it! Thanks for featuring L.D.S. weddings that are classy and beautiful. I actually ordered my dress online from www.beautifullymodest.com and it fit like a dream!
Tell me, why we do so much thinking on shoes and centerpieces when simplicity looks just that amazing...
Love, love, love the ribbons ! What a great idea...
Amazing job, Kate, and the bride chose some incredible colors! Good post, Style Me Pretty....
I love this post! I am LDS and was a little frustrated with the wedding dress options available to me, so I ended up going with a tea-length gown! It's great because I don't feel completely covered from head-to-toe, and still have sleeves!
I live in Utah, and while I'm not Mormon (and my dress doesn't have sleeves), there are a ton of options here for temple-ready gowns (that's what they call them- "temple-ready"). I've heard of many women from other states hiring a seamstress in Utah to either make them a custom gown, or create sleeves on one they purchased. And there are a ton of shops that sell online or have a catalog they can send out. In fact, every dress shop I went to asked me "will you be adding sleeves to this?" I have to say, though, that some dresses do the cap sleeve thing better than others. Some of the shops in Utah sell dresses that look like a satin t-shirt sewn to a fancy skirt. The dress in this post is a great example of how to do it the right way!
I love the organic table runner material? What is it?
Sleeves are also a great option if you have heavier arms, too. Stay away from cap-sleeves, however. They only call attention to the largest part of your arms. I'd love to see some really modern looking long sleeve dresses. Anyone have any links?
I'm impressed by some of the LDS weddings I've seen on this site. I live in east Idaho, and honestly, most of the temple-ready dress are very, very ugly. Your totally right, Rochelle, they usually look like boxy, ill-fitting white t-shirts with poofy skirts hastily added on. Cheap and tawdry looking, IMO.
It's nice to see some people injecting some of their own personality into these dresses, though. I was tempted to do the sleeve thing, but was really put off by the women who work in our local dress stores treating me like a w***e for wanting to try on some strapless dresses as well. One sales clerk actually told me that the store doesn't carry dresses for "those kind of women." **laughs** Strapless it is!
I'm LDS and I live in central Wisconsin. There is nothing here but strapless (even if it wasn't a requirement...oh so not a fan of looking like everyone else!) and like Sophia says so many of the "sleeved" options are yucky! So I solved the problem by designing and making my own gown. Right now I'm also helping a friend with hers (she's getting married in August)