I’ve loved Monique since the day that I started trying on gowns for my own wedding. There is just something about her hopelessly romantic, fabulously chic gowns that really gets a girl going. And this year’s designs didn’t disappoint…

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Who says you have to pay an arm and a leg to look drop dead gorgeous on your wedding day? Yes, David’s Bridal can be a little overwhelming, but I swear…they have some absolutely lovely dresses. Stick with the more modern silhouettes and the simple fabrics and you’ll no doubt look stunning.

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They say good things come in small packages, right? Well, Jenny’s paired down, absolutely gorgeous 2009 collections is enough to make any girl swoon. I love how Jenny approaches each design with an understated elegance, with this fabulous, without being showy kind of style…

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Granted, few people can actually afford an Oscar but let’s face it…his dresses are enough to make me want to save every penny I own just so that I can buy one and dance around my house in it. Sad, but true. Here are my very favorite 2009 Oscar de la Renta Picks…

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I hope that everyone had a great weekend! I spent the last couple of days looking through the blog to see what kind of a post we really needed and realized that it had been so long since I did a wedding dress feature! WAY too long, seeing that the dress is basically THE most important thing. Some would say.

So, I wanted to share my 2009 Fall/Spring picks from some of my favorite designer. Of course we have the heavy hitters like Vera and Oscar, but I wanted to bring in a few more...

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Abby and her husband are taking a well-deserved day off after a speaking engagement at Vanderbilt. Since I have carte-blanche on both the SMP Blog and the Little Black Book Blog, I’m going to go out on a limb and tell you just a bit about Abby and Tait.(Abby, if you’re reading this, breathe!)

Abby and Tait both attended Vanderbilt University, he a few years ahead of her. She knew ‘of’ him and he of her, but they didn’t really know each other personally...

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Well ~~~ how many of you just got engaged? And who’s scouring the web and wedding magazines for your perfect wedding dress?

Seems like today might be a good day for us to post some lovely real brides and their lovely real wedding gowns!

To fuel the fire within … from Style Me Pretty’s Little Black Book members’  features (past, present and future) ~

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Lisa Hoffman is guest blogging for us today…all about her new studio and her fabulous new line of boxed stationery and wedding invitations. Well, equally inspiring is that absolutely amazing Alice Temperley dress in her store window. Her gowns are shockingly beautiful and it seems, each perfect dress is even better than the next. Definitely more...

So, today we leave you with a few more images of real brides who found THAT ONE real dress at The White Dress By The Shore. And … they felt better than they had ever felt before!

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The dress … the most personal part of your wedding. So many styles. So many luscious laces and fabulous fabrics … It’s hard to know where to start. You know, the thing is, until you actually start trying on dresses, you have NO idea which silhouette, which neckline or “back-scape” … or fabric … will turn out to be THE ONE. That one dress that will make you feel better than you’ve ever felt before.

Enter Beth Chapman and her wonderful...

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