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This weekend I have a wedding to go to for a cousin of mine which I’m excited for! I love weddings for so many different reasons. Plus it’s always an excuse for people to go all out and dress up. I especially love seeing the bride all dolled up and glowing on such a magical day.
So, that is what inspired me with this post. And a bride can look radiant on any type of budget. I went ahead and picked twelve budget friendly wedding gowns that are all below $1500.00 ( some are on sale for a limited time bringing them to the $1500.00 price point). The first three gowns are my absolute favorites at the price point.
I chose many different silhouettes and gowns with sleeves and without. Because we know as girls there are so many different body types out there and we want the dress that compliments us the most. So, enjoy my picks and talk real soon thanks again for stopping by!
My Story about meeting Claire Pettibone:
So last week I went to the Otis Jury Show to be a judge. While there I was able to view the students work and see the mentor directions they were given (This is because I am fashion Design Alum now). One particular collection I was more than excited to see was the Claire Pettibone mentorship collection. Let me just tell you I LOVED the entire collection!
While there one of the senior teachers over heard me saying I wished I had her as a mentor (last year) when I was in school because I’ve always wanted to be a bridal designer. (But what teacher of mine didn’t know that? tehehe) She said, “Have you met her?” “Go introduce yourself!” I said “but what do I say?” For once in my life I was speechless and was at a loss for words (which never happens). Then I Told the teacher that I had sent my résumé to her already and had not heard anything (I don’t want to look like a creeper). The teacher replied, “then introduce yourself and tell her you’re the one that sent in your résumé.” So I walked over to Claire. It seemed like one of those moments when you see the door in a movie and the hallway to the door seems to get longer and longer. With my legs wobbly and sweating like there was no tomorrow from being so nervous, I went up to Claire and introduced myself. I spoke to her for a short while. Not long because I was so nervous I didn’t know what to say.
Now let me back track a little bit. You see I had been looking up to Claire as an inspiration when I kept pinning her wedding gowns on my pinterest boards. So I went to her bio page (I like to see where designers started) and saw she graduated from Otis. I also remembered her dress was worn by Pricilla Chan (Wife to the facebook mogul). I remember being so excited to see an alum doing bridal. It gave me so much hope that one day I could also be a bridal designer. Since it’s the only thing I’ve ever wanted to be since I was 16 – 17ish.
So back to introducing myself so I didn’t do a good job because I was a huge dork. Remember this is someone I’ve looked up to. I felt like I was a little six year old again looking up to this person that is everything I’ve ever wanted to be. So after a quick exchange of talking I went back over to the senior teacher and was like OH MY GOSH I WAS SOO NERVOUS! I think I had sweat off all my deodorant tehehehe. So in honor of meeting Claire and being nervous (and be a complete dork) I thought I would post a few of my favorite wedding gowns of hers on my blog. Trust me I would put them all up if I could. What do you think of her AMAZING wedding gowns? Which one is your favorite?
The Latest Claire Pettibone Collection: An Earthly Paradise
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To view the entire collection |Clarie Pettibone
Lately I have been really attracted to textured fabrics on dresses. So when my eyes saw these I was in awwww. I love that they are elaborate and fun all at the same time. So enjoy these picks of mine from Allure Bridal and see if you too wont be in awww after seeing these.
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All bridal gowns can be found at Allure Bridals; First Dress: C242, Second Dress: 8924, Third Dress: C224
I am super excited and cannot wait to see the new Elie Saab Fall/Winter 2013-2014 Haute Couture collection. Which, will be launching in 1 day 22 hours 43 minutes and 10 seconds not that I am counting or anything..hehe. I’m sure that number has changed since reading this post. So, here are some of my favorites from his past collections until his new one launches enjoy. Now you will see why I am nuts about Elie Saabs designs/fashions.
His design’s are so intricately detailed even these pictures don’t do them justice. Each one is just stunning and I know you will feel the same way.
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The whole collection can be found at Elie Saab