The Answers to my "Betcha" Post

Without any further adieu, here are the answers to my post regarding Style Me Pretty's post about stylish wedding gowns from 2008. I think if you know me well enough, or if you've seen any number of my fashion sketches, you'll have picked these out pretty easily.

1. Top choice, this caught my eye so quick, yet held my attention for quite some time. Though that's not hard to do with this one! Row 2, the gown on the right. I really enjoyed the different forms of fabric manipulation and the geometric detail, both in the bodice, and at the lower half of the skirt. Totally unique and lovely.

2. Second choice: Rows 10/11. It only took me a moment to imagine how absolutely lovely she must have felt wearing this gown! What did it was seeing the top right hand photo of somebody holding up her train. How elegant to wear layers of chiffon, so soft and feminine. Not forgetting the beautiful detail on the bodice paired with the timeless covered buttons. Loved it.

3. Let's face it, you now see the pattern. I have a love for geometric-inspired design. My third choice is from row 13. I adore this! Tell me you have seen something identical to this and I'll call you a liar (ok, unless you were at that wedding or you yourself designed this gown). The pairing of the very feminine beading and the crisp folds of silk are a wonderful contrast.

The one thing I wish could be done: finding out who the designers were! I'm sure had I been keeping up with trends in wedding gowns while I was tending to a career in mortgages for a few years, I would probably know. But I'm just now getting back in the game - so forgive my lack of knowledge. :)

I hope that was fun for you to see some of my own personal style. I'll try to do more of this in the future, as I really had a good time. I love gawking at beautiful things...and shiny things...they don't call it "Attention Deficit...ohhh SHINY!" for nothing!

Sweet blog post + I Betcha

Here's the scoop: Style Me Pretty just posted a sweet set of photos highlighting wedding gowns from 2008. As we all know, this is the time of year that most brides begin looking for their gowns for their upcoming weddings. I know this full well, I have a handful of clients I am beginning to meet with this month to discuss their gowns. It's a thrilling time of year!

My "Betcha" is this: I betcha can't guess my top three gowns out of the smorgasbord of photos this post contains. If you guess them...well...I'll buy you a latte. I'll post later which ones I chose and why. It's a fun game, right? Thought so. :)

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Great Lakes Outreach

The same conversation has been surfacing for the past 8 months or so:

What do you suggest your brides do with their wedding gowns after the big day?

And up until a few days ago, I had no idea what to tell them. I can recommend where they can go to have it cleaned and preserved, but that was about the extent of it.

Until I found the website for the Great Lakes Outreach organization I talked about in the previous post. Under their "Get Involved" section, at the bottom they are asking for donated wedding gowns! I couldn't believe my eyes.

I understand that many women would like to keep their gowns for their daughters or granddaughters, this is completely acceptable! I may even do the same some day (though I wonder if my kids and grand kids would someday want a GOR-TEX gown and also get married in the snow??).

At any rate, I have a lot of women who don't know just what to do with their gowns. I think this is a fabulous opportunity! I'll definitely be spreading the word about this sweet concept. I've recently contacted GLO, and I'm waiting for them to get back to me. I can't wait to tell you what they say!