Category: Wedding Dresses

Many brides go to their first bridal salon with dreams of finding their fairytale wedding gown—and are soon disappointed. They try on gown after gown that looks beautiful on the hanger, but when they slip into them they just don’t live up to the dream. They know something isn’t quite right but they can’t put their finger on it. If this has happened to you, then perhaps the problem isn’t the style or cut of the gown but the color.

When I’m gown shopping, I find that most of what I like, I don’t LOVE. For example, I like the bodice, but don’t like the fullness, or the skirt is “too trumpet,” etc. What would be really great is to find an affordable custom wedding dress from a reputable designer. Do you have any suggestions in LA or in Orange County? Please let me know!
—Allison G., Los Angeles

We know who you are. You like a balance of the city and the natural world. You love the ocean, but you also love the mountains. You are chic, and you also care about your environment. So why not show off your good taste with a little Flair?

This popular Orange County bridal salon is doing their part to support our troops. They’re holding a bridal gown giveaway, July 27 at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar Officers Club. At this annual event, 100 bridal gowns will be given to military brides (with proper ID, of course) on a first-come, first-served basis. Mon Amie will also have bridal veils, shoes, bras and other accessories, their compliments. Call 714/546-5700 for details, or visit monamie.com and read the blog.

Not everyone has the luxury of shopping for their wedding dress in an upscale boutique, flattered and pampered by friends and admiring salespeople. You think trying to find a parking place within a mile of that chic downtown salon is tough? Read what former bride Lisa Haines (now Mrs. Haines-Betteinger) wrote to me: