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Martin McCrae Vintage Style Wedding Dresses

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Are you, or someone you know,  searching for a non-traditional, ultra romantic, vintage inspired wedding gown? Well, look no further than  Martin McCrae Couture. This Tuscon, Az. based company specializes in limited production, period style wedding dresses, using the most sumptuous silks, chiffons,velvets and laces in their designs.

Whether you envision yourself in a delicate victorian or renaissance look, a 1920’s sleek, dropped waist flapper style,  30’s Harlowesque bias cuts, or glamorous curve hugging 40’s and 50’s silhouettes, they have a stunning creation to help make your vintage wedding fantasy come true.

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Most of their dresses are made in a natural shade, but all fabrics can be dyed any color you desire. This makes them perfect not only for brides, but also for bridesmaids, mothers of the bride or anyone looking for an outstanding special occasion outfit. They do custom sizing orders, as well.

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These are some of the most uniquely beautiful vintage style gowns I’ve seen and I like the idea that they’re made here in the US by a small company.

50’s Style Wedding Dresses

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Since June is the traditional wedding month, and with vintage themed weddings becoming more and more popular,  I thought I'd do some research on where brides could find vintage and vintage style attire.  The first website I'd like to recommend is Dolly Couture where you can order gorgeous 50's reproduction wedding dresses a la Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.  Classic silhouettes in a shorter length, they're perfect for semi-formal weddings, and are certainly glamorous enough to create an especially memorable vintage look for the big day!

Priced very reasonably between $300 and $400.  For a bit more, you can even have custom dresses designed as well.
Pictured below are a few of their classic creations.

"The Manhattan"

Dolly couture 1

"The Marin County"

Dolly couture 2

"Huntings on Hudson"

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"Edmonton"

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My Red Carpet Look-a-like Gown

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

Ran across this blog post from McKenzie Sala, owner of Kenzie Kate , a website selling some of the most classically beautiful wedding invitations I’ve ever seen.  It appears she discovered one of the dresses on my website is almost a dead ringer for the one Debra Messing wore to Emmy’s this year and was nice enough to post it on her Something Old, Something New  blog, that naturally covers everything wedding and bridal related.

Pretty darn close, I’d say.  If you check out the dress on my website you’ll see it also has three black satin bows attached in back, which I think add a nice touch. Oh and it also has a train as well.  A big thanks to McKenzie for the post!

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