Daily Candy recently featured Vancouver designer Elroy.  I fell in love with all of her designs especially when I learned many of her fabrics are soy and bamboo.  If you haven’t worn something bamboo, it’s like pulling on butter!  New Elroy dresses are available at the Seattle based online boutique Petaline.  Petaline, Alison Brownrigg’s online [...]

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Sometimes when I see eco-friendly clothing I’m left feeling disappointed.  Either the fabric looks too “earthy” or the construction just isn’t modern.  Nothing excited me more than finding fashion forward looks that are also sustainable.  That couldn’t be more true with wedding dresses, especially because you only wear them once.  I was gleeful when I [...]

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I first came in contact with Jen at Blue Sky Bridal about a year ago and I instantly loved her and her boutique. She has an eye for previously worn couture wedding gowns. They range from $250-$2,500 and even include some Vera Wang, Jenny Lee and Monique Lhuillier as well as some gorgeous [...]

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Whenever I’m asked about bridesmaids dresses I always offer the same advice. Pick dresses that fit your bridesmaids personality and a dress that your bridesmaids are comfortable wearing. Trust me, if they don’t like the dress, you’ll see it in the photos! I will almost always recommend picking a color that goes with [...]

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One of my favorite photographs in a wedding portfolio is the shot of the dress. The dress really sets the tone for the rest of the day and that shot is in a way the calm before the storm (a good storm of course). Take a look at these best dressed shots and [...]

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