Inexpensive Wedding Gowns From Alfred Angelo

PHILADELPHIA, July 21, 2008– As the economy leaves the nation wondering about its direction, brides need not fear for their most sacred purchase…the wedding gown. Alfred Angelo’s bridal collections have always, and continue to, offer brides a beautiful assortment of gowns for every budget.

“The Alfred Angelo collections give brides a wonderful way to fulfill their dream of walking down the aisle in their perfect dress, without additional hardship of another expense to be dealt with post-wedding. In this current economic environment, as couples are redefining their priorities for their wedding budgets, it’s important for brides to know they have choices so they don’t have to sacrifice on their most memorable purchase…

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Wedding Dress Selection

Q: I am looking for a dress for my wedding next March, and the options are overwhelming. How do I narrow my search but still find the dress of my dreams? And what about trends? If I buy my dress now, will it be out of fashion in six months?

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Disney Princess-Inspired Bridal Gowns

The Gown. The Slipper. The Kiss. The Prince. A new chapter will be written in the Disney tradition of fairy tale wishes and finding true love at the west coast debut of Kirstie Kelly For Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings. The bridal gowns inspired by the Disney Princesses will be showcased on the runway as Disney introduces an all new “Blossoms” for flower girls collection alongside a one-of-a-kind platinum wedding gown that captures the essence of the most beloved princess of all time – Cinderella. In celebration of fairy tale endings, Disney will also introduce the first woman to select a Disney Princess-inspired wedding gown for her own wedding.

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Trying On Wedding Gowns

When planning a wedding there are some aspects that make me so excited and choosing a dress is one of them. I decided years ago that my mom was going to make my dress. She made my prom gown junior year (it was beautiful) and I knew she could make almost anything I choose. On Thursday my mom was driving down to Massachusetts to visit my aunt and stopped to have lunch with me in Portland. We decided to go to a bridal gown store, just try on some of the dresses and get some ideas.

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Preserving Your Wedding Gown

The big day has come and gone but a lifetime of memories begins as soon as the wedding photographs are reviewed. Bridal gowns–selected painstakingly to reflect personal style and taste–should also be given the care it deserves to live on, not only in memories, but for future generations as well.Hallak Cleaners , one of the leading couture cleaners in the United States and a specialist in the preservation and restoration of bridal gowns, has compiled a list of frequently asked questions to help brides understand the complex, yet necessary gown preservation process. As members of American Wedding Gown Specialists, Hallak Cleaners stands behind its work with a lifetime guarantee.

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Queen’s Wedding Dress and Diamonds on Display

Sounds pretty neat!

Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II’s London home, opens to visitors tomorrow, marking her 60th year of marriage with an exhibition of dresses, diamonds and uniforms worn at her wedding.

King George VI was on the throne in 1947 when Princess Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh, who had dropped his titles of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. The bridal dress by Norman Hartnell, a one-time theater-costume designer, was inspired by Botticelli’s 15th century painting, “Primavera,” symbolizing rebirth after the war, said the Royal Collection’s press office.

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More Wedding Trends

More wedding trends…

Budget wedding gowns

A once-in-a-lifetime experience no longer requires a once-in-a-lifetime investment. So here comes the bride — in a budget wedding gown from Target. The gowns that were introduced in May are sold through Target.com for less than $200. Bridesmaid dresses sell for as little as $30.

J. Crew offers wedding gowns for $295 to $2,450.

At H&M, a Viktor & Rolf designer wedding gown for $349 introduced in November sold out in one day.

The typical bride spends more than $1,000 on a wedding gown.

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Make Your Own Wedding Dress

Sounds like alot of work….

Brides today have more choices than ever before when they are picking a wedding dress. Many of the old rules have been tossed out. For example, dresses aren’t always white, they’re not always big and poufy and they don’t have to include trains that go on for miles. A bride can feel free to choose a wedding dress that fits her body type and personality.

Are you looking for romantic or racy? Will your gown be out of a fairy tale or a fashion magazine? To truly have a gown that is yours and yours alone, consider making your wedding dress yourself. According to couture seamstress JoAnn Musso, brides should not be intimidated by the thought of making their wedding dress. “The skills needed to make a wedding dress are all ones a home sewer has used before,” she says. “Set in sleeves are set in sleeves. Don’t let the fact that they’re on a wedding dress make them seem more difficult than they are,” she says.

Musso, who lives and work in Dallas, makes custom wedding dresses as part of her couture business. While she firmly believes every bride should have the dress of her dreams, Musso feels it is also her duty to help a bride select a dress that will be flattering. “The bride will have this dress for the rest of her life to remember her wedding day,” she says.

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Low-Cost Wedding Gowns

Here’s a money saving idea…

In a marriage of discount and dreams, a major retailer is trying to prove that a once-in-a-lifetime experience doesn’t require a once-in-a-lifetime investment.

So here comes the bride . . . in a wedding gown from Target.

The gowns, sold through Target.com for less than $200, have appeared in recent weeks on Oprah and on the pages of Lucky and Glamour magazines. And they’ve caused a stir on fashion blogs, where their arrival has ignited a debate about whether there are any boundaries left when it comes to saving money.

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Designer Wedding Gowns

There goes the wedding budget…. 

Bridal dress designer Monique Lhuillier leapt into the wedding business on a whim. Having had a difficult time finding her own gown, Lhuillier, a 23-year-old newlywed at the time, decided to begin sketching her own line of dresses. Her husband figured it was little more than a hobby, one that she would tire of soon enough. “He thought I had the wedding blues and eventually I’d get over it,” she says, chuckling warmly.

That was a decade ago, and Lhuillier (Lo-lee-ay) is still not over it. In fact, she’s now regarded as one of the premier designers in the bridal industry, and her “hobby” has become a thriving enterprise that grossed more than $20 million last year. Her wedding gowns, ranging in price from $2,000 to $25,000, have been worn by the likes of Christine Baumgartner (wife of Kevin Costner) and the rock star Pink.

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