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		Wedding Gowns Fact: Victorian brides believed it was unlucky to look at themselves in the mirror after they were completely dressed. They would always save one item, a glove or earring, for example, to put on after their final look.
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	Buying a wedding gown
	Choosing a wedding gown
	Wedding gown search engines
	Wedding gown designers
	Period and fantasy gowns
	Vintage gowns
	Wedding gown preservation

"Buying a wedding gown"

Advice from Hudson Valley Weddings - Straight forward advice on how to start, what to wear and take with you, introductions to the labels and used gown scams, notes on delivery time and alterations.

BridalTips.com - Down to earth advice about getting the most out of your visit to the bridal shop, saving money, and avoiding scams. Of particular interest, further discussion of the salon practice of tearing out designer labels and understanding your contract.

Advice from Vows Magazine - Tips to the bride from Vows, the bridal industry magazine. A solid view from the other inside.

Knot.com's Shopping 101 articles - The first website of all things bridal offers articles on the purchase of wedding gowns.

"Choosing a wedding gown"

Our Marriage - choosing your wedding gown - An overview of formality, fabrics, cuts and styles.

Knot.com's Fit Guide - The knot’s complete guide to finding a gown that fits - matching gown styles to your body type.

Knot.com's Bridal Style articles - A plethora of great articles on gown styles for petite, pregnant, outdoor and brides all nationalities. Q & A s on veils, wearing white.

"Wedding gown search engines"

Knot.com's wedding gown search - Literally thousands of dresses, searchable by style and designer (including hard to find couture designers). Website allows you to pick and save your favorites.

Modern Bride's wedding gown search - Similar to the Knot's search, but includes only designers advertised in Modern Bride Magazine.

Wedding Channel's gown search - The search engine on WeddingChannel.com - where you can "try on" some gowns with a Virtual Model designed to your height and measurements. There are not many gowns to try on but it gives you a great idea of how certain styles would fit on your body type.

Ebay's wedding gown search - Search by whatever your heart desires - colors, designers, cuts, etc, etc. Due to many vendors aquiring stock from overseas, you will often find unique gowns not available in the U.S.

"Wedding gown designers"

Dressfinder.com - This website features a drop down list that will direct to the website of practically every retail designer under the sun, plus the nearest salons carrying that designer.

Weddinggownsearch.com - Allows you to find local shops carrying the designers you are looking for but is not nearly as comprehensive as dressfinder.com.

Amy's list - Former bride Amy offers a nice list on links to many designer websites. (Note: very graphic intensive - give it a minute to load).

"Period and fantasy gowns"

Kathryn and Alexandra - The queen of theme gowns, Laurie Haluska merges period styling with modern grace. Dresses are custom created for each bride. Available through exclusive retailers.

Silks and Velvets - Unique, customizable designs inspired by movies like Legend, Ever After and Dangerous Liasons. Mail order only but the website offers many reassuring photos of REAL BRIDES wearing gowns purchased from the site.

Fairy Fashion - Ethereal dresses, more fantasy than authentic period styles. All silk fabrics make the prices between $1200 and $6000. Mail order only.

American Boot's Western Bridal - Western style gowns from the simple to the sultry. Mail order only.

"Vintage gowns"

A Vintage Wedding - Beautiful site with constantly changing stock (so pick early!). Accessories and groom's attire also available.

Victorian Rose - More fine vintage gowns at very reasonable prices.

Ebay Vintage (pre-1980) wedding gown search - Ebay is always the place to find the unexpected. The prices can rarely be beaten.

"Wedding gown preservation"

7 questions you must ask from the Imperial Preservation Co. - Important questions to ask regarding warranties, procedures and prices from the preservation company recommended bby Martha Stewart, The Knot and top designers.

The Association of Wedding Gown Specialists - Straight talk about gown preservation including what you need to know about salt, sugar and acid and how dry cleaning does not remove them. Unique True Preservation technique. 100% guarantee against yellowing.

Wedclean - Atime-tested, mail order gown preservation company who calls their technique CareLoom. Offers a nice "walk through" of the preservation process.

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