Wedding Gowns Tell Their Story
Gown Photos: Dorothy O'Connor
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othing tells a story—from fairytales to family history—like a wedding dress! Through the ages, wedding gowns speak the language of legend, connection and beauty. They evoke memories:  love lost...love found...what could have been. Stories of wedding gowns are stories of the heart...

 
The Lineage of a Gown
Leslie Barton
The Lineage of a Gown
Read how an artist commemorated his parents' 50th wedding anniversary…what a scholar reveals about American wedding gown traditions…and what brides really think about their wedding dresses!
 
The Mermaid Bride
Allison Manch
Rituals of the Heart
The Mermaid Bride
For her wedding, Sarah wanted “to look sort of mermaid like…and have a sense of the sea and sky...of openness and floating.” She got her wish!
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The wedding dress is not only beautiful, but it has become an archetype of feminine beauty and fantasy. Your gown can become forever artwork in the hands of these artisans…
Dorothy o'connor photography MICHAEL HOFMAN STUDIO
Laurie Lambrecht

Love Notes ...
The Colours of the Goddess Bride

Stories and images from Goddess mythology are not only beautiful, but perhaps are the origin myths of our bridal history. Don't miss these charming tales!

 
Laura Cantrell

 

A Bride's Story
Five Brides & One Gown
A family story of weddings…over a period of ten years, four sisters wore their mother's 1950s wedding dress! Read on

 
Missy McLamb
After the Wedding
The End of the Beginning
What would happen to the quality of your life if you put as much attention on the middle as you did on the more dramatic beginnings and endings?
 
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Look Inside To Find Yourself

A calm, relaxed bride? It's not an  oxymoron...it's possible with Cornelia's guided meditation CD

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