Most modern wedding gowns are strapless. There are of course, oodles of exceptions, but walk into any bridal shop and I guarantee you that at least half of the dresses you see will be strapless. Here in the south, that percentage seems to go up even higher, with the predominant dress design being strapless, corsetted, and with a princess skirt. Nothing’s wrong with any of this, obviously, and trends will come and go, but my real question is: how will we wear them come fall?
We’ll wear them with boleros, and wraps, and shrugs. Perhaps even opera length gloves. In any …read more

For my own wedding, I looked every where for a lightweight wrap that didn’t look cheesy, wasn’t polyester, wasn’t overly embelished, didn’t clash with my dress, and was under $100.  I wanted one that would stay in place for dancing, but I settled for a simple wrap that blew away in the wind.
When I saw this delicate shawl handmade by Tijusai, I was wracked with jealousy for all the brides who will get to wear it. It’s such a sweet little summer item, and will coordinate beautiully with a lot of styles of summer dresses, provided that they aren’t too …read more