Hi SMP?ers! Nicole of Sorella Muse here to talk wedding dress shopping. There is so much pressure to say YES to the dress, and things get even more complicated if you?ve decided to spend LESS on the dress, or take a non-traditional route towards a colorful gown. Raise your hand if you?re hoping to find […]

Hi SMP?ers! Nicole of Sorella Muse here to talk wedding dress shopping. There is so much pressure to say YES to the dress, and things get even more complicated if you?ve decided to spend LESS on the dress, or take a non-traditional route towards a colorful gown. Raise your hand if you?re hoping to find something affordable and minimalist that still feels special, or you?re looking for something unique and stunning which you have a feeling you won?t find amid the taffeta and satin of a bridal shop!
I?ve seen my fair share of dresses as a wedding photographer and I adore a gorgeous gown with exquisite detailing, but after thinking carefully about our wedding budget priorities (i.e. throwing a memorable weekend-long party in Tuscany) and my own personal style (simple refined bohemian), I knew I wanted to approach wedding dress shopping differently. I don?t want to feel like a princess in heaps of tulle on my wedding day, I want to feel like myself. I set out looking for a dress that would be free-spirited and unfussy but still chic. Luckily there is a growing trend of affordable and non-traditional wedding dresses, as my first stop at Reformation showed me, where the w...