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16 Luxurious Looks for a Modern Romance

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

We’ve taken this season’s styles for the aisle to a venue that’ll make you want to kick up your feet and stay awhile. Much like The Guild Hotel itself—downtown San Diego’s former Army-Navy YMCA building—traditional gowns and suits are being made over …

Three brides stand next to table topped with yellow florals

Bright Ideas: A Yellow Wedding Color Palette

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

We know what you’re thinking. Yellow for a wedding? How tacky? Set those reservations aside, because that’s not quite, when done right. The brightest hue on the color spectrum stands for happiness—and that’s an emotion no nearly wed should reject. For our …

For the Blushing Brides: A Pink Wedding Color Palette

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Pretty in pink? How about drop dead gorgeous in pink! This color between white and red has long been discarded as just for girls. Women and brides—and grooms!—have endless ways to embrace the hue in the most mature of ways on their …

Couple holds hands under a purple balloon arch. The groom wears a dark maroon tuxedo.

All About Installations: A Purple Wedding Color Palette

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

It’s said to stand for wealth, wisdom, and power, but we’d love to toss in a descriptor of our own for purple: Versatile. When you start viewing violet as part of your wedding vision, your color palette bleeds into several parts of …

Three brides pose together amid blue furniture and florals

Head in the Sky: A Blue Wedding Color Palette

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Bright blue, light blue, dark blue, Jet Blue—nope, that last one doesn’t count, but we’ll lop it in with sky blue—um, we’re seeing blue. As part of our “Color Me Pretty” wedding gown shoot, honing in on five particular color schemes for …

Nothing but Neutral: A White Wedding Color Palette

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Nothing sings bride as much as the color white. As everyone knows, it’s the pigment that’s been a part of almost every wedding since the start of time. It represents purity, softness, and, yes, virginity. Now, to be clear: We’re pro breaking …

November Events: 4 Not-to-Miss Wedding Gown Collections in San Diego

Friday, November 1, 2019

(Sarah Seven, courtesy of The Dress Theory) PSA: You’re going to want to try those wedding gowns on before over indulging in the holidays. Ahead of and surrounding Thanksgiving, we’ve rounded up four San Diego trunk shows fitting of your attention before …

Take a Walk on the Bright Side with 19 Looks for the Big Day

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Rime Arodaky “Jonah” gown, The Dress Theory Crystal Noelle keyhole back and sheer lace appliqué gown, Archive Bridal Costarellos “BR19-15 Plunging Neckline” gown, The Dress Theory Rime Arodaky “Arwen/Salem” gown, The Dress Theory Limor Rosen “Felicity” gown, The Dress Theory Left: Badgley …

Model wearing pearl off-the-shoulder crepe gown with matching pearl choker

Her Moment: 15 Stunning Gowns for Fall and Winter

Friday, September 21, 2018

Just as a generation of women are finding their voices, so too can a dress speak for herself, embracing seasonal details with her embellishments and setting the scene with her accents. Hear that? She’s inspiring you. Lela Rose “The Windsor” gown, The …

10 Emmys Gowns Destined for Brides

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Celebrities weren’t the only ones to show up at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards this week. Calvin Klein, Ralph & Russo, Dior, Oscar de la Renta, and other designers wooed us into a new kind of binging, too—that is, parsing through the …

Model on beach at sunset in sleek gown with long train

Cali-Coastal Dreaming: 6 Gorgeous Gowns for Spring

Monday, April 16, 2018

From florals to hemlines, light catches all the trimmings as the sun sets at Torrey Pines. Lace detailing, diamond embellishments, and silk silhouettes galore, we’ll let this season’s styles for the aisle tell you more… Pronovias “Drabea” gown and earrings, Archive Bridal Hayley …

model in gown with a voluminous skirt and lacy top

7 Desert Haute Gowns for Summer

Friday, March 30, 2018

Summer is the best time to let your hair—and train—down in palm springs, where the sun shines and blooms abound year-round. Mia Solano “Dior” gown, Luv Bridal; “Blue Chalcedony Powder” earrings, Love Tatum; “Sunrise Choker” necklace, “Lovely Rachael Opal” ring, and “Black Diamond …