Another Kind Of, Sort Of Wedding Update

You know what gets me excited about weddings?

The dress.

The right dress, of course.

Like most girls I’m very specific. I know what I like & what I don’t like.

About a week ago I decided to go downstairs. By downstairs I mean to the wedding boutique underneath my house.

Yes, I have a wedding boutique under my house. Random, but convenient, no?

Very spur of the moment but that’s how I thrive.

Anyway, I didn’t have to look too far because there were three dresses that spoke my language.

The first dress was from Essense of Australia & it was super simple. Think lace, spaghetti strap, & long/flowy. Their international design team, including founder Martine Harris, is taking lace to the NEXT level with its Spring 2016 collection.

Look 1: Essense of Australia D1981

Next, I tried on a Martina Liana dress ( Essense of Australia’s sister label ) & it was very, VERY flattering. Honestly, I feel like it made me ten feet taller. No sleeves, simple with buttons down the back with the most beautiful silhouette.

Oh so couture!

Look 2: Martina Liana 775

The last & final one was definitely my favorite. Aussie designer Martine Harris, has taken her favorite design elements and created a brand new couture experience for brides – allowing them to customize the wedding dress of their dreams with Martina Liana SEPARATES: Together.Forever.

I’M SO INTO THIS IDEA. Separates!! LOVE.

Like a top & a bottom instead of one full dress, sassy right. It had long vintage-ish lace sleeves that were just so delicate & dainty. The back was open besides a tiny row of pearls down my backbone. It’s probably the most excited I’ve been about our wedding thus far.

Look 3: Martina Liana Separates Blake+Sanja

Really beautiful, different but not too different, chic but not overly chic, delicate but not overly feminine. Simple, romantic, glamorous, & different all at the same time.

You guys know how I love contrast.

Side note: if you follow TSC on Snapchat & Instagram you saw a lot of the experience. It was SO fun to take you guys along, like SO, SO fun. Expect me to bring you along for the whole wedding ride.

Anyway, a lot of you asked for details on the wedding dress so I figured I’d do a whole post on it. I found all three of them at The White Flower in San Diego.

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FYI, the Martina Liana Separates: Together.Forever. line includes bodysuits, corsets, & even jackets. I die for different so I just love the whole concept really. Very custom. The sister label, Sorella Vita, also does some fabulous bridesmaids dresses ( will try to do a post on these too because they’re phenomenal ).

Overall the experience was quick ( it took me 20 minutes, like I said, I know what I like! ) & there was no champagne involved ( boo, SOBER January! ). I’ll keep you guys updated on what I end up deciding.

If you have any tips/tricks/advice on weddings, please leave it below! Would love to hear your personal experiences.

That’s all for now! Stay tuned for more wedding posts.

The very decisive bride, lauryn x

+ this post is in collaboration with Essense Designs.

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