It’s as if J. Crew has been listening to me and knows that I was searching for the perfect wedding dresses last week. They opened a store that I might just have to adventure down to New York City to visit – a J. Crew bridal boutique. It combines my love of all things sparkly with Jenna Lyons’ absolutely stunning styling and taste. This boutique is ceiling to floor design perfection and houses only wedding dresses, bridesmaids dresses, party dresses and jewelry. Do you need anything else in life? I don’t think so. And since I already need everything the J. Crew collection has to offer, I can only imagine the damage this girly boutique would do to my wallet. I’m even lusting after the interior – I love that chandelier and pink door!

the perfect shop

Whether you’re getting married or not, if you live in New York City you must stop over at the new store on Madison Avenue on 66th Street.

I like to surround myself with inspirations, as you probably read earlier with my need for an inspiration board. When surfing the internet, I download pictures I find inspiring and save them in a folder on my desktop. Does anyone else do this? I like to look at pretty dresses, shoes, and especially interior designs. When flipping through these images the other day, I came across this dress and I know exactly why I chose it in the first place.

my dream outfit

It is perfect. I love the detailed top and flowing skirt. The ribbon accentuates her small waist. I also have a thing for short white wedding dresses. Her heels remain neutral but add a different pop of color. And that hair piece, perfection. I would walk down the aisle tomorrow in this outfit, who needs a groom with a dress like that?

The problem with my inspiration photo folder is that I have a full file of perfect but no idea where they came from. Anyone recognize this dress? If yes, please share!

Wedding movies are one of the best places to find wedding dress inspirations (or your actual wedding dress, if you can afford it). Plus I’m a sucker for chick flicks and I’m totally not embarrassed about it. They’re cheesy, you can usually guess the plot before it happens (or the trailer basically tells you everything these days), and they’re stories are never really in line with reality. But I love them and fully defend it.

In 27 Dresses, Jane’s sister’s wedding dress is ideal for anyone looking for a poofy dress. It’s big on the bottom yet remains understated by keeping the glitz and glam in the smaller details. The top is cut in such a flattering way, and I love how the back dips down. Also, that tiny detail of lace in the front and buttons in the back make it perfect. Little details like that always get me. And I know that in real life, Tess’s dress wasn’t actually pieces of her mother’s old wedding dress (it was designed and mass produced by Amsale) but I love the idea of incorporating your mother’s dress into the details of yours.

Tess's wedding dress

I love that it’s in style to make affordable clothing lines. The designer lines at target kicked this trend off (and maybe the economy helped push it along) with designers like Zac Posen and Jean Paul Gaultier. I find myself stalking those look books online months before the clothes are in store, as if that’ll mean I can buy it any earlier. And Payless has shoes by Christian Siriano and Lela Rose. Lauren Conrad (maybe not a huge designer yet, but I was excited) and Vera Wang for Kohl’s. And now Vera Wang is continuing the trend with wedding dresses for David’s Bridal next spring. No more waiting in endless lines at sample sales to afford a Vera Wang dress.

is it weird i love anne's dress more with one shoulder ripped off?

It’ll start with just wedding dresses and then will soon outfit the entire female part of your bridal party. I have my concerns going into this I must admit. She’s an amazing designer, no one can argue that. But with dresses ranging from $600-$1200, what material will they be made from? What will their level of craftsmanship be? I’m worried but also excited since I trust she cares enough about her brand name to work those details out. I guess we’ll see this time next year.