you gotta love a '50s bride...

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Or at least, I know I do!

I love the frothy tulle, the chantilly and French lace, the little pearl beads....the whole "bouffant" beauty of 1950's wedding dresses. To me, a 1950's dress *IS* a wedding dress...it's the vision that little girls carry around in their heads of what a bride wears on her big day. I just decided to roll with that vision instead of abandoning it because I had grown up!

Totally in tune with my fascination with vintage weddings, my adorable parents bought me "Maria Therese" - the retired 1950's bride from the Silkstone barbie collection. I've always been the frou-frou girly girly with three hundred + barbies, so maybe this is where my love of vintage brides came from. Maybe.

Isn't she gorgeous though? Love!

If you're similarly inspired, and want a real, second-time-is-the-charm 1950's wedding gown, these links will be a great start for your search!

Where to find a true vintage dress:

http://www.ebay.com/ http://www.poshgirlvintage.com/Bridal/bridal4.html

http://www.fancyephemera.com/bridepage.html#GOWNS1950S

http://www.vintagewedding.com/ http://www.vintagegown.com/

http://www.unique-vintage.com/index.php?cPath=102&osCsid=g677tdpu758icat7r6dl27mla4

http://www.vintageous.com/dressy.htm

Where to get modern reproductions:

http://www.candyanthony.com/

http://www.dollycouture.net/pb/wp_0aec754f/wp_0aec754f.html?0.5058184763282087

http://www.stephaniejamesblog.com/