Last night I got the chance to talk wedding gowns and wardrobe malfunctions with bridal designer Amsale. Her number-one piece of advice (which I agree with): your wedding day is not the day to suddenly become a trendball (although I’m not sure that she used precisely that word). Think timeless, and to get started on your search consider what you wear and what you look like on a daily basis.

Then we got to talking about how while designers had been thinking that strapless styles would experience a dip in popularity, that hasn’t been the case at all; they remain hugely beloved by brides. And I told Amsale about my own strapless wedding gown and how, though (I thought) very beautiful, it required lots of yanks upwards over the course of the night. There was even a terribly unfortunate moment in which I showed more bride than I intended to show (ifyouknowwhatI’msaying), a moment that I am aware of because, you see, sometimes there are a few photos of you taken on your wedding day. A fact that is usually good; in this particular instance, maybe not so much. Amsale was sort of horror-struck by this story, and assured me that if the internal construction is done right, a strapless gown can be worn with zero tugging and wardrobe-malfunctioning. Good to know.

One trend I noticed at the salon: lots of stunning bodice detailing, like those crystal-studded flowers above, and a touch of the ballerina. (That gown, by the way, is pretty un-me - I tend to prefer simpler, more relaxed silhouettes for wedding gowns - and yet was my favorite. Go figure.)

These are french toast bites topped with champagne-pear compote and mint. I ate many.

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