dusty blue long dress Maxi Lightweight and floor Carlyna Dusty Blue Satin Bridesmaid

The fitted bodice flows into a gently gathered skirt that reaches the ankles (about 55 from shoulder to hem), creating an elegant, floating silhouette

Keep the incision shallow and make the slit long enough to work a finger or two of your off-hand in the space

"You saw all the companies using the blue and black and white and gold to sell their products and nobody wanted to miss out," she recalls

The unlined bodice shows the corset-style boning in the gown

When other future brides have reached out for a certain vendor I send my whole list because I want everyone to work with them

A kilt is worn with a belt, a pouch called a sporran, a knife called a sgian-dubh, and special shoes called ghillie brogues