Anna-Kay first came across the unique dress when looking at a catalog for Monique Lhuillier. “There was something about it,” she says. “It sounded amazing, but I’m not usually a red person.” So, she went to Oscar De La Renta in search of a ceremony gown. While she didn’t find her main dress, she did find a sparkling, scalloped mini for dancing at her wedding reception.
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Still in need of a ceremony dress, the bride decided to book a solo appointment at Monique Lhuillier to try her designs, including the style she was originally drawn to. While she found some beautiful gowns there, the rose dress was not at the store. “At the end of the appointment, I was like, ‘I really think I need to try this gown on.’” At the time, there was only one sample made, so the team flew it to California for Anna-Kay to try. “Literally, two days later, I was in the gown and cried,” she shares. “Never thought I would be that person, right, but it just felt right.”
“Putting on the gown and the veil, and I felt that uniqueness and like myself—creative, independent, and all the things that I am,” she reflects. “It was really exciting to feel like this gown represented my future, my marriage, and commitment; but also my individuality and that I’m not going to give up who I am.”
Photo: Sunny Lee Photography
