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Mrs. Shortcake, Vancouver Age and Occupation: 24, Marketing Manager/Children's Lit Writer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Master's Student/Personal Trainer Engagement Date: August 7, 2007 Wedding Date: October 2008 Blogging Since: Venue: Ceremony in a historic church, tented lawn reception at a golf and country club About Me: 1950's housewife sent to the future, reborn as crafting-obsessed, jill of all trades. I enjoy decorating, writing, baking sweet things, singing show tunes/dancing in public, wearing pearls, and knitting sweaters for my furbaby, Harvey, to chew upon. I heart pink, and believe that sparkles are the new black.
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Vintage Brides, Take Notice!

July 7th, 2008 @ 11:30 am by Mrs. Shortcake

Have you heard of Dolly Couture?

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(Edmonton $375)

She offers affordable vintage reproductions of 1950s-1960s wedding gowns, and also offers custom-made dresses!

If I come into money in the next two weeks or so, I am SO ordering one these beauties for my going away dress!

Some of my favourites:

Pasadena $ 599

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Los Cabos $375

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Manhattan $349

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Merin Country $449

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So, yeah, umm, I am reduced into a quivering pile of drooling protoplasm.

Check out the rest at Dolly Couture!

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17 Responses to “Vintage Brides, Take Notice!”

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frenchbulldog (message)  6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

Thanks! I fell in LOVE w/ Candy Anthony’s dresses and this designer is closer to wear I live :)

 
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Miss Shortcake (message)  446 posts, Helper bee

@AliCherri1: I know! Candy Anthony’s dresses are unbelieveable - but so is trying to get a dress made and fitted in the UK while you’re in North America!

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

Funny story - My mom took my sister France last Spring and they didn’t invite me to go to b/c, quote, “they didn’t think I’d want to go” PLEAH-EEES! So my mom said she would take me somewhere I wanted to go and last week I said I wanted to go to England to get a Candy Anthony dress hahahahaha… I think she owes me ;)
P.S. I totally doubt that is will happen, I’m not that spoiled.

 
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Miss Pomegranate (message)  956 posts, Busy bee

Soooo cute! I am in love with that first one. :)

 
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marianneinvan (message)  198 posts, Blushing bee

Oooh cute! I love the detail on the bottom of the “Hastings on Hudson” dress.

 
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Miss Pineapple (message)  676 posts, Busy bee

oh my goodness I love them!

 
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Miss Shortcake (message)  446 posts, Helper bee

@AliCherri1: wouls that be awesome though? Now might be the time to start laying on some sugar! ;)

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

@Miss Shortcake: Totally!

 
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jnicholea/thatbride

Shortcake this is one of the most amazing finds I have ever seen. I agree with AliCherri1, they remind me a lot of Candy Anthony, and even Stephanie James. But the prices are much much better.

Do you think I would have as much fun as the girls in the photo seem to be having while wearing these dresses?

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

@jnicholea/thatbride: THANK you so much for pointing out Stephanie James! I hadn’t heard of her and she is 15 min from my office! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

 
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sdjaxies

i LOOKED AND LOOKED for affordable, beautiful short dresses, and found nothing worthwhile, and then once i order a full length model you show me THESE?!

i love you, miss shortcake, but you break my heart sometimes.

 
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Miss Shortcake (message)  446 posts, Helper bee

@jnicholea/thatbride: I think you would have to - I couldn’t see anyone wearing one of those dresses and not twirling around ecstatically! :)

 
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Miss Shortcake (message)  446 posts, Helper bee

@AliCherri1: where were you when I wrote this post, hey, hey?

http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/01/28/the-one-on-the-right-is-sold-but-im-offering-my-left-kidney-in-exchange-for/

Mrs Flamingo wrote about her too:

http://www.weddingbee.com/2007/11/07/stephanie-james-couture/

But seriously, you better show us your dress is you get one from Anthony/James/Dolly! :D

 
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Miss Shortcake (message)  446 posts, Helper bee

@sdjaxies:
I am so sorry, but does it help that I found them after I found my dress too? :)

*passes the tissues*

 
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Guilty Secret

Wow! If I didn’t already have my dress, I would so be looking into this!

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

@Miss Shortcake: In a hole :( I hadn’t learned about Weddingbee yet, and thus it wasn’t part of my daily obsession.
Stephanie James sells her dresses at a shop seriously 2 mins from my office too (Mon Amie)! I plan on going over there on my next free lunch break (my birthday is tomorrow so my lunches are filled w/ ppl taking to out right now, I know so sad hahaha) to check them out and touch one :)

 
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Dress Craziness « Hisbirdie’s Weblog

[...] Miss Shortcake posted about Dolly Couture and I had found someone closer to my ‘hood, LA County, YAY!!! [...]

 


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