white wedding dress with black lace Dresses – Wedding Shoppe strapless sweetheart neckline Vintage Black And White Wedding

The war was over, the men were home, they had money, and 1950's fashion was at the top of the wish list

But the challenge Ive found in working with these all too often more unassuming elegant ladies, is their tendency to think they somehow need to hide...as though its the younger brides prerogative to shine

A clean, neutral presentation is safest

After combing through hundreds of Amazon listings, we've found a bevy of dresses from the understated to the Instagrammable: a satin Vince slip dress for the minimalists, a taffeta Cynthia Rowley confection for the maximalists, and dresses by Dundas, Free People, and more in between