Confession: I am in love with love. And further, I’m in love with the ritual of the expression of love (read: weddings). However, as an older wiser former bride, I have suppressed this obsession and buried myself in my cynicism. That said, I had a reminder today of how much I love the process and all the feels came roaring back.
I had the honor of escorting a friend to her first wedding dress shopping appointment. For this momentous rite of passage, we chose Grace Loves Lace, an Australian dress company with a brand new showroom in L.A.
The showroom and gowns were everything my Instagram stalking self had imagined they would be. Actually, they were better. Grace Loves Lace managed to score an incredible space on Abbot Kinney, the Westside’s fastest growing and quite possibly most expensive strip of residential and commercial real estate. Locals have seen this boulevard go from quaint bars and galleries to seriously bustling with big name designers and standing room only eateries. Grace Loves Lace does not fit the hectic profile of the new AK. It’s showroom is light, airy and intimate and feels like it’s been there for decades, even though they just opened their doors in July of 2016.
Our stylist welcomed us with champagne and cookies and walked us through a relaxed and beautiful afternoon. She was attentive enough but still gave the bride-to-be room to spend a little alone time with each dress. She helped her slide the gowns off and on but she did not hover. Light music filled the air and I swooned while sipping my champagne and mentally redecorating my home in the showroom decor.
The appointment lasted just over an hour but in that short time I reignited my spirit for that whimsical dreamlike fleeting moment in a happy couple’s life, where they can bask in all things bright and beautiful.
The cynicism has melted and now I’m left with the compulsion to write about how lovely the experience was. Grace Loves Lace is a MUST for all future brides. For more information, check out their new L.A. showroom.
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