When it comes to simple wedding dresses, the old mantra holds: less is more. And while everyone knows that the APW team loves all things glitter, fringe and embellishments, I am the secret minimalist on the staff. I love it when lines and proportions are so on point that you don’t need anything else. (Plus, if you keep it simple, that gives you the perfect excuse to add that wild bridal headpiece or cape… and minimalist or not, I’m always down with a cape.)


The wedding industry has long had a problem with going overboard. Wading through racks of wedding dresses can make you feel like somewhere along the line, someone got the misguided idea that because you were getting married, you wanted to cosplay as a sparkly white cupcake… or maybe dress up like a bridal Barbie. And that has never been my vibe. I like being ExtraAF sometimes, but when it comes to what I put on my body, I love something that’s simple, but perfect. And to feel like myself on my wedding day, I knew that I needed a simple wedding dress.