Elle's Strapless Wedding Dress on the Hanger

Elle researched online ahead of her dress appointment and thought she knew exactly what she was looking for, but when the sales associate asked her to try on a mermaid-style dress, she was shocked to find herself so enamored. “It was different than all the others I had tried,” she says. “When I put it on, I felt more glamorous and beautiful than I had ever felt before.”

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