Lace Mermaid-Style San Patrick Wedding Dress

When it came to her bridal look, Alexis went for all-out classic romance. “I wanted something that I felt beautiful in and that I would look back on in 20 years and still think was beautiful,” Alexis says. She headed to the San Patrick boutique in Atlanta to find the perfect gown and instantly fell in love with a strapless lace number with a figure-flattering mermaid-style silhouette. She had her seamstress sew Andrew’s nametape from his military uniform inside the gown as a nod to the six-month period when Andrew was deployed to Afghanistan. “Even though Andrew wasn't wearing his dress blues, we felt it was important to remember the six months when he was deployed and how much we had grown as a couple,” Alexis says.