The Gown

“Before my hunt for the perfect gown began, I thought I wanted simple and elegant,” Joellynn laughs. But the “perfect princess dress” changed her mind: an ivory strapless gown with silver beading by Christina Wu, which Joellynn customized with a specially dyed pink crinoline layer. “I loved the extra color!” she says. Her comfortable-yet-glam, rhinestone-bedecked Kenneth Cole shoes stood up to a whole night of New Orleans dancing.