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When I spied this ruffled wedding dress from Erin of The Peppermint Pretty, I fell in love with the layers of scalloped ruffles on the skirt and the ruching on the bodice. PS: It's priced at $895, an exclusive etsy price as it retails for $1,300. Each of these handmade wedding dresses shown today feature gorgeous ruffles {big and small} and are priced under $1,000 each.

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Wedding Dress Sources:
2nd gown: Short Wedding Dress with Ruffles from The Little White Dress
3rd gown: Romantic Ruffled Wedding Dress from Aristoff
4th gown: Ruffled Bohemian Wedding Dress from Dreamers and Lovers

I have a fun and easy Halloween DIY coming up a bit later this morning that would be the perfect addition to this fun Halloween themed inspiration board I created. Think glittered purple and black pumpkins to line the entrance to your wedding {with a few orange ones if you wish, but certainly not necessary} , a super amazing handmade dress that actually lights up for the reception, an out-of-the-ordinary wedding cake made of oreo cookies stacked into 3-tiers, black candlesticks on all the tables and a shimmery purple chandelier for over the dance floor.

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Image Resources:
Halloween dessert table, purple bridesmaids bouquets, purple and black pocket wedding invitation, black and purple clutch, cookie tier wedding cake, purple chandelier, Burlesque Corset Light up Purple and Black Dress,  pumpkins with stencils

Have you seen the beautiful gowns from Veronica Sheaffer that are each handmade in the USA? For Veronica's brand new 2014 spring collection, she was inspired by the '60s and "went for a sort of late-60s/early-70s saturated tone for this campaign" as she wrote on her blog My Hands Made It. The new gowns feature "delicate beading and hand-sewn details". Below are just a few of my favorite gowns from Veronica with Trillium coming in first {LOVE THE BACK}, followed closely by Gardenia and . . . well, all of them actually :)

I also have to send huge Congratulations to Veronica who welcomed a sweet girl into her world 2 months ago. Launching a new gown collection and having a baby is definitely a big deal.