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A friend of mine is getting married, and I have the daunting task of a bridesmaid. My first task is to help her search for wedding gowns. Since the young days when we were little girls we all dreamt about our wedding and our perfect wedding dress. When I flip through those bridal magazines, 99% of the dresses are so over the top, they make me laugh. So I thought I would share my ideas on what an ideal dress should look like.

For those of you who appreciate the simple things in life, this dress is perfect. This is a Mary L Couture Shirred Bodice Dress. I like the trio of twisted charmeuse loops that become into the open back and a soft train.

This is a dress that is more detailed and much more 'ooh la la.' I have a feeling that my friend is not going to like this because of the pick-up skirt, but I really like dresses like this (when done right). I think this dress is the perfect balance of elegant without being over the top, because of its details. This is an Oleg Cassini creation for $1 000.

I really, really like this dress. It's girly and gorgeous. I can see more of a younger bride wearing this, and like summer wedding. This is by Vera Wang .