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THE ISLANDER, NOVEMBER 24, 2008, PAGE 15
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Every bride's dream
By Pamela Permar Shierling
Walking into Lady in White is like
entering a fantasy. And that's how it
should be. It's a bridal shop which you
would expect to find in Atlanta but it's
right here in downtown Brunswick.
Two years ago Diane and David
Crawford and their daughter Kris
ten opened Lady in White. "I always
wanted to do retail," Diane said. "I
just wasn't sure of the niche. After
extensive research, traveling back and
forth between Savannah and
Jacksonville, and talking
with designers, we decided to
open a bridal and formalwear
shop."
Lady in White specializes
in wedding gowns, mother
of the bride, bridesmaid and
flower girl formalwear and
all bridal accessories includ
ing veils, shoes, jewelry and
undergarmets (yes, even
Spanx®).
Wedding gown lines
include Anjolique and Deme-
trios which they carry exclu
sively in this area; Maggie
Sottero, Casablanca, and
Sara Danielle, a new line
added this season.
"Girls want a choice,"
Diane said. "Their wedding
day is the biggest day of their
life."
"We also carry 'destination
wedding gowns.' This is a more infor
mal gown perfect for outside or beach
weddings," she said. "Glynn is definite
ly a wedding destination and we assist
both local and out of town girls who
want to be married out of doors."
"Choosing a wedding gown comes
very early on the bride's list," Diane
said. And it needs to. Ordering a bridal
gown can take anywhere from three
to five months and bridesmaid and
mother of the bride gowns take at least
two months to order.
"We also do off the rack wedding
gowns. Our seamstress is a genius
at altering off the rack gowns. It is
impossible to tell that a dress has been
altered by the time she finishes with
it."
January begins the bridal season.
Many girls get their rings at Christmas
or Valentine's Day and then the bridal
season gears up to full swing.
"Right now we are moving into the
holiday season," Diane said. "There will
be something happening most week
ends through New Years eve." Lady
in White features gorgeous cocktail
dresses and evening gowns for those
holiday parties and balls.
Diane and Kristen love to do prom.
They keep a social register with infor
mation about each dress. "We only
order one dress and we know where
it's going. Girls need to plan ahead for
prom. It can take anywhere from a
week to two months for a special order
prom dress," said Diane.
For those special occasions you will
find shoes, earrings, evening bags and
gloves, including those long white
gloves.
"We all do the buying." Diane
explained. "We discovered it is ben
eficial to have a man's point of view
as well as a young person's point of
view. That way we avoid becoming one
dimensional."
Lady in White is different from
Beautiful
Christmas
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reasonable. Gorgeous sale rack bridal
gowns can be found for $99. The aver
age price for a wedding gown is $800
to $900 and these can be found in most
any style. The more expensive gowns
can go up to $2,000.
Lady in White, located at 1521 New
castle St., is open Monday by appoint
ment; Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For
an appointment call 912-264-6961. □
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Left & Below: Lady
in White carries a
wide selection of
wedding dresses
to make sure that
every bride's dream
comes true.
Far Left: Diane and
Kristen Crawford
view one of the
i stunning wedding
dresses.
many bridal
stores in that
the client
has access to
look at and
to touch all the gowns in the shop. In
some bridal shops a salesperson choos
es gowns based on what the bride has
described she wants. The bride does
not get to see all the gowns available.
Pricing at Lady in White is very