Our wedding featured many Disney Princess inspired touches — the rings were carried on a pillow in a glass slipper, my wedding march was “Reception at the Palace” from Cinderella, and shortly before Doobie and his groomsmen walked in a friend sang Someday My Prince Will Come with an additional verse I’d written to reflect the wedding day emotions. My Disney friends felt my wedding dress was a similar design to Snow White’s familiar blue bodiced and yellow skirt but that wasn’t why I chose it. It was one of the few dresses that was modest enough for my comfort without making me feel like an oversized Christmas tree ornament.
Now brides who want to bring Disney elements into their wedding have six gown collections to choose from inspired by Disney’s Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora, Jasmine, Belle and Ariel. On www.disneybridal.com, the official website are images of the gowns. Each princess has inspired a number of dresses. I didn’t expect that the dresses would look like costumes but I’m hard pressed in some cases to understand the connection to their princesses. Some of the descriptions make me wonder though if much of their majesty would be visible in person. For example the Cinderella line is described as featuring scattered crystal and silver thread that sparkle throughout the dress. Those touches are not easily seen through the computer but in person I imagine that they would give Cinderella inspired gowns the sparkle that her Fairy Godmother creations might have had. But in looking at them on screen I don’t know that I’d have seen a connection to Cinderella, my favorite princess. Visually I found the Belle line and the Ariel line most reflective of the princess inspirations. Many of the Ariel dresses have a flair around the ankles seemingly inspired by her mermaid fin and the dresses feature pearl beading and draping line that reflect an ocean’s waves. Belle’s line features several dresses with full skirts reminiscent of her ballgown.
Given my taste though I haven’t found one of these dresses that makes me wish these collections were available when I got married which suprises me. But I’m sure some of my fanatical Disney friends will be inspired to renew their vows thanks in part to Disney’s Fairy Tale Collection.