Thank you so much to all of our wonderful readers who helped name this stunning Celia Grace gown! We are so thankful to have such an amazing group of brides!
And a huge thank you to Kelsey of WanderLush LA and Bradley Van Herbst of Brides, Bumps, and babies Photography for this amazing shoot!
Thank you so much to everyone who suggested names for this stunning Celia Grace gown! The designer and I have now narrowed it down to our three favorite names, and it's up to you to vote and decide on the winner!
Isabel is a Chilean-American writer whose books are based on her own personal experience and pay homage to the lives of women. She founded and runs a foundation which supports programs that provide fundamental rights to women and children in order to make them more empowered and protected. Isabel was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, has received Chile's National Literature Prize, and just this year was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama.
Angelina is a renowned American actress and filmmaker who also focuses her life on humanitarian work. She worked as a Special Envoy for refugees and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and has received wide recognition for her work - the Inaugural Humanitarian Award from the Church World Service's Immigration and Refugee Program, the Citizen of the World Award by the United Nations Correspondents Association, the Global Humanitarian Award by the UNA-USA, the Freedmon Award by the International Rescue Committee, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, among many more top humanitarian honors and awards.
Gloria is an American feminist, journalist, and a social and political activist. She became nationally recognized as the spokeswoman for the feminist movement in the late 1960s, while founding New York magazine Ms. She co-founded the Women's Media Center, and organization helping women to become more visible and powerful in media and currently acts as an international spokeswoman on issues of equality.
We are so excited that Celia Grace has asked The Overwhelmed Bride and our brides to name one of their new gowns! I don't know about you, but I am beyond excited for this opportunity...and you're going to get to help first hand!
Celia Grace connects women around the world so they can help each other. Women in the United States and Europe help seamstresses in India and Cambodia earn respect and a living wage so they can better themselves, their families, and their communities. And Celia Grace seamstresses help brides have even more beautiful, joyful, and meaningful weddings.
By naming each dress after an inspiring woman, Celia Grace continues this cycle of building positive connections between women around the world. Last year’s dress names include Amelia (Earhart, pilot), Rachel (Carson, environmentalist), Susan (B. Anthony, abolitionist), Eleanor (Roosevelt, humanitarian), Rosa (Parks, civil rights activist), Eileen (Collins, astronaut), and Marie (Curie, scientist).
The 2015 collection features fine silks and vintage-inspired laces, illusion necklines, keyhole backs and a few dresses that convert from long to short and two organically-dyed pink dresses.
The dress we are naming is both sophisticated with its pleated chiffon bodice, and playful with its ruffled skirt and train. This gown awes all around. A fitted v-neck bodice at front becomes a dramatic open back with thin, crossed straps, beautifully showing off the confident bride. The body skimming silk crepe skirt gets the ultra-feminine treatment with rows of cascading ruffles in the back, fluttering into the train.
Fabrics: Silk crepe and silk chiffon.
Color Options: White, Ivory & Pink
(Belt not included: belt shown from Hushed Commotion)
Enter your name nomination below. The names entered will be narrowed down to four, for final voting to then begin!
