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2 brides shopped separately for their wedding dresses and ended up choosing styles that were the perfect match
2 brides shopped separately for their wedding dresses and ended up choosing styles that were the perfect match
Samantha GrindellJun 25, 2020, 03:55 IST
Sarah and Victoria Shine wore complementary wedding dresses.A Sweet Focus
Victoria and Sarah Shine got married in June 2019, celebrating their wedding during Pride month.
The Shines didn't shop for their dresses together, but they found complementary gowns with the help of a bridal consultant at Kleinfeld Bridal in New York.
Victoria chose a lace gown with a deep V-neckline and a removable skirt, while Sarah's dress featured a transparent lace bodice and silk skirt with a high slit.
If you are in the process of shopping for your wedding dress or have photos from when you shopped and want to talk to Insider for a story, get in touch at sgrindell@insider.com.
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Sarah and Victoria Shine got married in 2019 after meeting ten years earlier.
The Shines are college sweethearts.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
The couple started shopping for wedding gowns 11 months before their wedding.
The Shines didn't shop for their wedding dresses together.
Sarah and Victoria Shine
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Victoria tried on this lace gown first at her L'Fay appointment.
Victoria didn't love the color of this dress.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
The consultant added a full skirt to the gown to see if that would make Victoria like it more.
The dress had a detachable skirt.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
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Victoria was a fan of the low back of this dress and its full skirt, but she didn't like how it looked from the front.
This dress was better in the back than it was in the front.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
The final dress Victoria tried on at L'Fay was more form-fitting, and it also had a detachable train.
Victoria thought this dress would be the one.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
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Victoria fell in love with the first dress she tried on at Kleinfeld.
The first dress Victoria tried on at Kleinfeld was perfect.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
The dress also came with a fuller skirt that could be removed.
The dress came with an additional skirt.
Sarah and Victoria Shine
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The first dress Sarah tried on was a trumpet gown with mesh detailing at the top.
The dress had see-through detailing.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
Sarah loved the dramatic back of this gown, but the front was a disappointment.
Sarah didn't like the front of this dress.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
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Sarah tried on this off-the-shoulder trumpet gown at her mother's request.
This gown felt too plain.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
The low neckline is what drew Sarah to this gown.
Sarah almost bought this gown.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
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When they got to Kleinfeld, Sarah fell in love with everything about this Paloma Blanca gown.
Sarah's gown was different than she originally imagined.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
The Shines credit their Kleinfeld consultant with making sure their gowns looked good together.
The Shines worked with the same bridal consultant at Kleinfeld Bridal.
Victoria and Sarah Shine
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Victoria loved that she got to have two looks on her wedding day.
Victoria had two looks on her wedding day.
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Not only was Sarah's dress beautiful, but it also allowed her to dance, which was important to her.
Sarah was comfortable in her gown.
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The brides were surprised by each other's dresses.
The Shines didn't know what each other's dresses looked like.
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The Shines recommend brides work with consultants who can help them coordinate their ensembles.
The Shines think using the same bridal consultant is important.
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The couple's wedding went viral after their venue shared this photo on Instagram.
The couple's wedding got a lot of online attention.
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