Archive for May, 2009

Vintage clothing collector David Tetrault created a wedding museum for everyone visiting Niagara Falls, dubbed as the “Honeymoon Capital of the World.”

Tetrault has been collecting vintage clothes for more than two decades. As of now he has collected more than 2,000 of them, including vintage wedding dresses and bridal lingerie that look absolutely great.

He reasoned that the move behind the launch is to share to the public his passion and to show the world that Niagara Falls indeed lives up to its reputation as the honeymoon capital.

The Wedding Museum just had its grand opening last weekend. He and partner Doddy Sardjito are the brains behind this unique undertaking.

Nearly 60 vintage wedding dresses are on display at the museum. The oldest gown among those displayed was the one worn in 1830. The most recent one was in 1995.

Surprisingly, not all of the dresses are in classic white. Some are in purple and blue.

Tetrault said that he managed to collect these dresses because he used to be a professional dancer and traveling the world became an opportunity for him to shop around and find great pieces.

Until now, Tetrault continues to visit vintage clothing shows in Canada.

 

Due to its immense popularity for the past four years, online site Cheap Chic Weddings launched for the fifth year the Annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest.

Contestants need not spend a lot on fabric and other accessories because the main condition of the contest is that they need to only use toilet paper, glue or tape in order to complete their creation.

The designer with the most attractive toilet paper wedding dress will win a generous cash prize worth $1,000. The contest period runs from April 17 to June 5 this year. This gives contestants enough time to layout the designs and implement it using toilet papers. The website is currently maintained by Susan Bain, Laura Gawne and Roxie Radford.

The runner up prize is $500 while the third placer will get $250. The site announced that “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” signed up as a sponsor of the event and there’s a high possibility that the winning wedding dress could be featured on the show. Gawne said that they’re looking forward to great entries this year. For brides-to-be this dress may be the answer to your tight budget!