Real Bride Amanda

Occupation: Editor/Project Manager, Newsday

Dress Designer: Allure Couture C564

Location Purchased From: Massapequa

Wedding Date: November 7, 2021

Experience: My whole life growing up in Massapequa we would pass the corner Bridal Reflections salon and comment on the beautiful dresses in the window display. It was surreal after getting engaged to be able to go inside and to get to pick the one that would be mine. My mom knew right away this satin ballgown was my dress, and then the store graciously let us return two more times that week to show my mother-in-law and dad and later allowed me to customize it with a pretty bow in the back like I’ve always wanted.

Photography: Michael Lopacki of The Glenmar Studio

Fun fact: This duo finally met after almost a decade of missed connections!