The Newlywed Ring Presents ... The Dress of the Month Contest (Archive)

Presenting our third "Dress of the Month Contest" winner...Karen and Michael!

Just in time for the romantic Valentine's month of February -- the "Dress of the Month Contest" is happy to announce our third winner -- Karen and Michael. Here's the description of February 2000's winning gown, as told by the bride herself (see website for more detail):

"My white satin gown had long fitted illusion sleeves and ballroom style skirt. The sleeves were constructed of netting appliqued with lace and pearls. The bodice was fitted and boned. It featured a drop waistline with basque front. It was heavily beaded with pearls, crystals and covered in lace. The wide neckline was edged in lace.

The chapel length train was constructed of lace, and the satin back also featured cut-outs. There was a bow at the back, with a rose in the center, and cascading ribbons (with crystals at ends) down the back. I wore a fingertip length full (removable) veil with a rolled edge and blusher and beaded head-band style headdress."

Presenting our second "Dress of the Month Contest" winner...Stacey and Larry!

After wading through literally dozens of applications in the last month (thanks to everyone who has entered!) -- the "Dress of the Month Contest" is happy to announce our second-ever winner -- Stacey and Larry. Here is the submitted description of January 2000's winning dress:

"My dress, designed by Chris Cole, was a tulle ball gown with an Alencon lace bodice. It had a sweatheart neckline with off the shoulder sleeves. My headpeice was also Alencon lace. I two a two tiered veil. One tier went past my shoudlers and the second was wicked long and acted as my train. The veil was attached to headpeice covered in Alencon lace and held in place with combs. (It looked like a headband, but it was smaller) I thought the dress was simple, understanded and very elegant."

Presenting our very first "Dress of the Month Contest" winner...Delara and Brian!

Our very first Dress of the Month winner is Delara Pollman. Not only did Delara have a gorgeous gown worthy of the honor, she is also the contest owner's sister-in-law (read: we had her advance-permission to feature the photos). Here is a description of the winning dress:

"My dress was white satin and lace with a fitted illusion sweetheart 'halter' neckline and chapel-length train. The bodice was adorned with a seed pearl, sequin, and lace overlay. The dress had a full ballgown-style skirt with a lace scalloped hem -- showing off lace, seed pearl and sequined detailing throughout. The train featured several lace medallion 'cut-outs', set with a sheer lace rosette-capped bow for the bustle. I wore a fingertip two-tiered scalloped veil with thin white satin piping around the edges. Each scallop in the top layer featured two seed pearls at the center. The veil was attached to a tiara- styled headpiece covered in sequins and seed pearls."

So if you are sitting there thinking, "Hey! My wedding dress was beautiful too...I could win this award...no scratch that, I must win this award!" -- why not fill out the application and prove it!

The rules are few. Unlike the Dress Contest, anyone is eligible to participate in the Dress of the Month Contest. (The Dress of the Month Contest is not limited to Newlywed Web Ring members only!) We want real brides in real wedding gowns. No supermodel magazine scans or "on the rack" shots, please. You must have at least one photo of your dress online at the URL you submit, so that the contest owner can see what the dress actually looks like on you. (Multiple shots from multiple angles preferred.) E-mailed photos are not accepted!

Please enter the Dress of the Month Contest only once every three months. Contest winners are asked to display the award (shown here) at their web site, with a link back to this URL. Photos entered must be available for current and future use/promotion by the contest owner. The Dress of the Month Contest is privately owned, and your photos will not be used for profit!

As this contest grows, this web site will be continually updated to archive each Dress of the Month. Good luck to everyone who decides to enter, and as always..."may the best dress win"!

Dress of the Month Winners 2000-2001 . Winners 1999-2000 . The Annual Dress Contest