Say Yes to the Dress

Four girls from Liberty get the opportunity to model for Boulevard Bride

Jessica Gibson, Reporter

Right to left: Danielle Meyers, Emma Rudolph, Taylor Stewart, Addison Haynes.

With prom just around the corner, everyone is looking for the perfect dress. There are so many places with so many options. It’s hard to find the dress that’s made for you.

Boulevard Bride, a bridal shop on Lake Saint Louis Boulevard, sells a wide variety of dresses for different events. They also sell and rent tuxes.

Boulevard Bride had the idea of having a number of girls from different schools model the dress that fit them perfectly. From Liberty they have selected Taylor Stewart, Emma Rudolph, Addison Haynes and Danielle Meyers to model their new line of prom dresses. But it wasn’t just some easy show up and get the job. Boulevard Bride sent out a post saying they were selecting a certain amount of girls to represent and show off their gorgeous new dresses. They received more than 200 responses.

“My phone just kept going off. My notifications were blowing up,” said Jennifer Glosemeyer, manager of Boulevard Bride in Lake St. Louis. “We weren’t expecting that many respondents.”

There are 15 different schools involved with this once in a lifetime experience. The requirements help eliminate and choose the final girls of each school. To be selected as a representative, each girl must be active on social media, have a clean background, and the proper behavior online and to others. They were not judged by the size or looks.

Danielle Meyers

After going through all the responses, they choose a number of the girls to come in and have a personal interview. From there, they were asked multiple questions about themselves to find out more about them. It narrowed down to 32 girls total.

Depending on the character of the girl, they helped pick out multiple dresses that matched personality of each individual, and from there the girls got to pick out which one they love the most.

“This is my last prom and I really love dressing up,” senior Taylor Stewart said. “I get to try on a bunch of dresses and I’m super excited.”

Taylor Stewart

Their first photoshoot will be held on Sunday, Dec. 11 at Boulevard Bride.

“I always see these people on twitter wearing dresses for different places. Being able to do it has kind of always been a dream of mine,” junior Emma Rudolph said.

Emma Rudolph

The photos taken will be advertised all over social media, mostly on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook on the Boulevard Bride account. Also, sometimes the brand of the dress will also use the photos as their advertisements.

You could see your fellow classmates on the websites of Stella York, Moonlight, Enchanting, Val Stefani and more.

“We want everyone feeling comfortable coming in here,” Glosemeyer said.

Addison Haynes

Prom, homecoming, or even your wedding are the events that only happen once, and what happens those nights stick with you forever. Do what you can to make those days memorable because these lucky girls will never forget their 2017 prom.