Aisle style: One bride, four dresses

July 30, 2014 at 5:22PM
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Tam Nguyen in a dancing cocktail dress by BCBG. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Hung Le and Tam Nguyen
Wedding date: July 27, 2013.
Venue: Carlson Towers Rotunda, Minnetonka.

The only thing better than finding your perfect wedding dress is finding four. The trend of wearing multiple dresses to tie the knot has been growing for years. But Tam Nguyen, 31, took it to a new level last summer when she changed into four — count them, four — dresses during her wedding day with Hung Le, 32. Even the bridesmaids and groomsmen had an outfit change.

"I love dresses, so my wedding was the perfect opportunity to wear as many as I had time to change," Nguyen said. The bride wore a traditional white wedding gown from Macy's, but changed into others in shades of blue to reflect her love of the ocean. "I had five dresses, but I only had time to wear four," she said. "And I wore a total of four pairs of shoes — another one of my passions!"

Credits: Studio Laguna Photography; Demetrios bridal gown from Macy's; custom evening gown and traditional Vietnamese ao dai by Thai Nguyen Couture in California; dancing cocktail dress, BCBG; shoes from Giuseppe Zanotti, Jimmy Choo and Celebrity Shoes; jewelry from Macy's; groom's custom black suit by Thai Nguyen Couture in California; rings from the Shane Co.

"Aisle Style" is an occasional series featuring Minnesota nuptials with style. For consideration, e-mail aimee.blanchette@startribune.com and include a photo.

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Tam Nguyen in a Demetrios bridal gown from Macy’s. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Tam Nguyen in a traditional Vietnamese ao dai by Thai Nguyen Couture. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Tam Nguyen in a custom evening gown by Thai Nguyen Couture. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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