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The Disney Princess bridal gowns can now be seen at http://www.disneybridal.com/.  Participating salons will be added soon.

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Today's Wall Street Journal reports that Disney has hired designer Kirstie Kelly to design a line of wedding gowns inspired by the Disney Princesses:

As Ms. Kelly sees it, Cinderella is "classic glamour" -- the dresses in her line come in high-shine satin with ball-gown skirts and make generous use of silver embroidery and crystals. Snow White has a slightly more conservative look dubbed "sweet elegance." Ariel and Jasmine models are considerably racier. Ariel, who played the title role in "The Little Mermaid," has a "sultry allure" and is "comfortable showing her body." Jasmine, from "Aladdin," is "bohemian chic," and her various dresses are big on sheath and lace. In all, Disney will offer 34 princess designs for its first season.

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But don't expect the gaudy princess costumes that kids run around in. Ms. Kelly says her designs are more about capturing the "mood" of the princess than creating an exact replica of each of the cartoon characters' outfits.

That means using more subtle colors than the startling pinks, yellows and blues of the mini-princess world. The Cinderella designs, for instance, come in refined ivory and champagne, rather than the bright blue of the original attire. That also means including only delicate features from the characters' costumes. One of the five Ariel designs has a subtle mermaid styling to the skirt, for instance. Another has waves of shell-like beading cascading down to the hem.

The gowns are scheduled to go on sale at bridal boutiques in June.

View some of the sketches and their inspiration at http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117210199901415450.html (free), or read the full article at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117211110257315650.html (subscription required).

If you are interested in Disney-themed wedding invitations to coordinate, check out our selection from Carlson Craft (30% discount if you order through our website at http://bloomery.cceasy.com/).