Gardiner, who's also a stylist and recently moved to Los black bridesmaid dresses Angeles from her native Australia, offers plenty of other sartorial examples.

Exhibit A: She's quick to rattle off her favorite designers - Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Lanvin, Balenciaga. "And I know I'm not meant to say his name, but John Galliano has been a great source of inspiration," Gardiner adds. "For the moment, I love Givenchy, although I have to be careful because sometimes it's a little too edgy for me."

Right now, she's wearing a black Carven dress and Paul Smith jacket, her blondish hair tied back in a tight bundle - a stark contrast to the occasional actor passing by in Gardiner's handiwork, a flurry of pink plastic and feathers.

Exhibit B: It runs in the family. princess wedding dresses Her mother, who owned a hotel in their hometown of Dubbo, was a clotheshorse. "She was obsessed," Gardiner recalls. "She had a red Valentino smoking suit, to give you an idea. I just remember rolling around in her closet going, 'Oh, my God."'

We're Steelers fans, but Ben has to play second fiddle to this wedding," Vince said.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, 29, and off-and-on girlfriend Ashley Harlan, 26, a physician's assistant from New Castle, exchanged vows at 3 p.m. Saturday at Christ Church at Grove Farm in Ohio Township outside Pittsburgh.

About 600 guests attended, including current and alumni Steelers coaches and players as well as Dan Rooney, now U.S. ambassador to Ireland, and Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl.

Local police and hired security kept away overzealous fans and new formal dresses uninvited media. And advance coverage on the event — announced after the couple got engaged in January — had been muted.

"It is interesting more people (didn't) know. It should be a huge thing," said Nick Sampson.

US bridal fashion company Alfred Angelo has teamed up with Disney to bring a little extra magic to the altar, creating a discount bridesmaid dresses line of wedding gowns based on eight different fairytale princesses.

From Cinderella-inspired ball gowns to flowing mermaid silhouettes à la Ariel, the Disney Fairy Tale Weddings collection lets brides choose from dresses inspired by the likes of The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.

“Disney fairytale romances, wedding gowns first told on the silver screen, unfold in this debut collection of spectacular wedding gowns,” the company says on its website.