12th Annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Presented by Cheap Chic Weddings and Charmin
Wedding season is upon us so I was excited to attend the Charmin Cheap Chic Wedding Wedding Dress Contest sponsored by Charmin at the Haven Rooftop at the Sanctuary Hotel.
The annual Charmin Cheap Chic Weddings Toilet Paper Wedding Dress event showcases how Charmin products are not only America’s softest bath tissue but also offers 4x times the strength of other toilet paper brands. This makes Charmin the perfect material for designers to use to create their dresses and models to wear on the runway.
Can you believe these one of kind luxury wedding gowns were made out Charmin Toilet Paper?
When I saw the dresses up close, I was wowed by how intricate the details of each dress were. Just absolutely gorgeous.
Each dress was more beautiful than the next. The creativity and talent that it takes to design a wedding dress is one thing but to make it out of Charmin Toilet paper and without a sewing machine is truly amazing. I spoke to one contestant who was a former school teacher, not a designer and she told me that she estimated that it took 200 hours to make her dress. Wow!!
Check out my favorite dresses from the contest which according to Michael Russo, Event Planner to the stars, “All of the dresses deserve to be worn by a bride on her wedding day” and I totally agree.
Even the designer got into the act, designing his own wedding day “suit.” Can you see the detail of the head piece and the buttons down the back? Truly stunning!!
I loved this design for it’s modern take on the wedding dress, perfect for the woman who is looking to mix it up on their wedding day.
The 10 finalists showcasing their work at the contest’s finale event.
(Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Charmin)
And the Winner is Van Tran
Van Tran from Brooklyn, NY, won the Grand Prize of $10,000 and a trip for two to any Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum in the U.S.
(Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Charmin)
Runner-up Judith Henry from Woodland Hills, UT received a check for $5,000, third place winner Donna Vincler from Brentwood, TN received a check for $2,500, and “Fan Favorite” winner Roy Cruz from Chesapeake, VA received a year supply of Charmin Ultra Soft and Charmin Ultra Strong toilet paper.
(Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Charmin)
Fun facts about the making of the dresses:
- There were 1,500 entrants to the contest.
- Contestants used only Charmin toilet paper, tape, glue and/or needle and thread to make their dresses.
- Designers used between nine and 70 rolls of Charmin Ultra Soft, Charmin Ultra Strong and Charmin Basic.
For more information on the Charmin family of products, please visit www.Charmin.com and to see the live stream of the all the dresses visit cheap-chic-
Disclosure: I am a compensated member of the Charmin Influencer team. All opinions are always 100% my own. @Charmin #TPDress @CheapChicWeds
