Brides all dressed in white? Think again
Photo credit: Melissa Lynn Studios | Michelle Ruggiero Franklin, seen here with her flower girl at their reception at the Beach Club Estate in Lake Ronkonkoma, wears a strapless mermaid gown with a sweetheart neckline by Jovani in a red-hot shade called "Currant."
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Brides all dressed in white? Think again
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Michelle Ruggiero Franklin wanted red. Yes, a red wedding gown. And at every shop, the song was the same.
"They'd say, 'We have white dresses with red accents, or we can add a ribbon,' " she recalls. "I'm like, 'No, I don't think you understand. I want my dress to be . . . all red.' "
Franklin, a Shirley native who handles human resources for a local auto dealership, was frustrated....
