There's a shade of red for every woman, and this one — a strapless ball gown from Lunamis, its skirt scattered with fabric rose petals — felt like mine. A beaded headband and a small bouquet finished the princess-dress fantasy.

Roopsi Bansal in a strapless red ball gown scattered with fabric rose petals, holding a small bouquet of white flowers in front of a stone fountain with sculpted seahorses

A stone fountain with carved seahorses spouting water gave it a fairytale finish — the kind of setting that makes a ball gown feel less like a costume and more like the point.

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