Adventure in a Wedding Dress

You spent months searching for the perfect wedding dress — only to wear it for one special day. Zoe Aust had a different idea. Ms. Aust, 27, was determined, she said, to get her “money’s worth” from her gown. After her wedding Dec. 31, 2017 at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, N.J., she and her husband, Nick Aust, 24, quit their jobs and cashed out their savings to embark on an unconventional honeymoon. She had an epiphany while talking with a family member about wearing her wedding dress only once: “Why not bring along the dress that makes me feel so beautiful to the most beautiful places in the world?” The couple documented their travels on their blog and Instagram account, “Marry Me In Travel.” Ms. Aust, who purchased a Watters Ferrera gown at a trunk show at the Bridal Garden, a bridal boutique in Evesham Township, N.J., captured the attention of many including the style team at Watters. “We loved following their journey and seeing how they styled Ferrera,” said Sydney Watters Dunbar the company’s style director. “We are always inspired by our brides, but Nick and Zoe took this to a new level.”