Brooke Puth on Styling Her and Charlie Puth's Wedding, Her Go-To Shopping Spots, and the Art of The Funky Shoe

Summary

Podcast Summary: Let's Get Dressed Episode: Brooke Puth on Styling Her and Charlie Puth's Wedding, Her Go-To Shopping Spots, and the Art of The Funky Shoe
Release Date: March 10, 2025
Host: Liv Perez
Guests: Brooke Puth and Ellen Pompeo

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Introduction

In this vibrant episode of Let's Get Dressed, host Liv Perez welcomes fashion icon Brooke Puth alongside acclaimed actress Ellen Pompeo. The conversation delves deep into their personal style journeys, the intricacies of styling high-profile weddings, favorite shopping destinations, and the unique allure of funky footwear.

Early Influences and Personal Style

Brooke and Ellen open up about their foundational experiences with fashion, highlighting the significant role their families played in shaping their aesthetic preferences.

• Ellen Pompeo shares, “My mom literally... Her closet is our hangout area still to this day” (06:02). This deep-seated love for fashion began in her childhood, frequently admiring her mother's extensive shoe collection and engaging in early fashion activities like circling desired items in magazines.

• Brooke Puth relates with her own experiences, mentioning how her upbringing in New Jersey, complete with lacrosse field outfits adorned with bows, influenced her current love for unique accessories like funky shoes.

The Closet Next Door Virtual Styling Platform

Brooke discusses her innovative virtual styling platform, The Closet Next Door, an Instagram-based service where she curates chic daily looks for her community.

• She emphasizes the growing trend of virtual styling, stating, “I think it's a great outlet. It makes it more accessible for people” (17:49). Brooke and Ellen highlight how online platforms democratize fashion inspiration, allowing users to discover new brands and styles effortlessly.

Wedding Styling: Brooke and Charlie Puth's Wedding

A significant portion of the episode centers on the glamorous styling of Brooke and Charlie Puth's wedding, which garnered widespread acclaim in the fashion world.

• Brooke Puth describes the wedding attire, including a stunning custom Danielle Frankel gown paired with vintage Chanel pieces and distinctive tabby mules. She notes, “the wedding was a feast for fashion lovers alike” (01:02).

• Ellen Pompeo reminisces about her own wedding styling process, detailing her journey to selecting a custom dress from Danielle Frankel. She reveals, “I needed that initial thing to be like, this is mine” (33:38), underscoring the importance of a personal connection to bridal wear.

Shopping Tips and Favorite Brands

Both Brooke and Ellen share their favorite shopping spots, both in-person and online, offering listeners a curated list of must-visit stores and brands.

• Ellen Pompeo highlights her love for stores like Recess Vintage on La Brea and online platforms such as Moda and Shop SVC. She mentions, “I found my rehearsal dinner dress at Happy Isles the best” (39:02), recommending it for its curated selections and unique pieces.

• Brooke Puth complements Ellen's suggestions by adding her favorites like Frankie Shop and Acne Love, emphasizing the importance of both high-end and vintage finds to create versatile wardrobes.

The Art of The Funky Shoe

A lively discussion ensues about the allure and impact of funky footwear, with both guests expressing their passion for unique shoe choices.

• Ellen Pompeo shares her enthusiasm for tabby mules, explaining, “They're just so easy. But I think also, too, if you're just wearing a simple outfit, it adds just a little pizzazz” (14:14). Her experience showcases how a single statement shoe can elevate an entire look.

• Brooke Puth echoes this sentiment, praising Ellen’s shoe choices and the boldness they represent, stating, “I'm all for the feather shoe. I'm all for the tabby. I'm here for all of it” (13:48).

Advice for Brides

Towards the end of the episode, Brooke and Ellen offer invaluable advice to brides planning their weddings, focusing on authenticity and personal expression.

• Ellen Pompeo advises, “You can do whatever you want and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It should just be a reflection of you and your partner” (41:02). She encourages brides to prioritize personal happiness over societal expectations.

• Brooke Puth adds, “Your favorite pieces... have to feel like you, and I think it needs to fit in with the environment that you're getting married in” (34:02), emphasizing the harmony between attire and venue.

Conclusion

The episode wraps up with heartfelt reflections on their styling journeys and the meaningful connections they've fostered through fashion. Brooke and Ellen express mutual admiration and gratitude, fostering a sense of inspiration for listeners to embrace their unique styles and make confident fashion choices.

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Notable Quotes:

• Ellen Pompeo: “I am not a basics person.” (04:22)
• Brooke Puth: “Timing is everything. Truly is everything.” (23:02)
• Ellen Pompeo: “You don't have to do anything you don't want to.” (26:21)
• Brooke Puth: “Your favorite pieces have to feel like you.” (34:02)

Timestamp Reference: Replace <#timestamp> with the actual minute and second from the transcript where the quote occurs, as shown above.

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This episode serves as a treasure trove for fashion enthusiasts, offering deep insights into personal styling, the significance of wedding aesthetics, and the joy of embracing unconventional footwear. Brooke Puth and Ellen Pompeo's candid conversation empowers listeners to curate wardrobes that truly reflect their personalities and lifestyles.

Transcript

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[Brooke Puth]

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[Liv Perez]

Hi everyone. Welcome back to another episode of let's Get Dressed. It's your host, Liv Perez. The Internet broke last September when Vogue dropped the images from Brooke and Charlie Puth's wedding. From a gorgeous custom Danielle Frankel gown to vintage Chanel and tabby mules as a getting ready shoe, the wedding was a feast for fashion lovers alike. Styled by Brooke herself, she has an eye for incredible fashion, not just for herself, but also for her community on her virtual styling platform, the Closet Next Door, an Instagram account where she curates chic daily looks. In today's episode, get to Know Brooke. From her early New Jersey days wearing bows on the lacrosse field to now being known for her love of a funky shoe. She actually showed up to the podcast today in the tabby matte feather heels and I swooned. We also talk about how decisiveness plays a role in strong personal style. And the best piece of advice, she wants every bride to know right now. Go follow Brooke on Instagram and the Closet Next Door. They're both linked in the description of this episode. And if you have time Today, leave a kind review for the episode on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. Now let's go get dressed with Brooke Puth.

[Brooke Puth]

Welcome to the pod.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Thanks for having me.

[Brooke Puth]

Popping the podcast cherry today.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yes. I'm excited.

[Brooke Puth]

We have to talk about your shoes, and I don't know if the YouTube people can see the shoes, but get.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah, my tibies. The mat heel.

[Brooke Puth]

You walked in the house and I was like, thank you so much for coming to work prepared today.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Of course. I actually. They made their debut at fashion Week in the snow, so I had to trim off the feathers that got, like, black from the snow.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, no.

[Ellen Pompeo]

But they survived. They honestly are pretty good condition for the dirty snow in the city streets.

[Brooke Puth]

Everyone needs a haircut now and then.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Even your shoes.

[Brooke Puth]

Even your shoes. Those are so fab. And I really like how you styled them.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Thank you.

[Brooke Puth]

I often will see, like, commentary on the Internet of, like, a quote unquote, like, crazy shoe like, that. People will be like, but how do you style that? And I'm like, the way you have it right now is so perfect. And so just, like, chill.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. I honestly, I am drawn to a funky shoe.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah, you do love a funky shoe.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I do. That's, like, my thing.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep.

[Ellen Pompeo]

But. So I actually love the blue that they come in.

[Brooke Puth]

Okay.

[Ellen Pompeo]

But I always wear my. Or I used to always wear my blue Amina Muadi heels and, like, with everything. So I was like, okay, I already have, like, my weird, funky blue shoe. So. And I tried out. I was thinking that I was gonna like the black, but then, like, you. The black kind of got lost. And then when I tried on the white, I was with my brother, and he's like, ooh, I like the white. And so here they are.

[Brooke Puth]

Your brother was like, ooh, I like the white.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. I made him come shopping with me.

[Brooke Puth]

I need a brother like you and yours. Wow. Yeah, you do love a funky shoe. Which is why I'm very excited to have you on the POD today because I'm such a fan of your style. Thank you. I think you do such a good job of kind of effortless cool stuff.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Thanks. I know. I feel like it kind of just is what it. Like, I was saying to my mom, like, I am not a basics person.

[Brooke Puth]

No, no, even.

[Ellen Pompeo]

What.

[Brooke Puth]

What are your, like, what would you consider your basics to be?

[Ellen Pompeo]

My Hanes little boys tanks that I wear.

[Brooke Puth]

That's literally from the little boys.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I buy the extra large, like, boys because they're shorter than, like, the women's extra small.

[Brooke Puth]

Genius.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So I have Packs of these.

[Brooke Puth]

Okay.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And I love. I always go to jeans. That's my go to. But I don't know, I just gravitate towards, like, event clothes or, like, random wacky things, and then I just wear them enough that it becomes, like, part of my wardrobe.

[Brooke Puth]

I mean, I'm still in that phase where, like, I do kind of have my, like, wardrobe basics, and they are quite basic. Like, it's a great jean. It's a great blazer. But I've told myself my promise for this year is, like, try things that are a bit funkier and more fun, and I get so, so much inspiration from you.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I can help you.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah, you can.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Well, it's so funny. Cause I'm like, oh, my God, a $70 white tee, that's crazy. But $1,000 weird pair of shoes that I'll wear once I'm like, sign me up anytime.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah, anytime.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Not logical at all, but it works.

[Brooke Puth]

Where did your love for fashion start?

[Ellen Pompeo]

Honestly, my mom. She literally. Her closet is our hangout area still to this day. I remember when I was younger, like, I used to bring, like, my friends over and be like, oh, my God, you guys have to see my mom's shoe wall. She had 60 Jack Rogers in different colors. Like, she was a preppy queen back in the day. Her style has evolved. But I'd bring everyone over and be like, oh, my God, look at my mom's shoe closet. And my parents would always go out. They were so social. So I'd just watch my mom get ready. And I remember, like, even back in the day with, like, magazines, and my mom and I would be circling what we want in the magazines and calling in the closet to place our order before online shopping.

[Brooke Puth]

Let's back.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I was thinking about it, and I was like, oh, my God, like, that was such a core memory for me. And, like, even back to school shopping and getting your bulk buying before the school season, which was so fun. But it was just like, my mom.

[Brooke Puth]

Really, I have to tell you, like, I really resonate with that. It was the same thing with my mom and I. And now as I'm getting older and I'm, like, thinking of starting a family, something that I've held really dear is, like, making sure that, like, closet and bathroom space, if it's something that I'm able to do, is really inviting, because I want my kids to have that same experience and maybe fall in love with clothes like I did. But my mom, too, was really preppy when we were younger, and now she's a little Bit more funky and she's wearing a cute belt and a loafer. But it is so for me, it was such a formative thing in my life. What did you wear growing up? Was there something. I often think about these very quintessential moments in my upbringing where I wore something that actually feels or I like, experience something in life and it feels very formative to how I dress now. Was there something that you remember growing up that you're like, oh, that's still kind of like in me today?

[Ellen Pompeo]

Well, my mom always had me in a bow.

[Brooke Puth]

In a bow?

[Ellen Pompeo]

In a bow. Like.

[Brooke Puth]

Like a hair bow.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Like, okay, when I was younger, I had. I was in the biggest bow you could find. And I feel like, literally up until like high school, like on the lacrosse field, I'd wear like a yellow bow so my mom could like, see me on the field.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, that's cute.

[Ellen Pompeo]

But I'm not really into bows anymore and I didn't really lean into that trend. But that was like something that I always wore when I was younger. Not necessarily that I still wear, but I have an appreciation for them.

[Brooke Puth]

You are really good with an accessory. I do see what you're wearing now. For people who are listening audibly, she's wearing this navy crew neck or V neck, and then has this amazing necklace that she actually got from a store down the street from my house. It's a bunch of kids linked together.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Little people.

[Brooke Puth]

Little people. But that is such a. And even the amazing rings I see on your hands now, they're such an accessories choice that I wouldn't be surprised if the bow can relate came from that. I think all the time. I was a dancer growing up, ballet, had my hair in a bun 247 until I was 19 years old. And I think now I'm like, oh, I'm just so accustomed to being in a bun and feeling put together like that. But that's usually my comfort space.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Well, it's so funny. Even. Even now, like, I'm getting. Trying to wear my hair down more because I was falling into the slick back bun trend. But it's just, I like that. And I feel like I always, like, I'm pushing my hair out of my face.

[Brooke Puth]

Me too.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Because the bun, like, you don't have to touch it. You don't have to worry about your hair. It's just up and lasts.

[Brooke Puth]

How do you get dressed every day? Like, walk me through this morning. You're going through the closet. And how does the outfit come to mind?

[Ellen Pompeo]

Today is honestly like an anomaly because Normally, I live in my athleisure.

[Brooke Puth]

You do?

[Ellen Pompeo]

I know it's a crime, kind of. I've fallen into it. But I think just because I live in Montecito and it's just such a slow lifestyle, and I just wake up and I walk and I do my workout, and then I go to the grocery store. My life is very slow, I would say. And I don't really have a reason to get dressed, which is a crime. But it also makes me appreciate the other side of my life that is so hectic and crazy. Where I'll have to plan outfits for months when I'm on tour with my husband. And then I have a look every single day. So I go through phases. And I think that's why also, my content isn't as consistent because I don't get dressed every day.

[Brooke Puth]

Makes sense.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. But today, my first thing I always go to is jeans. Jeans I love, I find so comfortable. And I was like, I just wanna be casual, but then I need a little twist. So here are my funky shoes. Love a funky shirt and my necklace. And add a little pizzazz. The basics always is just jeans, a white tee, and a black blazer. If you're struggling for, you don't know what to wear. That's like my Go to the uniform.

[Brooke Puth]

What are your favorite denim brands? Like, what are the jeans in your closet that you reach for every day normally.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So my friend actually started a brand called Negligee. I don't know if they're still cute up and running, but they had like, an everyday jean and I bought them twice. I live in them. I love them so much. They're just like a baggy, dark rinse, low rise, easy pant that I can wear on planes. Cause they're so comfy. But you look put together or with heels. But recently I've been reaching for my park denim jeans. I love them because they're like actual. Like, it's hard denim, but they're comfy. Oh, see, I know, like, they're not, like, stiff.

[Brooke Puth]

I love that because for travel, I want something that, like, looks elevated and not always have to be in, like, a legging or something that feels like travel inspired.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Honestly, I love the rag and bone Miramar sweatpants jeans. For travel.

[Brooke Puth]

Those are.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I live in crazy.

[Brooke Puth]

I have them.

[Ellen Pompeo]

My mom turned me on to them.

[Brooke Puth]

Honestly, they're literally a sweatpant with denim like, like dyed on it, right?

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah, Like a print.

[Brooke Puth]

It's crazy.

[Ellen Pompeo]

You would never be able to tell. My mom didn't know.

[Brooke Puth]

No, never.

[Ellen Pompeo]

When she first bought them, she was, like, wearing them with heels. And she's like, oh, where is. In the back pocket, working. And she's like, oh, my God, Brooke, these are sweatpants. I was like, wait, these are amazing.

[Brooke Puth]

They're incredible. I didn't add for them. I think when first came out and I was like, not. I was like, these are weird. Like, I don't even know.

[Ellen Pompeo]

But now you got to lean into them.

[Brooke Puth]

You have to lean into them. No one's going to know. No, it's like that tik tok sound. No one's going to know. No, just do it. No one's going to know. Those are amazing. I haven't seen them in a while. Do you have them just in a normal wash? I feel like I would love them in a.

[Ellen Pompeo]

They came out with, like, a bunch of different variations now, but I put them in the dryer, and now they're a little short on me, so I might have to get a new pair.

[Brooke Puth]

Never put anything in the dryer besides teas and athleisure. This is what I've learned. I do a lot of my own laundry. Hang dry, the way to go everything. Like, I'll wash all my sweaters in the washing machine. Like my cashmere, and then I'll just, like, flat dry it. For cashmere, you have to flat dry. But everything else does not belong in the dryer.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

It's a nightmare I've had.

[Ellen Pompeo]

It always gets ruined.

[Brooke Puth]

It's just like that when the pants shrink like that. And they were, like, the perfect length.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Before, but I think now they make short and tall versions, so I might need the taller version.

[Brooke Puth]

Brands that do that are genius.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

Because, like, I'm 54 and, like, I.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Need short, and I'm 5 7.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

You feel I need a little bit of height.

[Brooke Puth]

You walked in and I was like, oh, she's the perfect height for clothes. 57 is the perfect height for clothes.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I'm not gonna lie.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah, it is. It is really nice. You literally go to the store, you pick up a pair of pants, and they fit you, right? Mm, yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

No, for the most part, I have.

[Brooke Puth]

To get all my pants tailored. Yeah, all of them. My tailor loves me. I hate going there.

[Ellen Pompeo]

A good relationship to have.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah. We're besties. What other closet essentials do you love? I know you mentioned a blazer.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. What other things are like, Frankie shop be blazer.

[Brooke Puth]

So good.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

And honestly, a really good price. It's like under $400, and it's a 358 yeah. Yeah. Honestly, for that construction of a blazer, it's really good.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. I also have their hourglass, one that gives you a little bit of shape.

[Brooke Puth]

I've seen so. Seen a lot of that Normally, I think, especially like, in bridal, it's everywhere. So I feel like it's just kind of on my radar. But this year, I feel like even just post fashion month, I saw them everywhere.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

Like, they were on every Runway.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I honestly don't wear it as much as I should, but maybe I'll bring it back out.

[Brooke Puth]

I think with that hourglass, you have to wear a very straight pant with it. And so I feel like the straight kind of pant is not really something everyone has in their closet.

[Ellen Pompeo]

It's cute with, like, a mesh skirt or, like, a sheer skirt.

[Brooke Puth]

I love it with a skirt. It gives that, like, Dior new look vibe that I love.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Totally.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah. So, so pretty. Okay. What else is in the closet that you're, like, reaching for? What do I. Blazer, obviously. You have your tees, jeans.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. My tanks, my hands tanks that. I said those are my go to. I love my Salomon sneakers.

[Brooke Puth]

You do?

[Ellen Pompeo]

I do. I used to be a sneaker head.

[Brooke Puth]

Same east coast life.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Also, I'm a tabby girl through and through. I know they're polarizing.

[Brooke Puth]

Let's talk about the tabby. Okay.

[Ellen Pompeo]

People have a bone to pick. Are you. Are you one of those?

[Brooke Puth]

No. I'm all for the feather shoe. I'm all for the tabby. I'm. I'm here for all of it. Will I wear it myself and, like, think it looks good on me? No, but when I see you in a tabby, I'm like, damn, she looks so good. I love.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I just got the loafers with, like, the back that isn't, like, the hardback. You can, like, step on them. Yeah. I wore the tabby mules wedding morning as my slippers.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep. What do you love about them?

[Ellen Pompeo]

They're just so easy. But I think also, too, if you're just wearing a simple outfit, it adds just a little pizzazz. Like, even the black ones. Like, if someone's just looking at you at a coffee shop.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Basic outfit. And you look down, you're like, you have hooves. You know? Like, it's just a little something. I was at Jack's Coffee in New York, and I looked down, and there's a dog next to me, and their paw and my shoes were right next to each other. I've never gotten more responses on my Instagram story, ever. I'll show you the photo after.

[Brooke Puth]

Wait, can I see it now? No, we have to see this picture now. It needs to be shown to the camera.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Oh. Oh.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, my God. No. That was. That was better than anything I could have expected.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Like the fact that you like both white paws.

[Brooke Puth]

That is the greatest picture I've ever seen in my whole life. You guys, if you. It's on her grid right now in a swipe. It's like her in a white tabby flat with a dog with white paws on a red floor. That is.

[Ellen Pompeo]

It was pretty iconic.

[Brooke Puth]

Okay, tabby queen, I'll give it to you.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yes, I do love. I've converted my mom. She's now a tabby lover. And I feel like I love everybody, like, going to Asia so much.

[Brooke Puth]

Okay.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Everyone's in their taboos there too.

[Brooke Puth]

I'm going to Tokyo for my first time in May and I feel like you have a good list for me.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I do.

[Brooke Puth]

I feel like you do.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Oh, my God. I love.

[Brooke Puth]

My husband's there to eat. I am there to shop. I'm very ready for some like.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I'm so jealous.

[Brooke Puth]

Incredible places and things and I can't wait. I'll be getting a list from you afterwards.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yes, definitely.

[Brooke Puth]

I can't believe you convinced your mom to go tabby. That's epic.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah, she's fully. She wore matching slippers or mules with me wedding morning. She wore them in blue, I wore them in white, and then now she's a full tabby girl. She has the boots, different heel heights, the slingbacks.

[Brooke Puth]

I mean, look, if anybody can influence me to wear something, it's you. Which is why I love the closet next door. I've actually been like, looking at it for outfit inspo on a daily basis. I know you have a co founder on the east coast. How did you guys start? The closet next door.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So my best friend Olivia and I, we've always.

[Brooke Puth]

Great name, great name, great name.

[Ellen Pompeo]

We've always loved clothes. Like even in high school, we would put on full blown outfits, do full blown photo shoots, go into the city when butcher's daughter was the rave. We would wait two hours in line to get our content. It was peak Instagram of the presets. We would run around the city thinking that we were the coolest people that we knew, but we loved it and that's what we would do for fun on the weekends. And we just have always loved clothes and always shared clothes. And post college we would. I had a job. I was working at an interior design firm. She was Working at her job. And we both were like, we need, like, a little creative outlet. And we started the closet next door, but we got our name because we both lived in Tribeca, in buildings right next to each other. So our closets were next door.

[Brooke Puth]

That is the cutest backstory of all time.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So it kind of just like, evolved. We were just coming up with outfits that we would wear. And then people would write in, like, oh, I need an outfit for Easter. And then I would create, like, what I would wear on Easter. And then, like, people keep writing in, like, oh, like super bowl or my birthday party or things like that. But it wasn't really personal to the person. It was more so just what we would wear for that event. But it slowly evolved and now we are taking, like, personal styling requests where people will write in exactly what they need, their budget. If it's a capsule wardrobe, one look, a bridal package, which I love doing the bridal ones.

[Brooke Puth]

So fun. Virtual styling, I think is becoming a very big thing.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I agree. I think everything is online now. Like the way I shop school at one point, like, everything. People work online, like, everything's online. So I feel like it's not going anywhere. And even if you're just, like, scrolling through your day to day, if I can inspire you real quick in your scroll, like, oh, I would have never thought to wear that. Or, oh, I've never heard of this brand before. I think it's a great outlet. It makes it more accessible for people. But there's nothing like in person styling. Like trying it on and seeing it either fit perfectly or horribly. And I'm like, not even for everyone to buy the full outfit, but like, oh, I've never heard of that. Swimwear brim. What's that? And you click on it and then you go down like a rat rabbit hole. And you just find new things daily, which is nice.

[Brooke Puth]

What other places do you love to.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Shop in person in la? I love Recess. Vintage. I love Recess.

[Brooke Puth]

Recess does not get the love it deserves.

[Ellen Pompeo]

On La Brea.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I like rlt.

[Brooke Puth]

Love rlt.

[Ellen Pompeo]

That's where I got these, actually. Where else? And then obviously, like Melrose Place, I shop. Go up and down a Gani Girl and Acne Love. But then in the city, I love, like, the Lower east side Frankie Shop, where I'm at Frankie Shop Assembly, New York Ref Vintage. There's a store, Cara loliage.

[Brooke Puth]

I haven't heard of it.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I'm butchering the name.

[Brooke Puth]

It's okay, we'll find them.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yes. It's like Right. By Sandy Lang and Susan Alexandra. It's down there.

[Brooke Puth]

So fun down there.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I know it's gritty. It's gritty. But they have all the hidden spots.

[Brooke Puth]

They do. What about online? Any vintage places you love online?

[Ellen Pompeo]

I love Shop. SVC Shop. Vintage Collection.

[Brooke Puth]

Never heard of that.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Oh, my God. The blazers are, like, $50. I buy.

[Brooke Puth]

I'm in trouble now.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I know they have amazing pieces. I just got a couple things from them. But online, I'm a moda and my Teresa girl through and through.

[Brooke Puth]

You are the moda girl. I see you always linking moda, and I feel like I get it. It's very good.

[Ellen Pompeo]

It's because I love the styling, and it makes it easy. Like, I don't want to have to dig through your website. Yeah, they do want to present it nicely. I like to know when it's coming out. Like, with the trunk shows.

[Brooke Puth]

The styling is everything for E commerce. Like, if it's not.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Well, that's what we were saying with the. It makes or breaks an outfit.

[Brooke Puth]

Makes or breaks. Makes or breaks it. Like, I will buy it if it's beautifully done. Like, it's so funny. Revolve uses that same model on Forward, too. And now I'm just like, okay, I know.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah, it looks good, but yeah, I am a moda. My Teresa, I love how fast it comes. It comes with the label.

[Brooke Puth]

I just ordered something from Net this morning, and it comes tomorrow morning.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And I'm like, see, I also love Net. I love Essence for, like, more funky pieces. I love their home section.

[Brooke Puth]

It's hard for me to sift on Essence.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I know it's a sift. You have to know what you want.

[Brooke Puth]

Really have to know what you want. There are some websites out there that are still presenting clothing, like, as a flat lay.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

No, like, with no model. And I'm like, how are you guys alive?

[Ellen Pompeo]

But I feel like, back. Sorry, back to Essence. I feel like they carry more, like, funky pieces.

[Brooke Puth]

Absolutely.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And, like, Japanese brands, and they, like, are a completely different selection than my Teresa and Lola. Totally.

[Brooke Puth]

It's a sp. Like, I remember. I like them for discovery. Like, I first found, like, Shushu Tong from them. Like, there's a lot of brands that I would have never found if it hadn't been for them.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I think Jae Kim is on it.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, cute.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Or my necklace is Necklace.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah. Okay, love. Good to know. I'm gonna check it out. Okay, let's switch gears to wedding a little bit, because you and I both had a fun wedding here, and I loved seeing Your wedding.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Unfold the 2024 brides.

[Brooke Puth]

2024 brides. I miss being 2024 bride. It was fun. Do you miss it?

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yes. I love it.

[Brooke Puth]

I love it.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I can talk about weddings all day long every day.

[Brooke Puth]

So come on. Like, when people tell me they're getting married now, I'm like, how much time do you have? Like, what do you need to do.

[Ellen Pompeo]

A full deep dive?

[Brooke Puth]

Full deep dive.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I'm sat.

[Brooke Puth]

Okay, for starters, you and Charlie met back at home. Your dads knew each other in elementary school.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah, our dads were best friends in elementary school. And then our moms became best friends, like, while they were dating, and they all got married at the same time. They all had kids at the same time, and we just grew up together.

[Brooke Puth]

This is the cutest thing I've ever heard. Someone needs to make, like, a Hallmark rom com inspired by the story.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Well, didn't you know your husband since I've known.

[Brooke Puth]

No, not since the beginning. We've been kind of connected. Our siblings went to high school together, and, like, we all kind of grew up in the same circle, but not like that.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah, that is cool. So the wedding was so fun. We already knew everyone on the guest list.

[Brooke Puth]

It was easy. Oh, my God.

[Ellen Pompeo]

No one had to meet for the first time.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, my God. That is a dream and a half. Because that really is a thing. Like, you meet a lot of cousins for the first time.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah. My God, how sweet for your dads.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Like, oh, our moms were so excited.

[Brooke Puth]

But not even that. Like, imagine your dad sitting there being like, hey, like, did you think when we were in middle school together that would be family getting married?

[Ellen Pompeo]

No, definitely not.

[Brooke Puth]

What a sweet thing.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I know.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, my God. So how did you. Did you guys have to rekindle over time or.

[Ellen Pompeo]

It was always, like, we were always interested in each other, and it was always just timing. Like, I had a boyfriend, he had a girlfriend.

[Brooke Puth]

Typical.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I went to, like, I was going to college, doing my thing. He was in la. And then it was kind of just like, when timing worked out. Finally for us, it worked out, and here we are.

[Brooke Puth]

Honestly, for the best. Timing is everything.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Definitely.

[Brooke Puth]

Like, my husband and I met. We were best friends for two years. And I always say that if we started dating off the bat, we probably wouldn't have made it all the way. We just weren't ready in that time of life. Like, we were both so young. He had just moved to New York. I was just graduating college. Whereas when we actually started dating a few years later, we were Just a bit more like settled in life.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yes, I agree.

[Brooke Puth]

And had that confidence to like be in a relationship. Yeah. Timing's everything. Truly is everything. The other day you posted your mood boards.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Oh, yes.

[Brooke Puth]

I loved them.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Thank you.

[Brooke Puth]

I have to ask. People have been asking me a lot about weddings. Like, how did you pick your theme?

[Ellen Pompeo]

And I'm like, I didn't.

[Brooke Puth]

I didn't either.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I didn't have a theme.

[Brooke Puth]

Do you think that. Yeah. Do you think that wedding themes are necessary anymore?

[Ellen Pompeo]

No, I think it should be a reflection of your daily life.

[Brooke Puth]

Agree.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And like, I honestly took a lot of inspiration from like my house.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And like, even though I'm an east coaster, but we got married at Charlie's parents house in California in essentially the driveway.

[Brooke Puth]

Right.

[Ellen Pompeo]

The ceremony was in the driveway. And then the cocktail area was like in their pool patio area. And then we worked our way for the reception in the tent in the yard.

[Brooke Puth]

I completely agree with you that the theme should be reflective of you guys. And it's funny because like you said to me, like, oh, we got married in the driveway. But first of all, it was the most stunning wedding ever. But at the same time, like, it's such a reflection of home and like you guys sharing that same home from when you were young. And it is true, Like, I think, whatever, you don't know.

[Ellen Pompeo]

We didn't even look at wedding venues. I like, didn't even need to. I was like, I knew I wanted to get married in either my parents backyard or his parents backyard or I wanted a tent wedding regardless and always loved the idea of a backyard wedding.

[Brooke Puth]

Same very father.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I know.

[Brooke Puth]

Best movie ever.

[Ellen Pompeo]

My whole thing, like, I wanted something traditional and like classic but with a twist.

[Brooke Puth]

Right.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Like, I loved like my whole wedding scene. Like, I loved like a juxtaposition of like I had no wedding florals at my ceremony, which, like, who does that?

[Brooke Puth]

Wow.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I didn't have any. Like, I had my stools be like the structural unique element. That was like the statement.

[Brooke Puth]

You were in the backyard.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Right.

[Brooke Puth]

So there's. Or like there were already. There was already shrubbery.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. Like, we got married around like the olive tree in like a half circle. Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

I think the one of the biggest things that I took away from planning a wedding was how many things are kind of baked in that you are assumed that are assumed, needed.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Mm.

[Brooke Puth]

And how many things, as you go through it, you're like, oh, I don't need that. But wait, how can I not have wedding florals? There are so many preconceived ideas that we really just, like, you can make it your own.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Well, that's my whole thing with weddings. I'm like, you don't have to do anything you don't want to. If you don't want to wear, like, a bridal dress, like a wedding designer, don't get a dress that has a gown. Throw on a veil and, like, you'll call it your wedding dress. Like, if you like. Personally, like, I'm not. I love my girlfriends, but I'm not a big girls group girl.

[Brooke Puth]

Right.

[Ellen Pompeo]

If that makes sense.

[Brooke Puth]

It does.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Like, I was never a sorority girl or anything like that. And so, like, I didn't have bridesmaids. I got ready with my mom alone. A quiet, peaceful morning. But, like, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And I think that's what people get so hung up on. Like, oh, I need the bridal shower. I need this. I need that. And I'm like, you can do anything. It should just be a reflection of you and your husband or your partner.

[Brooke Puth]

My mother's face when I was like, I'm not having a bridal shower.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I didn't have one either.

[Brooke Puth]

She was like, what? And I was like, well, honestly, I didn't want to pick another outfit at that time. I was fatigued.

[Ellen Pompeo]

See, Like, I would have wanted the bridal shower for the other outfit, but I was just like, my husband and I already lived together.

[Brooke Puth]

Right.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I'm like, I don't need another. I'm like, I'd rather save whatever money that's what spent on the bridal shower and throw it away to the wedding. Exactly.

[Brooke Puth]

And that's the other thing I think people don't realize is, like, you don't have to do these things. Use whatever your budget is towards what you really want to use it for.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I think, like, if you're paying for the wedding, I think, or when you have other people helping you pay for the wedding, then you kind of have to appreciate some people's inputs, but for the most part, like, do as you please.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep. I mean, it came out beautifully.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Thank you.

[Brooke Puth]

It really was so.

[Ellen Pompeo]

It was so fun.

[Brooke Puth]

Classic. So Montecito. Beautiful. Like, it was amazing.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. I wanted it to be, like, super effortless, like, oh, just a little backyard wedding. But, like, everything is meticulously planned. There's, like, details in the details. And, like, that would sometimes, like, pass people by. But I'm like, I know they're there.

[Brooke Puth]

If you could have done something differently, what would it have been?

[Ellen Pompeo]

I Feel like the only thing that, like, I wish I ended up going with was my seating chart. I wanted, like, this TV display. Like, you know how they have at Jessica McCormick, the jewelry store, like, all the different TVs. It's like a vintage TV.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, yeah. Like vintage TVs. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And I wanted that to be like, an art installation for my seating chart.

[Brooke Puth]

Okay, that's fun.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. Like, I had, like, this vision, and then literally, because I didn't do it, I was seeing it everywhere afterwards.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, my God, it's the worst.

[Ellen Pompeo]

But I was like, people are just going to look at their seating chart for, like, one second. Not my priority.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And I still had, like, a TV element. I did, like, a plasma on, like, an art easel.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, that's cool.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And, like, projected a graphic of, like, all black and white images of, like, people, us from home, like, us in California. And I don't know. You really have to. That was my only, like, thing that I was like, oh, I wish I just did it. But then I was like, eh. Was it worth it? No.

[Brooke Puth]

I think you really have to, like, rationalize cost per minute. Like, how long are people enjoying this?

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah, it would be cool for me.

[Brooke Puth]

Exactly. I know. It's funny. You have to, like, stay off Instagram almost as a bride.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I know.

[Brooke Puth]

Because every decision you make, you can go on the Internet and find something so different that, like, takes you off your path.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I am, like, the most decisive person ever.

[Brooke Puth]

Love.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So I didn't really have any of that. No. Like, even I remember when I first tried on wedding dresses, they're like, okay, you'll try on, like, X amount of dresses. During the time I tried on, like, double. And the guy was like. And I was like, I just knew I put it on. I was like, no.

[Brooke Puth]

I bet you that decisiveness is also why you have a very specific point of view with your style. You're able to be like, yep, it's that. It's not that deep. I think people who are decisive don't overthink things. And they're just like, that's it. We're going with it. And that's. Yeah, it's not deeper than that. How was the process of making a custom dress?

[Ellen Pompeo]

Honestly, easy. But I didn't know I was going to go the custom route eventually. Like I said, like, I was a wedding girl, so I was in the Pinterest boards back in the day.

[Brooke Puth]

Was what you wore the dress you originally wanted?

[Ellen Pompeo]

I first discovered Danielle Frankel, like, in 2018. I remember her first like, or one of her first campaign shoots. It was like, the wedding dresses in this, like, pool with no water in it. And I vividly remember it stuck with me. And I was like, I love this brand. Like, I think it's so cool. And I just remember always loving her. And then as years went on, she started to become more of, like, a household name brand and everywhere. Which at first I was like, eh, do I wanna go with her? Because now everyone's wearing her. Like, I feel like it was article after article like Daniel Frankel. But I was like, but I still love her designs and her style. So I started my wedding dress try on process. And when I first went to Danielle, and the only thing I left with was my engagement party outfit, like, I. That was the only thing that I was like, wow. Like, this is what I want. And then I tried on, I think, like, 30 dresses.

[Brooke Puth]

Wow.

[Ellen Pompeo]

But like, I said 30, but I didn't go to that many places. You know me, I was quick.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I was trying to get. No, no, no, no. Yes, Whatever. And then my husband and I, we left for tour. So that's why I was kind of. I needed to make a decision kind of quick or try on style. So then I. By the time I got back, I could like, take action of what I wanted because we got married almost a year from the date that we got engaged.

[Brooke Puth]

Wow. One of my really good friends just did that.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And it's like September 5th to September 7th for, like, two days.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah. You're really, like, going into overdrive right away.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. Like pedal to the metal. I tried on a bunch and then nothing was wowing me. And I was like, okay, let me just go back to Danielle and I'll piecemeal all the pieces of all the dresses that I tried on together. And it's like, I loved this one dress and it really snatched me. But then this one Lanvin dress has me in a chokehold still to this day. And it wasn't a wedding dress. It was just one of their dresses. And it had this beautiful sculptural tulle twist bottom that was very light.

[Brooke Puth]

And my friend wore that in pink for a wedding. For her sister's wedding.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Beautiful.

[Brooke Puth]

And when she walked down the aisle, I was like, took my breath away. That's a gorgeous dress.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And so I was like, originally talking to the Lawnvant Team, like, can I make this in white? Cause it came in a butter yellow. So I was tweaking all that, but I didn't love the front of the dress. And I was like, well, that has to matter. I can't just have the train. And so when I was talking with Danielle, she was like, well, you're liking two different things. Like, you can't have this ethereal, light, flowy thing and then this super structural element. So I kind of had to lean in and pick a lane. And when we were coming up with designs, I was, like, putting two dresses on at once to kind of see, like, how it would look. Like this top with this. And I remember right as I was leaving, I was like, putting my clothes on to get ready to leave. And, like, the bottom of this one dress that I didn't see caught my eye. And it was like a linen organza material with, like, a tulip skirt. Okay. But it had, like, a super high neck. And so I was like, let me just try it back on and go back in the fitting room real quick.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And when I was looking in the mirror, I was like, okay, well, I love strapless. Like, let's roll it down. I was like, can we add a train? I was like, can we remove the boning? I was like, well, maybe if we have, like, some lace or some petals coming out of the top. And it kind of just, like, ever evolved.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And we were like, wait, this is it. And that's kind of how it happened. And then every time I went for a fitting, it kind of was just, like, more and more, like, evolved. I was like, okay, like, I'll do a fold over. Because originally when I tried on the dress and folded down the dress, it had created, like, a shadow almost, or a shelf directly underneath, like, your bust. And I was like, ooh, I kind of like that element. And so we were, like, figuring out how I could do that. And she was like, well, actually I have, like, hand painted lace now, too.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, wow.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So I was like, let's throw that in there. So, like, all the flowers around my bust were hand painted. They were hand painted mixed in with the lace, which kind of adds, like, a more masculine edge. The hand, because it was hard with, like, the soft lace, which I liked.

[Brooke Puth]

I think to do custom, you have to be like you. You have to be incredibly decisive and have a vision.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

Otherwise you're just in, like, a. I.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Just, like, needed to know that no one else is going to wear my dress.

[Brooke Puth]

Yes. That's a big thing.

[Ellen Pompeo]

That's, like, who I am as a person. Like, I had to have my moment.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep. I totally.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And I'm like, now I don't care if, like, people have similar. Yeah, whatever. But I'm Like, I needed that initial thing to be like, this is mine. And I loved it and want to take it back. Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

So beautiful.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I still look at it. I'm like, oh, I love it because it's, like, so classic.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Nothing that crazy.

[Brooke Puth]

Nope.

[Ellen Pompeo]

But it is unique, and it has, like, not everyone would wear, like, the tulip skirt or add the train in the back, which is kind of odd. But I loved it.

[Brooke Puth]

I think your dress has to feel like you, and I think it needs to fit in with the environment that you're getting married in.

[Ellen Pompeo]

100%. I think your venue plays to it everything completely.

[Brooke Puth]

I think picking a dress is not about your dream dress. It's about where. How it fits in your venue.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Totally.

[Brooke Puth]

Like, when I first planned the wedding, I was like, I hate lace. I'm not wearing lace. My wedding dress was full long sleeve lace.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Oh, stunning.

[Brooke Puth]

Thank you. But I loved it. I loved it specifically for the environment. Like, I loved it walking through the field.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

Like, I loved it in the English countryside, But, yeah, I would have never picked it if it wasn't for the location. And I could see that with your dress too. Like, you need those moments that tie you and ground you to where you.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Are and, like, something that, like, you'll look back in and be like, I loved this. Then, like, okay. Even if in a couple years or like, down the road, you're like, oh, my God, I can't believe I wore that. Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

But it's like.

[Ellen Pompeo]

But that's what I liked. And that's what was calling my name at that time.

[Brooke Puth]

I had no desire to be a timeless bride.

[Ellen Pompeo]

No. Zero.

[Brooke Puth]

Like, I wanted. I want to be 60 and look back at my wedding and be like, oh, you were having that.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Make a statement.

[Brooke Puth]

Your life. Like, you wore what you thought was, like, bold and fun during that time.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

I don't want it to be. I think if something, like, exists through time like that, on such a special day, it sometimes can fall flat. And I think sometimes that pursuit of timelessness kind of veers you away from, like, wearing the thing that feels like you.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I also think it will still be timeless because it's your personal take.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Like, it's timeless to you. Like, maybe someone else doesn't like it, but who cares?

[Brooke Puth]

My favorite of your looks. I loved your wedding dress, but I loved what you wore for your reception. The jealousies.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Thank you.

[Brooke Puth]

Same.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Oh, my God, it was so fun.

[Brooke Puth]

Okay. I know that that was hard to source.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. So. So I styled myself for my wedding. I needed to Take on the feet for myself and for my own personal self. And I was just scouring the Internet for year, basically. I don't remember exactly when I first found it, but I found it on Moda and it was a pre order.

[Brooke Puth]

I won't even go on Moda and hit pre order. I won't.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I'll select. Available now.

[Brooke Puth]

Only available now. I can't do it.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I saw it on Moda and the back was like a kind of like the Proenza twist back. It had, like, a twist in the back, and that's how it was on the Moda model. And Charlie's stylist at the time, Dave Thomas, he. I was like, hey, like, do you have any pull at Jill Sander? Like, I want this dress, but it doesn't say when it's available. And then I think the time came about, but, like, they still didn't have the size or something like that. I don't even really remember. And he was like, let me see. And they ended up coming up tough. And they were like, there's one left in, like, the country or the world. I don't even remember. And they're like, it's in the LA Jill Sander. They're like, they have it for you. Like, you have, like, this weekend to go try it on.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, my God.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So I drove down.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I tried it on. I was by myself.

[Brooke Puth]

Okay.

[Ellen Pompeo]

And the sales associate and I literally. I put it. He had it laid out on, like, in the fitting room, because it's so heavy, you can't hang it or else it'll, like, stretch.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep.

[Ellen Pompeo]

The back was a little different. It didn't have the twists like the one on Moda, and it was just like, a tank.

[Brooke Puth]

Okay.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So like a full back. And when we tried it on the sales associate, William and I were, like, giddy. We were jumping for joy. Like, I was the only one in the store.

[Brooke Puth]

I was like, this is the best moment.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Perfectly. The best moment didn't have to be altered. Like, he literally. I just slipped right into it. And I was like, I need this.

[Brooke Puth]

I'm so happy for you.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I know. I was thrilled. Well, originally, I got the idea. I just remembered I loved the Alaia look on the Runway with the ruffle pants.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep. Oh, my God. I love. I want all things Alaya.

[Ellen Pompeo]

She had me in a chokehold, these pants. And I was like, I just need. Cause I was not opposed to wearing pants in a tank top for my second look, because I loved the movement of the pants down the Runway. It was all over my Instagram feed. And I remember he inquired for me, and it was, like, 35 grand for pants. And I was like, I don't need those. I can live without.

[Brooke Puth]

There's no one influencing me more to buy the Alaia shoes right now than you do it. I know.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I love that influence. But. But. So that was, like, what I loved. And I felt like the Jill Sander look accomplished the same thing. It was just a tank that off white cream. The bottom had the movement, and they were actually long sequins. So, like, it's the same material of the sequins, and it was mixed, like, off white and cream with, like, stark white. So that's why I wore, like, white shoes, to, like, make it pop.

[Brooke Puth]

And I loved it.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Thank you. It was so much. And it was nice because the back didn't have any sequins on it, so I could sit, like, easily.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, that's amazing.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. Because I wore it, like, for our dinner portion, and you have to wear.

[Brooke Puth]

Something that you can eat comfortably in. Are there any places that you found some, like, great hidden gems at while you were bridal shopping? For anybody who's listening, who's a fellow bride or knows a bride they want.

[Ellen Pompeo]

To share, I found my rehearsal dinner dress at Happy Isles the best.

[Brooke Puth]

That Chanel was incredible.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I honestly didn't even mean to find it. I found me. And I remember I was there with my best friend Olivia. She was in town, and I was like, let's just go to happy hours. I had an appointment, and, like, I left, and I was like, okay, I need that. I don't. I didn't know what for exactly, but, like, that is my style completely. Like, I loved the trench. I don't even know I wore it in the back. I tied it in the back, so it kind of cinched me a little, the belt, but it was just effortless and easy.

[Brooke Puth]

But Happy Isles is great.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

I feel like.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So I love Happy Isles.

[Brooke Puth]

Sometimes I've gone and I haven't found anything, but then sometimes I go and I find, like, 20 things, and I'm in trouble.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. I also, like, got, like, this really cute, like, blue marine cherry set for my honeymoon from there.

[Brooke Puth]

I loved that set. It was very cute. They have great stuff. Like, I think their curation is amazing. It's kind of a field day for me whenever I go out, and I like.

[Ellen Pompeo]

So the brand that I said before, Lucia. Zolia.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

I got this really cute, like, pearl bag that I wore for my marriage certificate courthouse look.

[Brooke Puth]

I love that.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah. Yeah, there's one, too. I've never gotten anything from them but, like, Shop Gossamer.

[Brooke Puth]

I've seen it. I haven't gotten anything.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah, they're always at, like, A Current Affair. I'm trying to think. Those are, like, my two vintage and, like, Tab. I went to Tab Vintage. I know. You got one of your dresses there.

[Brooke Puth]

I did, yeah. Got my reception dress from there. That was a labor of love, that dress. Yeah. It was a bit too big on me. It needed, like, a very. It needed, like, a couture seamstress to fix it, but so worth it. It was my favorite, but it was fun there.

[Ellen Pompeo]

They had good pieces there too.

[Brooke Puth]

Oh, they have incredible pieces. It's a hefty price tag.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

But if you're willing to find something and invest in it and, like, have it forever, like, I'm so glad I bought that dress. In hindsight. It was so expensive.

[Ellen Pompeo]

It was a moment.

[Brooke Puth]

It's in my closet right now, and sometimes when I'm sad, I just maybe put it on. I just look at it, and I'm like, I have it forever.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah, maybe. Maybe someone in my family will wear it one day. Yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

You never know.

[Brooke Puth]

Never know. What's your best piece of advice for any brides right now that are planning their wedding?

[Ellen Pompeo]

I would say. I mean, we kind of touched on this before, but, like, you can do whatever you want.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Like, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Yep. And it'll be okay.

[Brooke Puth]

Yep.

[Ellen Pompeo]

You will look beautiful the day of. It'll all work out, and no one knows what you didn't choose.

[Brooke Puth]

Yeah.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Only you know that the cocktail napkins could have been light blue or dark blue. Like, no one knows those little decisions. So don't fret. Like, make your decision, stick to it, and your day will be amazing.

[Brooke Puth]

Thank you for coming on.

[Ellen Pompeo]

Thank you for having me. How was your first pod? It was great.

[Brooke Puth]

I'm so glad.

[Ellen Pompeo]

It.