Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 04, 2016

’Tis a wonderful dress, Mr. Gust.

WOW!! THANKS MR. GUST. RADIANT!!

Rather simple, but nice… Not so sure I like the streamers, where the veil should be though

hmmm… Going by the second panel, potato head Brad returns, when he’s nervous! :p

Woo Hoo!!

Soon, they can make some fire of their own.

Anybody still want to criminalize or demonize TJ still I wonder?

She is so out of his league! Ah, but love is the great equalizer, and Brad is a good guy.

Never saw Toni look better than in that dress. What a figure! Don’t know when, if ever, a fire fighter had hips and cleveage like that.

The simplicity of the dress is exactly right for the character—a no-fuss kind of gal.

“It is … acceptable.”

OK, Brad – at ease. Now think of something sweet to say. Here – I’ll even help you:

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Through all the things my eyes have seen

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The best by far is you

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For all the things my hands have held

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The best by far is you

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(I heard that in a song earlier)

WOW!!!!!

Perfection!

Simple but elegant! Good job.Philip.

Just right for Toni style

I thought it was unlucky to see the bride before the wedding?

Very nice!

Great dress I’m looking forword to the wedding ceremony

Anyone else super Hyped? I can wait for the next week which is my birthday

Thought it was bad luck to see the bride in her dress before the ceremony

Congrats and kudos to the winning designer (Mr. Gust)!

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Congrats to the person about to be united with the “prize” in the dress, and the person also getting a “prize” in the Tux, as well (Brad and Toni)!

It’s a nice simple dress, but i was hoping for something less mundane, with black or colour. But glad it has no frills or studding, this is more Toni, elegant and down to earth.

TJ may be a slick talking cad, and may have in the past been a slickster making some bucks off of people (Cough! Meal scam!). And a bit impulsive in his speech, sometimes (almost wrecked their relationship with his speech to Toni, in regard to Ann Eiffel, a.k.a. the “go fight, Toni!” talk)…. had a “blazing” performance of “Burning Down The House”, withtheir actual house, and…

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But in this instance, his talents were channeled into a more constructive use, in regard to the wedding venue and catering…. And he at least knows what Brad needs most as the big moment draws nigh…

FINALLY! T.J. has a GREAT idea! :D

Lovely! Nicely done Mr Gust. TJ too has done a good job. He’s also been a great friend to Brad and Toni. All’s well.

Toni did not disappoint – Truly a beautiful moment. Despite the old adage *#@! happens – Good stuff also happens.

“Dress To Impress”

“A Groom With A View”

“The Alabaster Ball And Velvet Chain”

“Two Better Halves Make A Whole”

“Isn’t She Lovely?” (♬)

“Never Tire Of Her Radial”

“Fits To A Beau-ty”

“The Bride Is High, But I’m Holding On… " (♪)

“The Nerve Of That Guy!”

“It’s Too Close To Cal-m”

“The Blushing Groom”

“Knockout, in The First Round”

“A Tranquilizer Dart In A Dress”

“The Adore Is A-Jarring!”

“A View To A Kill” (♬)

“Stunned Double”

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“Bridal Sweet”

@Flower girl ,thanks!

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@DHG ,congrats!

As I have said many times Toni is the number ! draw on Luann comics! Period! Greg please show her often and let us get the peek all of us men have wanted of her in a bikini! Lingerie would be good only as a second but we need MORE of her as the new bride to show off to her man. Draw her hot!

It looks very good.

I don’t think a lot of people hold to the tradition of not seeing the bride before the wedding any longer. Most people I know take pictures before the wedding so that the guests aren’t held up waiting for the bride and groom after the ceremony. My niece and her husband did some cute “first time seeing each other” photos. I admit there is something to watching the bride come down the aisle and watching their faces, but given that my niece (who didn’t have a huge wedding) spent about 2 hours taking photos before the ceremony ((family, all the wedding party, etc.) we would have waited forever. I guess if there is an open bar (which my niece didn’t have) people wouldn’t mind so much. Also, the light was much better when they took the photos as it was an outdoor ceremony. It’s all changed now.

When did they take a shower? Love Toni’s dress…I knew it would be simple and not over the top, but I would have liked a veil or headpiece of some kind. I’m surprised that this unveiling (pardon the pun) is taking place on a SUNDAY.

I thought you weren’t supposed to see the bride before she walks down the aisle. I’m no fashion expert but I think a veil would be out of place with that gown. The nice thing is it could be used for other occasions.

In all the weddings I’ve been to, the bride always looks radiantly beautiful. All grooms, on the other hand, have this sappy, awe struck, look when they first see her. Next wedding you go to, check it out.

WOW!!!

This strip was worth the wait.

Very nice. Mr. Gust should have designed Luann’s dress, too.

one of the few comics strips where the children grow up.

Beautiful dress, Mr. Gust! And thank you Mr. Evans for such a great strip!

Beautiful dress, Mr. Gust! I love it for its simplicity and beauty. Well done.

Congratulations, Mr. Guest.

TOING!!!

Great job, Phillip. It sure beats the push-em-out dresses most brides seem to be wearing. This is much more appealing.

Well done, Mr Gust. That dress is perfect for her.

A beautiful dress! Just exactly Toni, I think.

And, FWIW, Hubby and I got married on Thanksgiving evening, but we went to church in the morning. Just celebrated our 42nd anniversary, and are still waiting for our first argument.

I think it’s time we gave Greg and Karen a hand for showing us how good a professional team they actually are as opposed to the naysayers of long ago (don’t miss ‘em a bit) who questioned her real additive value to the strip. It’s clearly on display here.

Beautiful dress! Perfect for her.

Just want to chime in again quickly and say thanks to those who have already said such nice things already about this strip today. It’s been fun to read the words that go along with the strip Greg and Karen put together.

You can see the story behind the winning design here:

http://luannfan.com/dress-by-philip/

BAD LUCK to see the bride before the wedding???

And now for the week-long walk down the aisle. What’s the over/under on how many of the next six strips concentrate on Brad’s parents?

Not what I´d expected, but still looks nice.

Aww, nice. But wait a minute! You’re not suppose to see the bride now! Wait for the altar.

It has a slight bit of a bohemian style to it. I like it. Well done, Mr. Gust.

They clean up well… and fast. (Nice dress, Mr. Gust; the tuxes aren’t bad, either.)

Well done, Mr. Gust! It’s perfect!

IS THIS TORTURE GOING TO BE OVER SOON???

WOW !!!

A Gust of fresh air!

Hubba hubbaIsn’t it bad luck to see the bride before the wedding? Of course, it was bad luck from the first time I laid eyes on the 1st Mrs. Me.

Mr. Gust it’s perfect!!! :-) :-)

Tony looks gorgeous as always, and congratulations to Philip Gust for a fabulous design!

Nice dress. Toni won’t be able to eat much at the reception with that close fitted waist.

nice.

And they got this clean just from washing up in a sink, with soap and a washcloth? I hate to think what they (and the fire crew attending as guests) still smell like. Underneath that tux and gown, the couple must still be filthy and sweat-drenched! Would it have been asking too much from this story to let them stop off at the fire station first, so that they could shower? Was it really necessary from the drama that they had to get to the cottage just in the very nick of time? Adn I’m sorry, but there’s just no way Toni’s hair could look like that when she has just come back from fighting a brush fire and has only rinsed in a sink. Give us a break!

Best Sunday strip ever.Lovely.Oh yeah…(she has a waistline)Way to go..Cheers,RE

Beautiful dress

wonder if you could buy it a store, its perfect for some one who doesn’t like a lot of lace and tulle,

That is gorgeous and perfect—but really Luann needs something other than that nightgown!

Bravo!

Good job on the dress Mr. Gust!!

What a perfect dress for Toni!

Beautiful…and I love the streamers instead of a veil.

Bad luck to see the bride before the ceremony!

Nice job, Philip!

Beautiful gown!

Hey! That’s the dress I voted for! Who hooo!

Beautiful Mr. Gust, congratulations!

Simple, elegant, couldn’t be more perfect – great choice and great design

Breathtaking. I like the ribbons in the hair. Covering hair like that should be a crime.

Perfect dress sir.

It’s a full week until the wedding— whatever will the next 7 days be?!?!

just because a man’s outside is handsome, does not mean that his inside is

And sadly, homeliness is no guarantee either. Just no simple litmus test.

I thought it was going to take us a week to get to this. Hurray that it did not.

PS. IMHO Luann has terrible taste in shoes… chunky heavy high heels is always what she wears when dressed up.

I love it!

Mr. Gust, you created the perfect dress for Toni.

I still can’t believe how dowdy Luann’s dress is.

There are still a lot of unknowns. Where will they get married? Certainly not in a room at the cottage. Is there a chapel somewhere on the grounds? Or will they now travel to the Fuse and have the ceremony there? Did they get a judge? church pastor? (not a rabbi.. I’m sure of that..). I’m guessing they will now get in a car and travel to the wedding location.

After all that smoke exposure i am glad to see them able to breathe through their noses. That ability could be another indicator of having had steamy showers.

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BTW, a different type of air pollution from wildfire smoke, but this might interest some here:

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http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/23/503156414/research-on-chinese-haze-helps-crack-mystery-of-londons-deadly-1952-fog?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20161204&utm_campaign=bestofnpr&utm_term=nprnews

I much prefer the streamers to a veil.

If the ceremony doesn’t take place until a week from today, there is still time for some drama with Jonah. Hopefully not, but who knows?

OOOHHH – S I G H…

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For me…. the dress is indeed very nicely drawn. I commend the artist(s). I think both TJ and Brad look nice.

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I am one of the folks, however, that does like the tradition (I do not think of it as as superstition) of the groom not seeing the bride in her gown until the ceremony. In my manner of thinking, it adds an additional touch of emotion and feeling. But, that is not to be here at Brad & Toni’s wedding. That is “ok”.

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I am wondering what a whole week of strips will be like concerning the wedding this week?

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Is there still some potential “drama” to occur, or was the wildfire, which was apparently fairly straight forward and quite successful the “drama”? To my read of things, if Greg suggested “drama” was going to occur as many of the regulars have stated…. the wildfire does not read to me as being “drama” in the way I would suspect Greg would mean. So, I am thinking there still will be a surprising aspect of the scenario that still goes dramatically wrong.

My congratulations, Mr. Gust!

I am amazed at all the ultra-Traditionlism expressed here! Veil! No seeing the bride before the ceremony! Stark white or else! Good grief, guys. This is the twenty-first century!

So lovely!!

She looks beautiful. It must have been hard to choose. Congrats to all who entered! Congratulations to Mr.Gust!

Greg and Karen have crafted a nice arc. My only bit of confusion is what Jack and Nil had to do with anything. They were an isolated incident in the middle of the wedding story.

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Toni is gorgeous! Great dress!

But TJ’s tie is not color-themed as is Brad’s to match the dresses of the bridesmaids. Harrumph.

Yea – uh.

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They both cleaned up nicely.

The coming week is sure to be about the preparations and ceremony leading to the nuptials.

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I wish the trolls and naysayers would just leave us in peace for the next 7 days!

Love the design Philip Gust !

Greg what a great idea this was having a fan design Toni’s dress

Love that dress! Many were lovely though, hard to choose just one. =) well done everyone who submitted a dress!

Gorgeous dress…congratulations to Philip Gust!! TJ comes thru!!

This is like Superbowl Week for the Luann strip………..let Greg and Karen do their thing. They’ve staged an unconventional conventional wedding to keep everyone guessing.

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Tiredness is already setting in. Someone is already lying on their side.

I always thought it was bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the ceremony.

I don’t think the seeing the bride before the wedding is a big deal, but the bridegroom seeing her in her dress for the first time IS a big deal! I wish it hadn’t been in a back changing room, which is anti-climatic. I prefer the aisle as it is a true entrance for her to be seen by her groom, but even if they had seen each other outside, or in a nicer room would have been more special. Of course, for Brad, it will be special no matter what :>)

Very nice, I like it!

It’s a very beautiful gown. However, isn’t it supposed to be bad luck or something if the groom sees the bride in her gown before the wedding?

Toni would make a burlap feedbag look good!

Thank you for not putting her in strapless dress. I am SO over those. Very nice.

THAT’S BAD LUCK! AVERT YOUR EYES!

Wow. That’s impressive drawing skills.