Today we’re helping Aria, who wants to find her perfect wedding fragrance. She wants something she loves but that she hasn’t worn regularly — in the future, she’d like to wear it only on special occasions. Keep in mind that she’s getting married in the heart of summer, in California, out of doors. It’s going to be hot. She can spend up to $200, but is ok with buying a decant of something more expensive.

Aria is in her mid-20s, and says she is currently making that somewhat odd transition from carefree “girl” to “professional” woman: she says she’s still a kid at heart and doesn’t entirely think of herself as a grown woman.

Aria likes notes of rose, vanilla, faint fig/fig leaf (the milky-creamy type), pale ambers, citrus and tea…

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Today we’re helping Elizabeth, who is getting married next August. Her ceremony will be in a small church, followed by a reception for 80 guests in a historic hall built in 1916. Her dress is a champagne-colored ball gown, with a lace bodice and cap sleeves, and a tulle skirt. And yes, she is planning to wear a tiara! She is looking for a perfume that is complex, romantic, and will last the whole day without touch-ups. She is willing to spend up to $250 and she has great access to perfume stores, including niche boutiques.

Here is what we know about Elizabeth:

She’s in her late 20s, and is tall, with a rosy complexion and long black hair.

She is quiet and introverted by nature, though many people have described her as “regal.”

Her style is old-fashioned and she prefers wearing skirts and dresses most of the time.

She lives in New York City. Her favorite foods are classic French and Sichuan Chinese cuisines, and her hobbies include reading, theology, and ballroom dancing.

Her favorite colors are wine red and sapphire blue.

Elizabeth likes rose, lavender, violet, vanilla, incense, orange blossom, jasmine, herbal notes, iris and aldehydes…

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