BleuBelle Bridal Featured on SMP!

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I am just beside myself right now. Style Me Pretty (SMP) has just featured BleuBelle Bridal on their Little Black Book Blog!!!!!! The feature is about our sale. I can not wait to see to response to the event. I am so excited! I hope all of you lovely brides will come to the sale. At our annual summer sample sale one of our mother of the brides told us how much she enjoyed it. She told be that price wise it was much like the Fileen's Basement Running of The Brides event. The big difference was that we offered fantastic customer service during the sale. No changing in the middle of a busy warehouse, no brides fighting over dresses, stylists to help you in and out of the dresses, and fantastic prices to boot! Check out the write up about us on SMP!

Happy wedding planning!

Sneak Peak of Sale Items

So I wanted to share a sneak peak at some of the amazing things that will be part of our sample sale!

These are four fabulous Carolina Herrera gowns that will be in the sale!


Here are some fantastic Vera Wang gowns that will be sampled on Saturday!

There will be many more on sale both days. Friday the entire store is 20% off! If you don't have an appointment, don't worry! Please still come visit us. There is a possibility that you may have to wait for a bit but I sure we will be able to help you.

As for Saturday, I recommend coming early! The doors will open at 10 a.m. There has been a bit of buzz going around the town and at our last sample sale there was a line.

I look forward to seeing you soon. Happy wedding planning!

SALE

BleuBelle Bridal is pleased to announce ...

Thanksgiving Weekend Sale

November 28th
White Friday Sale

Take 20% off of your entire purchase!
This includes all new gown orders,
sample gowns, accessories, and maids dresses.

Appointments recommended
Call- 912.341.0012
or
E-mail- appointments@bleubellebridal.com

November 29th
Sample Sale

Shop sample gowns and accessories
30-75% off
No appointment needed.
Come early for the best selection!
Doors open at 10 a.m.

Some of our lovely brides!

My good friend and neighbor, Lyn Bonham, just gave me a few images from some of our former brides! I just had to share them with you. We will be getting images from some other photographers, so I will try to post them as soon as we get them.

The top left image is of Katie Culler. She was such a fun bride! Along with our seamstress, she turned her gown into a one of a kind original! We added the lace at the hem as well as another layer of organza and we altered the neckline. If she looks familiar that is because her wedding was featured in Savannah Magazine's Wedding Issue.

The top right image is of Kelly Miles. Kelly wore a beautiful Vera Wang gown. It suited her Low Country wedding so well. The gown is made of English Net and had a champagne Mokuba ribbon around it. That is the official ribbon company for Vera and we use them as well. They have so many color and fabric options that there is something for every bride.

The bottom left image is Elizabeth DuRant. She was one of our first out of town bride - Sumter, SC. Elizabeth wore a Vera Wang Luxe gown (the same one as a certain Canadian Pop Star) and paired it with Vera Wang peep toe stilletoes and her mother's lace mantilla. This image was shot in Savannah's famed Forsythe Park by the iconic fountain.

The bottom right image is Katie Demere. Katie wore a Vera Wang gown matched with a Carolina Herrera bolero to match her Winter Wonder Land themed wedding. Here you see her wonderful hubby Dan spining her across the dance floor at The Savannah Yatch Club.

We love our brides, current and former. If you happen to fall into that category we would love for you to share some images with us! I am always looking to update our website or write on the blog. Send them my way!

If you are a newly engaged bride, I send my very best wishes! Feel free to stop by to paruse our bridal gowns, maids dresses, and accessories! I look forward to seeing you soon. Happy wedding planning!

More Exciting News!!!

So - yesterday I received the latest issue of The Brides Book. Guess who was named the best bridal salon in Savannah? WE WERE! Yippie! The winners were chosen by the readers so we would love to thank everyone who voted for us. It means a lot and we truly appreciate it.

Exciting News For BleuBelle Bridal!!!

We are very pleased to announce that BleuBelle Bridal is now listed on Style Me Pretty! If you have not heard of this web site you must check it out immediately! It is an amazing resource for all things weddings. Abby, the creator of the web site, focuses things that can set your wedding apart from the rest. There are wonderful DIY ideas as well as vendors who can do it all for you.

It has very quickly become my favorite wedding website and I find myself telling everyone I can about it! Please check it out - and look for BleuBelle Bridal under the Little Black Book of recommended vendors.

New Spring 2009 Dresses!

This week we received our new Spring 2009 gowns from Vera Wang! They are beautiful! Two are from her Opening Collection, one is from her Main Collection, and the other is from her Luxe Collection.


Theses two dresses are from her Opening Collection. The first dress is style 1G029. She is a tulle ballgown with a Chantilly lace bodice. It is so light for a dress with so much volume! The bodice is just beautiful! Chantilly lace is very soft and delicate, so it creates a very romantic look. I also love love love the ivory grosgrain ribbon! It is an option so you don't have to do it but it is a sweet little touch.

The second dress is style 1G059. She is a modified a-line gown with an organza skirt and faille bodice. I adore the bow on this dress. Its a bow without being too much. Organza is a flowy fabric, so this dress moves very well when you walk in it.


The first dress in this section is from Vera's Main Collection. She is style 11589. Our gown is sampled in Slipper Satin, though it also comes in Duchesse Satin. There isn't a huge difference between the two except that Duchesse is more expensive. I love how simple and elegant this dress is. The front is a blank slate, perfect to do a great bouquet of flowers with or a sash with a broach. The back of her is stunning with the draping that is done. I really like the overlapped train. It adds a little modernity to such a classic cut.

The final dress we recieved is named Joan. She is from Vera's Luxe Collection. The bands are made of bias cut Duchesse and Organdy. I love the little bows on the back. Though they are an option, I think they are just darling! She is a slightly more fitted modified a-line than some of our others, though she is not quite as fitted as a mermaid. This is such a classic gown! The elements of the design will never go out of style!

I sure hope that these images inspire you as you plan your wedding. As always, if you need anything or have any questions, please leave a comment or send us an e-mail! We always love to share our advice and expertice.

Happy wedding planning!

Fall 2009 Vera Wang

Wow! Can I just tell you how much I am loving the Fall 2009 Vera Wang collection?! They are some of the most fantastic dresses from one collection that I have seen. The entire show blew me away. I will admit, there are some dresses that are very Vera - ones I don't really see our BleuBelle Brides wearing - but overall the collection is amazing! If you haven't checked it out yet you must at Brides.com!

I am going to play favorites and share with you two of the dresses that I have just fallen in love with. Style 12169 and style 12199 are just so darling.

The top two images are of 12169. Let me first start off by saying - WOW! I have had a favorite dress for quite some time, but this one really has stolen my heart. It is made with Dove colored Duchesse Silk and Charcoal Tulle. It can come in white or ivory. So don't worry! You can still have this fabulous dress even if the color is a little too nontraditional for you.

A little tid bit of bridal trivia for you - white dresses were originally only used for weddings because the bride was unable to afford a dyed fabric. Only wealthy brides could wear a coloured gown.

I love the ribbon accent and stars on the dress. Both are optional but could be a fun touch to add for the reception if you didn't want to wear them down the aisle. You may even be able to turn the stars into earrings and a matching necklace. I will have to explore that option with local jewelers.

Style 12199 is also a fantastic option! She is made of Duchesse Silk as well (shown in ivory) and has an aquamarine garland. The garland can also come in a crytal color so that it is a little more subdued. The back sash is shown in black elastic but it can also come in oyster, ivory, or white grosgrain ribbon.

I just adore the bodice of this dress. The neck line is beautiful! Sweetheart necklines are a nice option for something a little different than just straight across. The draping of the skirt is lovely as well. I believe that this will create a nice slim shilloutte.

I just can't wait to see these girls in person! I know that these two will be on the top of many magazines best dress lists for Fall 2009! I hope that they inspire you as you search for your wedding gown.

Happy wedding planning!

Savannah Weddings Magazine

Some of you local brides may have seen the newest publication to grace Savannah - Savannah Weddings Magazine. I have heard that it will be going national, so all of you out of town brides will be able to get a copy soon!


The publication is just gorgeous! They featured several of our gowns in the issue - including this beautiful Vera on the cover! I really love this dress. Its satin faced organza and when you walk it just floats. The seaming on this dress is very unique too. It is great for the bride who is a little straighter because it creates an hourglass shape. This dress aslo elongates the legs with virtical seaming on the skirt.

Another feature of Savannah Weddings that we were excited about was that one of our brides was in the magazine.

Rebeca Sineath wore a flowy Reem Acra gown with a bleu sash and floral broach. The images were taken by Chia and Hon. The wedding looked so lovely at Oldfield River Club in Bluffton, SC.
You must pick up the magazine to see her wedding and the other fabulous weddings that were featured!

Best Wishes in your planning! I hope to see you soon!

Adventures in wedding planning!

At BleuBelle Bridal, we tend to help our brides with different elements of the wedding. Being a bridal salon, most of that is attire related but we also give opinions on venues, colors, favors, and the millions of other details that go into wedding planning!

By best friend in the entire world is getting married next October in Pennsylvania. She and I spent last weekend doing preliminary planning. I normally don't get to do that with our brides since they have at least an idea of where things will be once they come to see me. It was so exciting looking through the different magazines, pulling ideas and seeing what the reoccurring themes were.

Something that I have enjoyed seeing brides do is taking things that are important to them or their groom and incorporate it into the wedding. For instance, my best friend grew up on an apple orchard. Since the fall is harvest time for apples, she is going to incorporate them into the table arrangements and maybe even do them as favors. We fell in love with the green apple color, so I believe that will be the main type of apple that is used.


Using in season products are always the way to go! Whether it is flowers or food - using in season products will cut down on costs because they do not have to be imported. You can also usually find a local vendor who grows what you are looking for.

She also decided that the other accent color would be blue. A darker blue, but not navy. These two colors together will be really lovely together. They aren't your traditional fall wedding colors, which will make them stand out from other weddings next fall.

This is kind of the color combination, as it is now. That Jim Hjelm maids dress is so cute! The sweet heart neckline is very flattering and a nice change from straight across strapless. The pleating draws the eye in, very slimming. Who knows maybe she will choose this one for us (wink wink)?!

Best wishes in your wedding planning! As I said before, we love giving advice on all things bridal. Send me an e-mail, call, or drop by any time!