SAMPLE SALE!

Alright brides, get ready! It's time for our annual Sample Sale Saturday, June 19! Be sure to arrive early, our doors will open at 9:00 am. This is the one time of year where the majority of our fabulous samples from our designers such as Vera Wang, Priscilla of Boston, Melissa Sweet, Carolina Herrera, and Reem Acra are discounted as much as 70% off! We are in the process of pricing the gowns as we speak, and let me tell you we are being ultra generous this year! The majority of the gowns will be priced between $500 - $2,500! These are gowns that retailed for as much as $7,990! Here is a sneak peek at some of the gowns we will be selling:

Nataha Bedingfield in Vera Wang!

I noticed this in the grocery store the other day, but resisted the urge to flip through the pages of US Weekly (something Joe always gives me a hard time about). I just received these images though from our rep at Vera!


No, not Reese and Jake (though I am way jealous of her!!!) Natasha Bedingfield got married and wore a fabulous Vera Wang!


I love the way the dress was transformed with the champagne sash. It give an empire look to the modified a silhouette. The pleating at the bust is so lovely!

The dress will become available to you this year when it debuts at the Spring 2010 bridal market next week! I will keep you posted with more info on it when market comes.

Happy Wedding Planning!

Inspired by the Oscars

I know its been a few days since the Oscars and our attention has not moved to other things ... but I did want to write a little about the red carpet gowns and how you can translate them into your wedding style!

If you noticed, there was a lot of nostalgic 50's looks. I think that has something to do with the comfort that we feel when we think of the 50's. We think of the Cleavers, perfect June in her darling house dress making cookies and Ward coming home from a long day of work and the boys, Beaver and Wally, getting into a bit of mischief. The perfect atomic family. Its makes you feel a little fuzzy inside.

Any who ... I found a few dresses by our designers that can give you that 50's inspired look!

This Vera gown is very similar to the silhouette of Sarah Jessica Parker's Christian Dior gown. The banding in the skirt is a nice subtle detail. The Vera has organza flower appliques on the bodice and a mikado ribbon to add detail.

The top right is a Melissa Sweet gown that has some beautiful draping detail on the bodice, much like Natalie Portman's gown. The bottom left photo is of a Nicole Miller gown that has pretty draping at the bust with an embellished band that peeks from under the chiffon. This style is such a classic. A soft column dress with intricate draping - perfect for any movie star or bride!!!!

I hope this inspires you! There are so many other style in the store that remind me of that 50's look. Stop by any time to take a peek :)

Happy Wedding Planning!