Vera Wang Gowns

Vera 1veraIt is how many designers start, they are frustrated with the selections of great fashion. It happened to Vera Wang. She was getting married to Arthur Becker and felt there wasn't much selection when it came to true fashion. She sketched her own design and commissioned a dressmaker to tailor her design which costed her $10,000. The following year, with financial backing from her family, she opened her own bridal boutique in the luxurious Hotel on Madison Avenue in New York City. Catering to mostly to celebrities and socialites she offered couture gowns and high fashion. Over a few years she utilized her own skills as a fashion designer and started her own label with her own signature collection. (Read More.....)

Wedding Songs

21Music is always the best way to put people at ease and create memories that will last. Here are 16 Wedding Song considerations for your wedding. Each and every part of the wedding is different, and music can signal a reaction or an emotion for each part. (Read More.....)

Melania Knauss’ Dior Wedding Dress

Melania-Knauss22Melania Knauss, Slovenian super-model choose a Dior wedding gown for her wedding. It was the first time that a bride was the cover model for Vogue. She sure was a beautiful bride.  Melania's Galliano designed gown made headline news because it weighed 60 pounds, had 98 yards of beautiful white satin and was encrusted with more than 1500 crystal rhinestones, a 13-foot train, and a 16-foot veil. The gown was estimated to be over $2,00,000 but it is reported that the bride paid much less because of all the favorable publicity that the gown caused. Melania required 4 fitting sessions one of which lasted for four hours. The most stunning features are the gathering of the fabric. She changed at her reception to a Vera Wang dress.  (Read More.....)

J Crew

d10e7c31dc3f588eab6baddebe80ebc1_sjcrew-wed2J- Crew is coming out with some really stunning wedding gowns, competing with some of the formost bridal designers in the industry. From what I have observed, J-Crew uses NICER material than some of the best designers in the business such as raw silks for their wedding gown line.  It is very rare for a bridal manufacture to use raw silk, as it is one of the more expensive materials to use.   Some European designers use raw silk, but from my experience it is almost never seen.  Most companies use a silk-satan blend or satan.   Anu Pam, is one company I can recall using Raw Silk, the same with St Pucchi, and Ian Stuart. I am sure many more designers use this material, just to say it is rare to see. If you have ever seen how beautiful raw silk looks, consider it for your gown as it is the most beautiful in my opinion. (Read More.....)

St Pucchi Gowns

img-thingSt PucchiSt Pucchi Produces some of the most stunning gowns. With Ebay some of the brides are recycling their gowns instead of keeping them. Their gowns range in the thousands, but you can find some of their stunning gowns for a fraction of the price. Check out our listings on the right hand side, we feature some of the best designers in the industry. St Pucchi has won the Debi Award for Best Bridal Designer.  Here are some of their looks over the years that I tore out of magazines..........  (Read More.....)

Outstanding Reproduction Tiara’s

Tiaras7d22_1Picking something antique is one thing a girl could never go wrong with.  In fact, costume jewelry was made much better during beginning of the 20th century than it is today, in terms of quality and elegance.  For my wedding, I wore a large oversized rhinestone flower broch in my hair, from the 1920's.  I attached a comb so it would stay in my hair and I was so pleased with it.     Red Carpet jewelry has testified to the fact that  the ornate looks of the Victorian era haven't gone out of style.  (Read More.....)

Funny Wedding Announcements

CoupleCouple 2If you have ever watched Jay Leno much you know how incredibly funny wedding announcements can be. Sometimes when you put two names together it sends a message that was clearly not intended. Below we have collected 10 of the most unintentionally funny wedding announcements of all time. Hopefully this will make you check your wedding announcement twice before putting it into the newspaper..... (Read More.....)

Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Ideas

BBQpheasant3Not everyone has enough money for a rehearsal dinner at a 5 star restaurant.  Others may have more than enough money, but they really desire to do something different than the typical "boring" rehearsal dinner.  Whatever the case may be, the reality is that there are some very fun and interesting ways to make your rehearsal dinner unique and memorable.  In this article we offer 7 creative wedding rehearsal dinner ideas..... (Read More.....)