During the rainy season, I’ve seen more and more brides putting on their rain boots to go into the wet and muddy outdoors for some fun shots. I love rain boots, and nowadays you can find just about any color and pattern designs you can think of. Give a pop of color to your outdoor engagement or wedding photo session! Just take your [...]
Alfred Angelo Gives Thumbs-Down To Online Gown Sales
This month, popular gown designer Alfred Angelo opened six brand new retail stores across the country, partnering with BRIDES magazine to hold grand-opening bashes in all the new locations. The new stores are located in: Arlington, TX; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Dayton, OH, Knoxville, TN; and Richmond, VA. It’s a move that continues to expand [...]
Design Your Wedding Gown Online With Pronovias
A corset for your morning cup of joe is one thing…settling on the gown for your big day is quite another. The quest for The Wedding Gown can be an emotional, time-consuming endeavor, and a downright exhausting one for some. It’s the bridal search for the holy grail. Your perfect gown is out there somewhere…are [...]
Design Your Own Shoes Online With Atelier
Tungsten Wedding Rings For Her
Tungsten is a metal that has been growing in popularity as a wedding band material…that is, as a groom’s wedding band material. Check any jeweler offering tungsten rings or do any online search for them and you’ll come up with a lot of great looking rings for him, but the selection is a bit scarce [...]
David’s Bridal Online Now Shipping Internationally
David’s Bridal announced this month that their online store, davidsbridal.com, will now begin shipping to 30 international destinations, including Canada and the United Kingdom. Their checkout process is also internationally friendly; they state that “customers’ total costs are calculated to guarantee the lowest possible order total in the preferred currency.” This includes shipping as well [...]
Handmade Wedding Gowns from Etsy
One of my favorite websites out there is Etsy.com, showcasing and marketing all things handmade by some very talented people. You can find just about anything! The care and attention that goes into handcrafted pieces give them such originality and personalization; I’ve always loved handmade goods. Here’s a thought you might not have considered: why not get your [...]
Apparel Designer Bill Levkoff, Inc’s Hi-Tech Approach
Happy Monday, everyone. Well, it’s back to the grind, but at least we have a short week ahead of us. Some tech news came up today I wanted to share that can hopefully assist those looking into bridesmaid dress styles/colors. I think this can be a really helpful tool to visualize and play with various [...]
Wedding Gown Hunting? There’s An App For That
By now you probably know my fondness for great iPhone apps, and for you gown-hunting brides, here’s another one to add to your collection of helpful mobile planning tools. It’s brought to you by the folks at BRIDES magazine in partnership with the developers of NearbyNow, right here in my neck of the woods in [...]