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Who wants a Vera Wang wedding gown?!

I know that you do, and you are just in luck! Mimi on Magazine St. in New Orleans is hosting a Vera Wang Bridal 2012 trunk show October 20th-22nd with all of the most popular VW styles for next season! Mimi's regularly carries the largest VW selection in the South, so you know there is going to be something for everyone of you! And who wouldn't want to get lost in these layers of organza! I am dying...

Mimi is requesting that all you beautiful brides make an appointment for the trunk show, but they do accept walk ins! So happy dress hunting ladies! 

Please send pictures if you find the one :)

Mimi

5500 Magazine Street • New Orleans • Louisiana • 70115 • 504.269.6464

kate spade adorableness

Seems like everyone these days is coming out with a bridal line! Kate Spade just recently launched "Wedding Belles{and Whistles}," the perfect bridal boutique for the pearl loving, southern traditional bride! While it's a little on the pricy side, these pieces are classic pieces you can keep forever! Not only do they have bridal attire {party dresses, shoes, jewelry, clutches, etc} but they also have gorgeous bridesmaids dresses perfect for a spring wedding! I just think these things are so darn precious!

 

And my personal favorite for the MRS :)

shopbop bridal boutique

Shopbop had brought affordable fashion straight to your computer! They have just launched a new section of their site called the bridal boutique where you can find bridal items from your favorite shopbop designers at great prices! They also have full lines of shoes perfect to complement your wedding dress, handbags and clutches to hold your personals, and a gorgeous selection of bridesmaids dresses in the springs hottest colors! They have promised more bridal fashions to come...so be on the lookout :)

Here are a few of my FAVORITES in bridal:

 

Notte by Marchesa, BCBG Max Azria, BCBG Max Azria, Thread

Bridesmaids beauty:

 
Notte by Marchesa, Notte by Marchesa, Rachel Pally, Rachel Pally

color coordination

As you already know, I love when a color is perfectly thread through every detail of you wedding. There is one more detail that can always benefit from a pop of color...YOUR SHOES! I'm in love with the current trend of colored wedding shoes and I think you should be too! It's a great way to add a personal touch and a little flavor! Are you a really traditional bride who worries about how your wedding pictures will hold up in 25 years? This is the BEST trend for you to latch onto! And who doesn't love a pair of shoes that you can wear again and again! 

I would like to trace this trend back to our fashion guru, Carrie Bradshaw, who wore these fabulous blue Manolo Blahniks seen below! TO DIE FOR! She definitely catapulted this trend into the mainstream weddings! And I'm so happy she did!


Enjoy my FAVORITE colored wedding shoes :)

bridal bingeing

It happens to most brides. You get so excited when you find something you like and you start buying it all! I call this BRIDAL BINGEING. When you go over budget, buyers remorse sets in and you realize you don't need half of the stuff you bought AND it might not even be your favorites... I've got a solution for you!

One of my brides recently came to me asking how she could sell a wedding dress that she had purchased, but then changed her mind... 

{First of all, I LOVE that she came to me with that question! I love that people are starting to think of me as a wedding information guru! MAKES ME SO HAPPY :) }

I want to help my brides in any way, so I posted her dress to my Tying.the.Knot Facebook page. This is the first step in trying to find a buyer for as close to the original purchase price. The goal is to get as many people to see it as you can, right?! So I am blogging about it now as well...this dress is a beautifully beaded Casablanca, sweetheart A-line gown. Satin buttons all the way down the back and gorgeous beading on the train! Size 4 and never been worn or altered. It's just perfect for a romantic wedding! Can't you just see that train going down the aisle...so sweet! Contact me for more details about this wedding dress!

But if we cant sell this dress through word of mouth, there is always a guaranteed buyer: www.preownedweddingdresses.com

They buy all wedding dresses at the resale price...new, pre-owned, and lightly worn. The most used site by wedding dress boutiques to sell samples. It has also been featured by Martha Stewart Weddings and The New York Times. Not only can you sell dresses if you have changed your mind, but also dresses after your wedding day! Its a quick and easy way to make back some of the money from your growing wedding budget! Are you wedding dress shopping on a budget? You can also buy dresses from this site at a fraction of the ticket price!

I hope that I have helped someone out there and I hope you continue to come to me for all of your wedding planning questions! I LOVE IT :)

Spring 2011 Wedding Dress Trends

   So... I've been dreaming about being under the Mercedes Benz Fashion Tent ALL WEEK! It's one of my life goals to sit among the fame and the fashion. For now I will have to settle with bringing fashion week to you! I thought I would share some of my FAVORITE wedding dress trends of 2011! 2011 is all about making bold statements, wether it be the feel of the fabric, having tons of fabric, oversized applique's, a splash of color, a mini dress, or it's structure! You can do it! 

BE BOLD, BE UNIQUE, BE YOU!

1. TEXTURED FABRICS

Vera Wang, Modern Trousseau, Jovani

2. BILLOWY BOTTOMS

Lazaro, Caroline DeVillo, Vera Wang

3. FLOWER POWER

      

Jim Hjelm, Monique Lhuillier, Jenny Lee

4. BOLD BELTS

Bellissima, Enzoini, Vera Wang

5. SHORT AND SASSY

Michelle Rahn, Jenny Packham, Marchesa


6. CORSET COUTURE

Monique Lhuillier