Couture Wedding Gowns by Alisa Benay Evoke a Renaissance Era of Yesterday

Inspired Wedding Gowns, Wedding Dress creations from the Victorian and Edwardian renaissance eras, Alisa Benay presents her endearing line of timeless wedding gowns and corsets for the modern day bride.

Alisa Benay’s fascination with historical fashions came from the Victorian and Edwardian eras where she loved the silhouette created by the corset and the drama of the bustle.

Alisa’s wedding gowns are fresh, contemporary interpretations of vintage designs. Instead of re-creating authentic historical replicas, Alisa takes her inspiration from the breath taking gowns of yesterday and molds them into dream gowns fit for a stylish bride.

We fell IN LOVE with her charmingly unique couture wedding gown designs and certain you will too.

Learn more about Alisa Benay’s intriguing style as one of our FEATURED Couture Wedding Gown Designers HERE

Luxurious Couture Feather Headpiece Designs by Breeziway transcend Elegance for any Bride

Feathers from the Americas and abroad, Swavorski crystals, pearls, and rich fabrics are used to create gorgeous lightweight headpieces for your special occasions and the elements that graciously adorn Breeziway’s stunning line of feather headpieces for the bride and her bridal party.

Breeziway has several couture designs lines for brides, wedding parties, mothers of the bride or groom, and other occasions such as homecomings and proms. Choose from over 50 designs or use them to help you design your own special hair complement. Feathers may be used in their natural glory or dyed to match the fabric of your gown.

Feathers are an absolutely stunning way to accent any outfit. Popular in Europe and Australia for sometime now, they are showing up in the runway collections of many designers. Why wait for them to become mainstream in the states? Be your own woman and enjoy an almost endless venue for the expression of your own beauty.

As one of Affluent Bride’s FEATURED headpiece designers, Breeziway adds a touch of sophistication to any wedding with their stunning designs in couture feather headpieces that transcend elegance for any bride or member of the bridal party.

Find out more about their couture headpiece line and how to order HERE

Charleston Weddings Presents The Bridal Couture Runway Show

For Immediate Release, February 2008

Premier Charleston bridal boutiques and local bridal designers showcase an array of dazzling wedding gowns at the first annual Bridal Couture runway show during Charleston magazine’s Charleston Fashion Week 2008. The show, presented by Charleston Weddings magazine, features gowns from Copper Penny Bridal and Gown Boutique of Charleston, as well as inspired original dresses by area designers Jodi Moylan of White, and Kate Nevin alongside tuxedos from Charleston Formal Wear at Berlin’s.

On Saturday, March 29, discover a multitude of styles and designers during the Bridal Couture show, including whimsical dresses by Monique Lhuillier and Spanish silk and Chantilly lace frocks by Barcelona-based designer Manuel Mota. Also appearing on the runway are Badgley Mischka gowns that radiate old Hollywood glamour, Renella de Fina’s modern twists on classic style, and Jenny Packham’s beaded masterpieces.

Sip mimosas, enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, and snag some glamorous door prizes that every bride-to-be would adore, all while watching models whisk down the runway donning an array of elegant bridal gowns. No need to bring anything old, new, borrowed, or blue.

The second annual Charleston magazine’s Charleston Fashion Week is a five-night celebration of the city’s flourishing retail and design community, featuring runway shows from more than 30 local retailers, the bridal couture show, and the debut of six local designers. With close to 100 designers presented, chic after-parties each night, and a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Charleston chapter of Dress for Success, this year’s Charleston Fashion Week will be the “haute”-est event of the season. CFW 2008 will be held March 25-29 under the tents in Marion Square in downtown Charleston. Visit www.charlestonfashionweek.com for more information regarding the designers, schedule of events, sponsors, tickets, and more.

Winnie Couture makes a grand entrance with its 2008 haute couture bridal gown line

Have you heard the BUZZ about Winnie Couture? Well if you haven’t yet, you WILL soon enough. Style Marrissa, offers the most elegant bride, this season’s hottest couture gown.

Marissa’s absolutely dripping with elegance couture style will truly guarantee you’ll be making a lasting impression and grand entrance of your own, with its fit and flare silky satin gown and ever so exquisite embroidery and beading details.

To further add to its allure are the unusual box pleat styling and chapel train. While shown above in Pearl/Silver, style Marrissa 8296, is also available in Crean Pearl/Silver and White/Silver. Matching veil is also available to complete your look.

In fact all Winnie Couture wedding gowns are beautifully finished with exquisite beadwork and embroidery details with matching veils.

To find out more about the designer and a Winnie Couture participating Salon in the United States or around the world visit HERE.

Head Dress Designs offers luxury brides a dramatic finishing touch on their wedding day

If you are looking for dramatic custom look for your haute couture wedding veil or headpiece, with a bit of nostalgic, vintage Hollywood styling mixed in and one that is sure to turn heads on your wedding day, there is NO questioning that Head Dress Designs can fufil your dream.

Owners Katie Hesla and Heather Schroeder are two very talented custom headpiece designers that are taking headpiece design to new heights!

Their motto has always been “if you can dream it, we can make it” and is something they live by every day when working with the luxury, more affluent bride. You’ll find Head Dress Designs’ intricate, upscale creations nothing LESS than extraordinary.

View more about them, as part of our Featured Luxury Wedding Showcase HERE.

The perfect look for your flower girl from couture designer Shelley George

Resonating the sweetist look for your SPRING in style wedding, our style editors simply fell in LOVE with the simplicity and pastel shading of this pretty as punch, couture flower girl dress, style LEMONDADE by talented couture designer Shelley George.

LEMONADE is available in a multitude of color choices and both tea length or floor length, with a ruffled hem, Empire waist and a self-tie bow in back. Matching accessories, also available through Shelly George, complete the look.

To place a custom made-to-order flower girl dress or to see the complete Shelley George , couture bridal collection, visit HERE

Top couture bridal shoe styles from Grazia

GRAZIA has long been known for their gorgeous designer bridal shoes for your wedding and style, Alicia, is absolutely no exception to the rule.

Alicia is the perfect couture bridal shoe pairing for expressing your own unique, celebrity style. Available in luxury silk satin in either shade of white or ivory, it presents a dramatic display of rhinestone starburst embellishments that cascade into crisscross straps. GRAZIA Alicia Wedding Shoes are the perfect choice for the most discerning bride.

To ORDER or VIEW additional couture bridal shoe styles offered by GRAZIA and other bridal shoe designers, visit our online shoe department HERE.

The Wedding Gown Hall of Shame

Oh my goodness, I have to share this with every bride out there. I almost cringed to see what some bridal designers considered to be IN FASHION at one time or another. Obviously it will make any bride-to-be chuckle, at the sheer nonsense of these Wedding Gown Hall of Shame winners!

These are by far, probably the worst expressions of couture fashion, I’ve personally NOT had the pleasure of seeing, thank goodness….in a long LONG time. Well if nothing else, you’ll get a good laugh out of it!

Be prepared to be shocked!

I present to you the Wedding Gown Hall of Shame

ENJOY…..maybe?? LOL

Pronovias 2008 Couture Bridal

I just simply love the new Pronovias bridal gowns coming out in 2008 and had to share them with you!

Elegantly stylish and beautiful. Pronovias, as always, comes through to make a dramatic entrance for any bride on her wedding day. I’m sure you’ll agree.

ENJOY!

Melissa Sweet Designer Bridal Gowns take center stage

We truly love Melissa Sweet Bridal and we think you will too.   

Just some tidbits…  

Melissa Sweet was destined to become a bridal designer. While most young girls her age chose bright t-shirts and denim, Sweet opted for white shirts, dresses and skirts. As a child living in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, she learned to sew under the watchful eyes of her grandmother and mother. Growing-up, Sweet hand-stitched her own garments and designed white gowns for each year that she attended the prom.

Sweet left her hometown to further cultivate her knowledge of design and business at Parsons School of Design in New York and Bauder College in Georgia. It was in 1996, that she launched her namesake company in Atlanta and showcased her bridal collection from a historic white mansion downtown. Sweet was an instant sensation, drawing attention and praise for her refreshing view of glamour and modern design.

Sweet’s appreciations for wedding tradition, combined with her acute business acumen, speak to the success and growth of her company. After establishing Melissa Sweet Bridal, Sweet quickly developed a nationwide following, selling in exclusive boutiques across the country, as well as her flagship store in Atlanta.

Two of her gorgeous couture gowns featured in her Bridal Collection are featured below.

The one on the LEFT is style Britta.  A strapless slim empire gown of Silk Chiffon with sprinkled hand-embroidery. We love the romance and airy effect to the styling that says wisk me off of my feet! Available in Ivory and White.
 
The photo on the RIGHT is style Juliet. Our style editors, simply adore this Strapless Silk Satin Fit-to-Flare gown with sculpted skirt. Available in Verdino, Ivory and White. I must say the Verdino , as pictured here, is especially stunning.  

Visit Melissa Sweet Bridal today!