Summer Wedding Inspiration - Soft, Pastel Color Palette

Oh the sweet days of summer! We were inspired to create this inspiration board when we came across the gorgeous wedding bouquet created by Kio Kreations. 

The soft color palette made us think of flowing chiffon gowns in the same colors! We chose styles 7100, 7021 and 7122 (they are all available in many color options!). Chiffon is the perfect summer fabric! 

Our bridal gown choice for your summer wedding inspiration is style 8112 from the Essence couture collection. The texturized chiffon, that the gown is made from, creates feather-like flowers -it's so beautiful! And we also love the sweetheart, strapless neckline that sparkles with jewels!

To tie it all together we found some of the most amazing wedding accessories to pair with the bridal gown and maids dresses:

Teacups in Pink, Yellow and Blue, Pastel Wedding Box Cake, Pink and Yellow Covered Strawberries, Pink Yellow Hairpins, Pink Umbrella, Bridal Bouquet by Sunelle from Amulet - photographed by Just Judy and Light Blue Pom Tissue

              

                                    

Kate's Wedding Gown: Gorgeous Lace

What an amazing vision it was - seeing Kate Middleton for the first time gave us goose bumps! We were anticipating her gown for so long and it didn't disappoint. She managed to pull off a modern look (deep V-neckline) and yet remain modest at the same time (traditions)! We love lace and it will always be synonymous with weddings. Queen Victoria wore a lace veil on her wedding day in 1840, brides fell in love with the look and copied her. When we issued a sneak peek look at dresses for our Fall 2011 Collection all of our friends and fans loved the look of style 121 from the Bonny Classic Collection. 

If you saw any pictures from the recent bridal runway shows you might have noticed that lace was already making a new statement in the Fall 2011 designer collections. Ours is no exception! We have a few gorgeous lace offerings for our brides such as style 1112 from the Unforgettable Collection:

Our Essence collection has a soft, flowing lace covered strapless gown that comes with a little lace caplet (especially handy if your church requires covered shoulders!). We are pleased to offer this sneak peek look at style 8106

Every bride is a princess on her wedding day. We have the best job in the world - designing and making dresses that will make you feel like a princess...thank you for allowing us to share our visions with you!

Royal Wedding Gowns Throughout Time

We are waiting, just like everyone else, to get the first glimpse of Kate Middleton's wedding gown. Just for fun and until we can add Kate Middleton's dress to this list, let's take a look back at other Royal Wedding Gowns:

Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, was the third child and the eldest daughter of King Edward VII. She was married on July 7, 1889

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, known more as the Queen Mother (she is Queen Elizabeth's mother) wore a simple flapper-inspired gown when she married on April 26, 1923

The Queen Mother's daughter, Elizabeth, known today as the Queen of England, was married on November 20, 1947

Princess Grace of Monaco's gown had twenty-five yards of silk taffeta and ninety-eight yards of tulle! She was married on April 19, 1956

Princess Margaret of Snowdon, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth was the first Royal to have her wedding televised. She was married on May 6, 1960

Anne, the Princess Royal, is Queen Elizabeth's daughter and the sister of Prince Charles. Her first marriage was on November 14, 1973

The most photographed Princess in the world! The People's Princess was married to Prince Charles on July 29, 1981. 

Sarah, Duchess of York, also known as "Fergie" married Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth's 2nd son, on July 23, 1986

Sophie, Countess of Wessex, married Prince Edward, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth, on June 19, 1999

Princess Mathilde of Brabant's is the wife of the heir apparent to the Belgian throne, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant. They were married on December 4, 1999

Princess Mabel Wisse of Orange-Nassau's is the wife of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (second son of Queen Beatrix and the late Prince Claus of the Netherlands). Her wedding dress had 248 hand-made bows! They were married on April 24, 2004

Princess Mary Elizabeth Donaldson is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark. This is another fairytale romance between a prince and a commoner.They were married on May 14, 2004

Princess Letizia Ortiz of Asturias is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, who is heir apparent to the Spanish throne. They were married on May 22, 2004

Princess Victoria of Sweden is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen. She was married on June 19th, 2010 and she wore the gold crown her mother wore on her wedding day in 1976

Princess Tatiana Blatnik of Greece and Denmark is the wife of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark He is the son of King Constantine II of Greece, Prince of Denmark and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Princess of Denmark. They were married on August 25, 2010

April is the month of love!

We are celebrating love this month! We are having a Love Story contest this month - submit your love story (or if you have a best friend, sister, mom....anyone getting married: share their story!). We will pick 5 stories to be voted on and the winner will get their choice of any gown from our Fall 2011 Wedding Gown Collection!

Click here to enter your story today!

Fall 2011 Wedding Gown Catalog Cover

We would love to thank everyone for participating in our contest to pick our Fall 2011 Wedding Gown catalog cover!! We appreciate the feedback from all our friends! 

The winning entry was from:

Jamie Cutlip

The winning photo was:

This is style 8111 from the Essence Collection

Love Story Contest: Share yours you could win a wedding gown!

Additional information:
The official rules for this contest should be read and can be downloaded here
If you have any questions about this contest please email us here
"Like" us on Facebook here
Share this with your family or friends! The story can be submitted by anyone. We encourage mom's, grandmothers, best friends or the groom-to-be to submit love stories on behalf of the bride!
Remember the wedding must be taking place after November 1st, 2011
Important updates to this contest and all stories will be available on our Facebook Fan Page

And, most importantly, thank you for sharing your love story with us! 

We are truly honored to share this momentous day with you! 

Your stories are why we love what we do! 

Real Bride - Janelle

Janelle and Christopher

November 6, 2010

Photos were taken by Aevum Photography in New Jersey

We have been so lucky to have so many brides tell us their story and share their special day with us! Today, we bring you Janelle's story! On November 6th, 2010 she married her husband Christopher. Janelle chose Bonny Bliss style 2011

Janelle shared with us, "One of the most exciting parts of wedding planning was the search for the dress. The very first gown I tried on was a Bonny gown. It took a little while to choose but I finally decided on style 2011 from the Bliss collection. I fell in love with the silk flowers and beading all over the dress and train. It also had a huge skirt that was so much fun to twirl in! It was exciting to find a line of dresses that had sleeves yet remained modern and elegant!"

Your smile that day says it all, Janelle! Congratulations to you both!!!

Style 2011

Real Brides - Michelle

Newlyweds: Michelle and Cole

Photos courtesy of Victoria Webb Photography

Our real bride today is Michelle! On November 20, 2010 Michelle and Cole tied the knot! Michelle chose style 927 from the Bonny Classic Collection as her wedding gown. Congratulations to both of you! We wish you many years of happiness, joy and beauty!

Photo courtesy of Victoria Webb Photography

Beaded straps fall into the shirred V bodice. The shirred empire waist is highlighted by a center cluster of beading. The skirt and extends to the chapel train that is decorated by scattered appliqués.

Style 927

Real Brides - Clarissa

Congratulations to Clarissa & Clarence!

Clarissa and Clarence were married on a beautiful southern California day! Clarissa chose Unforgettable style 1818 as her wedding gown! What a gorgeous bride...don't you agree? You looked absolutely radiant Clarissa! Thank you for sharing your special day with us! We wish you both all the happiness as you start your life together!!

Style 1818 is made from French Taffeta. This sleeveless gown has lace that falls down the shoulder strap along the V-shaped neckline. The lace continues across the bodice into the billowing skirt full of tucks and gathers that continue around to the semi-cathedral train. The back is fitted with lace up ties.