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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Real Brides: La Canterra Photo shoot (Part 1)

On April 8th we had the pleasure of working with Peyronet Photography, Making up with Leah: Makeup Artist and Memorable Occasions Hair Stylist on a photo shoot at La Cantera Ranch featuring Bliss Brides! We wanted to share a few pictures from the photo shoot of our fabulous brides - two of which are wearing their actual gowns! (one was yet to be married at the time and we wanted to save her gown for her big day - this past November!)

Our beautiful bride Maddie! We can't tell you how much we love her!

Keri - another one of our beautiful brides! She was a dream to work with!

Brittany - our most recent Bliss Bride - look for an upcoming blog on her wedding!


Needless to say - we love our brides! Thank you girls for making our job so wonderful!

Bridal Gowns: Bliss Bridal Salon http://www.blissfw.com/

Photographer: Michelle Peyronet http://www.peyronetphotography.com/

Makeup: Making up with Leah http://www.makingupwithleah.com/

Venue: La Cantera Ranch http://www.lacanteraranchresort.com/

Hair: Memorable Occasions http://www.mohdbymonica.com/

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Vendor Spotlight: Video One Productions

Video One Productions is going on their 23rd year of being the wedding video professionals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and beyond. Video captures every element of this special day, right down to the unexpected little events that will make your wedding a vibrant, living, treasured memory. This is the most important day of your life. Would you trust those memories to anyone less than a professional?

How much would you pay to be able to watch your grandparents wedding? With all of Video One Productions' options, you can watch yourself grow-up, date, get married and honeymoon all on one DVD or Blu-Ray disc. They have 3 professional crews to cover events. They provide video services for the rehearsal dinner including video projector and sound for slideshows, ceremony, reception, bridal portrait sittings and even engagement sittings of the bride and groom.
Owner, Dave Thomas says "being in the wedding industry I am blessed with being a part of one of the happiest days of their lives and we get the opportunity to capture the mood, music, movement and emotions of this day."
Click here for a brief sampling of their work!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Bridal Terminology: Lace - Alencon, Chantilly and beyond

When shopping for a wedding gown, terminology can be overwhelming. Let us help you with a few descriptions for some of the different lace fabrics that are available for your big day!

Alencon lace has a floral design on a clear net ground showing a classical design. The individual motifs are delicate and are always completely outlined with cord with the scallops around the edge being subtle.

Allover lace has a repetitive pattern similar to a printed material. On less expensive lace the edges are straight, sometimes with a long edge on each side and sometimes left unfinished.

Chantilly lace is a fine, open lace that features a delicate design of branches and flowers held together by flowing ribbons or scrolls. Finished with picots (decorative loops on the edge), the edges are more deeply scalloped than Alencon.

Guipere lace is sometimes called Venise, point de Venise or burned out lace. Unlike most laces, it does not have a net background and is an embroidered design. A common reference would also be the “doily” look.

Metallic lace is made with metallic threads.

Re-embroidered lace is any lace embroidered lace with a heavy cord, lace, ribbons, beads or sequins on the surface.

When comparing laces, compare the overall patterns as well as the variety of textures in the net and motifs. Lace gowns do not denote a particular era or style of wedding and can be transformed to fit almost any theme or venue.

Gowns pictured by Justin Alexander and Wtoo. Veils pictured by Sara Gabriel Veiling and Headpieces

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Vendor Spotlight: Art by Ellie - Invitations

Your wedding invitation sets the tone for your entire wedding, that’s why Art by Ellie believes it shouldn't come from a catalog or a binder. We custom-design your invitation suite to reflect your personality and unique style.

Art by Ellie is located inside Sugar Bee Sweets Bakery & Boutique at The Shoppes at Brownstone Village (2410 W. Abram Street #126, Arlington, TX 76013). Brides are welcome to visit our display and peruse some of our favorite invitations any time, or we can schedule an appointment to meet for a consultation there and discuss design ideas, colors, wording, fonts and answer all of your stationery questions. The owner of Art by Ellie, Laura, works with each bride in person or via e-mail to get a feel for her unique style and ideas, then she will e-mail several custom-designed options and make changes from there until it’s perfect.

Of course our specialty is custom wedding invitations, but we design for all of life's most fabulous moments, so keep us in mind long after the reception ends. We design holiday cards, invitations for parties and showers, personal stationery and business materials too.

Art by Ellie
ellie@artbyellie.com
http://www.artbyellie.com
817.721.0002
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