Although we were a little sleepy when we got to the shop today (our flight didn’t get in until about 10:30 p.m.), we entered the shop today with a spring in our step! We just can’t get over what we just experienced at New York Bridal Market this weekend! We have looked at the most gorgeous laces, the most innovative new bridal concepts, and the most gorgeous fits available out there and our little Huntsville bridal shop left market knowing one thing — we without a doubt have the best bridal gown designers in the industry. Each line we visited had something completely inspiring and we have never been prouder about a selection of gowns to bring back to Alabama! This market beat all others – Alabama brides are in for a real treat!
As soon as we landed, we hurried off to get ready for the Group 868 Cocktail Party. Group 868 represents Francesca Miranda in the United States and we loved having the opportunity to sit with Francesca to chat about our brides and her gowns. Getting to know designers like Francesca help us when we have brides who are interested in their gowns. One thing we love about Francesca is her kind nature and desire to please her bride — she accommodates so many requests and really has such an interest in her bride being happy. It was also cool because she was able to chat about our brides who had purchased gowns at our trunk show! How sweet is it that she remembers all of them?!? This is one of the many reasons why we love her!
We started our week off with our Marchesa appointment, who had a completely dreamy collection. Think tons of gorgeous laces with intricate beading details! While we are bringing back quite a few Marchesa gowns to share with our brides, we did want to share one of our favorites with you! Below you will see a sneak peak of what is in store from this over the top couture line we offer!
After Marchesa, we headed over to our appointment with Francesca Miranda. We had already spent a night laughing and chatting about the gowns, but were so excited to get down to business and chat with Francesca about the perfect ones to bring back to our shop! Group 868 does an amazing job of helping their shops and we couldn’t be happier to work with Ivan and Mindy both — who met with us alongside Francesca to help us select the perfect gowns!
After selecting some gorgeous Francesca Miranda gowns to bring back to the store, we headed over to Modern Trousseau. Modern Trousseau is still a relatively new line for us, so we all loved the opportunity to meet face to face with Callie and David. Modern Trousseau has so many gowns our brides would love that it made it so hard to select which ones to bring back – but we love the ones we picked for you girls! They are timeless and most have the lace you all desire! We know we have told y’all about how sweet and devoted to real brides Modern Trousseau is, but it was so sweet to see that in person! The entire showroom features pictures of real girls wearing their gowns! No models are needed – they love seeing your beautiful faces instead! What a sweet way of paying homage to the girls who select their gowns to wear on their big day!
After a great show at Modern Trousseau, we headed over to our Sareh Nouri appointment. This season Sareh teamed with acclaimed lace house Sophie Hallette to create some amazing new lace gowns! We love the amazing creations she came up with! They are so beautiful and timeless. The one thing we kept saying about Sareh’s gowns was that they were SO OUR BRIDE! They are the exact things you girls have been requesting and it is like Sareh literally read our minds! The best part? Sareh offers such a custom dress buying experience that she can do about any change that you would like! How cool is that?!? Below is one of our favorites from our Sareh Nouri buys!
We were exhausted after our first day of shopping, but we still had enough energy to celebrate our dad’s birthday! Such a fun weekend to spend with him in New York! Bright and early on Sunday morning, Kara and our dad (Jock) woke up to head to breakfast with our fabulous new designer Ines di Santo! She served scrumptious pancakes and parfaits! Below is a photo Kara snapped of the LUXE gowns before heading to the Ines di Santo runway show – where she was seated next to Randy Fenoli! Needless to say, we said yes to tons of dresses from Ines to bring back to you girls (all Randy approved)!
While Kara was socializing with Ines di Santo and her gang, Teresa and Ella headed over to Jesus Peiro to see their newest looks! We loved everything they had to offer and created custom and exclusive gowns to bring back to the boutique!
After an amazing appointment with Jesus Peiro, we headed over to see our best friends from across the pond — Stephanie Allin! Have we mentioned that we love Stephanie Allin and her girls?!? They seriously feel like family every time we get to meet up! We found so many amazing gowns at Stephanie’s appointment and a ton of gorgeous accessories to bring back to the shop! We just love the versatility of this line. And, have we mentioned that the fit is out of this world perfect?!? Seriously, Stephanie knows a girl like no one else we know! So lucky to be her Southeastern stockist!
Next, the gang headed to meet up with Ines di Santo’s gorgeous reps at our appointment! We chose tons of gorgeous options from the newest line by Ines di Santo — LUXE! These gowns have an amazing fit and the construction is fantastic!
After meeting with Ines di Santo, we made our way over to the JLM Couture headquarters to see some amazing new designs from Hayley Paige for both her main line and the Blush collection! There were so many gowns that y’all are going to literally be giddy over! Below is a favorite from the Hayley Paige line {shown first} and the Blush line {shown second}!
After picking up a ton of great finds at Hayley Paige, we headed over to the Anna Maier Runway Show! We were in for such a treat — Anna Maier had a fabulous season! We had such a crazy amount of gowns to choose from at Anna Maier that we had to go home and look over all of our runway pictures! The next morning we woke up for our Anna Maier appointment and were so excited to see the gowns up close! Getting to feel all the fabrics and select the gowns that you girls will love the most was so much fun and I know we have some great gowns coming from Anna Maier!
Even though it was a fun-filled weekend in New York City, we were excited to be heading back to the land of sweet tea, college football, and the word y’all! There just is no where else like the South and we couldn’t be happier to be bringing back the latest in New York bridal fashion to our Huntsville bridal shop! We know y’all are going to love these finds! There are so many more gowns to fall in love with — you will just have to schedule an appointment to see them all! Can’t wait to help you find your dream gown!
XOXO,
Ella, Kara, & Teresa
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