Wednesday, November 03, 2010

sometimes it is all fun and games...

Last week we blogged about the amazing gowns and trends that we saw at October bridal market.  Bridal market is 4 days of running between hotel suites, runway shows and showrooms with very little sleep and even less food!  But, amongst the schlepping we do get to have a little fun!  Below is a recap of some of the fun that we had and the faces behind the incredible designs that we saw!


Beth and store manager, Alicia with Haute Bride designer Lindsie Jones at Pier 94, a new venue for bridal market

Friend of TWD, Candice Dowling Coppola of Jubilee Events joined us for two days of market.  Here we are pictured with her and gown designer, Amy Kuschel at the Essex Hotel


With the talented and equally as sweet designer, Anne Barge.  Don't miss her stunning designs at our trunk show this weekend!

Alicia, Candice and I enjoy a drink at the rooftop bar the Empire Hotel

With designer, Judd Waddell in his showroom

October market is especially fun because there are always fabulous parties to attend!  A few of our industry friends join us on Monday evening as we party hopped between the Martha Stewart and The Knot parties.

Ready to party!  From left- Candice Coppola of Jubilee Event, Elizabeth Zemetis of Blush Floral Design, myself and Alicia

The Martha Stewart party was held at an incredible space in their offices. 


A view of the incredible tinsel chandelier over the bar! The party was incredible- from the music, to the food, to the fun stations- like the Essie bar for nails, the fake eyelash station and the 'pipe cleaner lady', it was hard to tear ourselves away!

Of course, this shot MADE the evening!


Beth and Sr. Judd Waddell!

We met up with some more industry friends at the party and introduced them to our favorite designers.  Pictured here from left- Tony Palmeri of Datura, a modern garden, Carla TenEyck, designer Amy Kuschel, Beth and Candice of Jubilee Events


Beth in her custom Modern Trousseau dress with designer Callie Tein in a stunning dress of her own design

Alicia and Beth with Callie Tein

Beth with Callie and her head pattern maker, Monica
Fun times in the Smilebooth photo booth!!!!





Beth and Alicia with accessories designer Maria Elena and her stylish sale rep, Giselle

Callie, her daughter, Beth, Lindsie of Haute Bride and Alicia

After MUCH fun at Martha, we headed over to The Knot party at the New York Public Library by limousine!! (provided by The Knot)


As we arrived at the library, I ran into my friend and an incredibly talented event planner and author, Karen Bussen and her assistant Nicole

On the 'red carpet'

The Connecticut vendor crew with designer Anne Barge

The interior of the library was majestic.  The Knot did an incredible job with the lighting and the decor.  The focal point and conversation piece of the evening was an enormous bride with a skirt of flowers, escorted by a pair of FABULOUS floral poodles -designed by the one and only, Preston Bailey. The bride's gown was inspired by Monique Llhulier.






It was certainly a memorable market! 

xoxo, TWD

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

fall 2011 bridal trends

It has been a week since we returned from bridal market and we are still reeling from all of the beauty that graced the runways.  The overall trend for market was feminity.  Tulle made its way into every designer's collection in some way shape or form.

Priscilla of Boston


Modern Trousseau
From fitted gowns to full on ball skirts, soft fabrics reigned supreme. Frothy confections floated down all of the runways.  There continues to be lots of texture in all of the collections.  Both swiss dot and my personal favorite, point d'esprit were consistent across collections.  Ruffles, layers and flowers were a common theme.

Priscilla of Boston

Modern Trousseau

Priscilla of Boston

Anne Barge

Amy Kuschel

Amy Kuschel
Melissa Sweet

Color played an important roll in all of the collections. From lightly colored sashes in hues of blues and pinks to pastel gowns, the introduction of color topped off the overall feminine feel.

Vineyard Collection

Romona Keveza

Priscilla of Boston

Black accents continued to also be a consistent theme through many of the collections.

Judd Waddell

Vera Wang

The trends in silhouettes were full soft skirts, natural waists and one shoulders.

Modern Trousseau

Nicole Miller

All of the stunning feminine details were a girly girls dream come true.  All of this fabulousness does come at a price though!  We saw retails come up quite a bit this season.  The price of silk and lace has gone up considerably.  That fact coupled with  all of the stunning dress maker details, made the prices rise.  But, the good news is that gowns look like they are worth every penny!

Stay tuned for a recap of the fun parties that we attended and the exciting new lines that we picked up!

Images courtesy of Martha Stewart, Brides.com and Modern Trousseau

xoxo, TWD

don't miss this event!

We are so excited about our amazing trunk show this Thursday - Saturday with three of Priscilla of Boston's collections- Vineyard, Reverie and Jewel. 

Not only will there be gowns STRAIGHT from last week's runways, but the Jewel designer, Kelly Faetanini will be joining us on Saturday!

Don't miss your chance to receive a 10% discount off of the gown of your dreams, but also the chance to be the first to wear a gown from the Fall 2011 collection, styled by the designer herself!!!

There are still a few appoitments left!  Call 860.669.4596 to book yours!

To wet your whistle, here are a few of the hot new designs that will be with us for the trunk show~




xoxo, TWD

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

back from market!

We are back for bridal market and are totally inspired!  Stay tuned for a runway report with all of the latest trends!  One of the highlites of our time in New York was the Martha Stweart Weddings bash.  We got to meet the one and only!


From left- Elizabeth Zemetis of Blush Floral Design, Alicia Trotta- our brilliant store manager, you know who, myself, and Candice Coppola of Jubilee Events.

Stay tuned for more inspiration from bridal market!

xoxo, TWD

Thursday, October 14, 2010

off to bridal market


It is that time of year! We are headed off to New York to discover all of the new exciting trends in bridal!



This amazing market invitation by San Francisco based bridal designer, Amy Kuschel really put us in the mood!

Follow us on facebook and twitter so that you can hear about the trends first hand as we see them!

If you want to feel part of the action, you can watch the Priscilla of Boston runway show live on The Knot on Saturday the 16th at 7 pm!  Click here to watch the show!

xoxo, TWD