Feeling this springtime look – wedding gown by Stella Di Libero http://buff.ly/2oqM7w9 #fridayfrocks #weddinggowns
Part of our Friday Frocks series, where we share a gown, for weddings or other special events, that’s recently caught our eye!
Designer: Badgley Mischka
I've really been loving the instantaneous, up-to-the-minute info about my favorite topics that I can get through Instagram. I combed through over 5,000 Instagram photos tagged "#bridalmarket" that covered the recent New York City Bridal Market fashion shows, so you wouldn't have to. Here are my favorite wedding gown designs and trends for the upcoming season, linked to the user who took them.
Designer: Claire Pettibone . Soft drapey ribbons, gorgeous!
Designer: Jenny Packham (I'm seeing a little Downton Abbey here, yes?)
Designer: Ines di Santo. Definitely not a boring ballgown.
Designer: Elizabeth Fillmore. Everyone was talking about the Art Deco-esque butterfly.
Designer: Elizabeth Fillmore
Designer: Claire Pettibone. Both this style and the last showed off the drapey, flowing embellishment trend.
Designer: Elizabeth Fillmore (Sorry, couldn't find the Instagrammer! If this is yours, please email me and I'll add your credit.)
What do you think? You love? Or is there a gown you are just dying over and want to share? Leave us links and info in the comments.
Want to look at all the #bridalmarket goodness? Hit this link on Statigram (a web viewer for Instagram photos). And here's my Statigram feed: http://statigr.am/ejpevents
Sunday, I attended A Novel Romance, the spring presentation from Elizabeth Dye’s bridal salon, The English Dept. Established in 2005, her shop is a can’t-miss stop for local and destination-Portland brides looking for sweet, offbeat dresses. Here are a few of my favorites from the show (no laughing! I’m a coordinator, not a photographer):
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1. Nicole Miller, 2. Nicole Miller.
3. Not known, 4. “Anemone” by Ivy & Aster.
5. “Miss Bianca” by Elizabeth Dye.
My sideview photo doesn’t do it justice, so I’m including a catalogue photo, 6., above, from Wedding Inspirasi.
7. “Poetry”, Jenny Yoo 8. “Poppy”, Love Yu.
The tulle netting overlay on “Poppy” was soft, touchable,
and draped wonderfully.
And I loved the little chartreuse flower added on to the Jenny Yoo gown.
The show closed with this cloud-blue, one-of-a-kind creation by Elizabeth Dye, “Two if By Sea” (above).
Although I must say my personal favorites were these two sweet dresses, “Romy” by Jenny Yoo; and “Sweet Pea” by Ivy & Aster (below).
10. “Romy”, Jenny Yoo; 11. “Sweet Pea”, Ivy & Aster.
“Sweet Pea” has a wonderful swiss-dot textured overlay (click to enlarge).
Not only are these designs darling and perfect for an Oregon wedding, they both have pockets. This appeals to my practical-coordinator side (what bride wants to carry a clutch everywhere on her wedding day just to have lip gloss and dusting papers close at hand?) as well as my fandom side (if you’re familiar with my favorite TV wedding ever, you know why a wedding gown has GOT to have pockets).
Many more photos of these gowns are available at The English Dept.’s website and this post from Squirrel and Starling.
Know of any other great local Portland wedding gown fashion shows or trunk shows? Send me an email.
For this week's roundup, I thought we'd put together a list of some cool planning tools that are making use of the latest technologies to help you plan your wedding. If you know anything that should be in this list that I've missed, please post in the comments!
Olivia Luca Design Studio This Portland-based design firm has an addictive Flash tool where you can
design your bridesmaids' dresses from silhouette down to the sash and the trim. Eco-friendly fabric options are available for order as well, or you can be like me and just keep making tons of dresses online and daydreaming about the fetes I can wear them to!
Wedding Gown Guru I met Bridgette, the "Wedding Gown Guru" , on twitter.com and took a look at her interactive gown selection tool. Simply answer a series of questions about your style and personality, and she will suggest several different looks for you! Much more fun that a visit to a crowded bridal salon, and a great way to prep yourself before going out to shop in person.
David's Bridal "Dress Your Wedding" Thanks to Sasha Souza, celebrity planner and the brains behind Sparkliatti, for turning me on to this. They have done a great job in creating a Flash tool that allows you to mock up your bridesmaids' gowns and colors, plus groomsmen's attire, so you can preview the lineup of your whole virtual wedding party, including groomsmen and child attendants!
Calculators at Eventageous Eventageous is an Austin-based event planning firm, and they've been on
the cutting edge for forever. I know this because they've had these great calculators on their Resources page since I started my business in 1999! Scroll down this page to see the Calculators; here, you can tote up everything from the number of people that will fit into a given square footage, to a sample wedding budget. Simple tech, but so helpful!
Wedding Mapper So many weddings involve out of towners, so this interactive mapping tool with great design is a must. You can even tag the locations with your notes ("Here's where he proposed to me"/"This is our favorite bar"). Also included is a method for leaving and reading reviews of vendors.
Backpackit.com Not an exclusively-wedding tool… Nonetheless, Backpack, the consumer version of design
powerhouse 37signals' Basecamp, is inexpensive, easy to use, and a great way to invite collaboration across a large group (think Mother in law, mom, bridesmaids, dad, the groom, and your wedding planner!) I'm currently using it with a client and love it — we might even make it part of our standard package in the future.
Evite Drink Calculator Most of us have used Evite for their free online invitations, but I recently discovered their handy-dandy drink calculator. It's not super detailed, but it at least can give you a place to start, if you have no idea where to begin as far as beverage purchases.
Hope you find these helpful!