Real Bride

REAL BRIDE

Mimi to Nghia
September 19, 2010

Mimi wore a beautiful dress by Monique Lhuillier.
As soon as she put it on in the store we all KNEW that it was THE dress for her!

Could this picture capture a St. Louis wedding any better? Happy Couple, Arch in the background, doves being released . . . swoon.

The happy couple!
Congrats!!

We also wanted to share some love to the wonderful photographer who captured all of these stunning photos - Stephen Seebeck! We have adored him for years and he is a great talent that we are glad to have in St. Louis. While he isn't working his magic behind the scenes at weddings he spends his time doing lots of work outside of St. Louis.

His most recent work can be seen this Tuesday, November 30th on channel A&E at 10/9c during the Series Premiere of "Strange Days with Bob Saget".


Tune in!!

AMSALE TRUNK SHOW

Straight off the runway to our store . . . .

AMSALE FALL 2011 COLLECTION!!!!

November 19-21st we will have the brand new collection from AMSALE visiting our store on a trunk show! We are so excited!! Now all of our brides can come see the newest gowns that won't be in stores until January!

(And not to mention that we have been excited about these gowns since seeing them debut at Bridal Market in October and now we get to see them again!)

Make your appointment now!! You will not regret it!!

( And don't forget about the 10% trunk show incentive available only for that weekend!)

Our entire staff is super excited about the upcoming Kenneth Pool Trunk Show.
We are debuting the line in our salon beginning October 14th through the 24th!

We just received the list of gowns that we will have in the store
for all of our lucky brides to try on:

Call now to book your appointment - (314) 991-5400!
With gowns this gorgeous we know we will be booking up quickly!!

AMAZING NEWS . . . . .

So I am very excited to let everyone know that we are going to start carrying
KENNETH POOL gowns!!!!!!

(I know, I can barely contain my enthusiasm either!)

I mean, look at some of these stunning dresses!!!!

And even more exciting - we have a trunk show coming up so all of our St. Louis brides won't have to wait until our stock pieces come in to begin admiring the collection!!

Mark it on your calendar ladies - October 14th through October 24th! We will have the collection in our store to try on and see in person. (And you really do have to see these gowns in person to truly appreciate the detail work that goes into each dress.)

Call now to schedule your appointments - I have a feeling that we are going to book up quickly!

New York Bridal Market

Every year when I wake up to the first chilly autumn morning I start getting excited for our big trip to Fall Bridal Market in New York. During our trip we get to see all of the wedding gown runway shows and newest designs from our favorite designers. It amazes me every time how they can keep coming up with such new and cutting edge designs year after year!

I promise to post all of the newest dresses from the runway shows as soon as I can. We are already making our appointments and filling our schedule for a VERY busy weekend. We are seeing all of our favorites and a few new designers to see if they will fill a niche in St. Louis for us!

Check back the middle of October to see all the new designs!!

IT IS ALMOST TIME . . . .

Our Monique Lhuillier Trunk Show is rapidly approaching!
For all of you fashion forward brides - you need to be calling in to make your appointment now! The trunk show begins Thursday, August 26th and continues until Sunday, August 29th.
We are filling up quickly and only have a few appointments left on Saturday!

We will have our favorite Monique Lhuillier sales rep - Laura - to help us style our brides with all of the newest dresses from Monique's Spring 2011 collection. Each dress is a work of art - so do not miss out on your chance to purchase one . . . . and on top of everything else we are offering the trunk show discount of 10% off your purchase! It really doesn't get any better than that!

Call now - (314) 991-5400.

Monique Lhuillier - Spring 2011 - CHANDLER

We had a bride who was interested in the dress CHANDLER from Monique Lhuillier's new Spring 2011 collection so we worked it out with Monique's staff to have it sent to our store so this lucky bride could try it on.

This photo does not do it justice - it is STUNNING!! It is a fully beaded and sequined gown that sparkles in every light. We are in love with it. And it got us thinking . . . .

We are super excited about seeing the rest of her Spring 2011 collection which is coming to St. Louis for our trunk show August 27-29th!! Appointments are required during trunk shows so make yours now!!

We will have Laura (from Monique Lhuillier) in the store to help all of our lucky brides find the dress of their dreams!!

Monique Lhuillier Does it Again!!!

Exclusively in PEOPLE Magazine - Carrie Underwood's Wedding

Underwood is wearing a GORGEOUS Monique Lhuillier gown featuring the corset style bodice that is SO hot right now. We all love Carrie and now she is in one of our favorite designers - it really doesn't get any better than this!!!

Seriously . . . could they be any cuter together?

And of course, Underwood changed into another Monique Lhuillier gown for the reception!
TOOOO Cute!

We love the dresses, the bride, the groom, the bridesmaids dresses (also by Monique Lhuillier), the tent, the flowers, EVERYTHING!!

Fall/Winter Issue of Saint Louis Bride Magazine

Above is the new cover of Saint Louis Bride Magazine that will hit newsstands July 15th!

We are very excited because that is our SUPER CUTE dress on the cover!!
The dress is "Maribel" by Christos and features a sweetheart neckline and the most adorable dotted swiss organza fabric! PERFECT for all Summer Weddings!

BIJOU UPDATE !!!!

We are very happy to announce that we loved the dress BIJOU so much when we first saw it at market that we ordered it to have in the store - and it has finally arrived!!
So after a few weeks of fawning over the Trunk Show sample that has been visiting us we now have our very own to show all of the lucky brides in St. Louis!!!

YEAH!!!

IT IS ALMOST HERE!!!

We just found out that this STUNNING dress is on it's way to St. Louis to be a part of our AMSALE trunk show!!!!

The dress "BIJOU" is a dropped waist silk taffeta gown with a skirt that is covered in gorgeous roses!!! You have to see this dress in person to fully understand how perfect it is for a wedding walk down the isle!

Call now to get your appointment to see this dress! You won't regret it!!
The Amsale Trunk Show starts this weekend and runs through June 13th.

CHRISTOS Trunk Show this Weekend

Please join us for a Trunk Show featuring the 2010 Collection of Bridal Gowns by Christos.

Friday, March 26th and Saturday, March 27th ~ 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

Sunday, March 28th ~ 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm

Appointments are required during Trunk Shows, please call 314-991-5400 to reserve your time. Orders placed during the Trunk Show will receive a 10% discount.

The CHRISTOS collection, now under the creative direction of Amsale, owner and creative director of AMSALE, has long been established as the couture collection for the classic, romantic bride.

Amsale's CHRISTOS gowns have long stood out for their impeccable heirloom quality. Her use of the finest silks, French laces and silk organza are staples of the collection. CHRISTOS designs are especially known for their use of Alençon lace, or point d'Alençon, a type of needle lace created in a French town by the same name. Alençon, a small town in Normandy, began manufacturing lace in the sixteenth century. This same lace is used today to create CHRISTOS classic romantic designs.

We look forward to your call!

2010 Oscar Fashion

It is wonderful to see some of the biggest stars in Hollywood wearing fashions designed by some of the hottest bridal gown designers!

Kristen Stewart in Monique Lhuillier
(We have a trunk show of Monique's newest bridal collection coming up April 16-18th!)

Miley Cyrus in Jenny Packham

Helen Mirren in Badgley Mischka

And then there was one . . .

It has been a long time coming but after a small transition we are finally settled into our new home as one store inside Plaza Frontenac. Our favorite designers all available at one store! Amsale, Christos, Lea-Ann Belter, Anne Barge, Monique Lhuillier, Watters, Martina Liana . . . the list goes on and on! And that is just the bridal gowns! HOW EXCITING!!!

Now that the move is complete we are starting to gear up for all of the Trunk Shows we have coming up! The first is with Lea-Ann Belter herself March 19-20th!!! Lea-Ann will be making the trip from Toronto to St. Louis to come and meet with our lucky brides. What a great opportunity to meet with the designer of your dream wedding gown!!!

Photo: One of our favorites from Lea-Ann's newest collection - "Zoe"
(It has pockets AND a bow!! Could it get better????)

Call now to schedule your appointment!!

BLISS by Monique Lhuillier

THEY HAVE ARRIVED!!!!

Our new Monique Lhuillier BLISS collection gowns arrived at our store earlier today. They are gorgeous gowns starting at $2,500!!!

Make your appointment today to come in to see these amazing gowns!!!
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