Go Green!

A huge trend in wedding planning this year has been the "Go Green!" movement. From recycled paper invitations to seedling tree wedding favors. The trend has hit every wedding across the country.

Use these green ideas when planning your wedding:

-Book your wedding near your home. Make a conscious effort to use more local vendors to decrease your wedding's carbon footprint.

- Try looking at in stock wedding gowns. Why not purchase something in your size that is already in the store. Not only will this be very convenient, but will cut down on the unnecessary waste of producing another dress.

-Recycled invitations. Contact Pink Paper Designs, Meghann is amazing and she is sure to please. www.pinkpaperdesign.com

-Seedling tree favors. These are adorable and with your help each guest can plant a little tree. Think about it...one wedding of 200 guest could potentially produce 200 seedling plantings. Find all kinds of seedlings and other plantings at www.plantamemory.com

-Learn how you can donate your wedding dress to charity at www.idofoundation.org.

-Find a caterer who will provide vegetarian and organic entrees.

-If you are already settled into a home, and do not need kitchenware or furnishings, you may prefer to state on your invitations: "Please no gifts" or "Your presence is your gift to us", or recommend that guests donate to your favorite environmental group in honor of this special occasion.

-Throwing birdseed is a good alternative to throwing rice ONLY if you are having a city wedding, or will be tossing birdseed in a manicured, non wild yard. Standard birdseed mixes contain invasive plants not native to your area, and throwing birdseed in a natural wedding spot, like in a nature preserve or state park, can cause havoc to that ecosystem. Alternatives to rice and birdseed are throwing native wildflower seeds or petals, ringing handballs, or blowing homemade bubbles from recyclable containers.

We hope these ideas will help you to Go Green! for your wedding. Enjoy!

Celebrate Black Friday With Us!

Ladies, if you have not purchased your gown or accessories yet, Friday November 28th is the day to shop 'til you drop. We will have some amazing deals to jump start our holiday season.

Example of some of the promotions we will be featuring:

-Order your gown and receive 15% off the purchase price in credits to spend on any other item in our store.

-All in stock items will be 10-70% off. This includes veils, headpieces, mother of the bride, flower girls, and so much more!

This day only! Offer will not be extended past Friday, so hurry and call our salon to schedule your appointment.

MTV is Calling!

To all our adventure seeking brides..... We just had a great conversation with Sarah Geismer, the associate Producer of "MTV's True Life: I'm a Newlywed" and she has asked us to pass along this fun and exciting information to all our brides. They are producing a segment on newlyweds and have asked our salon to participate. Any of you who may be interested, MTV's contact information is below.

[Now Casting

True Life: I'm a Newlywed

Are you and your fiancé about to begin life as a married couple? Going from engagement to the altar is a journey full of challenges that test the strength of your relationship, but it only gets harder once you say your vows.

Do your friends and family think you and your fiancé are moving too fast by getting married? Are you experiencing a lot of drama because of who you're marrying and are worried that might continue after the wedding? Will you be moving in together for the first time right after the wedding and think that married life is going to be a big change for you and/or your fiancé? Are you feeling nervous about making this lasting commitment?

If you appear to be between the ages of 18-28 and would like to share your story, MTV wants to hear from you! Email us at newlywed@mtvn.com and tell us as much about your situation as possible. Also, please be sure to include your name, location, phone number and photo.]

San Patrick and Anjolique Important Notice!

We want to let everyone know that we have just received our discontinued lists for San Patrick and Anjolique bridal gown lines. We are so sad to be seeing a few of our dresses go.

If you tried on a gown from one of these lines, and you have not ordered it yet, please call our salon to make sure it is not on our discontinued list.

You will still have a limited time to purchase your favorite dress.

Discontinue dates to remember:

Select styles of Anjolique wedding dresses: Order by 12/15/08

Select styles of San Patrick wedding dresses: Order by 12/15/08

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Winnie Couture Trunk Show!

Just a reminder we are having our Winnie Couture trunk show this weekend. You have got to see this season! The 2009 dresses are beautiful.

Call our salon to make your appointment as soon as possible, spaces are filling up fast.

In Honor of Election Day 2008!

Just in time for Election Day 2008. We thought we would post a picture of the canidates wedding photos...