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Category: Weddings

Ivanka Trump Marries in Vera Wang Gown

Ivanka Trump Vera Wang Bridal Gown


Ivanka Trump looked looked lovely in a lace Vera Wang gown at her wedding on Sunday. She married Jared Kushner at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The morning of the wedding Ivanka tweeted, "Just finished a gorgeous hike. The leaves are spectacular and the sun is shining. Everything is simply perfect! I'm getting married today!"

Photo: Ivanka Trump

Posted on October 26, 2009
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Disney adds Wedding Rings to Disney Bridal Line

Kirstie Kelly Disney Ring BelleKirstie Kelly designed Disney's recently launched line of bridal gowns. National Jeweler reports that Kristie Kelly's deal with Disney has expanded to include a line of diamond engagement rings and wedding bands called "Kirstie Kelly for Disney by Mouawad." Each ring was designed to go with a different Disney princess just like the wedding gowns are. For example, the ring pictured on the right is for Belle, the heroine of Beauty and the Beast. The dress below is the wedding gown for Belle.
Displayed against a backdrop of Kelly's Disney character-inspired wedding gowns, bridesmaids' and flower girl dresses called "Kirstie Kelly for Disney Fairytale Weddings," the line consists of six rings with matching wedding bands.

Each ring and its matching band, like the wedding dresses, were designed in the spirit of a one of six Disney princesses, including the classic princesses Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty and modern-day heroines, including Princess Jasmine from Aladdin, Ariel from The Little Mermaid; and Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

"It's different, in the sense that there's a story behind each princess," Kelly said.
You can see Kirstie Kelly's entire bridal collection for Disney at DisneyBridal.com. The ring collection retails in price from $1,200 to $6,000 and can be seen here on Pascal Mousad's website.

Kirstie Kelly Disney Gown Belle


Posted on October 22, 2009
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UK Trend: The Trash the Wedding Dress Photo

A new trend in the UK is for brides to take a "trash the wedding dress" photo around a year after their wedding. The dresses aren't really trashed, they just might get a little wet or dirty during a photoshoot of the bride wearing her dress in an unusual location -- like at the beach, in a field or getting wet in a field. Reuters says this has been a trend in the U.S. for about ten years and it is now making its way across the pond. Take a look:



Photographer Kate Hampton, who is seen in the video, says that brides want to do a photoshoot in their wedding dress one more time before they put it away for good. A high fashion shoot is just the thing, she says. You can read more about Kate and her work at her website.

Posted on October 9, 2009
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David Tutera Unveils $500,000 Platinum Wedding Gown

Platinum Wedding Gown David Tutera


Platinum Guild International USA announced the "Platinum Wedding Gown." The gown is a collaboration between David Tutera - wedding planner and host of WEtv's My Fair Wedding - and jewelry designer, Erica Courtney. The unique platinum wedding gown was revealed as the grand finale at David Tutera's runway fashion show at Gotham Hall in New York City. The gown has a platinum-colored tulle veil and bouquet to match. The dress is ornamented with 10 feet of platinum chain, 33 carats of diamonds, 145.84 carats of aquamarine, white keshi pearls and topped with a white south sea pearl pendant suspended from platinum. The wedding dress is valued at $501,640.

David Tutera said, "I wanted the final dress to be truly awe-inspiring to capture the inspiration and excitement every bride should feel. To do this, I chose to add platinum jewelry to one of my favorite gowns in my collection."

Photo: Platinum Guild International USA

Posted on September 23, 2009
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Randy Fenoli Shares Wedding Dress Shopping Tips

Kleinfeld Fashion Director Randy Fenoli shares tips and trends for brides-to-be. Randy Fenoli can be seen on TLC's Say Yes to the Dress, which reveals the inner workings of Kleinfeld Bridal. Randy Fenoli says brides should pull silhouettes and ideas from bridal magazines. He also says brides should not bring too many people to your bridal appointment. Take a look:



Posted on September 10, 2009
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Today's Date, 9-9-09, Motivates Some Couples to Tie the Knot

Today's unusual date of September 9, 2009, or 9-9-09 has boosted the number of people who want to walk down the aisle. The number of 9 has a significant meaning in Chinese culture. However, LiveScience.com says the the number is associated with suffering and not luck in Japan. The AP says hundreds of people turned up City Clerk's office in New York City to get married. Hopefully, these are people who are ready for marriage and not just attracted to a date that is easy to remember.



Posted on September 9, 2009
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Models Pose in Toilet Paper Wedding Dresses in Tel Aviv

Toilet paper wedding dresssed designed by Israeli fashion designers were recently revealed in Tel Aviv. The dresses are woven out of pink, paper and white toilet paper. One of the models would not want to wear one of the dresses because they would tear easily. The dressed were commissioned by a toilet paper manufacturer. Take a look:



You can also see some photographs of the disposable wedding dresses here.

Posted on September 9, 2009
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Adorn Bridges Launches Rental Boutique on TheKnot.com

Adorn TheKnot Boutique


JCK Online reports that luxury jeweler Adorn Bridges has launched an online boutique on TheKnot.com's Wedding Shop. The boutique lets customers rent diamond bridal necklaces, earrings and bracelets.

JCK says pieces offered for rent in the boutique have retail values of "a few thousand dollars to over $100,000" but customers can rent them for much less than the retail price. Insurance is included in the rental price. You can the find the boutique here on TheKnot.com.

Posted on August 23, 2009
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Choosing the Perfect Wedding Cake

Choosing the right wedding cake is a big decision for a bride. So what does a wedding cake maker do when it's her own wedding? She outsources, of course. Who wants the stress of making your own wedding cake, even if it's what you do for a living? She turns to Mich Turner of Little Venice Cake Company, who has made cakes for Queen Elizabeth, Madonna and David Beckham. Take a look:



Posted on August 23, 2009
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Alyssa Milano Marries Agent David Bugliari

Alyssa Milano Wedding Tweet


People reports that Alyssa Milano got married to Hollywood agent David Bugliari yesterday. The couple was married at David's family's estate in New Jersey. The theme of the wedding was nature and family, and the decorations reflected those themes. Alyssa said she wanted the wedding to reflect who they are as a couple.
Milano, wearing a custom gown by Vera Wang and holding a bouquet of lily of the valley flowers, walked down an aisle strewn with cream-colored rose petals and natural grass to the tune of John Lennon's "Imagine." The couple exchanged traditional vows under a wrought-iron gazebo decorated with willow, calla lilies and roses. Among the guests was actor Bradley Cooper, a friend of the groom.

Following the ceremony, wooden signs directed guests to the cocktail area, decorated with rattan furniture and hay bales serving as cocktail tables. Dinner was served family style on rustic farmhouse tables in a tent with wood flooring and wrought iron chandeliers. Event planner Colin Cowie created just the right atmosphere for the family-oriented couple.

"My Italian family still eats Sunday dinner together every week," says Milano. "We wanted to capture the same feeling with people passing around beautiful bowls of food and talking and laughing."
Alyssa and David got engaged last December. David is an agent with Creative Artists Agency. Event planner Colin Cowie is known for his lavish weddings. You can visit his website here. Alyssa Milano has already tweeted about her happy day on her Twitter account.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Posted on August 16, 2009
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Video: The Wedding Dance

Now here's a happy couple that knows how to have a memorable wedding. Instead of a tradition wedding procession, the bridesmaids, groomsmen and the rest of the wedding party opted for a more festive entrance. Take a look:



Posted on July 24, 2009
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Kelly Hildebrandt to Wed Kelly Hildebrandt

Kelly Hildebrandt and Kelly Hildebrandt are married. The couple met after the female Kelly Hildebrandt did a Facebook search for her own name and discovered the male Kelly Hildebrandt. They've had some trouble having the same name. A cruise line once deleted one of their tickets because they both have the same name and the cruise line thought it was a typo. Take a look:



Posted on July 19, 2009
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Recession Chic: the Scaled Down Wedding

The recession is having a huge effect on the wedding industry. Do it yourself weddings, smaller guest lists and scaled down festivities are becoming the norm. Even wealthy brides are cutting way back on what they are spending on their big day. A new trend is renting expensive jewelry for the wedding, instead of buying it.
Some businesses, however, are capitalizing on the economy. For New York-based Adorn Brides, which rents out bridal jewelry (including Sethi's earrings, which cost $100 for the weekend), the recession "really has worked in our favor," says co-founder Laura Carrington. "Even if a bride is spending $200,000 or more, a $10,000 or $20,000 necklace is still not a practical purchase" when you can rent one for $350.

Steal the Time, a New York-based luxury watch leasing company, recently outfitted a Manhattan groom and his four groomsmen with Rolex Submariners (the company's 30-model collection ranges from $52 to $308 a week, pieces that go for $850 to $14,200 retail). "We do live in an image-obsessed society, and people always want to portray an image that may not be there anymore," says founder Justin Figari.

But at Chicago's Cakegirls bakery, gone are the elaborate $7,000 confections. Starting in January (a big planning month for summer weddings), co-owner Mary Maher noticed a shift "right away": Couples began choosing smaller, simpler creations. Right now, the average cost is about $900 for a cake; a year ago it was $1,200 to $1,500. The change indicates "they might be curbing the guest list and doing weddings that are a little more modest," says Maher, whose shop appears on WE's Amazing Wedding Cakes.

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Even deep-pocketed couples are trimming the trappings. Sethi trimmed her $300,000 Bahamas wedding — to the tune of $50,000 — by using local musicians instead of flying in a band and nixing hand-calligraphed menu and seating cards. She felt "really guilty" about asking her 62 guests to travel, given the expense and time off required. So for some, she and her husband, Raj Sethi, helped pay the hotel bill.

The goal is to cut costs while sustaining style. "You don't want to look back on it and say, 'What a great budget wedding I had.' But you do want to be a smart consumer," van der Meer says.
Many consultants think that this is a permanent trend and that the excessive wedding displays in years past are gone forever. Even wealthier couples who could afford to spend lavishly on the wedding are doing a small event and using the money as a down payment on a house.

Posted on July 14, 2009
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Kendra Wilkinson Marries Hank Baskett at Playboy Mansion

Kendra Wilkinson married Hank Baskett last Saturday at a ceremony held at the Playboy mansion. US Weekly says Kendra was wearing a $20,000 duchesse-silk bridal gown covered in 1,200 crystals. The dress was codesigned by Kendra and R-Mine Bridal's Armine Ohanessian.

There was some nervous laughter as Kendra said her vows. Take a look:



Posted on July 1, 2009
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Brides Magazine Operation Dream Dress Winner Announced

Brides Operation Dream Dress


Brides Magazine presented a runway show of the final five gowns in their Operation Dream Dress competition on Good Morning America. Editor in chief Millie Martini Bratten also announced the winner, Amy Wong Micucci from Beverly Hills, California. Ms. Micucci's gown will grace the Nov/Dec issue of Brides. Ms. Micucci was awarded $10,000. Her gown will also be exclusively produced by David's Bridal. It will be available for a limited time in select stores starting in early November.

Amy Wong Micucci has worked in the fashion industry for the past ten years as a merchandiser and buyer. Last year, she left that position to develop her own line of bridesmaids' dresses. Ms. Micucci's line, called Swoon, will launch in Spring 2010.

Posted on June 26, 2009
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