New Cyber Tool for an Interactive Wedding!!

GET MARRIED MEDIA & RECREATEMYNIGHT.COM INTRODUCE ‘PARTY ON!’™:

THE NEXT GENERATION OF INTERACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA SHARING TECHNOLOGY

Platform enables couples to recreate and document all their special celebrations in one place

Register now at GetMarried.com to be a virtual guest at the world’s biggest wedding in

Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2011

ATLANTA, December 15, 2010 –– GetMarried.com, a national multi-media wedding planning and lifestyle resource, andRecreateMyNight.com, a popular social media sharing technology platform, today announced Party On!™, a feature that enables couples to document, live and relive their weddings—or any memorable event—online, in an amazingly simple, dynamic and interactive way.   

The RecreateMyNight.com technology, used by Get Married for Party On!™, integrates with multiple social media sites to find photos and videos that have been captured and uploaded by guests of an event, then streams them all to a single Party On!™ page on GetMarried.com.   From weddings, engagement parties and bridal showers to bachelor and bachelorette parties, Party On!™ users will have the convenience of having all photos, video,  comments and status updates from anyone attending their event, gathered automatically in one place, eliminating the frustration of having to manually surf multiple online sources to find memorable moments.  Users can keep Party On!™ private, or share their experiences with the whole world, with options to save and keep albums, stationery, and memory books—all for free.

“We have a highly engaged audience on GetMarried.com that is also extremely active through social media.  As part of our mission to provide innovative solutions that enhance the wedding planning experience, Get Married’s Party On!™ is an exciting and natural fit for brides and their friends to document experiences through this exceptional use of social media,” said Stacie Francombe, founder and editor-in-chief of Get Married Media. “We are thrilled to bring Party On!™ to our fans and revelers across the globe so they can be a part of the Get Married in Times Square celebration—even from their own homes—as well as share their own memorable events.” 

"Get Married Media can now offer a much needed tool to brides and grooms with RecreateMyNight.com technology to seamlessly relive their wedding experience forever."

explained RecreateMyNight.com's President, Tejpaul Bhatia. “We are also very excited to enter the wedding market with Get Married Media, especially in connection with their historic wedding celebration in Times Square on New Year's Eve."

This New Year’s Eve, Get Married will document the first-ever official Times Square New Year's Eve Wedding using PartyOn!™  With nearly 2,000 submissions from couples across the country, Get Married’s team, in partnership with Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment—the producers of the world famous New Year’s Eve celebration—selected Bethany Philips and Geoffrey Dubie, Marine Corps reservists who met in Iraq, to have their “I Do’s” witnessed by 1 million people live in Times Square.

During the launch of Party On!™, GetMarried.com invites users from around the world to easily “check in” prior to December 31, 2010 and pre-register to participate online in the Get Married in Times Square wedding celebration. Then on New Year’s Eve, guests can login to http://www.getmarried.com/party-on to watch the wedding live, add their own images and video, post comments, sign the guestbook, and help document the biggest wedding of the year from where ever they are in the world.

How to Participate

From December 15 to 31, 2010, guests can easily “check in” to Party On!™ by following these simple 3-steps:

1. Visit http://www.getmarried.com/party-on
2. Click on the link titled “Check In”
3. Enter Facebook credentials

Then starting December 31 when GetMarried.com users log on to http://www.getmarried.com/party-on, they will see a montage of shared memories from Get Married in Times Square in the form of photos, videos and social posts.  On the bottom of the page users will find an option to “Add Your Own Memories.”  By clicking this icon they will be invited to create their very own memory, by adding content such as videos, photos, and status updates as well as inviting friends to participate in the experience. 

With Party On!™, now the public can watch, post and comment during the celebration.  To view images, watch a video and read more about the winning couple and wedding details, visit www.GetMarried.com/Times-Square.

Get Married’s Party On!™ is powered by www.RecreateMyNight.com, a social media platform that allows users to relive experiences by streamlining online information.  The site is free to use and has fast gained a world-wide following.  The proprietary technology uses time stamping algorithms and social media integration. The Party On!™ experience uses RecreateMyNight technology to connect Get Married’s fan base to the over 500 million Facebook users worldwide, to organize their social media data and share with friends. 

About Get Married MediaGet Married Media is an information, entertainment and social network for the bridal community that reaches passionate brides during their wedding planning though a website (www.GetMarried.com), magazine (Get Married magazine) and unique videos. 

Get Married magazine (distribution 300,000) is the distinctive shopping and trend guide for the savvy bride, presenting the newest interactive technology and the latest trends in bridal shopping and style.  For more about Get Married magazine’s Microsoft Tag, visitwww.getmarried.com/magazinetag for step-by-step instructions, a free application download, a list of Tag-friendly phones, and a Tag to test on your device.   Get Married magazine and the online portal at www.GetMarried.com provide brides an interactive experience, including an online wedding shop offering wedding invitations, wedding favors, accessories and products as seen in the magazine, as well as a wedding blog, video segments from the show, articles, image galleries and wedding planning tools. 

About RecreateMyNight.com

RecreateMyNight is a social media platform that allows users to re-live experiences by streamlining online information.  It was created by a team of social media experts formerly from ESPN and MTV.  The proprietary technology behind RecreateMyNight.com’s time stamping algorithms and social media integration was developed by engineers with advanced degrees in computer science and cognition.  RecreateMyNight.com is based in New York City. RecreateMyNight.com already has partnerships in place with other leading entertainment companies, including: EMI Records, which is using RecreateMyNight.com to promote David Guetta’s chart-topping song, “Memories.”

About Times Square New Year's Eve

The Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment are the organizers of Times Square New Year's Eve. The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times Square so that it retains the energy, edge and distinctiveness that have made it an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life.  Countdown Entertainment, which represents the owners of One Times Square, and the New Year’s Eve Ball, is a marketing management and event production company specializing in the Times Square area.

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Get Married in Times Square!!!!

GET MARRIED MEDIA TO HOST FIRST-EVER WEDDING WITH A MILLION GUESTS

 IN NEW YORK’S TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE 2011

Engaged couples across the country invited to submit today until October 1^st

for a chance to “Get Married in Times Square”

ATLANTA, September 13, 2010 –– Get Married Media, a national multi-media wedding planning and lifestyle resource, today announced that it will host the first wedding ever live in New York’s Times Square during New Year’s Eve 2011 by partnering with Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, producers of the world’s  most famous New Year’s Eve celebration.  By submitting entries online at GetMarried.com now until October 1^st, one lucky couple will have the chance of a lifetime opportunity; to win the wedding of their dreams, with the historic background of New Year’s Eve in Times Square, while sharing planning details and nuptials along the way with the Get Married online audience.  The wedding will be witnessed by million people in Times Square and seen by millions of viewers around the world.

On New Year’s Eve 2011 before the annual Ball Drop, Get Married will host and broadcast live a truly unique and spectacular wedding event—Get Married in Times Square—for one deserving couple selected onwww.GetMarried.com/Times-Square.  As part of its mission to engage an interactive audience, Get Married will enable its online audience (www.GetMarried.com) to vote on key wedding elements provided by participating sponsors, including bridal gowns, bridesmaids gowns, tuxedos, wedding bands, wedding invitations and wedding cake.  Each wedding component will be part of a virtual gallery of images and videos on GetMarried.com, providing information about the details its audience votes on, with the highest number of votes ultimately determining the wedding details for this extraordinary wedding in Times Square.

“We are ecstatic about hosting the very first wedding in the epicenter of New Year’s Eve excitement—New York’s Times Square—and we are looking for one special couple who wants to experience a true wedding adventure,” said Stacie Francombe, founder and editor-in-chief of Get Married Media.  “Get Married promises the wedding of the decade and, with the iconic, vibrant and celebratory backdrop of Times Square, we welcome the opportunity to put one couple’s ‘I do’s’ in the limelight and in the hands of the passionate GetMarried.com audience.”

As the big day approaches, Get Married will fly the winning couple to New York City to meet with vendors, narrow their selection of wedding details, create webisodes showcasing voting options, and conduct media interviews about their unique wedding experience.  The day of the wedding, Get Married will videotape the couple’s wedding preparations and various wedding elements—walk down the aisle, wedding vows, ring exchange, recessional—and by partnering with Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, co-producers of New Year’s Eve in Times Square, will broadcast it live for the world as well as on the large LED screens around Times Square.  Immediately following the wedding, Get Married will host a reception for the couple’s friends and family at Hard Rock Cafe New York in Times Square. 

“As part of this year’s global tradition of New Year’s Eve in Times Square, we are thrilled to help bring together two exciting celebrations into one magical and romantic occasion, both for the happy couple and the viewing crowd,” said Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance.  “With the flashing lights and the unmatched energy of the excited revelers, this will surely be one of the signature moments of the 2011 New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square.”

 “We are thrilled to partner with Get Married Media to celebrate the biggest event of the year,” said Jeffrey Straus, President of Countdown Entertainment. “The first wedding ever on New Year’s Eve in Times Square will be witnessed by the million revelers on site and broadcast across the globe via our TSTV pool feed and worldwide webcast.” 

Now through October 1, 2010, Get Married is accepting applications from couples across the country who have a great story to tell and also deserve this once in a lifetime opportunity.

For consideration, couples must read the eligibility criteria, application information as well as acknowledgements, consents and releases on www.GetMarried.com/Times-Square and their application must be legible, complete, and signed. 

Submission process

-          Log onto www.GetMarried.com/Times-Square

-          Review eligibility criteria, application, consent forms

-          Complete the entry form

-          Upload an image of you and your fiancé

-          Upload a video of you and your fiancé (optional)

About Get Married MediaGet Married Media is a national, integrated multi-media wedding planning resource that reaches passionate brides online (www.GetMarried.com) and in print (Get Married magazine) and through unique videos.  Get Married connects brides with local and national wedding vendors and experts through entertainment and news. 

Get Married magazine (distribution 300,000) is the distinctive shopping and trend guide for the savvy bride.  Moving beyond the traditional ways of delivering a bridal publication, Get Married magazine offers the newest interactive technology, the latest trends in bridal shopping and style, and a colorful, fresh voice in the wedding genre.  For more about Get Married magazine’s Microsoft Tag, visitwww.getmarried.com/magazinetag  for step-by-step instructions, including a free application download, a list of Tag-friendly phones, as well as an actual Tag to test on your mobile phone.  

Get Married magazine and the online portal at www.GetMarried.com offers brides an interactive experience, including an online wedding shop offering wedding invitations, wedding favors, accessories and products as seen in the magazine, as well as a wedding blog, video segments from the show, articles, image galleries and wedding planning tools. 

About Times Square New Year's Eve

The Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment are the organizers of Times Square New Year's Eve. The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times Square so that it retains the energy, edge and distinctiveness that have made it an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life.  Countdown Entertainment, which represents the owners of One Times Square, and the New Year’s Eve Ball, is a marketing management and event production company specializing in the Times Square area.

About Hard Rock International

With a total of 169 venues in 52 countries, including 134 cafes and 14 Hotels/Casinos, Hard Rock International is one of the world's most globally recognized brands. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world's greatest collection of music memorabilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. Hard Rock is also known for its collectible fashion and music-related merchandise, Hard Rock Live performance venues and an award-winning website. In addition to the two flagship Seminole Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos in Tampa and Hollywood, Fla., Hard Rock Hotels/Casinos are located in Las Vegas, Biloxi, Orlando, Chicago, San Diego, Pattaya, Bali, Macau, Penang and Singapore.  Additional hotel and casino projects have been announced in Punta Cana, scheduled to open in 2010; Panama, scheduled to open in 2012; and Hungary, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, scheduled to open in 2013.  Hard Rock International is owned by Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. For further details on Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos, visitwww.hardrockhotels.com.  For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com.

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A gorgeous bride...a gorgeous day!!

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ROSA CLARÁ Gaudí Barcelona 2011 Collection

I had the pleasure to work with the Rosa Clara Group and as an insider I can testify for the love and dedication this company puts into the making of these gowns. Yes, they are as spectacular as you see them on the runways or magazine ads.  They are all cut to order. No mass production. Rosa Clara works from Zero stock. It takes approximately 3 months for these gowns to be manufactured. The details that go into the design are so intricate. Rosa Clara chooses only the best fabrics, lace and beading details to create her designs. She is diligent about the quality of craftsmanship and supervises first hand the making of the gowns at their headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. Rosa Clara treats her employees like family and working for this company really becomes your home, working hard for the same purpose: to provide a dream for a future bride.
Rosa Clara's 2011 Collection is as romantic as ever! It's fresh, modern, elegant and chic! This collection is for the contemporary bride...with designs filled with texture, volume and cuts that are a bit more daring...very sexy indeed, but always classy.

Take a look at the collection introduced at the famous runway Gaudi Barcelona

Every new collection has a celebrity gracing the pages of their catalog- this year is none other than the stunning Monica Cruz- she's a very talented dancer, also owner of a famous label in Spain- but perhaps in the United States she's most recognized by being Penelope Cruz' sister.

Monica Cruz wearing Aire Barcelona

Rosa Clara also introduced the fabulous FIESTA collection- filled with vibrant colors and unique patterns. Perfect for bridesmaids, mother of the bride, special events...and I'm talking red carpet! These designs are exquisite elegance! Simply divine...

Collection 2011 also presented a new line...LUNA. These gowns were designed with the same quality craftsmanship but with a more affordable price range. 

Rosa Clara also offers an array of gorgeous veils and mantillas, carefully hand stitched and embroidered.

They're cathedral length veils are magnificent....you will sure leave everyone in Awe...they are simply breathtaking!

You may find Rosa Clara's collections: ROSA CLARA, TWO BY ROSA CLARA, AIRE BARCELONA, ALMA NOVIA and LUNA at various points of sale here in the United States. 

I have some of the salons advertised here on my page...so go ahead click on their ad to go directly to their website.

And to leave you with a little teaser...guess who's also in love with Rosa Clara's designs??? The oh so fabulous Paris Hilton...I can just hear her saying: "That's Hot!"

Here she is wearing a design from the Fiesta Collection

Notice the unique detail of the "human table" behind her ;)

Rosa Clara has dressed so many celebrities and her work will be seen worn not just in Europe...but very close to home...Hollywood...New York....so be on the look out for her designs to rock the red carpets!

Wouldn't you want to be one to wear it first?  Visit their website at www.rosaclara.es  for a complete listing of retailers all over the United States.

Did you know Rosa Clara designed the 3 dresses, renowned International Singer Paulina Rubio wore on her wedding day?

Here's one of my favorite songs from Paulina...Enjoy!

Stylista Enterprises: Stylista Enterprises...YOUR wedding experts! Personalized, on location, bridal hair & makeup services

Stylista Enterprises: Stylista Enterprises...YOUR wedding experts! Personalized, on location, bridal hair & makeup services

Stylista Enterprises -Jennifer Pizarro's Wedding

Tori Barrett and DJ Meisch are getting married!!

This Sunday, August 8th, sweet Tori Barrett will be styled by Stylista Enterprises for her wedding day. 

The inset on the left is the lovely ring her soon to be husband DJ Meisch presented her with when he got down on one knee to propose. Isn't it fabulous?!

Tori's green eyes will pop with a gorgeous color palette we have created for her of neutral earthy tones.  Her natural beauty will be enhanced with Face & Body Foundation by MAC Pro, MAC mineral powders, bronzers, peach creme blush and lip gloss.

We have been inspired by Tori's bohemian chic style. Both makeup and hair looks have been designed specifically with her sense of fashion in mind....natural, fresh and modern.

Tori's Trial Makeup

We are delighted to have been chosen by Tori for her bridal look and would like to thank her for trusting our services for such special occasion. 

The couple will be joined in marriage in a religious ceremony at Brookdale Baptist Church in Bloomfield; following an intimate reception at Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield, New Jersey.  They will be enjoying a very romantic honeymoon in Orlando, Florida.

Tori & DJMeisch

Congratulations!!!

Designer Loft: A bridal collective -Everything but the Groom

We LOVE this gem of a bridal store in New York City.  If you are looking for a more one-on-one experience, with people who really care about you finding that perfect gown to say "I do", then you need to go to DESIGNER LOFT. 

When you visit Designer Loft you will be treated like one of the many A-list celebrities that are regulars at the salon. The friendly staff won't ever make you feel pressured to buy a style that's not 'you'...just to sell you a gown. They will take the time to carefully select the perfect style that suits your personality and your body. Your bridal shopping experience should be one filled with blissful emotions and memorable moments. This is why Designer Loft makes sure your visit is a pleasant one, unlike any other you will get in those massive retailer stores. Not only will you be able to find the gown of your dreams from their vast selection of designers, but you will leave the store feeling confident you have made the right choice. Best of all, you will leave happy with the time spent with the girls at the store and the amazing prices they have to offer!!!    

Designer Loft features today's top and emerging bridal couture designers, including a number whose work is shown exclusively at Designer Loft. The gowns reflect a variety of tastes, sizes and styles, celebrating the diversity of every Designer Loft bride. 

Featured extensively in the media, with placements in top magazines and TV shows from Instyle Weddings, Inside Weddings, Glamour, WWD, Lucky, Brides, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride, Manhattan Bride, Inside Weddings, Russian Bride, Jewish Week, The New York Times, The Daily News, and Newsday as well as E Entertainment, The WE Network Platinum Weddings, The Apprentice (winners of Season 2), A regular on Who's Wedding is it Anyway, Designer Loft is a staple for the industry's top tier! 

Jenny Packham

Designer Loft always offers sample sales. If you are still going crazy trying to find THE dress, and you want a spectacular designer gown but worried you won't be able to afford it....NO NEED TO WORRY, this is YOUR CHANCE TO WEAR A HIGH END COUTURE GOWN at an affordable price.

Designer Loft Sample sale offers a wide selection of gowns from some of the best design houses, including  famous labels Blumarine and Bellantuono, Manale, Watters Bride, James Clifford, Carolina Herrara, ROSA CLARA, Ulla Maija, Kirstie Kelly, Galit Levi, Ristarose, Adele Wechsler, Jenny Packham, Pronovias, La Sposa, San Patrick, Ahnna B, Yumi Katsura and many more!!!! 

Find gowns in a range of classic styles and luxurious fabrics, featuring French lace, beading, and hand embroidery. This bridal event lasts only while supply on hand! 

Gowns will be 30% to 80% off ...WOW!!!  Which means you will be able to rock a designer gown originally priced at $2000 for like $600. 

The sale begins this AUGUST 6TH  THROUGH 24TH. You won't want to miss it! Contact Designer Loft at 212-944-9013 for an appointment or visit their website for more information www.designerloftnyc.com

Also the weekend of AUGUST 27TH,  the store will be having a TWO BY ROSA CLARA trunk show.  This is your opportunity to try on these exclusive gowns from Spaniard designer Rosa Clara. In addition to the selection of samples Designer Loft currently has of the designer, they will be having MORE designs from the collection for you to be able to try them on and fall in love! It's just for that weekend, so make sure you make your appointment TODAY!!

You may take a sneak peak of the TWO BY ROSA CLARA collection by visiting Designer Loft's website or www.rosaclara.es

My friends Elizabeth Sellassie and Paulette Cleghorn are the powerful women behind the whole DESIGNER LOFT experience. They both are hands on, no-non sense, driven, passionate, smart business women who work diligently to bring their brides ONLY the best designs to the stores. 

If you are in the New Jersey area, you may too enjoy the DESIGNER LOFT experience, as they have opened the doors of a new chic location in South Orange, New Jersey

DESIGNER LOFT WEST

7 SLOAN STREET

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ 07079

Kirstie Kelly for Disney’s Fairytale Weddings

GISELLE platinum gown available at Designer Loft West! Call 973-821-5316 to schedule your appointment!

Both stores have a broad selection of not only bridal, but also evening wear, cocktail gowns, prom, sweet-sixteen, debutante dresses and an array of accessories.

For a lovely bridal shopping experience visit the store that knows how important your "big day" is. They'll make it special...they'll surpass your expectations... DESIGNER LOFT

Designer Loft

226 West 37th Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10018

212-944-9013

Congratulations Mercedes & Wydell!

Mercedes & Wydell

Stylista Enterprises is happy to be part of Mercedes & Wydell wedding day. We are honored to have been chosen by Mercedes to give her the bridal treatment before walking down the isle on September 4, 2010. 

Mercedes & Wydell will  be having a religious ceremony at the Immaculate Conception in Montclair, NJ. Immediately after, the couple will go to their reception where they will be introduced for the first time as husband and wife to family and friends at the gorgeous and very romantic venue, Grand Chalet in Wayne, NJ  

Mercedes is such a sweet and beautiful young lady who will sure make a beautiful bride. 

She's very easy to work with and has expressed to us that on the special day, she wants a very contemporary, sexy look that will show off  her vibrant personality. We have decided to focus on her eyes. She will have a smokey eye look with splashes of raspberry, terracotta and other earth tones to match her bridesmaids' dresses.

Mercedes has flawless skin, so giving her that bronzed healthy glow won't be difficult.

Her hair will be flowing....long soft curls to add bounce and volume.

We can't reveal too many details...just yet! We want the groom to be surprised! But we will be posting pictures of Mercedes' "step by step" bridal makeover.

The couple will be going on their honeymoon to "The Island of Enchantment" Puerto Rico; where they will stay at the fabulous El Conquistador. This is a very romantic hotel with its own private beach called Palomino. 

Hotel El Conquistador, Puerto Rico

Mercedes & Wydell told us the lovely story of how they met  and we are delighted to share it with you...

While attending Montclair State University, the two were employed as resident assistants by the Office of Residential Education & Services. During a training seminar in summer 2006, Wydell noticed Mercedes and decided to approach her. Nervously, he asked Mercedes "I'm making a movie, would you like to be in it?" Mercedes asked Wydell "What's the name of the movie?" Foolishly, Wydell said "College girls gone wild!" Mercedes dismissed his rude comment and paid no attention to him throughout the remainder of the training session.

Five months later, during the winter training, Mercedes bumped into Wydell where she noticed a more mature man and decided to give him another chance. Later that evening, the two attended a party where they finally had an opportunity to sit and get to know each other. 

On his way home, Wydell was in a car accident and the next morning all he could think about was finding his phone to get Mercedes' phone number. After about an hour of searching the totaled vehicle, Wydell found his phone only to discover that it was inoperable.

Luckily, Mercedes left him a voice message concerned that he didn't call her that night, to let her know that he got home safely. Wydell immediately called Mercedes to inform her of the bad news. That afternoon, she came to comfort him and they've been together every day since.  

For more details of their wedding; they would like to invite you to visit their website at
http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/pwp2/view/MemberPage.aspx?coupleid=9172988060870878&pid=7378839

Thank you Mercedes & Wydell for choosing Stylista Enterprises as your personal stylists for your wedding day! 

Congratulations!

We love Weddings!

We are very excited to be able to share with you our passion for the bridal industry. It is such a blissful experience to be able to make someone's dream come true. Every woman envisions what their wedding day will be like since they are little girls. Stylista Enterprises understands the excitement every bride goes through while planning the most special day of her life. This is why this bridal blog will be dedicated solely to our wonderful brides.

We are committed to bring you the latest trends in makeup, hairstyles, bridal gowns, accessories, flower arrangements, cakes and EVERYTHING WEDDING. Not only that, but we will take you "behind the scenes" of the hottest events and bridal markets so you may always be informed of the new designers' collections.

Chicago is an amazing city that hosts the National Bridal Market this October 2nd through the 5th!

The National Bridal Market™ Chicago offers a state-of the-art exhibition. On the 8th-floor Market Suites of the Merchandise Mart, buyers may find the broadest selection of bridal gowns, bridesmaids gowns, mother of the bride, flower girl, accessory, prom, Quinceañera and special occasion resources.

David Tutera and Mari at last year's National Bridal Chicago market

This year we are looking forward to see what new exhibitors the market has to offer and of course, very excited to see all the new collections!

Also in October, right after the Chicago market, there is the always much anticipated bridal market in New York City....The Wedding Channel Couture Show!

October 16th through the 18th

Like every year, the event is held at the InterContinental The Barclay New York ~ 111 East 48th Street (Between Lexington & Park Avenue) This show is the most established, premier bridal industry trade show in New York City since 1995. Twice yearly (April & October) national and international designers, retailers and press attend WCCS to introduce, buy and announce the latest fashion trends in the bridal industry.

We can't wait to attend this year's show. In the mean time, here are some pictures from last year's market at the exhibition of  Spaniard designer Rosa Clará 2010 collection

Rosa Clará is THE designer for the modern, feminine, contemporary bride. Her designs are all cut to order and manufactured in their headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. The 2010 collection is based of simple lines with close-fitting gowns, ruffles, rosettes...it's simply stunning! The fabrics are top quality...natural draped silk muslin are used to create skirts that are sheer - perfect for a beach wedding! Rosa Clará also uses in her designs natural silk taffeta and silk organza with floral appliques, giving the skirts spectacular volume that combines with the hand-stitched main section with herringbone pleats.

She has designed the wedding gowns for numerous celebrities among those the three fabulous gowns worn by International Spanish singer Paulina Rubio.

        Rosa Clará & Paulina Rubio

 

The designer has already five different collections that will sure please the taste of different brides. The collections are ROSA CLARA, TWO BY ROSA CLARA, AIRE BARCELONA, ALMA NOVIA and the newest collection for 2011 LUNA.

The collection 2011 AIRE BARCELONA by Rosa Clará was introduced this past April at the Wedding Channel Couture Show in New York and will be presented as well at the Chicago bridal market this October. Penelope Cruz' sister, Monica is the new face for AIRE BARCELONA. These designs are very youthful, fresh and modern. They're also introducing their Fiesta Collection (all silk fabrics), for bridesmaids, mother of the bride or simply breathtaking designs suitable for a red carpet event.

We cannot wait to see the collection and bring you the exclusive look at the new designs. For more information about Rosa Clará, visit their website at http://www.rosaclara.es/ or http://www.airecollection.es/

Aside from bringing you the hottest new designers the bridal market has to offer, we will be bringing you the details of each special event we attend this year. I can never forget the extraordinary celebration of the 15th Anniversary of Martha Stewart Weddings. I had the pleasure to attend this VIP event at the one and only dream venue for all brides "The Plaza" in New York.

It was an exhilarating ride to be able to mingle with so many talented and creative people in the industry...all under one roof. Renowned designers, celebrity wedding planners, boutique owners such as Kleinfeld, Mark Ingram, among others enjoyed the delicious display of food from the chefs at The Plaza and also Iron Chef Morimoto served us an array of sushi, sashimi and other delicacies of his cuisine. The decor was stunning and the one responsible of course...Matthew Robbins Design. The room was transformed with white furniture and pink & gold accents.

Matthew Robbins and Claudia Hanlin preparing for the big celebration!

Amy Atlas Events http://www.amyatlas.com/was in charge of the guest desert table. Mini cup cakes...they were to die for!

Amy Atlas & Darcy Miller (Editorial Director)

The event featured in Martha Stewart Weddings

Enjoying Iron Chef Morimotohttp://www.morimotonyc.com/

We hope that you continue to visit our blog and feel as excited as we are to share the latest in the bridal industry!