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Bellisima Bridal

Friday, July 20th, 2012

At BravoBride we love a great deal and Bellisima Bridal offers just that. Located in southcentral Michigan, Bellisima Bridal offers the region’s largest collection of bridal gowns with over 1400 dresses in stock everyday. They specialize in small town friendly service while offering a selection to rival any metropolitan area salon, and they serve brides from all over. Bellisima even offers brides a $20 gas credit if they travel more than 40 miles to purchase their gown with them. Now’s that’s great customer service!

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Their collections of modest and full figured gowns feature hundreds of dresses brides can try on everyday.

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Their upstairs ballroom features their Diamond Value collection which offers one-of-a-kind gowns by top designers at 50 to 90% off their regular retail prices everyday. Their bridesmaid room features more than 750 bridesmaid samples including modest bridesmaids, and they offer a full range of accessories, mother’s dresses and tuxedo rental. The groom’s tux is always free with 5 paid tuxedos.

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Their staff really goes above and beyond to make their brides happy (the store manager even loaned a bride her own fur wrap for the wedding!). Plus, they offer specials on their website every month.

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Speaking of specials, they’re currently promoting a “Get your Gown free..when you refer six brides who buy their gowns” offer. Running from now through Dec 1, 2012, the promotion offers brides the opportunity to have their gown price 100% refunded when they refer 6 others who buy their wedding dresses within 12 months of the original bride’s purchase. See website or store for details.

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Brides can sign up for their newsletter and enter the monthly drawing where they give away a tiara, headpiece, spa package or bridesmaid jewelry. They also do quite a few bridal and fashion shows in the spring and educational events in the fall. Details of upcoming events can be found on their website and don’t forget to like them on Facebook for 5% off any item!

When Your Wedding Dress Finds You

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Although I couldn’t possibly post my wedding dress online before it’s big debut on our wedding day, I can talk about the details of where it came from. It’s actually a funny story, as I wasn’t even shopping for myself on the day I purchased it. One of my bridesmaids was in town and we decided to go to a local boutique that specializes in bridesmaid’s dresses… and that is where we found my dress. Just like many things in life, it found me when I wasn’t looking.

Flutter boutique is located in the Uptown area of Minneapolis, MN and primarily focuses on bridesmaid’s dresses but does carry menswear, accessories, and, you guessed it, a small selection of wedding gowns. The staff was absolutely lovely and we received no pressure to make decisions whatsoever. The space was filled with beautiful gowns in all sorts of styles and made me want to be a bridesmaid just so I could try them all on. The dressing room was conveniently large and the attendants very helpful. Overall, I had an exceptional experience and what proved it was that I walked out with a beautiful wedding dress.

Again, we originally went to Flutter to find for my friend who is in my wedding, but when I realized that they carried bridal gowns I of course started grabbing things to try on. Out of the six dresses I tried on, I loved four of them (not a bad percentage if you ask me). After admitting my love for all four the next important factor came into play… price. After taking a look at all the price tags, I was happy to see that my favorite dress happened to be the least expensive one! The final price of my selection (a full length, lace, A-line wedding gown with a court length train) ended up costing *Drumroll please* … $99.00! Although I do have to get it taken in a bit and have to repair a small tear near the zipper, I must say I got a deal!

I love the fact that I found a beautiful gown that made me feel gorgeous for a very reasonable price. I knew that from the start I didn’t want to invest a ton of money into a dress that I would only wear once. I would rather spend any additional money on making the event more enjoyable for our guests and us.

I can’t wait until I am able to show you all my wedding gown, but that will have to wait until September 1…. 108 days to go!

Mismatched Bridesmaid Dresses: A Growing Trend

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

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When it comes to who is wearing what in the wedding party, you would think that the bride would have the most trouble picking out her wedding gown…not the case in my situation. I found my dress pretty much right away and for a steal of $99 (Thank you sample sale)! The real challenge has been figuring out what our bridal party will be wearing; more specifically what my bridesmaids will be wearing.

When it came to choosing what I wanted for bridesmaids dresses, I knew right away that I wanted each dress to reflect the uniqueness of each woman who was in it. Not only do I want my closest friends to feel beautiful throughout the day, I also want them to be comfortable (not to mention to be able to reuse the dress again). I have four bridesmaids and each one is beautiful in her own way, which is just too much for one dress to handle. This is why I love that mismatch bridesmaid’s dresses are a growing trend. Letting each bridesmaid pick a dress that best fits her body and makes her feel good is the best bridesmaid gift I could give (don’t worry, I’ll still be giving them a thank you gift on the day of as well). Being a past victim of having to wear one of seven cloned dresses in a wedding (and never wearing it again) is what probably gave me this current disposition on bridesmaids dresses, and I am thankful for it. I encourage brides to be bold, get creative and boycott the cookie-cutter bridesmaid dress… or at least think about it.

To help inspire you, here are some great examples of what other brides have done:

mis-matched bridesmaid dressesImage from MollySims.com

Above images from Green Wedding Shoes

mismatched bridesmaid dressesImage from Zenadia Design

My sister had her bridesmaids wear mismatched black dresses, and we all know that every girl has or will need that staple in her closet someday. Bravo, sister!

Thanks for reading and as always, leave comments, links or suggestions below to help inspire other brides (including me!).

Fabulous Find – Little Borrowed Dress

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

In 2006 I was a bridesmaid in my sisters wedding. She picked out a tea-length, maroon dress for all seven bridesmaids to wear. We all had to purchase our own, and unfortunately they were not cheap. Five years later, my dress is still hanging in my old room at my parents house. Just like a bride, bridesmaids often have to purchase a dress they will never wear again… this can be a bummer for those in a lot of weddings. Luckily, women are realizing this and are creating new ways to save money for the bride and bridesmaids, women like Corie Hardee.

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Find the Ann dress on Little Borrowed Dress for just $75.

Corie Hardee is the founder of Little Borrowed Dress, a site dedicated to renting out bridesmaids dresses. Hardee had the realization that if men could rent tuxes for a night, why couldn’t women rent dresses?

The Eliza dress flatters all shapes and sizes thanks to its adjustable self-tie halter top.

Corie puts it best herself, “I built this business because I think every woman deserves to have the wedding of her dreams, even if that means her closest friends are head-to-toe in periwinkle for the day.  But I also think those said friends shouldn’t have to pay a pretty penny for a dress they will only wear once.  Simply put, keep the style and fun, but add an air of practicality.”

Feminine and flattering without sacrificing comfort, the Joanna wrap dress is conservative but classic.

The Holly is stretch silk charmeuse v-neck dress that's subtle yet very sophisticated.

Offering several designs in up to 12 different colors, LBD gives women a new option when choosing affordable bridesmaids dresses. Want to learn more? Check out her site at LittleBorrowedDress.com to find out pricing and to see if LBD is right for you.

 

Ann Taylor bridesmaid dresses that you really could wear again

Friday, September 10th, 2010

I just stumbled across some of Ann Taylor’s bridesmaid gowns and was happy to find some that could easily be worn again to a cocktail or holiday party. What do you think, would you wear one of these after a wedding?

This one is super cute but would be hard to hem for us short girls!

This could easily be worn to a cocktail party and the color works for the fall or winter

Wear this one to dinner on a vacation to the beach

Perfect for a New Year's Eve party

Picture Perfect

Thursday, March 18th, 2010


Their mothers were right… their faces did freeze that way.

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Thanks to Wendy from Wendy Woods Photography for today’s photo submission!

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