Encore Bridal

A New Way to “Preserve” Your Wedding Dress

Rachel — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:55:38 +0000

Here’s a new way to preserve your wedding dress – and it’s not in a box under your bed. Rather, it is a gorgeous textured painting to a hang on your wall. Bethany Thomas, owner and artist of Commemory® Fine Art, creates custom paintings of wedding dresses that feature a bride’s unique style and personality. [...]

10 Tips for Successful Thrift Store Shopping

Rachel — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:45:30 +0000

Recently Rachel and her girlfriends spent a few days in San Francisco. Nearly every day they shopped and nearly every day they came back with fantastic finds. Not only were they fashionable, they were CHEAP - boots for $16, shirts for $3 and pants for $5. Brides-to-be could purchase all of their wedding related outfits (engagement party, bridal shower, [...]

Earth “Month” Feature – Recycled Plantable Wedding Invitations

Rachel — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:19:38 +0000

Earth Day isn’t until April 22nd, but as per usual, Encore Bridal will be celebrating all month long. Expect tips this month on how engaged couples can give back, show love to, and “save” this beautiful planet of ours. We recently discovered an online stationery shop, Forever Fiances. What we absolutely love about them is that they offer Save [...]

Dress of the Week- The “Texture” Edition

Rachel — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:38:20 +0000

We’re swooning over the textured skirt and ruched bodice of Amsale’s “Bijou” – this week’s dress. Photos of “Bijou” on a “real bride” and a message from the seller are below. We’d love to hear what you think! AND – receive 10% off our dress of the week until 2/19/12. “When my fiancée and I [...]

7 Creative Uses for Your Mom’s Wedding Dress

Rachel — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:11:37 +0000

I was inspired by a conversation I had with Becky Tanenbaum who works for J.Sheer. We were talking about all things wedding dress when we began discussing ways that brides can incorporate their mom’s wedding dress into their wedding day, without actually wearing it. If you’re like a lot of brides, you love the sentimentality [...]

Santa Barbara Estate Wedding – Regan and Chadd

Julie — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:41:57 +0000

All photographs courtesy of Cameron Ingalls. This is what Regan had to say about working with Cameron - ” He is an outstanding photographer based out of the Santa Barbara area who focuses on ‘Falling in love with a moment’. This is evident in the images he creates. We would have never blown up a formal wedding [...]

Discounted Designer Wedding Dress of the Week- Augusta Jones

Rachel — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:18:06 +0000

We love this dress for it’s flattering shape and beautiful embroidered lace detail. And, it’s one of a kind – a compilation of two Augusta Jones dresses made into one perfect gown. Receive an additional 10% off this gown for 1 week (exp. 11/3/11) using promo code dow102811. Here’s what the owner of this gown [...]

The Yeas and Nays of the Fall 2012 Bridal Collections

Julie — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:16:19 +0000

Here are my Yeas and Nays from the big reveal in New York this week of the Fall 2012 bridal collections. Let’s start with my Nays so you leave on a good note… #1 Does this dress remind you of a peacock too? #2 Where is the bride? This looks more costume than bridal to [...]

Trends from the Fall 2012 Bridal Runway

Julie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:19:47 +0000

It’s New York Fashion Bridal fashion week! This is one of my favorite weeks of the year – when we get to see new works of art from bridal’s best. Nothing vastly different from the Spring 2012 bridal collection. We’re still seeing a lot of flower embellishments, tulle, textured skirts, and lace. To this, Fall 2012 added color, corset-style [...]

Wedding Trend: Reception Dresses

Julie — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:45:09 +0000

Having a second wedding dress or reception dress is no longer just for the rich and famous. Comfort and ease of movement for dancing are the most popular reasons today’s brides are choosing a reception dress. However, some brides just love the idea of changing their look for the wedding reception. Wedding dresses for the [...]