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Bridal Week in New York – Elizabeth Fillmore 2012 Collection

Elizabeth Fillmore is one of our favorite bridal gown designers. We love the exquisite touches to her creations and the addition of the head piece in her 2012 Collection makes an elegant statement.

Upcoming trunk shows in our cities:

November 4-5 – Neiman Marcus, Dallas
November 17-19 – Bergdorf Goodman, NYC
November 24-27 – Warren Barron, Dallas

Bridal Gowns top to bottom: Thalia, Orchide, Kara

“IRIS” Fascinator — Black Lily, Small Ivory Flowers, Black Leaves & Tulle Inserts

“FLEUR” Blusher – Blusher with Scattered All-Over Baby Petals

“ELENA” Lace Choker / Belt — Floral Lace Appliqué’s w/Pearl and Scattered PearlBeading and Organza Ties

“CAMILLA” Blusher — Circle Blusher with Ivory & Rose Hand-Painted Flowers

“BRIGITTE” Nose Gay — Black & Blush Lily and Leaves w/Blush Carnations, Ivory Ribbon and Nude Organza

2012 Wedding Gown Collections

These beautiful wedding gowns are part of the 2012 collection. Many thanks to our bridal partner, Warren Barron Bridal for sharing these beautiful wedding gowns which will be available for ordering at the designer’s fall trunk show at Warren Barron.

Elizabeth Fillmore’s Nuria is silk poult strapless gown with “woodland” flower embroidered bodice and tulle peplum.

Lela Rose’s The Archive is a seed bead and crystal encrusted tulle high neck gown with faille skirt and detachable peplum.

Marchesa’s embroidered illusion dress with full tulle skirt is a vision.

Oscar de la Renta’s white floral guipure strapless gown with white floral guipure bolero.

Monique Lhuillier’s Waltz from the Platinum Collection is blush silk gauze strapless bodice gown with full embroidered skirt and grand bustled bow at back.

Ulla Maija’s Aimee is a white reengineered French floral lace with a keyhole back and soft white double charmeuse undergone.

Vera Wang’s Henriette is a guipure lace build-up ballgown with swirling honey comb tulle and horsehair confection skirt.

Warren Barron Bridal Events

One Day Sample Sale: January 23rd, 11am to 5pm

Our sample sales are the perfect opportunity for brides to snag amazing discounted gowns by well-known designers like Vera Wang and Oscar de la Renta. Each gown featured in the sale is in wonderful condition and marked 40 to 80 percent off the regular retail price.  No appointments are necessary during our sample sales, so stop by at your convenience (but bring your patience, please!).

(Oscar de la Renta)

Elizabeth Fillmore Trunk Show :: February 3-5, 2011 :: M-F 10am – 5:30pm, Sat 10am-5pm

Elizabeth Fillmore’s Collection features feminine and romantic silhouettes with hand done accents, draping and ribbon trim. The subtly textured fabrics evoke a couture feel and each gown has its own unique personality.

(Elizabeth Fillmore)

Lela Rose Trunk Show :: February 24-26, 2011 :: M-F 10am – 5:30pm, Sat 10am-5pm

Lela Rose’s Collection exudes casual elegance. Her gowns are truly unique.

(Lela Rose)

Source: Warren Barron Bridal Salon

Mark Ingram January Bridal Events

Listed below are many wonderful bridal events taking place at Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier. It’s by appointment only, so please call 212.319.6778.

January Bridal Events

10-19-Lela Rose selling days

Lela Rose – Cloud 9

13-15-Elizabeth Fillmore Trunk Show

Elizabeth Fillmore – Garbo

27-29 Peter Langner Trunk Show w/ designer appearance

Peter Langner  - Teodora

Upcoming 2011 Bridal Trunk Shows: Amsale, Carolina Herrera and Angel Sanchez

Colder weather makes us want to plan indoor activities. So for our brides, here are several trunk shows taking place this weekend with our Dallas and Chicago partners, (and we’ve included several for our upcoming New Yorkers followers).

Angel Sanchez – November 4-6

Warren Barron Bridal
All truck shows are by appointment
53 Highland Park Village
Dallas, Texas 75205
214.526.8400
www.warrenbarron.com

Carolina Herrera

November 4 – 6   Carolina Herrera, Dallas, TX  +214 219 6060
November 19 – 20   Kleinfeld Bridal, New York, NY    +646 633 6778
November 27   Mark Ingram, New York, NY    +212 319 6778

www.carolinaherrera.com

The Bridal Salon at Stanley Korshak

Amsale Bridesmaid Trunk Show (pictured below) – November 4-6
Lovely Veils & Hair Accessories with personal appearance by Fiona Wysocki – November 4-5
Liancarlo – November 12-13
214-871-3451

www.stanleykorshak.com/bridal-salon

Elizabeth Fillmore

Bergdorf Goodman – November 5-6
2 West 58th St., 7th Floor
New York, NY
www.elizabethfillmorebridal.com

September Trunk Shows – Dallas

The Bridal Salon at Stanley Korshack
Jenny Peckham, September 10 & 11, 214.871.3600

Warren Barron Bridal
Elizabeth Fillmore, September 16,17 & 18, 214.526.8400

(Pictured above is Elizabeth Fillmore Empress Wedding Gown)

(Pictured above is Elizabeth Fillmore Bianca Wedding Gown)

The Bridal Salon at Stanley Korshack
Anne Bowen, September 17 & 18, 214.871.3600

Warren Barron Bridal
Lela Rose, September 23, 24 & 25, 214.526.8400

(Pictured above is Lela Rose Cloud Wedding Gown)

The Bridal Salon at Stanley Korshack
Douglas Hannant, September 23, 24 & 25, 214.871.3600

Warren Barron Bridal
Oscar de la Renta, September 30, 214.526.8400

(Pictured above Oscar de la Renta)

Featured Weddings: Elle & Brent

At first glance, Ellen “Elle” Warren and Brent Harman are every bit the modern couple: he is the president and CEO of a successful barbeque brand, Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse, and she is the co-owner of a high-end bridal salon, Warren Barrón Bridal. But their relationship, along with their March Dallas wedding, was spotted with details that made for a perfect combination of old and new.

The couple’s first meeting, a blind date coordinated by their shared banker, lasted twelve hours and was a virtual culinary tour of Dallas starting with lunch at Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse  and ending with stops at Fearing’s and Charlie Palmer. Their courtship lasted a year and a half, and Brent planned for a proposal that played off of one of his favorite dates with Elle – an evening where bad weather and a craving for dancing led the two to Elle’s boutique to dance to music played by an antique record player until three in the morning.

The day of their proposal, the couple planned on watching the Cowboy’s game with some friends at a bar, but thanks to some creative genius and a little fibbing from Brent, they ended up back at Elle’s boutique. The original site of their impromptu evening of dancing was set up with flowers and champagne. After she said “yes,” Elle opened a sealed letter that Brent had written years before, meant for his one true love to open on such an occasion.

Elle was perhaps uniquely suited to find the perfect wedding dress because of her experience in the industry, previously working for top gown designers Ulla-Maija and Angel Sanchez and then opening her own Dallas bridal boutique with friend Cecilia Flores-Barrón in 2006. She chose an Elizabeth Fillmore gown and accented the ensemble with a black birdcage veil from Leah C., “something borrowed” diamond earrings from William Noble, a Meridith Griffin for Elizabeth Fillmore necklace and Chanel shoes. Not to be outdone by his bride, Brent wore a Balenciaga suit with an Alexander McQueen shirt.

Dean Fearing, a close family friend of the groom, opened up his restaurant Fearing’s at The Ritz-Carlton for the couple’s reception and personally created a menu and unique wedding cake for the affair. The rest of the details for the couple’s intimate wedding (the 60-person guest list included mostly family and close friends) were made easy by Alison Baker of DFW Events.

Photographer/Studio: John Derryberry Photography

Flowers: Bella Floral

Hair & Makeup: Sonia Trevino Wedding Stylist (hair) & Mayra Rams-Sanabria of My Fabulous Faces (makeup)

2010 Wedding Trunk Shows

We’ve posted the 2010 trunk shows for Warren Barron Bridal through May in our Bridal Events Calendar. All your favorite bridal designers such as Vera Wang, Elizabeth Fillmore, Oscar de la Renta, Monique Lhuillier, and Angel Sanchez will be showcased.

Check out these recent posts on these designer’s 2010 collections – Vera Wang and Elizabeth Fillmore (image from 2010 collection below).