Montreal Wedding Dresses

See the link below for the YouTube video of my wedding dresses at the Let's Get Married bridal show. I received so many compliments from brides who felt compelled to visit my booth afterward. The feedback was something like this:

* Your dresses are so simple yet elegant at the same time.
* All the other dresses tended to look the same after a while. Yours stood out so much!
* I'm getting married outside and therefore need a dress that will suit the venue. Now I know where to shop!

While I find it hard to write all this down (I have my hubby egging me on), I want to sincerely thank the brides that took the time to come see me. It was a great opportunity for me to meet my "hometown" brides. Your taste and sophistication is unparalleled. I'm looking forward to having you visit the showroom and find your dream dress.

Big News! We're opening a showroom!

It's been a while (OK forever) since my last post, but here's why: I've been busy finalizing the details for our new showroom opening in February in Montreal. Here's a copy of our ad in "Let's Get Married" the Montreal wedding "Bible" publication coming out this weekend. VERY exciting. I see more showrooms in the future. Watch this space for news!

This weekend is the Let's Get Married bridal show at Place Bonaventure. We're in booth 901 near the main entrance. Be sure to stop by and say Hi if you're attending. More to come from the show!

Lace Wedding Dresses Are Rocking My World

It's been about five months since my post "Lace wedding dresses are making a come-back". To follow up, that was an understatement! Thankfully, our 2010 collection does not disappoint with many lace designs. Some are completely lace-covered, and some have lace appliques. Some have all-over beading, and some have no beading at all. In terms of silhouette, lace works best with a mermaid, sheath or slim A-line silhouette.

There are many different patterns of lace that are incredibly different from one another. You can have an open-pattern lace with vine-like patterns. Here is an example which has been hand-beaded with crystals, "pewter" beads and sequins: Custom Couture Florence "Bling" Wedding Dress. The vine-like pattern is sewn onto a textured English net background.

Here is the other end of the spectrum: Jessica lace Wedding Dress. It is not beaded at all, and is covered with a crocheted lace that is soft, supple and silky to the touch. Different still is Venetian lace. Venetian lace has no net "background" giving it a distinctive look. It also comes with a distinctive price tag, as in high. Christine Venetian Lace Wedding Dress also has a matching pure Venetian lace bolero and a matching Venetian lace veil. Are you drooling yet?

I'll end this post highlighting Alencon Lace, known as "the Queen of lace". Alencon is characterized by the fine corded edge that outlines the flowers and leaves of the underlying Chantilly lace. This adds a three-dimensional quality to the lace as well as stiffness. Here is a dress covered in a particularly "robust" Alencon lace: Jacqueline Alencon Lace Wedding Dress.

Finally: Simple, Beautiful Wedding Dresses!

I've probably have heard the phrase "Less is more" more than just about everyone else on this planet having gone from a degree in Architecture to being a wedding dress designer, but there, I put in writing. It's just true in so many ways. (For you non-artsies out there, the phrase was coined by Architect Mies van der Rohe, but you can call him "Mies" for short. There - banter for your next cocktail party!)

It used to be that to get a true simple yet beautiful wedding dress you had to shell out a lot of your hard earned wedding budget on a top-name designer like Vera Wang or Amsale. The good news is that is no longer the case. They are harder to find, but there are some out there! We've put together some of our simple wedding dresses that don't break the bank here for you to enjoy.



From a designers' perspective it is harder to design a simple wedding dress than a more complicated one. Informal wedding dresses rely on the purity of the lines and are much less forgiving than a dress with a lot more happening. Sometimes a simple concept can fail in the execution and end up looking like a sundress or nightgown! This is probably why they are hard to find in mainstream boutiques.