This Sunday: Downtown Drive Around Bridal Expo

Please join us this weekend at the Downtown Drive Around Bridal Expo!

Who: You! Brides-to-be and family and friends

What: A new twist on a bridal show -- Learn about some of the region's most talented and well respected bridal professionals, from florists and bakeries to DJs and caterers at three of Sacramento's hottest venues

When: Sunday, Feb. 14 from 12 noon to 5 p.m.

Where: Start at The Citizen Hotel (926 J St.), then be whisked to two more locations--the Sacramento Masonic Temple and the historic Elks Tower--in a limo or by horse-and-carriage

Why: Meet vendors, start planning, get your wedding questions answered

Prizes: Stop by the Our Wedding booth for a chance to win our Luxury Wedding Gift Basket, including a $100 gift certificate for a floral arrangement from Botanica Floral Designs, a gift certificate for 1 dozen cupcakes from Cupcake Craving, $100 to The Firehouse restaurant, $100 worth of beauty products from Total Beauty Experience, and a necklace from Jazzy Jewelz by Nancy! 

Cost: $15 online (purchase tickets online here) /  $20 at the door. Get a $5 off coupon here!

Hope to see you there, where you can pick up a free copy of Our Wedding magazine and talk with our knowledgeable staff.

Posted By Haley Myers on Monday, February 8, 2010 in Sacramento Wedding Blog Planning Local Resources | Permalink | Comments (0)

Crazy for Azaara

I am crazy for this jewelry site out of L.A. called Azaara. I discovered them when my field of vision was arrested whilst flipping through the most recent issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. They have a fantastic jewelry spread featuring antique-feeling star and celestial-themed pieces. One in particular, a ring from Azaara, made my heart skip a beat. Then I pulled up the website and almost collapsed on my office floor, seizing with jewelry mania.

Sorry for the dramatic description, but the rings. The rings. The rings. OK the earrings. The construction is beautiful. Blending old and new. I love that. You have to take a look.

The ring pictured here, style number RX501, retails for $170, but they have so many pieces priced lower than that, and so many styles if this isn't your bag. Baby.

Posted By Haley Myers on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 in Sacramento Wedding Blog Fashion + Beauty | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sarah Houston Gowns - Gorgeous!

I was greeted this morning with a cheerful and complimentary e-mail from someone at Sarah Houston couture gowns. Her e-mail, subject line: "Feedback," simply stated, "Just wanted to congratulate you on your great web site - we just found the Our Wedding site recently and think it's wonderful. Is always nice to find a refreshing, informative & clean  bridal site such as yours."

Well! Thank you so much, I think I'm blushing. And I thought: Sarah Houston gowns...who are they? So I went on the site, and they make lovely amazingly gorgeous gowns like a new spring morning after rain -- bright and billowy and modern.

One downside: looks like there aren't any proper Sarah Houston stores in the U.S. -- they're a Canadian company. (Their gowns have been pictured in lots of national and international magazines.) But perhaps some local places sell their gowns.

Even just for ideas, take a look. So pretty.

Plus, when people are nice, it makes you want to be nice back, doesn't it?

Thanks Sarah Houston couture!! Props right back at ya.

Posted By Haley Myers on Monday, February 1, 2010 in Sacramento Wedding Blog Gowns Fashion + Beauty | Permalink | Comments (0)

New Gowns From Alfred Angelo

Alfred Angelo has some new gowns out. Seems like so many new styles for this year have dropped waists. It confuses me. That style doesn't look good on anyone. There are a lot of bejeweled embellishments going on for this year, and I like the bling. That's cool. But it all feels a little...redundant to me. Like I've seen it before. What do you guys think? To clarify, I'm talking not only about these new Alfred Angelo styles, but also the gown trends I've been noticing - volume, pick up skirts, ballgowns, bows and flowers, sleeves, modest necklines, bye-bye sheath dress.

 

Posted By Haley Myers on Friday, January 29, 2010 in Sacramento Wedding Blog Gowns Fashion + Beauty | Permalink | Comments (0)