by Robyn Orr | Feb 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
It seems like this new year is already flying by! With all the details that brides need to plan for, it can feel overwhelming to realize that you haven’t picked out your wedding dress. But not to panic! We took a look at three wedding dress designers’ 2015...
by Robyn Orr | Feb 25, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
A Family Wedding Dress Desiree Maumus will be wearing her mother’s wedding dress on August 29th, 2015. We recently had the privilege of cleaning and preparing that beautiful and classic wedding gown for her nuptials. This wedding dress, a family heirloom, has an...
by Robyn Orr | Feb 18, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
The Ideal Wedding Dress Nine months before Frank and Kristin’s wedding, Kristin’s grandmother “Deeta” suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the emergency room. Frank and Kristin immediately packed their bags and drove from their home in...
by Robyn Orr | Feb 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
Oleg Cassini’s Early Years Ever visited a wedding dress trunk show? You can thank designer Oleg Cassini for the experience! Considered the inventor of licensing, it was not until he became the “secretary of fashion” for first lady Jackie Kennedy that...
by Robyn Orr | Jan 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
A Pnina Tornai Wedding Dress I purchased my dress from Kleinfeld Bridal in New York City. The dress is a Pnina Tornai. At the time that I was wedding dress shopping I lived in Boston. My parents and my best friend and her husband flew east and met me and my fiancee in...
by Robyn Orr | Jan 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
Hunting the Perfect Wedding Dress My daughter Karla was married on June 21, 2014. We had shopped for dresses at three bridal stores looking for a certain style that neither of them carried. At the fourth shop, Celestial Bride in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, they had the...
by Robyn Orr | Jan 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
Finding the Wedding Dress: Straps, Silk, and Surprises When I first started dress shopping I envisioned wearing straps, lace and something very antique looking so as to fit with the ceremony venue, the Empire Mine in Grass Valley, CA. We were to be wed at a gold mine...
by Robyn Orr | Jan 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
Wedding Dress Shopping For The Fun of It My husband, Matt, and I were married on June 7th 2014 in Dillon Colorado. The very first time I tried on dresses it was mostly for fun and to try to determine what kind of wedding dress I really wanted because I was torn...
by Robyn Orr | Jan 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
A Wedding Dress Story: From Magazine to Marriage Once the decision was made to have a destination wedding at our vacation spot in Stone Harbor, N.J., I knew I wanted to find a wedding dress that had more of a casual, nautical feel. Hayley Paige had just introduced...
by Robyn Orr | Jan 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Preservation
All About the Wedding Dress Diana’s silk satin gown is beautiful. Strapless, with a fitted bodice, the wedding dress is embroidered with crystals and seed-beads. The embroidery covers the skirt and the train area. The wedding dress is topped off with a cute bow...
