Simple Wedding Guide

Theia is the Greek goddess of light. Her godly power was to make things sparkle and shine — so it’s only fitting that gowns by Theia Couture have sparkles. And even if they don’t, they’re meant to make a bride feel luminous. Bonus, these gowns have comfortable and supportive built-in corsets.  Gowns range from $695 to $1,495 retail.

Beautiful and sparkly dresses for you or your bridesmaids.

Who wouldn’t feel beautiful in this?

Here, Melissa Veniero, PR director, Don O’Neill, creative director, and a model modeling the crystal sheath dress.

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Wouldn’t this dress from Adam‘s Spring 2011 runway show make a beautiful wedding gown? It would flow and flutter in the breeze as you walked down the aisle. (And I love the bun!) (via Size Too Small)

This week, I’m introducing you to one of our favorite vendors.

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Company name: Papeterie Hometown: Monterey Park, CA, 15 minutes east of downtown Los Angeles Website URL: www.papeteriestore.com Blog URL: www.papeteriestore.com/blog Year Established: 2004

Papeterie specializes in beautiful and elegant custom letterpress and digital-print wedding stationery.

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If you’re not already familiar with Justine M. Couture, get yourself to their website immediately! They make some of the most amazing bridal accessories, from fabric hair flowers and fascinators to hats and veils — all at affordable prices. They’re perfect for the bride on a budget (no style sacrifice here!), whether you’re buying for yourself or your bridesmaids. One of my favorite things about Justine M. Couture’s pieces are the attention to detail: pearl accents, beading, and feathers adorn soft fabrics and tulle. Another?

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I think feathers and frills make everything more festive, so naturally I’m in love with these retro accessories from Lo Boheme. This two-year-old San Diego company is actually a husband and wife team, Lauren (Lo) and Josh, plus their cute dog, Tank, that began when the couple married. She was searching for a unique personal gift to give her nine bridesmaids and decided to create one-of-a-kind hairpieces made from vintage velvet flowers found in boarded up millinery warehouses in France and Germany. After rave reviews from guests at the wedding, the company was born.

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Did you catch Vera Wang on Oprah today?  It was a heck of a show!  Wedding dress and honeymoon giveaways galore!  Check out more about the Oprah episode here.

What was all the excitement about?  Wang announcing her exclusive partnership with David’s Bridal.

Says the iconic designer, “I am thrilled for the chance to bring my very specific vision to David’s Bridal, the biggest wedding retailer in America. The ability to grow my sphere of influence in the bridal world is both a huge creative and business opportunity and one I am so excited about. With th

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