Archive for the ‘wedding designers’ Category
Wedding gown designers can be as varied as the customers who need them. Here are a few of the designers that are out there and a little bit about each one. There are many more designers out there but here is a short list to get you started!
Alfred Angelo
In business for over 75 years, Alfred Angelo Wedding gown designers is best known for their use of beautiful fabrics and the most elegant beading work, embroidery designs and lace patterns.
Amsale Aberra
This designer not only has fabulous and elegantly made but has a heartwarming story of success. Amsale Aberra left Ethiopia in 1973 in order to continue her education abroad in Vermont. Eventually, she moved to Boston and graduated from Boston State College. After that Amsale went on to pursue her love of fabrics and fashion in, where else, New York City.
Ana Hernandez
This designer has a fantastic knack for knowing exactly how to fit a dress to a unique body frame. They know exactly what type of dress will flatter any body type. No expense is spared on luxurious fabrics, beautiful embroidery work and anything you want in your gown.
Angel Sanchez
Sanchez quickly became a popular designer in not only his mother country but also throughout most all Latin America. In the year 1997, he moved to New York City continuing his success as a designer.
Badgley Mischka
James Mischka and Mark Badgley are known jointly as Badgley Mischka. This team of designers got together in the 1988. They wanted to create their own fashion line after working for other designers.
Christos Yiannakou
The gowns and dresses stand out against all other in the business for their impeccable quality. They use fine fabrics and silks, beautiful French laces and silk Organza are important embellishments added to their designs.
Jim Hjelm
Jim Hjelm has been in the business for a long time and continues to make thriving creations of all styles. Not only does he make wedding gowns but they also create beautiful themed Bridesmaid dresses. It really is a one-stop-shop when you are preparing for a wedding.
If you are in the process or planning your wedding, or perhaps if you’ve just begun to plan your wedding, you may have the perfect wedding design already set in your mind. You probably have all the details worked out – lush centerpieces, gorgeous fabrics, even the “right” lighting for your reception. It’s great that you have decided upon all the particulars, but how do you convey your wedding vision to your vendors so that they know exactly what you want?
While it is great to know what you want, sometimes trying to place your dream wedding into words can be difficult. Let’s take for example your wedding flowers. What if your wedding vision calls for purple orchids and that’s exactly what you tell your florist. But did you know there are over 25,000 different types of orchids in the world? What if the florist picks something different than what you envisioned?
The easiest way to communicate your wedding day desires is to not only tell your vendors what you want, but to also show them what you want. Great interior designers plan rooms around what they call “design boards”. In case you are not familiar with the term, a design board is a piece of foam board, cardboard, or poster board which contains pictures, swatches, fabrics and materials which will be incorporated into the design.
Design boards are easy to make. Finally you will have a place to put all those wedding magazine clippings you have been saving! Just purchase a few sturdy boards (how large will depend on how many pictures or items you need to place on them) and glue sticks. Make a design board for each vendor who will need to be shown what you are looking for. You should make a design board for your wedding dress, the reception location, the baker, the florist, even one for hairstyles and makeup!
If you show your vendors exactly what you are looking for, they will know exactly what you want; providing you the perfect dream wedding you are envisioning.
The wedding reception is the part of that special day where the most time is spent and the most activities take place. There is much tradition attached to wedding receptions. These traditions need to be considered in the planning stage of the wedding. Some traditions can be altered to fit the desires of the couple and the expectations of the guests. The reception hall is going to be the center of all of this activity. It is a good idea to give some thought to the overall design theme of the reception. The design theme will determine the overall look of the reception hall and a carefully planned and executed design theme can add a great deal to the wedding.
It is important to match the design theme to the hall where the reception is to take place. There has to be a match here. It is important to have a complete idea of just how the hall is going to appear at the time of the reception. How many tables will there be? What kind of chairs are being used? How large is the dance area? Where will the head table be located? These are the types of questions that must be answered before a design theme can be planned.
The key elements to the design theme are centerpieces and flowers. The centerpiece and the table top decorations are the key areas of advancing the theme of the design. One good idea is to consider the season. If a wedding is in spring, a more normal design of bright and colorful flowers would be fine, but a fall wedding might feature a design theme more suited to autumn. A winter wedding can use a winter theme.
One good centerpiece idea is a floating rose display. You can make it easily by starting with any large clear glass container filled with water. Add some pink or red floating candles to the water and sprinkle artificial rose petals into the water and around the table top. The artificial rose petals can be purchased from wedding supply stores or candle shops. They are made of acetate, a silk like material. The sky is the limit for centerpiece design.
The other important element of the reception design is the floral arrangements. It is generally recommended that the actual placement and removal of floral arrangements be left to professional florists. It is not that you will be unable to create the arrangement that best expresses your design scheme, but rather that you are going to be very busy elsewhere on the wedding day itself. Once again, the decorating theme should match the hall. Large and tall arrangements work best in large halls. They fill space and also make a bold statement. Flowers can be part of the centerpiece design, and there are limitless ways to express a design theme with them It is a good idea to place an empty vase with water at each bridesmaid table for her bouquet. This not only preserves them, but they then become part of the table design.