Houston Wedding Blog

To Do This Week: Kenneth Pool @ Mia Bridal Couture

At the New York bridal market a scant couple of weeks ago, Amsale Aberra showed off her extravagant side once again with the fall 2011 Kenneth Pool collection. We’re talking miles of tulle, acres of exquisite crystal embroidery, and those head-turning, show-stopping, figure-hugging silhouettes that are the hallmarks of a Kenneth Pool creation.

Everything that’s amazing about Kenneth Pool gowns will be on display this Friday and Saturday at Mia Bridal Couture, along with expert consulting advice direct from the design house, at an ultra-exclusive trunk show. If you’re on the hunt for a truly unforgettable gown, don’t miss this limited opportunity—and the awesome 15% discount that comes with it!

Mia Bridal Couture – Kenneth Pool Trunk Show

Friday, Oct. 29 – Saturday, Oct. 30

Mia Bridal Couture

1958 West Gray

Houston, TX 77019

All brides will enjoy a special 15% discount on all Kenneth Pool gowns during the event.

For more information call 713.622.2022 or RSVP

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I Do! Bridal Soiree Is Coming To The Houstonian On Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011

We know that as a planning-mode bride with an overstuffed schedule, you appreciate a little advance notice. Especially about upcoming events with high sell-out potential. That’s why we’re letting you know NOW about the I Do! Bridal Soiree, coming to The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa on Sunday, Jan. 23.

If you only attend one bridal show before your wedding, make it I Do! @ The Houstonian. Seriously. This extraordinary showcase is our biggest, most bountiful wedding event, with nearly 100 of Houston’s absolute most in-demand wedding vendors—we’re talking invitations, cakes, floral, lighting, linens, jewelry, entertainment, the works—on hand to show off goods and share their expertise. With YOU.

I Do! @ The Houstonian also treats attendees to the season’s most spectacular designer runway show (so if you haven’t yet picked your gown, grab a front-row seat, honey). Plus we’re serving fine food and drinks, showing off gorgeous tablescapes and handing out a fabulous door prize or two.

This show WILL SELL OUT (it does every single year), so don’t miss your chance to experience Weddings in Houston’s one-of-a-kind resource for planning your once-in-a-lifetime wedding. Get your tickets now, and rest easy through the holiday season, knowing the year’s most luxurious, sophisticated, spectacular bridal showcase awaits you just around the corner.

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Peanut Butter? We Like Ours Smooth. Bridal Jewelry? We’ll Take Chunky All The Way!

Itty-bitty pearl drop earrings and delicate little diamond pendants are perfectly fine for weddings. Really. But the hottest look in bridal jewelry these days, like the hottest thing in soup (hey, those chilly nights are just around the corner!) is bold, thick and chunky.

We are crazy about these chunky wedding jewelry pieces—and we hope you are, too. No wallflowers here, thought fabric flowers aplenty (check out that peach-satin and black-glass bib from RiRiFisch—gorgeous!). Plus chunks of crystal, big fat faux pearls and lots of lush color.

How yummy are the two styles above (necklace on top, beautiful ribbon bracelet below) from MEG? “MEG is a brand that has the chunky style down,” says our friend Lindsey Brewer, bridal consultant extraordinaire at Brickhouse Bridal, who’s seen many a Houston bride fall hopelessly in love with the line’s lovely, statement-making pieces.

The “Ellen” necklace by Erin Gallagher is like a cascade of sparkle–imagine how stunning this would look draped against your decolletage at your candlelit reception.

The “Your Majesty” bridal necklace by Etsy’s Sol Bijou (above) combines Kyanite, Labradorite, Blue Mystic Topaz and Rock Quartz with polymer clay and organza flowers, faux pearl clusters and French satin ribbon, all in grays, blues and shades of white. And, like your wedding, it’s one of a kind. Wow.

With its matte peach satin blossoms accented with jet glass beads, RiRiFisch’s “Dianna” necklace is a vintage-inspired vision of loveliness. It comes with black ribbon ties (a hint of elegant edginess we LOVE for winter brides), but you can switch out for a different color if you so desire.

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Sold-Out I Do! Bridal Soiree Is About to Be Unveiled!!

We’ve been putting on the pretty and cueing the lights, polishing the wow and breaking out the OMG…and it’s all about to happen. In just a couple of hours, we are throwing open the doors to the totally sold out I Do! Bridal Soiree @ Hotel ZaZa, and we can’t wait. Thank you so much to the amazing vendors who have been working their tails off all morning to make those ZaZa rooms look utterly breathtaking. And thank you to all the brides who snapped up tickets at breakneck speed–we are so excited to meet you! And just in case you didn’t manage to snag tickets to tonight’s show, we’ll be doing I Do! again in January @ The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa (that’s plenty of advance notice–so this time no excuses for not getting tix in time).

The rest of y’all–we’ll see you (and show you the absolute BEST in Houston wedding everything) in just a few minutes!

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Hotel ZaZa Pre-Wedding Getaway Giveaway—Today Only!

Houston brides-to-be in need of a break (and what bride-to-be isn’t?), listen up! We’re giving away a luxurious one-night weekend getaway at Hotel ZaZa for the bride who convinces us she needs a breather, big time.

Here are the deets: Buy your tickets TODAY for the Oct. 14th I Do! Bridal Soiree @ Hotel ZaZa (a bargain at only $12 a pop), and post your comment in the designated comment field ON THE TICKET ORDER PAGE letting us know WHY YOU DESERVE A PRE-WEDDING BREAK for your chance to win a one-night weekend escape at the ultra-hip Hotel ZaZa, complete with breakfast for two at ZaZa’s fabulous Monarch restaurant. Yum. And we’re not just talking about the food.

We’ll announce one lucky winner on FRIDAY—and honey, you can’t beat these odds.

But wait, there’s more! The winner, and everyone else with tix to the show, will get to indulge in poolside beats, celebrity wedding style, divine wedding design inspiration, killer bridal swag and free-flowing Z cocktails at Houston’s hippest hotel, at the most amazing bridal showcase—and hottest party—in town.

Good luck—and see you there!

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