Dressed, Styled, and Down the Aisle - The Stylish Bride

Is your wedding party located in different cities throughout the Country? Are you worried about having the same look for them, then today’s show is for you! Delivering what girls are asking for, and having them still feeling great the day of.

Mother and Daughter duo, Kathleen Casey and Erin Casey Wolf of Bella Bridesmaids, have 55 showrooms through the country and is still growing. A franchise focusing on bridesmaid dresses, making it their expertise. Getting the effortless look is not as effortless as you would think, but having the help of the very talented Bella Bridesmaids family, makes it less complicated. Some brides regret the choice they made for their bridesmaid dresses, get the best advice to make the best choice so that your day is your fairytale. Tune in and hear what is going on today with designers, what’s new and what’s hot right now for bridesmaid’s dresses.

Show Highlights:

• How Kathleen and Erin became a part of Bella Bridesmaids and buying the whole franchise
• Opening a Bella Bridesmaid Showroom
• Getting the bride comfortable with the decision first
• What to talk about at the first appointment for the dresses
• Colors with your wedding dresses verse décor
• Trends in dresses being exactly the same, different styles or different colors in one wedding party
• Having so many locations throughout the country
• The bad rep for bridesmaid dresses and managing expectations
• Doing the best work for the best price depending on the client and being a market expert
• Timeframe for shopping for the dresses to having them hanging in your closet
• Competitive noise in the market and not stressing out
• What’s coming in 2019 for Bella Bridesmaids
• How they chose weddings to feature

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

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Instagram: @bellabridesmaids

Bella Bridesmaids website

Have you met someone wondering what do they wear this time around for a second marriage? It has become more common, and on Today’s show we will hear the best advice from experts that help guide you in the right direction of wearing what makes you feel great on your wedding day.

We have the pleasure of hearing from Mark Ingram of Mark Ingram Atelier once more. Talented in fashion, Mark keeps up to date on all trends. Through time, second marriages and what to wear has completely changed. If you are all about tradition, stick with it but still wear what makes you, your best self on your wedding day. Listen in and find out Mark’s best advice.

Show Highlights:

• Wear whatever makes you feel great on your wedding day
• Celebrities getting married over and over again and still having major weddings
• The changes in colors and second weddings back in the day
• Adding layers of colors to your wedding dress
• Marrying at an older age, and the trend of wedding dresses
• Looking appropriate at your wedding
• Be your best self on your wedding day

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

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Instagram: @markingrambride

Mark Ingram Atelier Website

Ever have any regrets about your wedding day? On today’s show, it will be a little different than the past episodes. Julie is celebrating her 17thWedding Anniversary! We will take a look back and see what really has changed with weddings in the past 17 years, and how a lot has stayed the same.

Julie will not only go through some of her top regrets from her wedding, but she will also give some personal advice about the special day. As foundations of weddings have stayed the same, there are so many small details that go into planning a wedding. Knowing what Julie knows now, that she wished she knew then, join in to hear from a special guest, Julie’s husband Mike!

Show Highlights:

• Background on Julie’s engagement
• Julie’s # 5 Regret, Bridesmaid dresses
• Paying attention to how important the bustle is
• Being more involved with the photographer
• Not doing the things everyone tells you to do
• Whom to include in the wedding party
• Inviting kids to the wedding from the other point of view
• The significance of hiring a Wedding planner
• A few things that Julie and Mike did right for their wedding

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

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On today’s show, Julie talks with Giselle Ghofrani from Dress Doctor about dress fittings, and things to help if your dress ends up being too big. Some brides change weight as they plan their wedding due to stress, and some just want room to dance, and jump around. Either way, there are ways to have a great fitting dress that will hold its shape and not become unmanageable as the wedding goes on!

Show Highlights:

• First dress fitting 6-8 weeks before event
• Consultation and come back for 3 fittings
• Know your body, and discuss with the seamstress
• If alterations are more than standard find someone that does more custom alterations
• Waist belts in the dress
• Practice sitting down, and moving around in dress at fittings
• Dress grows with your body as time goes
• Grosgrain, get one inch wide, and what to do with it
• Don’t recommend safety pins inside of the dress
• Strapless dresses
• Felina longline bra’s
• Your fitter should help with what you would need for your dress undergarments

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Dress Doctor Website

Dress Doctor Instagram

Felina Corset

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Do you let stress get the best of you when it comes to having your photo taken? Today’s guest will help you navigate looking great in your photographs. As a fine art photographer, he is there to think for you and knows how to capture the perfect photos.

Jose Villa of Jose Villa Photography finds the beauty in everyone and helps brides look and feel amazing on their wedding day. Starting out when he was only 19 years old, he found his passion for photography in high school. Graduating with a degree in photography, Jose knew all along what he wanted in life. Shooting his weddings with only film brings such beautiful images to life. Listen in and hear about his new presets he has been working on as well to help save time!

Show Highlights:

• Background on Jose’s life and getting into his passion
• The process Jose uses to get familiar with the couples
• Why Jose only shoots film
• What it takes to create great photographs
• Communicating with the couples
• Jose’s secrets on how to look great in a photo
• How intrinsic photo shoots are
• Jose’s take on photoshopping
• Paying attention to setting up the environment for the shoot
• How Jose advises his brides of what photographs best
• How different wedding dress materials are better with different settings
• Advice for people who hate having their photos taken
• Presets Jose is working on right now that save time

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

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Instagram: @josevilla

Jose Villa Website

Are you a bride who doesn’t want to sacrifice the experience of gown shopping for a designer gown, but also doesn’t want to spend too much on your wedding dress? On today’s show, we find out that you can still walk down the aisle in the perfect couture dress, without breaking the bank. Thanks to Ana and Jacquelyn for coming together and finding out there was a need in the wedding gown industry for pre-owned designer wedding gowns and providing this much needed service.

Ana and Jacquelyn are founders and owners of Our Story Bridal in New York City, a luxury wedding dress consignment and resale boutique. They know that all brides dream of looking their best for the big day, and a discount on high end designer dresses allows more brides to enjoy their dream wedding dress. Ana and Jacquelyn knew that each dress tells its own story, but that a dress can have multiple stories. Listen in to hear more about their boutique, and how it differentiates from other resale boutiques.

Show Highlights:

• Why and how Ana and Jacquelyn started their boutique
• Three types of brides Ana and Jacquelyn target
• Providing alterations on site in the boutique and why it is so important
• Customizing gowns for brides making each dress their own
• Not sacrificing the experience of gown shopping in order to find a great deal
• Differentiating their boutique from other boutiques
• Evaluating dresses and the process
• Wedding dress trends that are popular right now
• How most dress problems can be fixed
• Selling, and buying back a dress after the wedding
• Accepting dresses from all over the world
• Tips for brides when shopping at their boutique and the average discount they offer
• Benefiting from the resale community right now
• Walking out of the boutique with confidence

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

The Stylish Brideon Instagram

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Our Story Bridal on Instagram

Our Story Bridal website

If you’ve ever wondered just how far brides will go to have the perfect wedding dress, then today’s show is just for you! Styling a bride goes far beyond the dress choice and there’s no one more capable of sharing her best practices for building a successful business styling brides than Beth Chapman.

Beth Chapman founded The White Dress by the Shore bridal boutique and has set the standard for what a great dress shopping experience should be. Beth has also branched out to create a consulting business around helping other bridal boutique owners have a successful business. Beth has truly raised the bar for the level of service that she provides to brides, and that’s one of her keys to success. Listen in to hear more about the current trends that Beth is seeing in bridal fashion.

Show Highlights:

• How Beth started her boutique
• Why Beth started a consulting business to help other bridal salon owners
• Key to success that have helped Beth’s business grow
• The Princess effect and how it’s changed her business
• Wedding dress trends that are popular right now
• Customizing gowns can provide creative alternative to “off the rack"
• Brands of gowns that are currently popular

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

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Instagram: @bethchapmanstyling

Beth Chapman’s Website

On today’s show, Julie talks with Shelley Brown, the fashion editor of The Knot Magazine. We will get to hear all about what they saw at Bridal Market last week. Trends, things that Shelley loved, and all of the new designs brides need to pay attention to is what Julie and Shelley are discussing today!

Show Highlights:

• Background on Shelley and how she got into bridal
• What Shelley loves about Bridal
• What Shelley does as at the Magazine
• Shelley does about a dozen a year of fashion shoots
• How Bridal Market plays into Shelley’s Job
• Trends that Shelley saw emerge from this market last week
• Trends coming from the Wedding from Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
• Having convertible dresses save time during weddings
• Color was in the market, such as colorful embellishments showing up in collections
• Botanical designs this season
• Reem Acra collection and shows
• Some Collections Shelley loved
• Accessories at the Bridal Market
• Shelley’s next photo shoot
• One dress can inform a whole story for a photo shoot
• Having the photo shoots be aspirational but still relatable

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

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Shelley Brown Instagram: @shelley_brown_

We’re on the cusp of COUTURE NYC Bridal Market, and we have so much to talk about in preparation for the show. It’s Julie’s 27th market, and she still can’t wait for it to get started! On today’s show, Julie talks with Alexandra Macon from Over the Moon. We get to hear how her career got started to how Alexandra built Over the Moon. Alexandra shares with us her favorite bridal fashion trends and what she hopes to see more of at the Market!

Show Highlights:

• Where Alexandra started her career
• How Alexandra decided she wanted to be a managing editor
• Working with Vogue
• Alexandra talks about Vogue.com
• How Alexandra built “Over the Moon”
• How to submit your wedding
• Real time weddings
• Heavy fashion presence on Vogue.com
• Over the Moon is more “couple next door”
• Social Media is very important today
• Featuring collections on Over the Moon
• What Alexandra would like to see more of
• Alexandra would like to see more unexpected things on fashion
• Creating instagramable moments

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

The Stylish Brideon Instagram

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Over the Moon Website

Vogue.com

On today’s show, Julie talks with Mark Ingram of Mark Ingram Atelier. Mark has one of the best eyes in the industry for selecting dresses. The topic of today's show is trunk shows. They can be critical in finding your dress, and some brides don’t even know what they are.

Show Highlights:

• What a trunk show is
• Why it is important to know what a trunk show is
• Some information on the bridal market
• How trunk shows travel
• How to find out when and where they are happening
• Brides need to check store websites
• Brides can check on them through social media
• Appointments book up quick, weeks in advanced
• Hints on trunk shows from one designer in one weekend
• How brides make sure what they have their hearts set on will be there
• Why some dresses do not come to the trunk show
• What the process of a trunk show is
• Trunk show dresses are only there for the weekend and why
• Brides need to be ready to buy
• Book trunk shows early so can come back again if needed
• Why Trunk shows have changed the industry
• Timing for all designers are different
• Dresses can come in differently to the trunk show
• Trunk shows happen all year round but most near buying period

Julie really wants to hear from you, so if you have questions or comments, please reach out to her so you can be sure you are dressed, styled and down the aisle!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Mark Ingram Atelier Website

Mark Ingram Atelier Instagram

The Stylish Bride on Instagram

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