Kate aka "Miss. Pomegranite"

I have the opportunity of sharing some photos from one of our brides Kate.
Better known as Miss.Pomegranite on the site weddingbee.com When I saw her photos, I had to share. Kate's wedding was a black and white damask dream. Kate requested a custom made birdcage veil to match her custom dress. She mailed us scraps of silver lambskin from her dress and we used them to form a beautiful two layer leather flower backed with brilliant guinnea feathers. Her veil looks stunning with her dress I must say. Kate documented the whole process of creating her custom pieces on the blog, weddingbee.com. For more photos, check out photographer Travis Hoehne's blog
and for more info on Kate's fabulous wedding, head on over to weddingbee.com

Do you updo?

Wedding hair. Oh what to do. Several websites, out there have great galleries of hot looks for your wedding day style. Check out The Knot.com, Brides.com and weddingchannel.com for lots more.

colorful shoes

One of my favorite trends. Colorful shoes. Why not? I was so excited to see Brides magazine place this photo on their cover. She chose pink, but why not match your shoes to your bouquet? You can show off your stylish heels at your reception or your get away.


This bride let her bridesmaids in on the fun with matching heels.
And a few more here...

Real Bride- Justine Ungaro

New bride Justine Ungaro, writer of one of my favorite blogs, The Unbride was married a couple of weeks ago in Washington DC. A quick peek at her photos is available in Greg Gibson's Blog. Shown below:
Justine Chose the Marilyn veil to go with her Vera Wang dress. Be sure to see more pictures of her wedding, and lots of awesome posts on her blog: The Unbride.

Chicago Bridal Market

The month of October was a whirlwind for us! Chicago Bridal market was lots of work but also lots of fun. Here are some photos of the highlights.

Here we are L to R: Kirstin (designer for CastleBride Couture), Tina (from Winters and Rain) and Allison(National Sales Manager for CastleBride Couture)
Below: Jennifer Davidson from The Knot Magazine. Jennifer stopped by to chat and also to try on some new styles of course.

Meet Bliss Bridal Shoes. Great new friends of ours. They have launched a new line of dye able bridal shoes. My favorite is their platform slide. Be sure to checkout their website for a gallery of their styles.

Fashion editor Heather Levine
from The Knot Magazine stopped by to chat with us again, and she even posed for a few pictures. She is modeling "Catherine".


Much thanks to Nick Gerber from Orange2 Photo for sending us these pics.

A model for Eugenia Couture shows off the Catherine veil with her fantastic gown. Eugena showed some amazing new designs this season. Be sure to check out her website to see her designs.

Wedding Jewelry

Picking an accent for your special day is fun, because there are ooh so many options! Check out a few necklaces we loved.

How about this reclaimed wedding dress given a second life as a necklace! This one from seller Paper Hill on etsy.com

Beautiful. Elegant. Vintage. Usually describes a pearl necklace in a couple words. This Necklace combines the elegance of a pearl and brilliance of diamonds, making up a striking piece of jewelry to add to the trousseau of your special day.
Splurge on Chanel, or make your own. Either way, you'll be classically beautiful!

There are so many pictures that get lost in a photo shoot. Its really just too bad that when you smile, and i mean REALLY smile, your eyes get all crinkled up or you throw your head back so far all the camera gets is chin. Now those are the most awesome moments of the photo shoot- and yet they never get shared. Now- heres some REAL CastleBride modeling... not those awesome shots for the magazine or the catalogue. The FUN shots, those ones that made us laugh so so hard.
Above: Jody in all her splendor.