by Robyn Orr | Feb 18, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
The Ideal Wedding Dress Nine months before Frank and Kristin’s wedding, Kristin’s grandmother “Deeta” suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the emergency room. Frank and Kristin immediately packed their bags and drove from their home in...
by Robyn Orr | Feb 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
Oleg Cassini’s Early Years Ever visited a wedding dress trunk show? You can thank designer Oleg Cassini for the experience! Considered the inventor of licensing, it was not until he became the “secretary of fashion” for first lady Jackie Kennedy that...
by Robyn Orr | Jan 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
A Pnina Tornai Wedding Dress I purchased my dress from Kleinfeld Bridal in New York City. The dress is a Pnina Tornai. At the time that I was wedding dress shopping I lived in Boston. My parents and my best friend and her husband flew east and met me and my fiancee in...
by Robyn Orr | Jan 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
Hunting the Perfect Wedding Dress My daughter Karla was married on June 21, 2014. We had shopped for dresses at three bridal stores looking for a certain style that neither of them carried. At the fourth shop, Celestial Bride in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, they had the...
by Robyn Orr | Jan 10, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
Finding the Wedding Dress: Straps, Silk, and Surprises When I first started dress shopping I envisioned wearing straps, lace and something very antique looking so as to fit with the ceremony venue, the Empire Mine in Grass Valley, CA. We were to be wed at a gold mine...
