by Kathy Wright | Aug 7, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
Recently we performed a wedding gown restoration and preservation on this vintage gown. It is made of lace and tulle over satin acetate, with a lace bodice and lace appliques on the skirt.It also has pearls on waist and neckline area. This vintage wedding gown is...
by Kathy Wright | Aug 1, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
I bought my wedding gown from Davids Bridal in Hampton, Virginia. It’s a Vera Wang design. I was attracted to its unique style and it worked perfect with our wedding and reception venue, which was at our home, in our backyard, in Newport News, Virginia. The organza...
by Kathy Wright | Jul 24, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
We recently performed a wedding gown restoration for this beautiful shantung silk wedding gown, with removable train, and veil. The wedding dress had beautiful pearl and sequins on the neckline, waist area and hemline as well. It was worn in 1995, so it was not very...
by Kathy Wright | Jul 16, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
I dragged my fiance to a wedding expo and while there received a gift card to David’s Bridal. While home for Christmas, 18 months before the wedding actually occurred and before we had even set a date, I went dress shopping with my sister and my mom as the gift card...
by Kathy Wright | Jun 28, 2013 | General, Heirloom Garment Restoration
We recently had the opportunity to restore several vintage garments for one of our customers. The garments were quite old – between 80 – 100 years. The group included a child’s christening outfit, a unique bib of sorts, a beautiful lace vest and a simple white...
by Kathy Wright | Jun 21, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
A Wedding Dress Story By Samantha Fong I wore this wedding dress for my wedding last August (2012). I had originally decided on a different gown when I went shopping with my sister. However, I knew I needed to go on at least one wedding dress shopping trip with my Mom...
by Kathy Wright | May 29, 2013 | General, Newlywed Tips
I just stumbled onto a great blog post about how to save money. The title says it all: Finance Tips from a Shopaholic: 10 Steps to Save $ on a Recent Grad’s Budget It was Written by a recent college graduate who suddenly discovered that...
by Kathy Wright | May 17, 2013 | Vintage Weddings, Wedding Planning
Ah the vintage wedding theme is so fun. The dresses beautiful and the decor darling. I found these darling 1950 vintage wedding dresses and felt totally inspired. My daughter’s wedding dress is coming along nicely and it will be beautiful – but not vintage. Finding...
by Kathy Wright | May 14, 2013 | General, Newlywed Tips
I love to watch a good romantic movie. They are often called chick flicks, but I don’t know why since my husband usually enjoys a beautiful love story as well. But perhaps we girls like them even more… Great Favorite Romantic Movie Lists There are no shortage...
by Kathy Wright | May 10, 2013 | General, Vintage Weddings, Wedding Planning
In our business, I stumble across fun and beautiful photos of unique weddings. Sometimes I just have to share some of it. Vintage weddings are quite popular and yet each one is very unique – at the same time. Many of our customers are restoring their mother or their...
