The common theme throughout these first few blog posts appears to be "life changing events". I feel blessed to be able to say that, as I am in this phase in my life where I am growing and establishing who I am. Let's just say that the past few years of Ryan and I's lives have been extremely life changing in an extremely positive, God-given way. I feel truly blessed to have had all of these wonderful experiences the past few years and I hope God's grace doesn't let up. From meeting that one man to spend my life with, to seeing the world through God's eyes with miss Payton, to getting engaged to my best friend, having my family accept Ryan's blessing, to being blessed with the most supportive and loving in-laws, to having our families help Ryan and I plan the biggest day of our lives...I can honestly say God's blessings are pouring upon Ryan and I.
Let's not let the life changing events stop there! When starting the "adventures in wedding planning" (as I like to call this experience) I had no idea that planning the wedding of Ryan and I's dreams would in turn lead to another one of God's plans for my life (and Ryan's life) - Bridal Couture Girls.
Just a few months after the wedding planning began, I began to see a common trend in the wedding industry - veils, headpieces, and acessories are gosh darn expensive! Let's not forget wedding dresses too! There is a reason Vera Wang designs dresses for celebrities. I first realized this trend in the industry as I was trying on my wedding dress for my friends and family. As I walked out in my beautiful wedding gown, Tiffany (my bridal consultant at the bridal boutique), fixed my hair and brought me an abundance of different types of veils, headpieces and jewelry. Tiffany stressed, "every girl needs a veil and headpiece". Wonderful, not only did I need a dress but I had completely forgotten about accessories, which I hadn't budgeted for. It was very overwhelming and of course, I wanted 5 of the 10 I tried on. tee hee. As I continued to try on these magnificent headpieces I finally felt I found the one...well actually two if you count the flower and veil. But whose really counting? Not having looked at the price yet, I glanced down at the tags of the two "chosen" headpieces. $400 for the veil!!!!!!! $325 for the flower!!!!! My heart stopped and I realized my hopes of getting either of these super cute, high-fashion, couture, every brides perfect headpice, were crushed. I wanted the COUTURE look that fit my dress to a T. My face quickly went from the excited bride to the not-so-excited bride.
As we left the bridal store my aunt Cindy, who has sewn for over 25 years and is one of the most talented women I have ever known (next to my mom. hehe), said something that every bride in this state of mind would want to hear - "I can make those for you for nothing and they will look identical". And that my friends, was the beginning of Bridal Couture Girls.
Yep.. my mom, my aunt Cindy, and I quickly found out that every bride could BE COUTURE at an affordable price! We also found that we would soon embark on the craziest, most fun journey! We found that we each had what it took to start a couture bridal accessory company. That night we stayed up until 3am planning our business, our dreams and goals. Bridal Couture Girls unfolded before our eyes and we had no idea what God had in store but we liked what we were about to take on.
Let's just say that God had great things in store for these "three sisters", which is what we call ourselves. Granted I am a niece and a daughter and really mom and Cindy are sisters, but whose being technical these days? As we developed our website, our mission, and what we wanted Bridal Couture Girls to be known for, God took us in wonderful directions.
Since this night at 3am when Bridal Couture Girls was created, we have had over 25 sells, we have been asked to feature our custom accessories for a company called Luxurious Weddings in Los Angeles. We are featured on Wedding Wire, Etsy, Facebook and a host of other sites. Our professional website is almost up and running and our customers will be able to buy our prodcuts via our site. Cake designers are using our accessories on cakes, in their show rooms, and in photo shoots. We have also started hosting our very own yearly bridal contest. A host of wonderful vendors have teamed up with us to provide an amazing opportunity to brides! This journey is so exciting and it feels so rewarding to provide every bride that couture item at an affordable price for her perfect day!
I am so excited to see where Bridal Couture Girls will take us in the future. It has been an honor to work with my wonderful mom and aunt. They are both so talented and I truly admire them! We hope to take our business to the next level and sell our items in stores across the country. We also hope to open our own bridal store one day. With a positive attitude the possibilties are endless and we have placed this journey in God's hands!
Visit our site - www.bridalcouturegirls.com.
Follow us on Etsy - http://www.etsy.com/shop/BCGirls
Be Couture!
Let's not let the life changing events stop there! When starting the "adventures in wedding planning" (as I like to call this experience) I had no idea that planning the wedding of Ryan and I's dreams would in turn lead to another one of God's plans for my life (and Ryan's life) - Bridal Couture Girls.
Just a few months after the wedding planning began, I began to see a common trend in the wedding industry - veils, headpieces, and acessories are gosh darn expensive! Let's not forget wedding dresses too! There is a reason Vera Wang designs dresses for celebrities. I first realized this trend in the industry as I was trying on my wedding dress for my friends and family. As I walked out in my beautiful wedding gown, Tiffany (my bridal consultant at the bridal boutique), fixed my hair and brought me an abundance of different types of veils, headpieces and jewelry. Tiffany stressed, "every girl needs a veil and headpiece". Wonderful, not only did I need a dress but I had completely forgotten about accessories, which I hadn't budgeted for. It was very overwhelming and of course, I wanted 5 of the 10 I tried on. tee hee. As I continued to try on these magnificent headpieces I finally felt I found the one...well actually two if you count the flower and veil. But whose really counting? Not having looked at the price yet, I glanced down at the tags of the two "chosen" headpieces. $400 for the veil!!!!!!! $325 for the flower!!!!! My heart stopped and I realized my hopes of getting either of these super cute, high-fashion, couture, every brides perfect headpice, were crushed. I wanted the COUTURE look that fit my dress to a T. My face quickly went from the excited bride to the not-so-excited bride.
As we left the bridal store my aunt Cindy, who has sewn for over 25 years and is one of the most talented women I have ever known (next to my mom. hehe), said something that every bride in this state of mind would want to hear - "I can make those for you for nothing and they will look identical". And that my friends, was the beginning of Bridal Couture Girls.
Yep.. my mom, my aunt Cindy, and I quickly found out that every bride could BE COUTURE at an affordable price! We also found that we would soon embark on the craziest, most fun journey! We found that we each had what it took to start a couture bridal accessory company. That night we stayed up until 3am planning our business, our dreams and goals. Bridal Couture Girls unfolded before our eyes and we had no idea what God had in store but we liked what we were about to take on.
Let's just say that God had great things in store for these "three sisters", which is what we call ourselves. Granted I am a niece and a daughter and really mom and Cindy are sisters, but whose being technical these days? As we developed our website, our mission, and what we wanted Bridal Couture Girls to be known for, God took us in wonderful directions.
Since this night at 3am when Bridal Couture Girls was created, we have had over 25 sells, we have been asked to feature our custom accessories for a company called Luxurious Weddings in Los Angeles. We are featured on Wedding Wire, Etsy, Facebook and a host of other sites. Our professional website is almost up and running and our customers will be able to buy our prodcuts via our site. Cake designers are using our accessories on cakes, in their show rooms, and in photo shoots. We have also started hosting our very own yearly bridal contest. A host of wonderful vendors have teamed up with us to provide an amazing opportunity to brides! This journey is so exciting and it feels so rewarding to provide every bride that couture item at an affordable price for her perfect day!
I am so excited to see where Bridal Couture Girls will take us in the future. It has been an honor to work with my wonderful mom and aunt. They are both so talented and I truly admire them! We hope to take our business to the next level and sell our items in stores across the country. We also hope to open our own bridal store one day. With a positive attitude the possibilties are endless and we have placed this journey in God's hands!
Visit our site - www.bridalcouturegirls.com.
Follow us on Etsy - http://www.etsy.com/shop/BCGirls
Be Couture!
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