Friday: Chartreuse

Hoping the color of the Spring 2012 season will pop up in a few bridal party looks!


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Inspiration Boards

A picture is worth a thousand words and inspiration boards are perfect for communicating everything you want to say about your wedding. Use all of your favorite inspirational tidbits (color palette, photography, fashion, interior design, typography, patterns, etc) to help establish the general look and feel of your big day.

Brides - what are your favorite ways to create an inspiration board?

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Tuesday Shoesday: Ribbons

High heels and satin ribbons around the ankles. Adore.

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State of Grace

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Friday: Pretty Pink

And with a peek-a-boo hem, what girl wouldn't want to look oh so pretty in pink?


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A Sharp Idea

How about using some color pencil inspiration when deciding your bridesmaid dress color scheme? Why didn't we do this before!


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Exclusive: Sneak Peek at Colin Cowie Weddings!

ColinCowieWeddings.com, slated to launch next month, will be the most compelling place online to reach the modern wedding-bound couple. Engaging the engaged with a dynamic fresh look, exclusive original content and a proprietary social network, the new entry combines the expertise of celebrity wedding planner Colin Cowie, one of the world’s foremost authorities in wedding planning and lifestyle, with state of the art technology and thoughtful user interface.

“We are creating the most comprehensive, innovative, inspiring, effective and user-friendly products, website and mobile applications in the marketplace for modern couples planning a dream wedding on any budget.

Our goal is to not only deliver fashion, beauty, wedding planning, ideas, travel, service and shopping in an accessible and attainable format but to do it in a robust social environment for couples that makes it relevant to the way they live and communicate.” –Colin Cowie

Brides looking for fresh inspiration and expert planning advice at all price points will find it here, edited and curated with the added cachet of Cowie’s invaluable expertise. In keeping with Cowie’s tradition of exceeding expectations, brides will also be able to save, organize and share what inspires them privately and securely with their friends and family using the site’s MyCollection channel.

“Brides are ravenous for information and inspiration. We know she will look everywhere to be inspired and informed and we wanted to not only give her our point of view, but also give her one central place where she can store, organize and share it all. MyCollection is our special gift to her.” –Colin Cowie

A maverick team of technologists, creatives and editors with authority, track-record and perspective in the current digital landscape were tapped to complement the rich history of Cowie, whose 25 years of ground-breaking milestones in wedding planning and stylish expertise has made him a favorite of society, celebrities and the media.

“We brought together the most innovative people from a cross-section of businesses and disciplines and the passion and energy is evident from your first glance.” –Ed Wiggers, President and Chief Operating Officer, Colin Cowie Enterprises

Award-winning Creative Director Deborah Moses is leading the creative, branding and editorial. Moses’ visionary redesign and leadership of Elegant Bride magazine resulted in the first ever nomination for a National Magazine Award by a bridal magazine. She was also the former Creative Director of Vera Wang, and her recent Internet projects include creative direction and content development for Wang’s first e-commerce site and designing The Aisle New York, the first all-bridal flash sales site. Moses has brought in two experienced hands to ensure that the site content lives up to Colin Cowie’s legendary standards, Juli Alvarez as Fashion and Beauty Director and Karell Roxas as Managing Editor.

Joining the team from Condé Nast is Chief Technology Officer Janet Kasdan. Kasdan was previously Director of Technology at Condé Nast Digital where she was responsible for software development, operations and infrastructure. Before that, she was the Vice President of Engineering at Vindigo, an early leader in mobile media. Rounding out the development team and focusing on user experience, is Janis Nakano Spivack, an award-winning creative executive whose background spans traditional and cutting- edge media.

In addition to MyCollection, the site’s two other channels, Inspire Me! and Confidentially, Colin deliver world-class content, iconic photography and indispensable perspective and advice from Cowie himself.

• Inspire Me: smart, in-depth articles for both the bride and groom covering every aspect of wedding planning from engagement parties to the honeymoon; fashion, beauty, travel and registry; how-to tips and tricks; trend reportage; inspirational ideas and more. Gentlemen's Corner will become the first area of a major bridal site that men will feel comfortable visiting, offering great style and planning advice to grooms and their groomsmen.
• Confidentially, Colin: offers couples the chance to personally connect with Cowie and seek his advice on topics like proper wedding etiquette, planning logistics, and more. Here he shares thoughts, suggestions, insider tips, advice and counsel from his 25 years of wedding planning around the world.

“The overwhelming positive response from our beta brides and couples has validated the hard work we are all putting into building the ultimate online wedding destination. The site has also already won the support of major advertisers and partners who appreciate the ability to feature their brands in a totally new environment.” –Colin Cowie

Exclusively yours - be one of the first to witness amazing by signing up at ColinCowieWeddings.

Tuesday Shoesday: All Lined Up

Yes, I think these - all of these - will do nicely!

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Are You ...

... a modern bride or classic bride?

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Fab Frocks Friday: Marchesa Spring 2012

Ready for her grand entrance.

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