Available on Etsy April 28th

Beautiful Silk Charmuese Patchwork Scarf

This is the perfect accessory for a simple gown.
The fabric is so luxurious you will love how it feels on your skin he will love it too.
The scarf also makes a great gift for both moms.
Call me for more info and special orders.
The sample here is available on Etsy.com.

$200

Scarf size
89" X 20"

Just Add A Little Cowrie

Many Brides today are creating their fantasy dress using cultural touches. This can mean shells, adinkra symbols, or even special fabrics used to create the gown. Some brides are not subtle at all they a want a bold accents and embellishments. Indian brides wear beautifully colorful ornate saris and English brides have horseshoes embroidered into their dress for good luck. More and more African American brides are seeking designers that will incorporate an African eliments into their dream dress.


For Beth and Harold's Grand Afrocentric Wedding, her silk satin gown was beaded with glass beads and gold Ankhs (an ancient Egyptian symbol the of life read more) and hand painted with gold swirls. The train was also painted with gold Ankh's.

However some brides have opted for a simple touch like just adding a little cowrie.

The dress in the front, one of Cassandra Bromfield's samples, was purchased by a bride when she tried it on and it fit perfectly. Just one problem, she really needed that Afrocentric touch. Cassandra added the cowrie shells and some small gold ankhs which makes the gown just right for this modern cultural bride.


You can have your gown embellished or even just purchase a cowrie shell pin large or small. This is a perfect accessory to a dress missing the cultural feature that is important to you. (read Her Wedding Her Way)

Cowrie Shell Pin available

on Etsy.com

$35.00

Cowrie shells can be added into the wedding very stylishly. Check out my Cowrie shell pillows. Also available on Etsy.com

Double Cowrie Shells on four corners

$27.00

Cashmere For Brides

This is a simply fantastic gift for your bridesmaids. They have indulged all your wacky wedding whims. Defended you when no one agreed with your choices and even pulled your shirt tail when you went too far. These are the kind of friends that always have your back. They are your girls, sister friends, BFF's, home girls, true DEF friends (drop everything for), and they know where the bodies are buried. Give these friends a warm hug from you, every time they use this. Below the fabulous details:

Cashmere For Brides
White + Warren

Traveling for a destination wedding or your honeymoon is made easy and luxurious with White + Warren's Bridal Travel Set.
The set includes White + Warren's signature travel wrap. suede-soled slippers and a silk pouch for easy packing. Available in 9 colors from black to azalea. There is a set to match any color scheme.

The set retails for $350 and is available at White + Warren

PS: This is a great gift for his mom too. Get your brownie points and remember I Do is supposed to be forever.

Available on Etsy

Are you familiar with My Etsy Shop? It's my new online shop where I am able to sell some of my
fabulous one-of-a-kind,
some-of-the-time,
you-will -shine,
stuff.

This silk charmuese halter is available for $75.00


Raffia Garter is $25.00

Etsy is an online marketplace where you can buy and sell anything that is handmade. Read more about Etsy, their mission and the people who make it happen: About Etsy.com

Through my website and Etsy you are able to purchase my unique items. Etsy allows me to load up merchandise regularly, many of the items are one-of-a-kind. So if you see it and like it, buy it.

Check out My Etsy Shop, My Website, and My Bridal Blog (well your here right now) for new items like:

• Fabulous Wedding Accessories
• Cool Clothing
• Sample Sales
  
• And more

Etsy also has Alchemy Section. Alchemy is a feature on Etsy where buyers can post requests for custom items, and sellers can bid on the opportunity to make the item. You can learn more about how Alchemy works: Alchemy Q & A

This is a new and fun way to get my work to all of you around the corner and around the globe. I look forward to creating more exciting things. Keep checking my bridal blog for posts of great ideas, items, links and now Available on Etsy

Mini Cupcakes A Bite Of Perfection

Cupcakes are all the rage for weddings these days. As a matter of fact, they are probably in danger of being passe`. But, don't get your tulle in a bunch, I just love the bite size mini cupcakes. It's just enough and you don't have to feel so guilty eating one (if you eat five, you need to get on your knees). There are tons of companies that make mini cupcakes or there are recipes for you to give it a try yourself. Even the mini size gives you a little more room to be creative with the flavors. Cut your cake, but serve your guest a mini buffet of different flavors. I know they will be taking more than one, but they will get a kick out all the new and fun flavors.

Check out these cupcake companies

Carrot Cakes Online

212-473-2002

Tonnies Minis, Not Just Cupcakes Anymore

Kumquat Cupcakery

kumquatcupcakery@gmail.com

Buy one of each flavor at the Brooklyn Brownstoners Flea Market

Every Sunday, Lafayette and Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn

Your Dissappointment Is Also A Blessing

Denkyem

Adinkra Symbol of

Adaptability

click above for more symbols

The Crocodile Lives in the water,

yet breathes the air.

Demonstrating an ability to adapt to circumstances.

A friend of mine shared with me a story of a woman who had a disappointment, a loss that led her to the blessing and gained really big with an Oprah experience.

Planning a wedding is ripe and fertile ground for disappointments to flourish.

For example: You order red roses for your bouquets. The florist has a hick-up and the red roses are not available.

You: What!? *#%$? !!

The Florist and the Blessing: They replace the flowers with a more expensive flower and makes a financial restitution. (this may or may not always happen)

P.S. You can still get married with out flowers, adapt to the circumstances.

Example: This has happened to me and here's what I did.

The Bride looked beautiful in her dress. It fit well and with one problem, the gown was 1" too short. Now, this may sound like just a little bit, but to a bride 1" looks like 4" and that will ruin any wedding day.

The Blessing: The bride got financial restitution.

More Blessings: She called me to say she looked beautiful on her day.

My Blessing: She sent the balance of the discount I had given her back.

Your wedding will be filled with more highs, if you look at that way.

Treat your dissappointments like water on a window pane, just let it roll on by.

The Blessing is always clearly there.