Designer: Manuel Mota
Shoes: Luxax (web)
Headband: Las coronas by Mary Beth McGowan (web)
Mantilla/veil: Mantillas Españolas

Wedding date: June 2009
Wedding Place: Church/Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo.
Wedding bouquet : White roses
Soprano: Reyes Moraleda (web)


Bride: Sara, Spain

My dress: “For that special day, I chose a beatiful design of Manuel Mota. The veil (mantilla) was difficult to find, because I wanted one with enough contrast with the dress. The headband was also difficult to find, we wanted the same color of the ribbons of the dress, something comfy and at the same time it had to be able to hold the veil. I bought this second hand earrings at an antique shop, they are Elizabethan. About the shoes, elegant and simple, they were perfect to give all the attention to the dress.“

Wedding date: March, 2009
Wedding place: Beach, Luxury Resort Sandals Grande Antigua , Antigua y Barbuda (The Caribbean)
Wedding bouquet: Bouquet of ivory roses

Bride: Estefanía, Spain

My dress:“I wanted a dress that was both original and comfortable, as we were getting married in the Caribbean, second time around for both of us, and we wanted something different and intimate, just him and me. The gown was really flowy because of all the layers, but still quite lightweight. As for the jewels, besides my engagement ring (Parentesi by Bulgari) I was only wearing a pair of diamond earrings borrowed from my friend Ana. The special touch were the shoes, made of klein-blue satin crepe; they were a great choice.”

Designer: Cecilio Abad (web)
Shoes: Cecilio Abad
Headpiece: Cecilio Abad
Veil: Cecilio Abad
Earrings and Bracelet: Her mom’s

Wedding date: January 2009
Wedding Place: Catholic church wedding at Nuestra Señora de Gracia.
Wedding bouquet :  White tulips (Full Circle Events & Blooms)
Photographer: Nelwin Uy

Bride: Catherine Magsaysay-Reyes, The Philippines
Blog: J & Cat

My dress: “The first time I stumbled upon Cecilio Abad, I instantly fell in love with his works! Every gown he creates for his brides is unique. He is very down to earth and so approachable. So he asked me what gown would I like. I showed him some samples from his site that I liked then he sketched (take note, he used a ballpen) the gown he envisioned for me. He made me a sweetheart gown in twisted ruching chiffon top, lace bodice and japanese cocoon skirt. He added a detachable halter as accent at the request of my hubby =) He definitely made me a princess for a day!”

Designer: Mori Lee by Madeline Gardner (part of the Blu Collection)
Jewelry: Pearl necklace

Wedding date: May 2009
Wedding Place: Roseland Plantation in Ben Wheeler (TX), Wedding Venue
Wedding bouquet : Mixture of white and yellow flowers
Photographer: Casey Jay Benson

Bride: Mary-Michal, USA
Blog: Welcome to my life!

My dress: “It was beautiful with a strapless, sweetheart bodice. The A-line skirt was ruched with a side front pickup and a chapel length train. My mom actually found this dress. The first wedding dress shop we walked into, she saw it and said she wanted me to try it on. This was the first dress I tried on. When I put the veil on, my mom and I both got emotional because we knew this was the one. I tried on several other dresses, but we kept coming back to this one. I felt extremely comfortable in my wedding dress, and I am so glad that my mom saw it.

Funny enough, when my dress came in and I put it on, it wouldn’t zip. I had a slight panic attack. Then several of shop workers came over and pushed, pulled, tugged, pushed, pulled, tugged. Finally, they got it to zip. I’ll be honest, it gave me that extra motivation that I needed to lose a couple pounds before the wedding. On my wedding day, it fit like a glove. When I look at my pictures, I’m so glad I had a little extra motivation to lose a couple of pounds. Every girl wants to look her amazing on her wedding day, and I definitely feel like I looked like a princess.”

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