SPRING PREVIEW WITH THE WEDLUXE WEDDING SHOW

I am extremely pleased to announce that Emici Bridal gets to team up with WedLuxe Magazine to offer one lucky winner a prize at the Wedluxe Wedding Show coming to the Toronto Ritz Carlton on January 8th. I wanted to offer something that had not been seen before and also to provide a little tiny preview slice of what is to come from Emici Bridal for Spring/Summer 2012.

To one lucky winner will go this darling petite bouquet with handmade soft silk velvet leaves never before offered in the bouquets. Fun that this prize is being offered before they even go on sale! I am in the process of designing these adorable floral bunches that are infused with so many beautiful details. The one above features handmade rhinestone centered silk dupioni and taffeta catala flowers with silk satin hydrangea accents. Each tiny hydrangea bloom features a genuine freshwater pearl center. This little bouquet is big on impact and completely handmade in the studio. Finished off with a simple luxe satin bow. There are going to be a lot of new details in the upcoming collection and I can't wait to share them with you.

Please click here to learn more about the WedLuxe Wedding Show, it is sure to be a gorgeous event!

GROWING MORE LOVELY

Minova handmade silk flower centered with dozens of crystal quartz gemstones.

If you were to look around my studio you would see new projects in various stages alongside orders. Often times when I am working on an order I come to that fork in the design road where I have a new idea but I must first finish what I am working on before I can begin. Those ideas I quickly jot on a piece of paper that I always have near. This paper inevitably becomes saturated with my thoughts and goes into a neat stack to be reviewed when new styles are to be chased. Upon catching up with orders my attention goes to these new ideas and this process repeats over and over.

You might also see the remnants of some trials that did not turn out the way I had planned. These pieces, such as a silk chiffon that turned out a completely unintended shade of pink in a dye lot are put away for the future. It still has a purpose, even though I am not yet sure what that is. Various materials that I have acquired are also waiting for their turn in the sun. I still have a studio bouquet that I wish to create but it is so much more fun to create for as many people as possible so that has yet to come to light.

I write this to illustrate something. This is the time of year where a lot of people reflect on what they want to accomplish in this brand new year ahead. Perhaps you may look at your own projects that are in a state of wait or the things that did not work out as planned. To me, these are the badges of attempt. The first and most important step to reaching your goals. I wonder if, by focusing on what we want to do, it stops us from stepping back just for a quick moment and looking at what we have done. All these beautiful moments of triumph that are paving the way to our goals that lie ahead. Each success a potential budding limb on our tree of experience. Growing as we grow, becoming ever stronger and more lovely. Goals are wonderful, never stop striving and above all, take a little moment during the New Year celebrations and resolutions to see how far you have come.

FALL INTO INSPIRATION

Fall into inspiration with me won't you? It's quite nice here I promise. I have been holding off on posting about this photoshoot on my blog because it was betrothed to others. Now that it has been seen (most recently on Green Wedding Shoes here) I can show off some of these pretty images. Above is the Lana cuff that doubles as a chic side hairband as shown.

Emici Bridal has had product in other photoshoots but this is the first one that I have had the good fortune to attend. Let me tell you... I had the best time! First of all the people who gathered their talents together for this are so wonderful, warm and sincere. I spend a great deal of time in my studio which tends to mold my mind into micro focusing on my work so to have the chance to view the other aspects of this shoot and to meet the people who created it was really a special treat.

This shoot was styled by Romancing the Stone Styling and took place at Belle Victorian Gardens where the grounds hold lots of beautiful surprises around every corner. A truly magical place that I simply must visit again. The owners make you feel like family, it is wonderful and Pam is also the stylist for this shoot. I can't say enough about how great she is.

Of course it would be no post at all if I did not thank my lovely Easy Dreamer Photography friend Meg for just being Meg. I remember when I first met her and right away she was so bubbly and enthusiastic. I always enjoy my time around her and then to see the gorgeous pictures after she does her magic is simply icing on the cake.

The silk chiffon flower fascinators in this shoot are the gemstone beaded Hera flower in ivory and peach petal. Click here to see them on the website.

Photo credits: Hair pieces by Emici Bridal, Photography by Easy Dreamer Photography, Styled by Romancing the Stone Styling, Venue Belle Victorian Gardens, Make-up by Shasta Hankins, Hair by Ashley Derr, Floral by Epiphany Floral and Erica’s Expressions.