IT'S OFFICIAL!

Emici Bridal is now Emici Livet! Yes it is official! Dear friends, after so many wonderful years being Emici Bridal I have decided it is time to evolve so that I can begin designing for an even broader audience. As you can imagine, I am extremely excited about this change. Why Emici Livet? You can head to my new site and check that out on the about page here. A lot of thought has gone into this decision and I worried that by creating an all new blog, website, Facebook and Etsy page, I would be losing a lot of the viewership I have built over the years. If you want to pay me a visit at any of my new pages that would be fantastic! Eventually I settled on the thought that if I did it before I can do it again. Content drives interest correct? If that is so, then I must begin immediately but don't think I don't have a plan dear reader. The ideas competing for the attention of my two hands is immense and the plain truth that I can purchase materials far faster than I can create is making itself quite apparent. Two of the most wonderful "problems" that a girl could ever ask for. I do hope that you will stop by and say hello from time to time. Even if you don't need a gemstone ostrich feather fan (who are you kidding, everybody needs one of those) I would love to hear from you. Drop me a note!

New Facebook page here.

New website here.

New Etsy store here.

New blog is coming soon!

See you at the races. Xo -Marie

A FLURRY OF DESIGN

Hello friends! This has been the quiet before the storm for me as I have been away designing a brand new collection and putting the final details together for a huge project, both of which, will be launching in late spring. Believe me when I say that everyday I wish I could just post everything that I am working on. I hope to see you when everything goes live. Until then, here is a sneak peek at a couple of the pieces that I have created.
These gorgeous photos are by Anna Peters Photography.

 Hand wired jeweled golden halo featuring rhinestones, freshwater pearls, crystal quartz gemstones and little silk chiffon blooms. Simple silk satin ribbons offer a simply elegant tie. One of a kind.

 Gold flourishes rest on champagne silk net. Champagne freshwater pearls dance along with the twirls.

XO -Marie

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EMICI BRIDAL IN SEATTLE BRIDE MAGAZINE

Such a pleasure to share a page with Luly Yang Couture in the current issue of Seattle Bride Magazine. I created this veil out of a stunningly beautiful antique silver silk net. The pattern in the weave is what stole my heart initially. It's one of those materials that you find on the bolt. In storage for decades and you feel the sincerely overwhelming need to bring it into the light again. Perfectly lovely in print I think! 

Such a great big thank you to Luly Yang Couture and Seattle Bride Magazine!

If you are in the Seattle area, I can't recommend enough a visit to Luly's boutique. Every single time I get the pleasure to visit her, she takes my breathe away not only with her beautiful designs but also with the warmth I feel among her and her staff.

XO -Marie

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EMICI BRIDAL CYBER MONDAY DEALS

The very special Emici Bridal Cyber Monday event has just begun in my Etsy store! Lots of brand new pieces were created just for this event. Head on over by clicking here and see all the gorgeous details! Also check back later because more pieces are on the way. It is just too good.

XO -Marie

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CYBER MONDAY PIECE PREVIEW

 

 Hello friends! I do hope you have seen some of the sneak peeks for the brand new pieces that are coming for the very special Emici Bridal Cyber Monday Event! Each of these pieces will be offered at an astounding average of 70% off for a limited time! Only one of each piece will be available. Pouring lots of luxe details into each one. Many not just for bridal too! Perfect gifts for a special event. Hope to see you there! More details will be posted soon! xo

 

Crystal quartz, freshwater pearl and rhinestone beaded flower fascinator. Created out of hand dyed and pressed silk chiffon. Love the shape of these petals!

 

So many pearls. So little time. Am I right? Pretty party cuff featuring gold rhinestones and soft pleated tulle base. 

Lovely ivory organza double bloom bridal comb with freshwater pearl centers.

 Beaded golden trim ruffle cuff with rhinestones and freshwater pearls. 

More fabulous pieces to come! Check back for details on when the Emici Bridal Cyber Monday event starts. Hope to see you there!

XO -Marie

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EMICI BRIDAL FLIRTATION DEVICES ARE COMING

 Hello friends!! I have been hard at work and the Emici Bridal Flirtation Devices are coming! These are a sweet little offering of fun pieces that will be available to celebrate Cyber Monday! Please check back here to see sneak peeks and posting dates. The plan is to launch these before Cyber Monday so if you see something in the sneak peeks you like the good news is you can grab it earlier! Each of these pieces will be offered at a very special price. Hope to see you there!

This piece is a champagne silk satin pleated cuff with a sparkly rhinestone top. Supple soft double face ivory velvet ribbon to secure. Love this!

XO -Marie

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EMICI BRIDAL FLIRTATION DEVICE

 Feeling rather cheeky today as I introduce the very first Emici Bridal Flirtation Device. These are little whimsical things that can be used as jewelry cuffs, headbands, tie on your dress strap, pair with a garter, whatever you dream up! They are all about being spontaneous and grabbing moments when they present themselves. This one is listed here. More to come!

XO -Marie

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween to all the ghouls and pixies from Emici Bridal!

XO -Marie

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SURPRISE FALL SALE

I don't have sales very often but this gorgeous fall weather has me in a crazy pumpkin spiced mood! So now through Thursday the 24th you can get 25% off everything in the Ready to Ship section on emicibridal.com! Simply enter coupon code FALLSALE at checkout to enjoy your festive savings! Don't miss out though, there is only one of each piece available.

XO -Marie

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SUGAR AND SPICE

The contrast of the two newest pieces that I just finished can only bring to my mind the image of sugar and spice.

The Corelli black feather statement necklace is full, bold and perfect as a bridal stunner or even to wear to a special party this fall. One of a kind, it is not to be soon forgotten. I used black ostrich feathers, coque feathers and various rhinestones for this lovely number.

 The Aria flower is brand new to the Emici Bridal offering of signature flowers. This is hand dyed and pressed in the studio using an antique French flower press. Each one is unique. This is a special pink fade that blends to ivory on the outer edges. Beaded with rhinestones, genuine crystal quartz gemstones and freshwater pearls. So lovely and perfect when you want a soft statement.

XO -Marie

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CHASING TIME

I have been chasing new memories lately and tackled some pretty wonderful ones while doing so. The end of summer is always a bit hectic in my mind because I know there is an urgency to enjoy the rest of the warm days before they make their way to the bottom of the hourglass but I also love to create and getting ideas out before they dissipate is a strong desire as well. It's a battle of the beloved titans in my head. One I will gladly take every time.

The Dixie. Pretty little details come together to create this light and daintily detailed floral bridal white headband.

Love these Mabel flapper inspired hairpieces. Created with antique french chantilly lace that props up rhinestone and freshwater pearl arches. Fluffy ostrich feathers fan out from underneath.

 

Could this be the something blue that is right for you? These little silk velvet blooms are made in an antique Parisian flower press. Swarovski crystals and light blue freshwater pearls provide the perfect sparkly center. Antique French silk ruched trim. All that is left is in this piece. One of a kind.

I don't think I will ever tire of this shade. It's a magnet to my ultra girly side. Hand dyed silk chiffon is pressed and molded into these signature Emici Bridal flowers. You can see this one here.

Wouldn't be a proper offering if I did not include a large dramatic floral and feather piece. The Della fits the role very nicely I think.

The Mirnia flower comb is created out of hand dyed blush silk fabrics and couture silk velvet leaves lovingly backed in ivory silk satin. Only one of these available. Romance has company now.

 Rhinestone belt over satin ribbon is paired with two hand dyed and pressed flowers. I centered these flowers with rhinestone loops, Swarovski buttons and little pink freshwater pearls. Various feathers come together to lend a more flair to this sash. It's fun anywhere you need it.

Well dear friends, if you know a secret to making your hands work faster please do share. Or perhaps you know how to freeze time in the perfect day to enjoy those moments longer? I guess in a way creating is a way to stop time or at the very least preserve a moment for others to enjoy later. Good talk guys. I think we may just have figured it out.

XO -Marie

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PLATINUM FLORAL

Happy Saturday friends! It's the sort of morning here when the sun bathes you in warm golden light. Perhaps the perfect backdrop to a silver siren like this. The Sarah platinum floral bridal sash is fresh up on the site. The silk chiffon fabric for this sash is hand dyed and pressed. Beautiful gradient shades of silver add depth and play off of the Swarovski crystal and freshwater pearl beading. Little coque feathers peek out from underneath the floral bed.

 

Come hither my dear.

XO -Marie

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5000 COMMENT GIVEAWAY WINNER

Friends! Oh my goodness, here it is. The very last Emici Bridal Summer of Love Giveaway is now over. To everybody who participated in them, thank you so much! It was amazing to be able to host them and I have some surprises in store for you over fall and winter so it is the sincere hope of this lady writing to you now that you come back and check them out.

I learned something new during this giveaway. I didn't know that my blog has a 5000 comment limit for posts. Good to know, good to know. The next set of giveaways will have a different entry system but this was a warm embrace of comment love and I can't help but feel like I want to give away more than one prize.

As this giveaway was structured that each comment was an entry it became very clear that there were a couple lovely ladies who were going to do all they could to prevail with the pretty little ring pillow. So much comment love was left for me. I think I will be able to sustain myself on their sweet goodness for the entire winter and for that I am grateful.

I plugged 1 - 5000 into the random number generator and nervously clicked generate. Yes! I was so nervous! Incredibly happy that I get to have a program choose for me. My attachment to all the comments would make it very difficult for me to pick only one. I do read all the comments and each is dear to me. All right, time to find out the winner... aaaaand it is Melissa Leal!!! But wait, there's more!

To my sweet Charee who left so many comments for me. Click here and send me a note ok? I have a little something special for you as well.

Congratulations Melissa!! Please contact me by clicking on this link and sending me a message so I can get your shipping information within 48 hours to claim your beautiful silk dupioni and silk velvet ring pillow! If you don't, the prize will need be awarded to a runner up! Can't wait to hear from you! 

Thank you so much to EVERYBODY who participated in this giveaway. More to come and I hope to see everybody back here very soon! Want to keep up with the latest? You can follow me on Twitter and like Emici Bridal on Facebook for all the current Emici Bridal news and designs. Send me a message, tweet me or write in the sky with smoke signals. Anyway you choose I would love to hear from you.

XO -Marie

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GARDEN PARTY LAVENDER SILK PILLOW

Just finished up this pretty little one of a kind ring bearer pillow that is packed with lots of lavender silk details. Tightly packed dupioni hydrangea blooms are each centered with a champagne freshwater pearl. I backed this with a ruffled pleat accented with Swarovski crystals. Double layer bow of supple soft satin ribbons finishes off the playful design.

Garden party ready!

XO -Marie

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PEONY PILLOW PARADE

Peonies are one of my favorite flowers of all time. Forever and ever. Cottage roses are an extremely close second. I found this amazing fabric years ago and managed to part with some of it to create really beautiful ring bearer pillows before I tucked the rest away. Upon looking through my fabric inventory recently I felt inspired to share this fabric again and finish off the series with these brand new pillows featured here. This represents the last of this fine embroidered silk. All of these ring pillows are one of a kind.

An off center bow does its best to show off the heavily embroidered peony on the Leela ring pillow. This pillow is smaller in size but big on detail.

The name of this ring bearer pillow above is Prim and the color is rose so together it makes Prim rose. Tempting to combine the name isn't it? I wanted to show off the deeper pinks in this one so I paired it with a velvet bow trimmed in genuine freshwater pearls. Garden party ready!

 

Diana is the largest in this series of peony ring pillows. Double flower embroidery, giant Swarovski crystal button and double face velvet ribbon lend their supporting roles to create one fabulous ring bearer pillow. You can see all of these ring pillows right now at emicibridal.com or click on the photo to go directly to their webpage. I hope you like the peony pillow parade!

XO -Marie

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MAKE WAY FOR FALL

Dearest Emici Bridal friends. This is a pivotal time. When summer gives way to fall and that can only mean one thing. The Summer of Love Giveaway Series will be ending with this giveaway (soft violin music plays in the background). Don't be sad though my dears! There will still be plenty of things going on here over the next few months. 

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This last present I will be giving away to one lucky winner chosen at random is a beautiful bridal white silk dupioni ring pillow that is topped with a signature Emici Bridal silk velvet flower. Each buttery petal of the silk velvet flower is backed in soft silk satin for added finish. A pretty rhinestone center anchors this design. Luxe double face satin ribbon pairs nicely and provides a dainty way to attach your rings. 

The back of this ring bearer pillow features a satin ribbon strap and is hand tufted with a vintage mother of pearl button.

Pillow measures about 6 1/2 inches square.

To enter:

The winner will be chosen at random on Friday the 13th and announced in a blog post. 

Important! If you win, you must contact me via email to claim your prize within 48 hours of the winning announcement or the prize will be forfeited and I will need to choose another winner.

To enter: Leave a comment below. You can enter as many comments as you want. Each comment will be an entry!

-You can also-

Tweet me on Twitter. Just copy, paste and tweet me the message below for another entry. Please come back here to tell me that you tweeted.

It's the last Summer of Love giveaway w/ @EmiciBridal! The velvet pillow beckons!
http://emicibridal.blogspot.com/2013/09/make-way-for-fall.html

If you are on Facebook you can check out my page here to keep up to date on all things Emici Bridal. Please come back here to tell me that you stopped by on Facebook.

Thanks for taking part in the last giveaway in the Summer of Love!

XO -Marie

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HOT PINK INSPIRATION SHOOT FOR RUFFLED

Some lovely blog scrumptiousness to share with you today. Recently I was invited to provide some of my accessories to an Alisa Lewis Events styled shoot for Ruffled, the gorgeous wedding blog. You can see the entire shoot on Ruffled by clicking here. Anytime that I get to meet and work with my peers is a really great day for this girl.

 Shot in The White Room in Spokane, Washington by photographer Samantha Cabrera.
Make up is by The Make Up Studio, hair by Camille at Shine.

I was most excited to see the brand new, one of a kind, Cora veil in action. This veil is created out of antique platinum silk net that I purchased from a shop in Seattle. My excitement to use it in this shoot was probably a little over the top, I seem to remember lots of little girl emotions coming over me while I was there. It rests on notes from a time gone by. I simply could not let this net sit on its bolt any longer. The time for it to come out and play was now.

Above you see Sparks of Possibility. The whole shoot is featured on Ruffled and if you love pretty DIY table settings you should really head over there to check out all the photos.

The Blush Bow Cuff presented here. I love the way that it looks with the dress by Sarah Seven from The Dress Theory in Seattle.

 The Elina Antique Chantilly Lace Bow.

Created out of antique silk net I procured from a shop in Seattle, vintage French chantilly lace I bought in New York with silk ribbon made in Japan. This bridges locations in a way I could only dream of.

Hope you check out the whole shoot on Ruffled! Oh, did I mention there is a darling DIY from Alisa Lewis for rosebud ice cubes? What a perfect way to add a touch of unexpected love to your next event.

Tomorrow a brand new giveaway will get started as well. I know. I am crazy for launching a giveaway on Saturday but I think being an inch or two over the border of Out of the Box Land is a good thing.

Until tomorrow!

XO -Marie

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SINCERITY TRUE WINNER IS

Oh wow! What a giveaway Sincerity True was. Thank you so much to everybody who took the time to visit my blog and leave an entry. Being able to have the Emici Bridal Summer of Love giveaway series has been incredible so far. If you entered and did not win, don't worry. There are more giveaways to come!

The winner of this giveaway was chosen at random from all of the entries. It is a haiku! First comment I have had that was left in that format and for that, I will be wearing the biggest of smiles upon my face. She really kept the comment train rolling and did it with so much variety as well. Not an easy thing to do for sure. The winner:

Sincerity Truth
You are so very lovely
I hope you'll be mine

Congratulations to Brittany, please contact me by clicking on this link and sending me a message so I can get your shipping information within 48 hours to claim your Sincerity True! If you don't, the prize will need be awarded to a runner up! Can't wait to hear from you! 

XO -Marie

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THE SINCERITY TRUE

Hello friends!! It's time again for another Emici Bridal Summer of Love Giveaway! The prized resident dress form, Meme Francesca, got to strut her stuff to show you a couple ways this piece would be amazing even if not in your hair. Can you imagine this clipped to your jacket? Love is about celebrating. Why not indulge in a little floral frivolity? Kick up your heels and have fun! Nobody's looking. Just kidding. Everybody is looking and that my friend is the point.

This fascinator is created out of hand dyed silk chiffon and organza fabric that is hand pressed into these Emici Bridal signature blooms. Each flower is slightly unique. The blush fades to a lighter shade on the outer edges. The center is beaded with genuine freshwater pearls, crystal quartz gemstones and Swarovski crystals. Champagne silk velvet leaves backed in silk satin merry with feathers. Attaches securely to exactly where you want it with an alligator clip.

 Looks amazing as a sash as well. The ribbon shown is not included, it's just to show you how pretty this would be as a sash accessory. Meme Francesca will have a tough time parting with this but if I promise to make her another one she is usually pretty good about it. After all, it will be going to a friend of Emici Bridal and that is what love is all about.



Here is how to enter.

The winner will be chosen at random Monday August 12th and announced in a blog post. 

Important! If you win, you must contact me via email to claim your prize within 48 hours of the winning announcement or the prize will be forfeited and I will need to choose another winner.

To enter: Leave a comment below. You can enter as many comments as you want. Each comment will be an entry!

-You can also-

Tweet me on Twitter. Just copy, paste and tweet me the message below for another entry. Please come back here to tell me that you tweeted.

I am in a Summer of Love w/ @EmiciBridal to win this blush floral fascinator!
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Thanks for taking part in the Summer of Love! XOxoXO

ANOTHER CHARMED GIFT GIVEAWAY WINNER

 

The second giveaway in the Emici Bridal Summer of Love has been nothing short of amazing! You have given me so much love back, I am almost speechless. The name of this giveaway series seems as though it could not be more appropriate. I will be singing from the mountaintops forever about how lucky I am to be able to do what I do. I really loved reading all of the comments!

The next ultra lovely giveaway is already in the works and will begin on Monday August 5th. If you entered this giveaway and did not win, please come back and try again! It is going to be a gorgeous prize that will make you blush. Really, really, really. I promise.

Without further ado. The next Emici Bridal Summer of Love winner is...

Hey, did I ever tell you guys about the time that I found a kitten in the woods? Just kidding! Can't help myself. I yearn for you to stay and hang out for a bit. You've spoiled me. Back to business. The lucky winner was chosen at random from all of the eligible entries. I could not possibly be tasked with choosing the winner because it would be too hard to select one so I sent this mission impossible to an emotionless computer. The winner is... Krista W. with this comment:

On second thought... could I wear this to my welcome dinner and farewell brunch too?!? 
I think I could!

Congratulations Krista, please contact me by clicking on this link and sending me a message so I can get your shipping information within 48 hours to claim your fascinator! If you don't, the prize will need be awarded to a runner up! Can't wait to hear from you! 

Remember! The next Emici Bridal giveaway starts on Monday August 5th!