Monthly Archives: November 2012

Friday’s Favorites: Bridal Bow Trend, Beyond the Ordinary Escort Cards, and Blush Pink

Well, we’ve made it another week. Here at Belle Memorie headquarters it’s been a doozy: I’ve had a flare up in my Fibromyalgia and our building is getting a new roof. It looks like my body is going to cooperate with my weekend plans, which is definitely a blessing. As for the roof, crossing my fingers that it will be done today…please…pretty please let it be done today. Thankfully, I don’t have to pay for it…lol.

This week’s Friday’s Favorites features lots of beautiful bow detailed wedding dresses and gorgeous blush pink dresses for your maids, uniting two of the biggest trends in bridal. In addition, some great unique escort cards and escort card displays and blush/antique pink wedding accessories that you won’t find in an ordinary bridal shop.

There are a lot of folks committing to purchase handmade artisan gifts for their loved ones this year and as a bridal expert, blogger, and bride, I can’t say enough good things about taking that same commitment with your wedding. As I have said time and time again, buy handmade, there’s nothing like it!

‘Escort Cards and Holders’ by ravengrrl


Unique Wedding Escort Card F…

$4.50

Vintage Tag Escort Cards in …

$315.00

Wedding Escort Card Holder F…

$75.00

Message in a bottle Escort C…

$145.00

CUSTOM PRINTED Raffle Ticket…

$1.25

Place Cards, Cream Sola Flow…

$2.00

ESCORT CARD Vintage Printabl…

$15.00

Escort Cards – Wedding

$50.00

Rosette D’Or – 50 Custom…

$80.00

76 Place Card / Name Card / …

$76.00

Escort Card Holders – SET OF…

$20.00

Vintage Style Heart shaped S…

$31.75

Beach Wedding Escort Cards o…

$50.00

Wedding Escort card holders …

$123.00

Pinwheel Wedding Escort Card…

$100.00

Escort Cards Wedding Recepti…

$40.00

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‘Bridal Bow Fashion’ by ravengrrl


70% Off – 22″ READY TO …

$463.79

Plus Size 1950s ‘Elise&#…

$325.00

Custom Made Wedding Dress –…

$745.00

Sweet Romance Wedding Gown

$350.00

melody/wedding gown/women cl…

$410.00

Balloon Back Bow Wedding Dre…

$800.00

Beach Wedding Dress with Swe…

$395.00

Vintage Lace Wedding Dress B…

$379.00

Satin side bow ” clip o…

$129.00

Bridal Sash, Wedding Belt, W…

$110.00

Bowed sash, rhinestone bow w…

$85.00

12 Colors Choices Huge Overs…

$60.00

Wedding Bolero, Shrug, Jacke…

$220.00

Audrey Silk Ruffle Wedding B…

$179.00

Noble -White Wedding Capalet…

$38.00

BRIDAL SHRUG wedding bolero …

$75.00

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‘Blush: Antique Pink Wedding Accessories’ by ravengrrl


Cyber Monday Etsy Water Lil…

$99.00

Pink sash, Pink bridal belt,…

$40.00

Wedding Shoes — Antique Pin…

$175.00

Bridal Pearls Necklace,Fresh…

$150.00

Bridesmaid Jewelry, Blush Pi…

$14.00

Custom Fabric Flower Bouquet…

$125.00

Pink and Grey Vintage Rose B…

$5.50

Antique Locket, Wedding Lock…

$172.00

Shabby Chic Wedding Invitati…

$50.00

ELLA- Blush Pink and Grey Cu…

$30.00

Engagement Sale Antique Whit…

$216.75

Wedding Place Cards, The Ver…

$1.50

groomsmen boutonniere, embel…

$15.00

Wedding Garter set: Pink Ruf…

$32.95

Pink Sugar Bridal Ballet Fla…

$195.00

Antique Pink & Ivory feather…

$400.00

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‘Blushing Bridesmaids’ by ravengrrl

Blush bridesmaid dresses and necklaces


Sweet Pink SILK Ruffles dres…

$193.00

Angel Peach Alice in Wonderl…

$46.80

Dress Romantic Bridesmaids …

$99.99

Vintage Chiffon Dress One Si…

$59.99

Light Pink Blush Petal Hem A…

$248.00

mismatched bridesmaid dresse…

$99.99

Vintage Wedding Dress One Si…

$159.00

complete set hippie wedding …

$450.00

Pink Blush Maxi Dress With B…

$129.00

Custom Bridesmaids Dresses

$150.00

Bridesmaid Dress Wedding Gue…

$89.00

Pretty Pink Halter Dress

$155.00

Champagne, Blush, Rose Pearl…

$34.00

Clover Necklace : Blush

$21.00

Beaded Flower Necklace – Blu…

$40.00

Feather Necklace – Real Feat…

$19.95

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Stunner Thursday: Blushing Bridesmaids From Head to Toe

Well, its been a while since I have done a feature on bridesmaids and I thought that today I would use one of the strongest trends in bridal, blush, to give you some inspiration for your maids from head to toe. Blush is a color that tends to flatter everyone and for those of us who love vintage weddings, it’s a perfect complement. Another great thing about blush is that it’s nearly a neutral, so you can pair it up with both silver and gold and even a secondary color and it will look fabulous!

Blushing Bridesmaids

Blushing Bridesmaids 2

Blushing Bridesmaids 3

Wedding Wednesday: Antique Pink With a Hint of Mint

Today’s Wedding Wednesday centers on this gorgeous gown from Valentino’s 2013 Resort Collection. While not a “wedding dress” per say, I know there are many brides out there looking for something colorful and vintage inspired for their bridal ensemble. I hope you enjoy it! If there is anything you’d like to see on the blog or an inspiration board theme or color palette, please let me know and I’ll be happy to put something together on the blog. bellememorieco@gmail.com. ‘Til tomorrow!

Wedding Wednesday- Antique Pink and mint

Tips or Trends Tuesday: Straight From the Runway: Bows from head to toe

What’s trending in bridal wear? Bows, dahling, and I’ve got some great examples for you today. At both Spring and Fall Bridal Market this year, bows were out in full force. From subtle details to bold and beautiful, bows were definitely on designers minds. Today’s Tips or Trends Tuesday features a variety of ways to incorporate the bow trend in to your bridal look. I hope you enjoy and have a great day!

Wedding Dress Bows 1

Wedding Dress Bow 2

Wedding Dress Bow 3

Bridal Headpieces Bow

Bridal Bow Jewelry and Shoes

Bridal Bow Bouquet Clutch Jacket Gloves

Monday’s Finding: Unique Escort Cards

I love a good escort card display and love out of the box displays even more. Today I have a roundup of some of my favorite unique escort cards and I hope you enjoy them!

Think of your escort cards as an extension of your overall wedding design and ditch the old fashioned tented cards. Remember, escort cards refer to “cards” that are placed at the entrance to your reception so that your guest will know what table they will be sitting at not at the place setting. Even something so mundane as seating your guests can be a fun and beautiful detail to help you carry out the theme and/or color palette of your wedding. I hope you enjoy this little round up. Have a great day!

Unique Escort Cards 1

Unique Escort Cards