Friday’s Favorites: Virtual Bridal Show Sneak Peek…Floral Headpieces and Gowns!

Happy Friday! What will you be up to this weekend? Me, I’ll be snuggled up on the couch in front of the fireplace with Mr. Wondermous. The kiddo is up the mountain at Grandma’s and will be frolicking in the snow and skipping across Grandma’s frozen lake. I’m looking forward to nearly three days without stepping on a Lego…lol.

Today I have two treasuries for you. Both are sneek peeks in to what the Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team will be presenting as part of our annual show here on the Belle Memorie blog, beginning March 18th. I am just so proud of all the amazing vintage finds and one of a kind handmade creations our talented team has to offer you this year. Check out these swoon worthy gowns and fabulous floral headpieces! Stay tuned for the show on the 18th and next week will present more peeks in to what the team has been up to. Have a great weekend!

‘Floral Bridal Headpieces: Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team’ by ravengrrl

Wedding Flower Crown plum Wo… AmoreBride $36.95	Weddings, Bridal/Bridesmaid … LoveMimosaFleu… $31	Cherry Blossom Head Wreath -… sparkleandposy $36	White Floral Crown with Rhin… justanns $20
Sunshine and Slate Billy Bal… SurroundingsOn… $32	Vivienne Headdress CreatrixByWill… $115	Lucky Sparkles Fascinator CreatrixByWill… $65	Fall Autum bridal hair fasci… kathyjohnson3 $58
Romantic Wedding Crown of Bl… EricaElizabeth… $350	White Orchid Fascinator fruitsofthefor… $36	20% OFF Bridal Headband Cham… ChloeAndPaige $36	Fanny Silk Flower Butterfly … EricaElizabeth… $420
SUPER SALE Tropical Hair Pie… SamanthaSultan… $35	French Lilac Head Piece – Wo… VioletteandIri… $65	Flower Headpiece – Crown Fas… LoveMimo $60	Pink Petal Headpiece, Flower… HopscotchCoutu… $357

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‘Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Sneak Peek: Gowns!’ by ravengrrl

Champagne Gold Sequins Weddi… wonderxue $329	GARDENIA Bridal Gown kelseygenna $2090	Plus Size Wedding Dress, sat… RealSizeBride $1299	SALE Wool Grey Fantasy Coat … armstreet $752.5
Sweetheart Neckline & Zipper… VANILIZBRIDAL $899	Modest Scoop Neck Champagne … ieie $454.95	Wedding Gown Wedding Dress R… FoldedRoses $280	Princess Philipa wedding dre… princessmemari… $950
Rockabilly Pin Up Custom We… bombshellbrida… $289	wedding dress “Antoinet… KiraZhigun $1895	KC Bambi one-of-a-kind corse… KnotCouture $925.95	Betty – Vintage Style Tea Le… EllanaCouture $395
Red Wedding Dress Ball Gown … AvailCo $1650	Iridescent Silver Crystal Pa… kambriel $395	Wedding dress vintage 1930s … RetroVintageWe… $435	An endearing emerald green s… elegance50s $265

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Saturday’s Latest: Welcome to Celestial Dresses and Anjay’s Designs, Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team Roundup

This week’s post welcomes Celestial Dresses and Anjay’s Designs. Celestial Dresses is a great designer of detailed bridesmaids, mother of the bride, and special occasion dresses. My favorite part about Celestial’s dresses is the attention to detail and sparkle that makes their dresses unique in a sea of yawn. As for Anjay’s Designs, LOVE! Nature inspired engagement, wedding, and special ocassion jewelry like nothing you’ve ever seen. Me, I’m in love with their butterfly rings. I wonder if I can convince Mr. Wondermous to consider one for an anniversary ring?

As per usual, the Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team has been busy creating beautiful items for your upcoming wedding. Don’t forget that when you buy directly from the artisan, you support sustainable businesses that contribute directly to their families and communities.

‘Saturday’s Latest: Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team: 12/15/12’ by ravengrrl

Wedding head piece, lace app… MammaMiaBridal $43.00	Holiday Sale – Long Elegant … AfterDark $20.00	14kt rose gold diamond leaf… anjaysdesigns $1375.00	NEW Vintage Valerie’s Br… veiledbeauty $250.00
White Freesias and Hydrangea… BouquetToujour $90.00	Cake Sillouhette Stationery … RazzleDazzleDe… $15.60	Love Photo Prop Sign – Mouli… Theturningofap… $28.00	The Sand Dollar ABoxedevent $10.00
Custom Wedding Shoes — Ivor… DesignYourPede… $325.00	Egg plant short sleeve satin… alexbridal $59.99	Formal Gold & Turquoise Shor… CelestialDress… $219.00	Ready to Ship: Gold Lace Up … uku2 $99.00
Wedding Toasting Champagne F… artZengraving $24.00	Sparkling Romance Ketubah KetubahStudio $169.00	100 Custom Map Postcards – C… cutemaps $240.00	Ring Bearer Pillow- Bridal P… SolBijou $120.00

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Saturday’s Latest- Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team

Here’s the latest and greatest from the Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team. I’m a bit under the weather today, so pardon the lack of witty banter. 😉

‘Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team: Some of our latest’ by ravengrrl

New items from the Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team for week of 5/19/12

Desert Rose Monogrammed Ston… SentimentalSto… $40.00	Mimosa Fleur- Handmade Chiff… MimosaFleur $17.00	Venetian lace bridal headban… MammaMiaBridal $45.00	Pink, Charcoal, White Damask… citlali $4.50
LOVE & DATE Lace Burlap Wedd… LazyCaterpilla… $30.00	Peacock Blast II – feather… hairbowswonder… $195.00	Modern Vintage Lace Rings – … thepaperynook $300.00	Free Shipping – Bliss Bracel… BeadsStory $19.00
Lace Flower Girl Dress w Tut… BellaBeanCoutu… $185.00	Bridal Sash – Rustic Sash in… SolBijou $200.00	White Rose necklace Patina J… Gypsymoondesig… $20.00	Bridal Crystal Hair Comb GlamHouse $45.00
Twig and Pod Fascinator fruitsofthefor… $26.00	Stunning Elegance-Vintage Ho… Cupidsarrow $375.00	Garter Belt Crystal White Iv… NatalieBriggs $65.00	Boxed Luxury Wedding Invitat… anistadesigns $15.00

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Friday’s Favorites: Zombies, Lace, and Fresh-picked Bouquets…oh my!

It’s that time of the week where I take my previous day’s posts and show you how to take that inspiration and find it on Etsy. This week we had zombies, lace, and bouquets. Clearly one of these things is not like the other one, but even so, Etsy’s got it!

‘Night of the Living Wed’ by ravengrrl

Two words: Zombie Wedding!

DEXTER zombie bride blood sp… ZombieBrideuk $40.00	Zombie Wedding Cake Topper -… dnacreations $45.00	Zombie Corpse Bride Wedding … wardrobetheglo… $35.00	Upcycled Vintage Blood Splat… ScreamQueenCos… $29.00
Zombie LoVe Wedding Shower G… BecksHappyLand $2.95	Gothic Queen of the Zombies TheBohemianGod… $675.00	Shades of Pink — Zombie — … HoneyOwl $5.00	Zombie Brain Garter kizette $22.50
Zombie Cake toppers Hallowee… LaSantaMuerte $60.00	IckyBana Zombie Hand Bouquet BlueMaiya $38.00	HORROR FREAK Zombie Head Cuf… PlayBox $7.50	Zombie Heart Locket Necklace rapscalliondes… $26.00
Night of the Living Wed // P… GABEDRAWS $25.00	BLOODY ZOMBIE Dress – Noir … RunzwithScisso… $66.66	Zombie Bride and Groom PrettyCore $65.00	Zombie Sachets for Dryer Clo… zJayne $12.75

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‘Lace Love: Wedding’ by ravengrrl

I love all things lace and plan to incorporate it as much as possible in to my own wedding. Here are some great lace finds. Some are from the Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team…shameless plug. 🙂

Forever I Do- Wedding Gown I… whiteromance $500.00	Vintage Lace Laser-cut Weddi… aSpotOfStyle $1400.00	Shoe Clips Ivory / White Gol… sofisticata $34.50	Vintage style lace fabric bu… BaloolahBuntin… $33.00
Handmade Wedding shoes Pumps… RetroVintageWe… $125.00	Lace Wrapped Wedding Recepti… LavenderPaperi… $525.00	Burlap vases 3 light brown c… glowinggirl $29.00	Custom Made Lovely Pink Fair… Madabby $278.00
ANGELIKA Floral Bouquet Fren… FoldedRoses $250.00	NEW Vintage Valerie’s Br… veiledbeauty $250.00	Lace Jewelry Necklace Gift S… ThatOldBlueHou… $180.00	Vintage Style Veil – Ivory B… januaryrosebri… $85.00
Free shipping Ivory Lace Vic… seragun $57.00	Wedding Wands Lace Ribbon Be… craftupyourlif… $61.00	Shabby Chic Wedding Decor Or… kissmeawake $7.00	SALE Handmade Venetian lace … verytreschic $199.00

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‘Forever Garden Fresh’ by ravengrrl

VINTAGE ENGLISH GARDEN Wedd… Ardesign $100.00	A dried flower and garden he… NHWoodscreatio… $49.00	Silk Wedding Bouquet – Blue … KateSaidYes $140.00	Romantic Garden Chic Wedding… GardenSideStud… $99.00
hand-tied silk bouquet BountifulBouqu… $55.00	Butter Yellow Chrysanthemums… ExpressionsFlo… $89.95	Wildflower Wedding Bouquet, … shannonkristin… $45.00	Purple, Lilac, and Lime Gree… jobywomackdesi… $80.00
Where Flowers Bloom – Silk F… FunkyJunkyArt $86.00	Rustic Wedding Bouquet & Bou… AlluringBlooms $80.00	Deposit for RED PRESERVED Ha… LizAnnFlorals $87.50	Wedding Flowers Real Touch G… AmoreBride $159.00
Paper Flowers Bouquet – &quo… marrymerosie $149.00	Autumn Sunflowers with a big… Countrysweets $39.99	Bridal Bouquet – Succulent &… AprilHilerDesi… $125.00	Silk Purple bridal Bouquet s… BudgetWeddingB… $85.00

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Tomorrow, I will have a new segment featuring the newest items from the Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team. It will run periodically on the weekend as team members post new items. Thanks so much for all of your support of this blog. Tell a friend or ten about it. 😉

Etsy Virtual Bridal Show: Day 18…Attendant Gifts (2 of 2)…THANKS SO MUCH!

Welcome to the final post of the Etsy Virtual Bridal Show. The Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team has more fabulous gifties for your wedding party and we will have more to bring you throughout the year. Don’t forget about our giveaways! Deadline is tonight at 11:59 Mountain Time.

I began the Etsy Virtual Bridal Show last year to support individual artisans and vendors and to provide couples with alternatives to the mass produced wedding finds out there is traditional stores. The bridal world is evolving and growing away from the expected and moving toward individual craftsmanship and DIY touches. What’s great about Etsy is that you too can have a handmade look to your wedding without sacrificing your fingerprints to your hot glue gun.

In addition to helping individually owned shops, I wanted to bring awareness to my chosen charity: Wish Upon A Wedding. “Wish Upon a Wedding is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization that provides weddings and vow renewals to couples facing terminal illness or other serious life-altering circumstances, regardless of sexual orientation. Often, couples facing such situations do not have the energy, time, money, or resources needed to plan their wedding. Our organization takes care of all the details, offering couples a chance to relax and enjoy a very special day while surrounded by the love of their closest family and friends.” -www.wishuponawedding.org

Please note that donations are not required to view or for vendors participate in the show. This is my labor of love to bring awareness to Wish Upon A Wedding and my belief in supporting small businesses and individual artisans. If you feel led to help Wish Upon A Wedding accomplish their mission, please see Wish Upon A Wedding’s donation page.

Legal Mumbo Jumbo:
While I am a volunteer with Wish Upon a Wedding, Belle Memorie is not an official representative of Wish Upon a Wedding. In addition, Belle Memorie is not an official representative of Etsy or the vendors featured in the show. I have sought permission from each and every vendor featured to use their products and their photos. Please do not use these photos for personal gain or copy the designs presented. These products are the livelihood, passion, and intellectual property of each artist and to copy these items or to use them for person gain is both illegal and unethical.

Enter our giveaways (Deadline is TODAY!):
https://bellememorie.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/etsy-virtual-bridal-show-day-17-favors-3-of-4-giveaway/

Etsy Virtual Bridal Show: Day 14, Guest Books and alternatives

Etsy Virtual Bridal Show: Day 11, Let them eat cake! (1 of 3)

Etsy Virtual Bridal Show: EPIC Day 9: Bouquets and Bouquet Alternatives (1 of 5)

Etsy Virtual Bridal Show: Day 8, Maids dresses and a BIG giveaway! (1 of 2)

Etsy Virtual Bridal Show: Day 5, Bridal Jewelry (2 of 3)

Etsy Virtual Bridal Show: Day 5, Bridal Jewelry (1 of 3)

Etsy Virtual Bridal Show: Day 3, Shoes

Etsy Virtual Bridal Show: Day 1, Bridal Gowns (3 of 3)

kryan2designs

lenakanter711: Moro Design

Mermaids Dream

Murwati

Neck Nog

Owl & Hourglass

Pamela Posch Designs

Paulownias

QA Create

Regal Rhinestones

Sherri Weese Designs

Silver Spoon Creations

Sofisticata

Two Be Wed Jewelry

White Tulip Boutique

A big THANK YOU to all of you who have participated in and supported this project. To my readers, I hope you have found some great sources for your own weddings and would love to hear back from you on your purchases from the team. I can’t thank the Etsy Virtual Bridal Show Team enough for the donations, support, and promotion they have done over these past 18 days. May your shops thrive and our little project awaken the wedding world to handmade, artisan, fine vintage and individual businesses and the uniqueness they have to offer!