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Rethinking Short Wedding Gowns
Rethinking Short Wedding Gowns
Posted March 6th, 2013 by Janice Martin

With each passing year, brides are rethinking what a wedding dress should be. Brides are walking down the aisle in gowns featuring new shapes, new colors (and we don’t mean ivory), and new lengths! The short wedding gown – from mini-skirt to tea-length – is being rethought in new ways for all styles of weddings…

All About Lace – Contemporary Lace Wedding Dresses
All About Lace – Contemporary Lace Wedding Dresses
Posted October 10th, 2012 by Janice Martin

Lace wedding gowns have always been a trend in some form or another. Queen Victoria set the trend of the white wedding gown and so too has her choice of hand-made lace fabric stood the test of time. Lace can be made by machine or by hand in all sorts of patterns and in various…

A Bride’s Couture Inspiration: Grace Kelly
A Bride’s Couture Inspiration: Grace Kelly
Posted June 1st, 2012 by Janice Martin

Guest Post by Bride Julie: When I was a little girl my father came home with two pictures for me from a neighbor. One featured a portrait of the Kelly family and Prince Rainer on their engagement and the second was Princess Grace and Prince Rainer on their wedding day. Her wedding dress was the most…

Janice Martin Couture featured in Philadelphia Style
Janice Martin Couture featured in Philadelphia Style
Posted August 31st, 2011 by Janice Martin

Selection from “Where and How to Find ‘The Dress’” by Madalyn Rothman in Philadelphia Style Magazine This season witnesses the return of romance, thanks in no small part to the latest fashion (and bridal) icon, the Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Middleton—and her Grace Kellyesque long-sleeve lace gown by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. Janice Martin of…

Revisiting Grace Kelly’s Wedding Veil
Revisiting Grace Kelly’s Wedding Veil
Posted May 13th, 2011 by Janice Martin

Kate Middleton’s wedding gown had me thinking about the 1997 restoration of Princess Grace’s wedding veil.