Real Bride Shannon & Joaquin... Wedding Bliss in Puerto Vallarta

Our stunning bride Shannon and her husband Joaquin were kind enough to send up pictures of their gorgeous wedding at Martoca Beach Garden in Puerto Vallarta. Shannon gown was designed by Augusta Jones and her veil was by Jennifer Leigh, and the accessories of course were all Haute Bride designs. We really love how she chose to use pearls throughout her jewelry selection, everything came together in a very sweet and soft way.

Congratulations to the newlyweds! The wedding was gorgeous and Shannon looked flawless.

Venue: Martoca Beach Garden
Event Planner: Lilian Ojedra and Ana Karina Amutio

Photographer: Jay Dixon
Gown: Augusta Jones "Mya", Veil by Jennifer Leigh and Accessories designed by Haute Bride. All available at Haute Bride San Francisco

Haute Bride trunk show at Hayden Olivia in Charlotte, NC 2/10-2/13, 2011

For directions, visit their website at http://www.haydenolivia.com/

Stephanie James Couture Trunk Show March 25-27, 2011

Please join us the weekend of March 25-27, 2011 at the trunk show of Stephanie James! Stephanie will be with us on Saturday to help you design your very own, custom dress! See more of her amazing collection at Stephanie James Couture.com

Behind the Scenes | Today's Bride Cover Shoot

The amazing Jennifer Skog and Maria Chang were the masterminds by this Cover Shoot creation. Check out our Haute Bride accessories in this Parisian inspiration photo shoot! Gorgeous video!
Today's Bride Bay Area: Renaissance of Romance from Cristine Thomas on Vimeo.

Haute Bride and the Return of Tiaras... featured in the LA Times

Tiaras top 2011 bridal trends
After a couple of recession-inspired years that saw brides-to-be paring back, not only on their "I Do" arrangements but with gowns that were more streamlined than princess-like, glamour is back in bridal.

And with it, the tiara.

"Tiaras are a good way to finish your overall wedding-day look, and to do something different and express your personal style," said Ellen Heisler, senior associate fashion editor for Brides magazine in New York, which has flagged tiaras as a trend.

"They don't have the stigma they used to have of being a little too proper or serious," she added.

Just as tiaras are making a comeback in fashion, with Natalie Portman and other stars wearing them on the red carpet, they are beginning to show up in bridal, which is increasingly influenced by celebrity attire. The upcoming nuptials of Kate Middleton and Prince William of Wales is likely to add to the trend.

In bridal, Heisler said, tiaras falls in two camps. There's "the simple, more delicate smaller piece that is tucked into the hair and looks really elegant and beautiful and effortless," said Heisler, referencing the San Francisco line Haute Bride.

read full story here...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2011/01/tiaras-top-2011-bridal-trends.html
-- Susan Carpenter

PA Brides... Haute Bride's coming to Van Cleve Wedding Pavilion! 2/3 - 2/5

Haute Bride | San Francisco & Wedding Wire's Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011

{San Francisco, California} – {February 2, 2011} - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Haute Bride San Francisco has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Bridal Salons! Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Haute Bride stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Haute Bride for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Haute Bride is among the very best Bridal Salons within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire.com, the nation's leading technology company serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 local wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives local businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. Businesses that join the WeddingWire Network appear on WeddingWire.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), ProjectWedding.com and Weddingbee.com (both part of eHarmony), and Celebrations.com (part of the 1-800-Flowers family of brands, NASDAQ: FLWS).