2019 is quickly coming to an end, so it’s time to round up our picks from this year! Destination weddings have become so popular in wedding planning. From having family placed all over the world, to having a wedding and honeymoon in the same setting, more and more brides and grooms are planning destination weddings every day. Being located in Orlando, Florida only a few hours away from the Carribean, South America and a quick flight across the pond, we have many brides that are too having destination weddings. We have been blown away this year by the weddings our brides have planned. Our destination brides went above and beyond to have a wedding out of the country but to still make it personal for her and her fiance so it still felt like home. Here are our top 2019 destination weddings.

To celebrate our two year anniversary, we hosted a garden party at The Alfond Inn in Winter Park! We invited some of our clients to this event and was a ‘thank you’ to them. This garden party was inspired by the Lela Rose Fall 2019 collection debut. Our garden party was a true reflection of our brand, we are an intimate one fitting room bridal boutique. We wanted to host an event that was intimate, relaxing, beautiful, and inviting. Our garden party was brought to life through the setting, flower bar, food, drinks, and music. We hosted our 2-year anniversary garden party on the Courtyard Lawn at The Alfond Inn, located in Winter Park, FL. This space was perfect for this!

Wedding bridal stylist, Tali Gallo shares her experience as a bride planning her short engagement. From her experience of working with brides to planning her own wedding, she found the top reasons why a bride should purchase her dress off the rack. Read as Tali shares everything you need to know about purchasing a dress off the rack.

During Bridal Fashion Week in New York, designers are known to collaborate for styling purposes and brand recognition. Most notably is BERTA Bridal x Maria Elena Headpieces and Anne Barge x Paris by Debra Moreland are known to collaborate for collections. A collaboration we couldn’t get enough of at New York Bridal Fashion Week was Sareh Nouri x Maria Elena Headpieces. Maria Elena designed the ‘Sareh’ earring for the Sareh Nouri Fall 2020 Bridal Collection. The ‘Sareh’ earring which features a drop pearl hoop detail. They are available for a range of brides in sizes small, medium, and large. This earring was the perfect final touch to an incredible collection of gowns in the Sareh Nouri Fall 2020 Collection. Sareh Nouri’s collection was one of the best collections we saw at Bridal Fashion Week. There was truly a gown for every bride and each gown would fit beautifully on a range of body types and sizes. The collection was influenced by the unique and strategic design of Andre Le Notre’s Gardens of Versailles. The gowns are cut in strong classic silhouettes and finished with feminine details of lace or modern lines. The ‘Sareh’ earrings brought a trendy and fashion forward feel to the classic wedding gowns.

Though I am not engaged myself, I do follow wedding blogs and bridal fashion Instagram accounts. Following a range of blogs and accounts help me stay in touch with what is trending within the industry and what our brides need to know. Over the years, I have followed the following blogs and Instagram accounts. These are a few of my favorite accounts that you should follow.

Every wedding venue is different in decor, size, and flooring. We know when you are selecting your wedding shoes, you are purchasing them based on the type of venue you have. To make shopping easier, we have paired the perfect wedding shoes for your wedding venue. Scroll through to see which shoe pairs perfectly with your venue.

You are invited to our first ever wedding gown sample sale! Because we are an off the rack bridal boutique everyday is a sample sale at The Bridal Finery. However, during our sample sale (from August 30 to September 1 ), attending brides will receive an additional 20% off select wedding gowns in our Winter Park Boutique.

Here at The Bridal Finery, we are known for our unique store concept. We are an off the rack bridal boutique. We are the first boutique in the Orlando and Winter Park area to be selling gowns sustainably and off the rack. While sample sales have been around forever, off the rack bridal boutiques are relatively new. This new concept allows brides to shop sample sales everyday. Because we are a new concept bridal boutique to the Central Florida area, we often are questioned what the perks are of purchasing off the rack. Continue to read as we share the perks and what you need to know before purchasing an off the rack gown.

Our Fashion Director, Jamie O’Neill had the opportunity to guest speak on the Orange Blossom Bride podcast. This was my first time speaking on a podcast, so I wanted to share something that has been recently talked about and something not everyone understands. Sustainability in fashion is a new concept designers and retailers are now taking into consideration. In 2019, we are starting to care about things that are bigger than us. While use of minimal straws and plastic cups are good, it’s important to consider what we wear everyday. Because fashion and sustainability aren’t always thought of as the same thing, we never think about the affects of the fashion industry. According to The Fashion Law, “By 2030, it is predicted that the industry’s water consumption will grow by 50 percent to 118 billion cubic meters (or 31.17 trillion gallons), its carbon footprint will increase to 2,791 million tons and the amount of waste it creates will hit 148 million tons.”