Tis the season for sales

Everyone loves a sale...especially our family. We grew up going to sales – big sales...the ones where you would wait for hours in a line, often in the freezing cold. There was the Boxing Day sale at the Polo outlet where everything was at least 75% off. There was also the Thanksgiving Day sale at the Christmas Mouse were most things were under a dollar. After the sale, the fun wasn't over...in fact, most times the best part was after the sale. We would go home and have “show & tell”. We would each take a turn showing our prizes and the best part, telling everyone how much money was saved. For example, if something was originally $25, and you got it for $5, that was a great deal...it didn't matter what it was or if you needed it but saving $20 on it makes it amazing!! This process could take hours with breaks only for meals. And of course at the end, there was a clear winner of saves.

So in the spirit of these sales, we want our brides to be the winners! On Saturday, December 18th starting at 10am we will be having a huge sample sale. Gowns will be 60% – 80% off there retail prices. We're talking thousands of dollars in savings! These deals will last until Sunday, December 19th at 5pm.

From now until then, I'll be previewing the gowns we'll be having on sale, but remember, these deals start on the 18th!

Today's gown is from Melissa Sweet. This beautiful Cosimma is a silk razmir a-line gown with hand constructed ruffle flowers on the bodice. Normally retailing for $4,200 – its sample sale price is $1,680…a savings of more than $2,500.

Till next time,
Kate

The Bride Wars

I'm betting that most of you have seen the recent Kate Hudson & Anne Hathaway movie The Bride Wars. And after watching most any of the reality bridal shows, you would think that two friends planning a wedding would come to blows over who gets blush and who gets bashful as their wedding colors. But, I am happy to report that I have recently met two pairs of friends that have dispelled this notion!

My first pair of happy friends came in a couple of months ago. One wedding was coming up sometime this year, and other wasn't until the following year. This particular pair couldn't be happier for each other. I met my second pair of happy friends the other day. These brides were not only friends, but they were actually roommates. Both sets of friends were as happy and excited for the other person's wedding as their own. Rather than fighting over ideas, they were coming up with ideas for each other. Each wedding was as unique as the individual. Good friends that they were, they celebrated the differences that made the weddings (& the brides) unique.

In a world of reality TV, it's nice to see at it's not always actually reality.

Till Next Time,

Kate

Families

Becky, Rachael & I recently took a trip to our childhood home in upstate New York. While we were there we decided to have one of our Tre Bella meetings. In this particular meeting, it was decided that I would take over writing the blog. When I started thinking about the blog, weddings and what in the world I would write about, my mind kept going back to family. So I decided to go back to the beginning and start there.

For those of you that know us, you know that we, Becky, Rachael and I, are sisters. As I mentioned before we grew in upstate New York and we like to jokingly refer to our home as a museum to our childhood. Our wonderful parents (who I'll get to later) have kept most of the house the same as when we were younger, so you can imagine why it's easy to get lost in memories. Now before you get the idea that we were a modern version of the Brady Brunch, the three of us had our share of fights, bickering and groundings. Rachael always said we each went through the terrible years - she claims my was the longest, but of course I have to disagree. Like any siblings, we had the moments were we couldn't stand each other (I think at some meetings, we sometimes still have those moments!) but my parents always reminded us that you can always count on your family to be there for you. And after we calmed down a little bit later - well sometime a bit longer - we would be able to remember that as we made up.

Often I get asked why we got into this particular field and I think a large part of it was about wanting to be in an industry that values family. Weddings are all about families...the creation of new, the bringing together of old and the blending of two separate. Each day, we are lucky enough to experience this both within our own family and with the brides we meet each day. Who wouldn't want our jobs?

Till next time,
Kate

A Carolina Inn Wedding

Check out this slideshow from a recent wedding at the Carolina Inn!

www.docuvitae.com/slideshow/KimandButch (white you are on the site don't miss checking our the rest of the photographer's work!).

Thinking of Summer

We are so lucky to have had an incredible season! We have so many great images to share with everyone - we can't wait!

Below is a wedding from the Washington Duke Chapel and Marbles in Raleigh. I loved the green bridesmaids dresses that the bride chose they looked great with the ivories, pinks and peaches.
She chose simple but elegant centerpieces for the reception - 3 cylinders of varied heights w/ tropical leaves, floating candles and rose petals.

For the cocktail tables we used small cylinder vases with bear grass wrapped inside and a floating gerber. I also think flowers on cocktail tables are a nice touch and they don't have to be large just a detail to coordinate with the overall look.

Tre Bella Bridal Sample Sale

Attention all brides!! Are you looking for a designer gown, but don't want to pay designer prices? We have the solution for you!

Tre Bella Bridal is having a HUGE sample sale with gowns up to 60% off!

Join us at the Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill in their newly remodeled ballroom on September 18th from 1:00pm to 5:30pm and get your dream gown for a fraction of the cost! Members of the Siena Hotel will be on hand to give tours and talk about the new renovations as well.

There is no fee to get into the sample sale, and you don't need to make an appointment. Just show up! The sizing of the gowns will range from sizes 8 to 14, and the designers include Melissa Sweet, Priscilla of Boston, Lela Rose, Angel Sanchez, Manuel Mota and Junko Yoshioka. We will also have some Jim Hjelm and Siri bridesmaid dresses on sale! You definitely don't want to miss this event.

If you have questions about the event, email or call us at info@trebellabridal.com or 919.323.7167.

We will be accepting credit cards, cash and checks!

An Angus Barn Wedding

We recently had the pleasure of working on a wedding at the Angus Barn! I always love when a bride and I have similar tastes and sense of style! For this outdoor wedding I got to use some unique textures and an awesome color pallete. The bouquets included berries, rosemary, dusty miller, fern leaves, parsley (yes, parsley) and that was just the filler :)



Enjoy the images below!