Bouquet of the Week

Floral designer Rachel Roman Speh designed this hand-tied spring bouquet of white lilac, freesia, and tulips accented with green hanging amaranthus.

Photograph by Megan Thiele.

Chatfields Featured on KSDK

Congrats to owner Debbie Welcher of Chatfields Boutique whose unique bridal salon was recently featured on KSDK.

See video by clicking HERE.

Chatfields Boutique is located at 2149 Barrett Station Road in Des Peres and can be contacted at 314.965.6565.

ten.ten.ten Wedding -- Win the Wedding of Your Dreams

Throw your wedding budget out the window! One lucky couple is going to have the wedding of their dreams… free!

Several of St. Louis’ top wedding professionals have been itching for the chance to work as a team, to corroborate their talents, creativity, and expertise in executing the most unprecedented and show stopping wedding St. Louis has ever seen.

Together, they have formed ten.ten.ten Wedding. ten.ten.ten Wedding is a contest for engaged couples to compete to win an all-inclusive wedding on October 10, 2010, estimated at $100,000. The ten.ten.ten Wedding will include products and services from an extensive list of exclusive professionals -- planner, photographer, videographer, attire, catering, flowers and so much more!

Now, they are in search of an engaged couple, full of passion and inspiration, to partner with this elite group of professionals in capturing your vision of the perfect wedding.

This is not just a contest or a giveaway. This will be the wedding gala of the year, with you and your groom taking center stage. No corners will be cut, no detail left unturned. The ten.ten.ten Wedding professionals will execute every aspect of your wedding with unbridled creativity and discriminating taste.

Interested couples can enter the contest by going to www.tententenwedding.com to download an application. The application must be submitted by May 29th, 2009, along with a video on why they should be chosen to receive the grand prize wedding. The panel of sponsor professionals will select the top ten most creative entries for the semi-finals to be revealed on July 1, 2009. The top ten couples will be interviewed by the panel and voted on by the public through www.tententenwedding.com to be narrowed down to the top-three finalists. The top three couples will receive an engagement photo session by Browers Photography and a love-story video by Switzerfilm.

Over 6000 man-hours are going into the pre-production and selection process alone. A committee of 6 founding companies was created to launch and market the idea. “We are very proud of the sponsors for donating their time and expertise for this contest,“ says Sabrina Torti, Proposing Dreams, founder of ten.ten.ten Wedding. “These vendors are the best of the best in the industry and will give 100% when it comes to planning this monumental event for one lucky couple.”

For more information, online applications and the complete list of sponsors for ten.ten.ten Wedding, visit www.tententenwedding.com and www.tententenblog.com.

St. Louis Area Wedding Photographer Holds Contest for Free Wedding

Maplewood, MO – April 23, 2009 – In our current economic climate, some people are cutting costs wherever possible. Unfortunately, if you are getting married, skimping is not a good choice when it comes to your pictures. High quality professional photography comes at a premium that should not be sacrificed due to a tightening of budgets. Great wedding photography will give a lifetime of reliving the memories.

In an effort to ease the burden, David J. Cerven (owner of Studio Altius, a photography studio located in Maplewood), has announced that Studio Altius Weddings is holding a contest to award a full wedding photography package of up to $10,000 to one deserving couple. From April 15 through August 31, 2009, couples may enter to win. All participating couples will receive a free engagement photoshoot and have a profile that will appear on the Studio Altius Blog and on Studio Altius Weddings Facebook page. The public will then vote throughout the month of September for the couple they feel is most deserving of the free wedding photography package.

Studio Altius Weddings specializes in fully customizable wedding photography. They have 15 photographers, 2 digital artists, a beautiful studio, and completely customized product options in order to make sure brides receive exactly what they want. Besides great wedding day coverage, Studio Altius is known best for its popular Studio Bridal Photoshoots. These are fashion-style photoshoots where the bride comes to the studio with her dress before the wedding with her finished “trial-run” hair and make-up. It is a great opportunity for brides to get some beautiful images without the rush of the wedding day.

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Bouquet of the Week

The blue delphinum bouquet by Wildflowers.

Photo by David Lancaster

Marisa Trunk Show This Weekend

Marisa at The Ultimate Bride, 1512 S. Brentwood Blvd. Please call 314-961-9997 to schedule an appointment.

Bouquet of the Week

This rustic bouquet by Petals & Bells (St. Paul, MO) includes hydrangeas, roses, calla lilies and hypericum berries.

Photo by Metropolitan Picture Company

Bouquet of the Week

This bouquet by Fleurish is composed of ivory cymbidium orchid blooms, ranunculus and roses, pink & ivory spray roses, peach & green hypericum berries and green lady's mantle foliage all nestled in green hydrangea, collared with galax leaves and with an ivory
satin ribbon wrapped handle.

Photo by Lance Omar Thurman

TLC's New "Say Yes to the Dress" Website

TLC.com has rolled out a brand new web site for the hit show SAY YES TO THE DRESS, featuring all new applications, tips, videos, and quizzes. Essentially, every bride-to-be’s dream come true while searching for the perfect dress!

To start off the bridal fun, a new "Virtual Bridal Boutique" application has been launched, where visitors can customize an avatar and try on wedding dresses that tailor to their specific body type.

Also included for the new season are webisodes featuring more brides searching for the perfect dress. New webisodes from this current season will be added to the site every week.

In addition, the pros from SAY YES TO THE DRESS--including Randy and Nicole--will be answering audio questions from brides and providing their expertise in video interviews.

More importantly, in this economy, couples are trying to utilize cost-effective means for planning a wedding, and the dress is no exception. The new site offers helpful tips for brides as they embark on their journey of finding their picture perfect dress. We tapped experts to explain how you don’t have to break the bank to have your dream wedding.

Later on in Season 3, the website will also be rolling out an updated Bridal Style Quiz to help brides discover their personal style, a Wedding Fashion Timeline, exploring bridal fashion from medieval times through present day, and The Journey of a Dress, tracing what happens from the time a dress comes through Kleinfeld’s doors to when it leaves in the hands of a blushing bride-to-be.

About TLC TLC's innovative docu-series and reality-based programming include favorites Jon & Kate Plus 8, Little People, Big World, What Not to Wear, 18 Kids and Counting, and LA Ink. TLC defined home design with Trading Spaces and continues to renovate the genre. TLC's daytime lineup includes the Emmy Award-winning A Baby Story. The channel is available in more than 97 million homes in the US, nearly 8 million homes in Canada and through the website at www.tlc.com. TLC is part of Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world's number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries.

Trunk Show This Weekend at New Bridal Salon

Town and Country Bridal Boutique has opened their second location in Plaza Frontenac. The new salon will carry Amsale, Christos, LaFleur by Anne Barge, Lea-Ann Belter, Melissa Sweet, Priscilla of Boston and Reem Acra.

This weekend, April 3, 4 and 5th, there will be an Amsale and Christos Trunk Show. Call 314-991-5400 for an appointment.

Bouquet of the Week

This hand-tied bouquet of peonies and ranunculas was created by RW Designs.

Photograph by Susan Jackson Photography.

The "bouquet of the week" will be featured each Wednesday. Email editor Nancy Slade (nancy.slade@morris.com) at Saint Louis Bride Magazine for submission guidelines.