Any 2011 Brides out there?

I traced shippments and country of origin of many dresses that I found in Bridal shops here. It is like going up on the food chaine.
I would say 95%+ of them (LaSposa, Pronovias, San Patrick, Maggie Sottero...even Vera Wang) are from China, so I start to look where those manufacturers are located. Almost all of them are located in the Suzhou/Hanzhou area, where they produce silk as well. God created the world, and everything else is made in China.

Love your dress, Bonnie . . . very, very unique -- and a great price! Can't wait to see you in it!

So I met with my three "mom's" today and we picked out the bridal shower venue! Remember the whole open bar dilemma I posted a few weeks back?? Well, we decided to do sangria and Corona's as our signature drinks I am very happy with that. Anyone that knows me knows of my love of sangria!!

The venue is beautiful and the menu looks just wonderful! Butler passed hors d'oeuvres: Assortment of bruschetta (olive, tomato and roasted pepper with feta) Soup: Cream of mushroom with pasta. Main course: Stuffed chicken breast - stuffed with spinach, garlic, & roasted pepper; Garlic whipped potatoes; and roasted vegetables. Dessert: Fresh strawberry cheesecake with chocolate sauce.

Making me hungry just thinking about it

We went with white table linens with criss-crossed table runners in hot pink and coral satin (our colors) and alternating coral and hot pink chair sashes.

This all sounds so lovely - you have put so much thought into your bridal shower; all your friends and family will love it.
I have to say a bridal shower seems a little more organised and extravagant than the 'hen parties' we do here in the UK.

Your dress looks lovely and love the fact you are customizing it to exactly what you want.

My dress should have been delivered last week but the designer here in the UK had to fly to China and Taiwan to source material for her autumn / winter designs as the original supplier had gone into adminstration due to the credit crunch! Luckily my dress is not affected as it has already been made. I now collect it on the 25th - woo hoo :-)

Agree with you - 90% of the dresses are made in China - the lady who has designed my dress and runs her own company is Chinese and gets her designs made in China; then shipped here to the UK. She said she uses the same suppliers as many of the designer gowns available here in the UK and they charge a fortune for them - Maggie Sottero being one of them!

I'm jumping in here... September 2011!

This all sounds so lovely - you have put so much thought into your bridal shower; all your friends and family will love it.
I have to say a bridal shower seems a little more organised and extravagant than the 'hen parties' we do here in the UK.

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