As the world looks to the Royal Couple – Prince William and Catherine Middleton, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – celebrating their first wedding anniversary this weekend (April 29), I admit raising my own fluted glass of champagne. And giving a quiet toast to The Bridal Boutique at Nan Romano in tandem with UK-designer Nicki [...]
Read More» Posted by Nan | 1 commentsParis and San Francisco are the two cities that continuously inspire wedding dress designer Amy Kuschel. “I love Paris, have visited many times,” says Amy. “It’s such an inspirational city – the art, the culture, the architecture, and even the language, it is so romantic.” And San Francisco – the city she now calls home? [...]
Read More» Posted by Nan | 0 commentsLast week, during our SJ Couture Trunk Show, SJ designer Jeanne Hankerson brought not only a collection of gorgeous dresses. But also a new train (of thought). Detach it. We’re talking the wedding dress train. On a number of her gowns – The Grace especially, a romantic, slim-fitting sleeveless gown that crisscrosses in the [...]
Read More» Posted by Nan | 0 commentsSJ Couture wedding dress designer Jeanne Hankerson will be back in New Jersey this weekend (March 23-25) – this time with her original collection in tow. Jeanne spent a few days with us this past February during a trunk show featuring her Avante Collection. Now, she returns to The Bridal Boutique at Nan Romano with her [...]
Read More» Posted by Nan | 0 commentsThe Bridal Boutique at Nan Romano is, quite literally a sea of whites, ivories and Jessica Fontaine creams today. Jessica Fontaine’s very own wedding dress, “Navina,” has arrived in New Jersey just in time for our weekend (March 9-11) trunk show celebrating the work of this New Zealand-born designer. Also in the house: her much-talked-about hip-hugging [...]
Read More» Posted by Nan | 0 commentsMother-of-the-Occasion dress, by Beverly Siri Long before I introduced my collections of form-fitting, ballroom-twirling, wedding gowns, I carried Mother of the Occasion dresses – short and sexy, cocktail and full-length gowns. So as much as I love (and I do love) my brides, I have great affinity for dressing and styling moms. As do the top [...]
Read More» Posted by Nan | 0 commentsYou should feel like yourself on your wedding day – only a glamorous version. – Jessica Fontaine From New Zealand to New Jersey, designer Jessica Fontaine has traveled the world with her bridal fashions. And next weekend – March 9-11, we’ll be showcasing her work at our first Jessica Fontaine Trunk Show. All of [...]
Read More» Posted by Nan | 0 commentsJoin us this weekend, March 2-4 as we usher in March with one of our most popular bridal gown lines – Augusta Jones. The first August Jones wedding dress collection was launched in 1999 by British designer Charlotte Leung who was looking for a foundation-line for her own shop, and specifically: beautiful style, [...]
Read More» Posted by Nan | 0 commentsEach one of our exclusive designers (Amy Kuschel, SJ Couture, Coren Moore, Jessica Fontaine) is personally special to me, and hand-selected for a specific reason. But as we move through the boutique this week – unpacking just-arrived boxes, steaming dresses, and anticipating our trunk show this weekend with Modern Trousseau, I have to admit that [...]
Read More» Posted by Nan | 0 commentsWedding date: October 21, 2012 Location: Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange NJ Groom: Alex NYC-ite and real bride Meredith Calandra was home for the weekend, cooking with her mom in their kitchen in Far Hills when she made the impromptu call. “I felt it was a long shot,“ Meredith confesses. “To ask to try on wedding [...]
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