As the world anticipates a possible engagement announcement from Buckingham Palace, some of Kate Middleton’s  favorite bridal designers have created exclusive gown sketches tailored to the possible Princess-to-be’s personal style.

Rivini created this timeless silk tulle gown with a Swarovski crystal belt and tulle bolero jacket. Other designers including St. Pucchi and Priscilla of Boston’s Vineyard Collection have also created exclusive sketches, all of which were recently featured on Brides.com.

If you want to feel like royalty on your wedding day, try on a gown from one of these beloved designers, available at Avenía Bridal.  Call for an appointment- 801-373-0194.

Filippa Scott has become one of Britain’s leading bridal shoe designers, and her line is now available at Avenía Bridal.  These elegant shoes are crafted with the finest natural materials for beauty, comfort and quality.  Three styles have just arrived:  Emma, Lola, and Phoebe.

Avenía Bridal has one of the largest accessories collections in Utah, carefully chosen to enhance your style and any wedding gown.   Call Avenía Bridal for an appointment to view these shoes and other bridal accessories:  801-373-0194.

From Rivini’s Spring 2010 Collection, Alia is soft, flowing and exquisitely detailed.  Delicate flower and leaf accents are combined with crystal and pearl embellishments to create a gown that beautifully expresses the latest in bridal gown trends- florals, textures and dimension.

We loved Alia at New York bridal market and are excited that she has arrived at our Boutique.

Alia is available as shown or customized with sleeves and shoulders if desired.

Please call for an appointment to view and try on Alia as well as other wedding gowns: 801-373-0194.

Just in time for Summer, Avenía is having a sample bridal gown sale!  Beautiful designer wedding gowns with discounts of 20-50% are available now at Avenía Bridal Boutique.

Avenía chooses bridal gowns from the latest collections at New York Bridal Market.  Periodically, we make room for the newest collections by discounting some of our sample gowns.  Purchasing a discounted sample gown is a great way to get an amazing, designer look for your wedding day.

Sample gowns are available to view and try on.  Please call for an appointment: 801- 373-0194.

Monday in New York City.  Rush hour in Times Square is fascinating to watch.  A pair of police officers on every corner to keep everything running smoothly.

We had a full day meeting with gown designers, including Badgley Mischka, Tara Keely and several others.  We also visited some amazing accessory designers, choosing artistic, unique and exciting accessories to compliment your gown and complete your look.  We can’t wait for them to arrive at the boutique!

Belts such as these at Badgley Mischka can be the perfect compliment to complete your bridal look.

This Junko Yoshioka gown, Estee, with hand silk screened floral detail provides a glimpse of Junko’s artistry.

Estee by Junko Yoshioka

Silk Screening Floral Detail

Fun frills, new this season from Badgley Mischka!

Badgley Mischka Wedding Details: Frills

Day three: Blue Skies and Cherry Blossoms.  A beautiful day in the city of New York!

Spring has sprung in Soho:

We saw some fabulous, exciting, beautiful gowns!

Here is a sneak peak of the romance, dimension and stunning detail introduced in this season’s couture collections:

Above: Rivini’s exquisite “Ynie”

Rivini Detail

Above: Incredible detail by Rivini

Valentina by Junko Yoshioka

Above: Junko Yoshioka’s ethereal “Valentina”

Stay up to date on the latest couture in the Big Apple with Avenía Bridal.  More detailed posts to come!

Day two at  Bridal Market in New York City brought us up close and personal with the latest bridal fashions.  It’s so nice to begin meeting with our gown and accessory designers to see their new collections.

What a great time to be a bride!  Gowns are full of femininity, details, and romance.

From the new collection from L.A. designer Pattis:  We love the variety of this collection and the great detail in the gowns.

The Priscilla of Boston Runway Show is always one of the weekend highlights.  This high energy show is always equipped with plenty of media photographers on hand to capture the newest collections.

Here is the beautiful gown that closed the show- from the Priscilla of Boston Platinum Line:

Courtney came to our in-house designer and Artistic Director, Nancy Barrus, with great expectations of a uniquely beautiful wedding gown.  Nancy got to work sketching Courtney’s vision, suggesting haute couture elements, and fitting the bride perfectly for her custom wedding dress.  The result was an original gown that reflected Courtney’s personal style and individuality.

When asked about her experience, Courtney said that Nancy was “a dream to work with”.

Courtney recently lent her wedding gown to a girl friend, Sarah.  Afterward, Courtney brought the gown back to Avenía Bridal to be fixed and rebuilt like the original.  Nancy took new fabric along with fabric from the actual dress and restored the gown to its original state.

“My wedding gown is an heirloom-something to give to my daughters to wear or use pieces of,” said Courtney.

Courtney is  a hairdresser at Vision Salon and Day Spa in Draper, Utah and is currently expecting a baby!  She is having a little girl, due on September 21, 2010 and is excited for Nancy to custom make her daughter’s baby blessing dress.

“It looks like we’ll be clients of Nancy’s for a long, long time”, says Courtney.

Congratulations Courtney! We wish you and your family the best.

As you know, we love the arrival of new gowns at Avenía!  We are thrilled to have just received Juno, a fabulous gown by New York designer Junko Yoshioka.

Juno is a beautiful A-line gown with a natural waist, duchess satin bodice, dramatic flounced fan at back bodice, chic chapel train, and unique satin striped organza skirt.

Juno is a creation highly blessed with femininity and a soft sophistication.   We cannot rave enough about this gown.

As always, Juno is available strapless or redesigned with shoulders and sleeves if preferred.

To see this exquisite gown as well as our other gowns, please call the boutique for an appointment at (801) 373-0194.

Jenni, like most other brides, came to Avenía Bridal in search of the perfect wedding dress.  What Jenni found was not only her wedding gown, but everything she needed to complete her wedding day look- gown, slip, bra, shoes, headpiece, earrings and cape.

The Gown:

Jenni chose Nora, a fit to flare lace gown with optional lace shoulders from the Vineyard Collection by Priscilla of Boston.  With the help of Avenía’s Artistic Director and in-house custom designer Nancy Barrus, Jenni found the perfect complementary accessories: a delicate feather headpiece, a charming fur cape, strikingly brilliant earrings and custom lace adorned shoes.  She wasn’t missing a detail.

About her wedding day, Jenni said that she felt gorgeous all day.

Thank you, Jenni for sharing your photos (by Darla Roze Photography) with Avenía’s Fashionably Wed.

Jenni was married in January at Zermatt Resort in beautiful Midway, Utah.  She currently works as a hairdresser for Platinum Studio, a salon in Orem, Utah with fabulous owners and stylists.

“We were thrilled to work with Jenni,” said Nancy.

Congratulations Jenni and Jim!  We wish you both years of happiness together.