Enjoy the Yolancris Runway Show in Barcelona from the Front Row
We sent @crossingpathsphotography to Barcelona to photograph the epic runway show from our resident Spanish brand, Yolancris. As expected, they delivered the chicness. A favorite brand for a sophisticated boho aesthetic, Yolancris is a study in the elegant, handcrafted, fashion-forward designs coming out from Barcelona.
This Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, they send a slew of memorable looks down the runway that we can’t wait to see on a bride who is ready to make a statement:
New Arrival: Jane by Katherine Tash
Old Hollywood glamour meets sleek modern bride. Jane by Katherine Tash is a jaw dropping wedding dress for a bride who wants to have it all. We also love this Katherine Tash wedding dress as a second look option for a bride who wants to slip into something a little more comfortable (maybe post-ballgown?). The flattering structured corset top is softened by the cowl neck and romantic draped skirt in a chic mermaid silhouette.
Fall In Love With Leah Da Gloria
Leah Da Gloria collection is available at Chic Parisien in Coral Gables, FL. Shop these beautiful wedding dresses at the best bridal boutique in Miami. SAy yes to the dress of your dreams from this collection with something for every bride’s style.
In Store For A Limited Time Only: Inbal Dror 23-11
Shop this chic Inbal Dror ballgown with a beautiful keyhole back and deep-V scalloped neckline at Chic Parisien in Coral Gables, FL for a limited time only.
Monique Lhuillier Fall 2024 Collection at Chic Parisien
Here’s a sneak peek into a little dress up session featuring the newest Monique Lhuillier collection, Fall 2024. Straight from New York Bridal Fashion Week, this collection is making it’s debut at Chic Parisien for a limited time only. Shop it now or wait until we receive our stock pieces of these positively lovely new wedding dresses.
The Cool Bride Edit
Our chic staff picked their favorite wedding dresses for a cool bride, looking to make a statement in her wedding day wardrobe. If your style descriptors look like: chic, cool, modern — these are the picks from our stock of bridal gowns for you. Featuring wedding dresses from our Coral Gables bridal boutique from designers: Berta, Katherine Tash, Chosen by Kyha, Ines Di Santo, and Alex Perry.
#realchicbride Felicia in Her THREE Chic Gowns
Tell us your love story! How did you meet and how did you get to a proposal?
Felicia and Jack met in the COVID-era of early 2021. Jack attended one of Felicia’s house parties, and at the time, Felicia kept blowing Jack off because the only thing she was worried about was pouring her friends her world-renowned espresso martini shots. Finally after much persistence, Felicia agreed to go on their first date at his best friend JC’s restaurant, Wineology - a personal favourite of Felicia’s. Felicia was smitten by Jack over time - but not as smitten as she was with his 4 children: Tanner, Travis, Trent and Alexis. She wasn’t just a regular mom, she was a cool mom.
Finally in the summer of 2022 Jack asked Felicia for her hand in marriage along the beautiful coast of Nazaré, Portugal where they continued to eat cheese and drink port wine all the way home.
When you started planning your wedding what did you envision? How close did the actual wedding get to that vision?
My vision originally was very modern and romantic. I wanted the venue to have tons of modern white florals, yet the furniture be something you would see in a home – just a very unique twist on a venue. I ditched the traditional wedding draping, napkins, menus, seating charts and basically created mine from scratch. I wanted the wedding to be as different as possible from other weddings, so I would tend to take small ideas over various social media sites to construct my own vision. Having the wedding in a small town in Canada, I was extremely limited on resources, so I found myself sometimes having to construct things on our own just to make sure the vision was still achieved!
What were a few things that were important to you as a couple to include (or not include) in the wedding?
A few things really mattered to us as a couple when planning the wedding. We wanted a venue with an amazing backdrop for our guests to be wow’d by. We wanted an amazing photographer to really capture unique editorial moments. And we wanted an amazing live band all night. We got all 3!
How did you decide on the location?
We wanted to make sure that the venue had a stunning backdrop. Being from Windsor, Ontario we are fortunate to have such a stunning Detroit skyline view. We also wanted to incorporate a lake view backdrop, so we decided to do an outdoor ceremony at my father’s gorgeous lakefront beach house. We got the best of both worlds in one day!
Let's talk dress! Give us all the deets!
I originally heard of Chic, as my sister was getting married in Fort Lauderdale the same year I was. I went with her during the bridal gown shopping process. We worked with Kendall and I just thought the process was so flawless and easy. We actually found her dresses that day! A couple months later I found myself finally looking for dresses. Being from Canada, I originally tried to find my dresses locally to my country. I actually found the process extremely hard – they would have one dress and not the other, and it made the process extremely stressful. I thought to myself why am I wasting my time in making sure other companies have this and that when I know Chic Parisien houses most if not all the bridal brands I was looking for? So I made my appointment and booked my flight to Miami! I found myself purchasing all 3 dresses (main bridal dress, second look dress, and rehearsal dress) from Chic and it was honestly the best decision I ever made!
How did your family, friends, etc play into your wedding planning and wedding day?
What I thought was really unique is my sister and I got married the same year, 3 months apart to be exact. Although she had her wedding in Florida and mine was in Canada, it was really nice to bounce ideas off each other while going through the same process at the same time
What's one specific memory you have from your wedding day that you don't think you'll ever forget.
I think the florals will be something I never forget, they exceeded my expectations!
How did you decide on your hair and makeup look?
Given my dress was strapless on my first dress, I knew I wanted my hair down. For my second look I had a high neck and it gave such a party vibe with the feathers I knew I needed a high, fun ponytail to match the look! For makeup I wanted it to have natural tones with a hint of glam.
Was there one vendor you used that you wish everyone knew about?
Yes, Lauren Alatriste my photographer. She was a life saver when it came to the photos at my wedding and she did such an AMAZING job! She really nailed the vision I was looking for!
Where did you go on your honeymoon and what was the best part?
We went to Paris, Santorini and Sicily. We absolutely loved Paris, the shows, the shopping, the food but we also got to stay in the White Lotus hotel in Taormina, Sicily and it was absolutely STUNNING!!
CREDITS
@littlebirdeventco
@laurenalatriste wedding photographer
Jessica Ruxton Photography rehearsal dinner photographer
@theissenflowers
New ARRIVALS: What you've been waiting for..
Hello fiancees! We have exciting news about chic new bridal gown arrivals to our stock of the world’s most fabulous wedding dresses. We carry a selection of the chicest designers in bridal fashion from around the world, including Monique Lhuillier, Ines Di Santo, Berta, Leah Da Gloria, Mira Zwillinger, Lazaro, Yolancris, Alex Perry, Katherine Tash, Chosen by Kyha, Berta Privee, Muse by Berta and more.
Shop these brand new additions to our edit of wedding dresses and find the one for you. You’ll work alongside a private bridal stylist at our iconic Coral Gables bridal boutique, in a dressing room that you’ll have all to yourself. Bring along your loved ones (if you’d like) and make your wedding day fashion dreams come true.
Fall In Love with Leah Da Gloria
It’s not every day that we add a new designer to our list. It takes a lot of love on our end to take the leap and say yes (sound familiar?). We are proud to present Australian designer Leah Da Gloria’s latest collection this weekend at our trunk show.
This chic new collection is GLAM embodied. We knew our Miami brides needed these elegant and chic gowns available to them. They’re modern and sexy and yet totally timeless wedding day looks. Need we say more? See a few favs from the collection below and make your appointment here to shop the Leah Da Gloria Trunk Show at Chic Parisien bridal boutique in Coral Gables, Florida this weekend only.
Inbal Dror New Collection At Chic Parisien For A Limited Time Only
If you dream of an Inbal Dror dress for your wedding day there is no better time to come say “yes” to the dress than during the Inbal Dror trunk show this weekend at Chic Parisien. For a limited time only, we’ll have an extended edit of Inbal Dror wedding dresses available for you to try on in store.
These dreamy, ethereal, chic dresses include all the bridal silhouettes that you love. There are sparkly ballgowns, high/low gowns, corseted tops, mermaid cuts, rhinestoned bows, long sleeved lace wedding dresses, soft, romantic a-lines. We have long adored the jaw-dropping work of this iconic Israeli wedding dress designer and we’re thrilled to have this collection at our Coral Gables bridal boutique - you won’t want to miss it!
New Monique Lhuillier Collection At Chic Parisien For A Limited Time Only
Shop the latest, brand new Monique Lhuillier wedding dress collection at our Coral Gables bridal boutique. Make your appointment to see this collection of wedding gowns for yourself with the help of a bridal stylist and be ready to “say yes” to your dream dress.
If you’ve been eyeing the brand new Monique Lhuillier collection - you aren’t alone! This new line of bridal gowns is especially chic, even for the iconic wedding designer Monique Lhuillier.
We’ve extended the trunk show through the end of the week so that all the wedding dress shoppers out there have time to come in and see this collection for themselves at our Coral Gables bridal boutique.
When we first say this collection at New York Bridal Fashion Week, our first impression was that there is really something for every kind of bride in this edit. If you’re looking for a ballgown, there are plenty. Looking for lace? Wait until you see these! If you are head over heels for the signature Monique Lhuillier florals, there are brand new takes on these special and different wedding dresses that are brimming with romance.
Take a look at our photos from the first look at the collection and then make your appointment now to shop with a private bridal stylist.
Go Inside Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week with Ines Di Santo and Madison Aycoth
Photographer Madison Aycoth shared these insanely chic photos from the Ines Di Santo presentation in Barcelona.
Behind The Scenes at Bridal Fashion Week with the Chic Parisien Team: Berta, Mira Zwillinger, Chose by Kyha, Reem Acra, Mark Ingram
Our team just took our bi-annual trip to NYC for Bridal Fashion Week where we scope out tyhe latest collection from our beloved roster of designers and are always on the look out for new and exiting brands to add to our collection. We spent three whirlwind days looking at the latest in bridal fashion and taking stock of the bridal trends for the rest of 2023 and 2024 so that we are prepared with what our brides will be asking for in the coming year as we buy wedding dresses for our stock.
We won’t have these gowns available for another six months or so in our collection (it takes time to make these beautiful, chic, handmade bridal gowns!) but if you see something you love, you should keep an eye out for a trunk show by that bridal designer where the collection will visit our Coral Gables bridal boutique in its entirely. Trunk shows are the best way to get a first look at the wedding dress collection of your favorite bridal designer way in advance of the dresses arriving for our stock.
Here’s a first look at a few of our collections, more to come soon!
BERTA
Chosen by KYHA
Mira Zwillinger
Mark Ingram COllection
Reem acra
Staff Pick: Kendall Loves Ines Di Santo Camelia Paired with Maria Elena Earrings
We’ve been asking our bridal stylists for their favorite picks from our stock room and we’re loving being surprised by their wedding dresses du jour. Today, we’re featuring Kendall, our Assistant Buyer and Stylist’s, favorite wedding dress of the moment, the bery on trend Ines Di Santo Camelia dress. J’adore!
She paired with with a beautiful set of bridal earrings from local Miami designer and Chic Parisien fav, Maria Elena Headpieces.
Staff Pick: Alana's Loves Misha By Mira Zwillinger
We asked our staff to weigh in and pick some of their favorite wedding dresses, bridal accessories and more from our stock at Chic Parisien. It’s a treasure trove in here, there are closets full of gorgeous, dreamy wedding looks, just waiting to find the perfect bride to say “yes” and then walk it down the aisle.
Here’s Alana, our Sales Manager’s, choice for favorite bridal wardrobe pieces available at Chic Parisien right now:
Misha Dress & Topper by Mira Zwillinger
Preorder Now! Berta Legging Boots!
These amazing, super sparkly, unbelievably chic Berta leggings (they’re really boots + leggings!) are available now for preorder at Chic Parisien. The perfect addition to your second look or bachelorette party wardrobe, these hybrid legging boots by the inimitable Berta made a major SPLASH when we announced that we are one of the limited preorder retailers in the world. If you are eyeing these amazing Berta leggings, be sure to email info@cpbride ASAP to place your order. They take five/six months to be handmade, so you’ll want to get your order in now to have them ready for your wedding weekend looks.
Berta Rome Collection Highlights
Bonjour! Just here to share a few favorites from the Berta Rome collection, recently seen at Chic Parisien. If you’re interested in one of these wedding dresses or another beautiful gown from the Berta Rome collection, feel free to reach out!
Brides Features #realchicbride Brittani's Mexican Wedding
Beautiful #realchicbride Brittani and her Mexican wedding were featured on Brides! Wait until you see the rest of her pictures at her beach wedding absolutely glowing in her Berta wedding dress.
Check out the feature here.
