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Bridal GuideSpring 2013marriages, brides-to-be are in a more bullish mood and willing to spend a bit more on higher-end styles that include laces import-ed from Europe. “A more positive outlook on the economy is driv-ing the desire for richness and luxuriousness,” says Andrea Novella, sales and marketing manager for New York-based Anne Bowen. High-quality fabrics such as lace, silk and crepe “are preferred because although they are pricier, they add a richness and finish that makes the gown look much more expensive than it is.” Bridal salons from the West Coast to the East Coast report that lace gowns are key sellers with customers, whether it’s more modest fitted looks at Esti’s in Brooklyn, N.Y., or showier styles at M Bride in La Jolla, Calif. Designers are creating lace works for the 21st century that are more modern and more enve-lope-pushing by incor-porating lace in sleeves, on illusion necklines, on portrait backs, on belts and with embellishments of beading. Lace abounds in the portrait backs of Lela Rose’s collection and plays a central role in Monique Lhuillier’s spring line. There are Chantilly lace bow belts on corset gowns with drop waists, Chan-tilly lace sheaths and re-embroidered lace illusion necklines and ball gowns. Guipure lace gowns mixed with satin-faced organza in glamorous slim, column shapes are popular Kevan Hall White Label styles. Anne Bowen is incorpo-rating beading into lace gowns, such as a beaded Chantilly lace dress or a white beaded lace trumpet gown. Another forward

style is by Modern Trous-seau, based in Connecti-cut, which offers a pin-stripe silk taffeta gown with a lace overlay. The key for brides to remember is that a little lace goes a long way. “Brides have to be careful,” says Michele Martin, owner of M Bride. “If they wear allover lace, the dress can wear them. But, lace mixed with tulle or English net looks more whimsical, more ethereal and more flattering.” How brides wear it also makes a difference. For instance, when picking out a dreamy lace dress, don’t ruin the confection with a sash, say bridal experts. “Sashes can downgrade the dress, dumb it down,” Martin says. “It looks more prommy and not as sophisticated. Novella agrees that “sashes have given way to beaded belts, especially those incorporated into gowns.” Lace-bow belts were a huge staple at Monique Lhuillier, accented with two-inch to four-inch bows. Watters partnered with Thomas Knoell Designs to create a line of acces-sories, including belts with rhodium-plated metals, for an opulent, vintage feel for its collection of Miami-inspired dresses. To keep the lace in check, lace has been pair-ing up with other fabrics for a match made in heaven whether it’s for an accent or a layering piece. Jessica Williams, the designer of Alvina Valenta, wanted to create looks that featured “subtle and unexpected dimensions” for the spring season. Her gowns include a V-neck style with shoulder straps mixing lace and tulle for a soft, feminine feel.Continued on page 6

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Kevan Hall’s bridal dresses that are receiving positive reactions include a strapless style accented with a front bow along with gowns layered with classic tulle and touches of re-embroidered lace in a move away from heavier gowns. “Dresses that are soft and light and airy are what’s in,” Hall says. “Brides want fabrics that are more sensuous and lightweight.” Mixing clean lines with Art Deco details, Wat-ters is using washed silk organza mixed with tulle for soft, flowing looks in drop-waist and modified A-line silhouettes, says Maria Prince, vice presi-dent of the Dallas-based bridal line. “We’re using yards and yards of fabric for draping and billowing for a very ladylike look,” Prince says. “We’re layering and layer-ing without the weight of big satin.” There’s also no shortage of color on the runways. But, brides are opting for subtle color to make a big statement. Many design-

ers are keeping the shades under-stated, such as at Anne Bowen, which offers a gown made of ivory lace with a blush under-layer. “Brides are keep-ing color soft so it looks like a wed-ding gown, but has an edge,” says Callie Tein, de-signer for Modern Trousseau. “They don’t want their gowns to look like an evening dress. When do you ever get to wear an all-white dress? You can always wear

a red dress or a green dress.”Nova, a Cinderella-blue satin dress, and Eden, a Chantilly lace sheath re-embroidered with chif-fon are bridal favorites at Modern Trousseau. Monique Lhuillier cre-ated some blush drama with her figure-hugging Chantilly lace corset gown and Spanish tulle draped trumpet gown with a full skirt. Watters’ pink dress with cut pieces of taffeta shimmering with embroi-dered metallics streaming down the skirt is a show-piece. Geography, however, often plays a role in how much brides are willing to devi-ate from the conventions of color or lack thereof. “Tradition dies very hard here,” says Gail Hester, a bridal consultant at the Mimi boutique in New Orleans. “We had one girl who wore black this week-end, and she looked stun-ning. She has red hair and blue eyes. But there aren’t many girls who have the confidence to pull that off or that have parents that will let them.”

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Another thing to keep in mind is that there are nasty people out there who take delight in post-ing insults or criticism on public websites, Naylor notes. Your choices are to ignore any less-than-glow-ing reviews, or, if possible, consider making your account or album private so that only select people can take a peek. This also prevents the etiquette mistake of jamming up your contacts’ feeds with tons of individually posted photos, Naylor says. Public or private, be consider-ate – some of your guests may prefer their image not be shared with any-

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that story, we love to see details that are steal-wor-thy, that are photographed in a simple, editorial way and that scream chic,” Larson says. “We want photojournalistic images to get a sense of the real vibe of the day, alongside clean, thoughtful shots of all those little touches that the bride put so much love into.”

Ryan Wilcox, who oper-ates You Look Nice Today Photography in Portland, Ore., has shot weddings that have been featured in more than a half-dozen blogs and magazines. He says three things stick out about the publish-worthy weddings he’s photo-graphed: unique personal touches in the details, gor-geous settings that match the tone of the wedding, and, finally, the moments. “This is fairly hard to plan but with the right photographer knowing where to be when a photo can go from a snapshot to telling a complete story, which is something the editors look for,” Wilcox says. “There needs to be a handful of those moments included when submitting a wedding.” Again, you must get approval from your photographer before you submit images, and you want to be considerate of your guests. But there’s also submission etiquette. Most outlets want exclu-sivity, so it’s polite to only submit to one at a time. If you happen to get a “pass,” try to understand that it’s in no way a judgment on the fabulousness of your big day. “There are so many things that go into a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer for publication,” Larson says. “It could be that we have a backlog of California rustic-elegant weddings, that we recently featured a wedding very similar, or that the design is fabulous but the photographs won’t look great on our blog.” You can always submit to another publication. In the meantime, flip through the pages of your photo al-bum again, because, after all, YOU are the audience that matters most.© CTW Features

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SocksSince only a few inches of his socks will show when he’s sitting down, socks

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ShoelacesColorful shoelaces are trending this style season, says Trépanier. These shiny bright-blue laces from Stolen Riches look good in both black and brown shoes.StolenRiches.com, $17.50–Anna Sachse © CTW Features

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On their wedding day, Jonathan Buckley and his wife, Brandi, stood on the grand staircase of San Francisco City Hall, where Brandi’s grandparents married nearly 70 years before. Everything about their day paid homage to the town they would to-gether call home: Brandi’s dress, the limo service and even the technology they’d use to capture the day in photo. They gazed into each other’s eyes, smiling. Their photographer stood away, aimed and shot the image – with an iPhone 4S. More than 500 pho-

tos of the Buckleys were taken that day solely with an iPhone. Later, the Buckleys’ photographer, Kim Thomas, added effects mostly with Instagram filters and delivered more than 100 images to the couple. “The very next evening we had a mini recep-tion of 40 to 50 people, and we had iPads set up in picture-frame mode around the room with all the photographs,” Buck-ley says. Soon afterward, hundreds in their social network would browse through the photos online. Digital and mobile

photography has enabled what is perhaps the big-gest trend in photography today – sharing images shortly after they’re taken. Now, the immediacy has transferred to the editing process. “Being able to use the Instagram filter is re-ally, really quick,” Thomas says. “You don’t have to spend hours and hours trying to get the right look for your photo.” Not only are the effects from smartphone camera applications such as Ins-tagram, well, instant, they create striking, appealing photographs. “It brings back an element of film

because the quality is not as great,” Thomas says. Thomas used the Amaro and Rise Insta-gram filters for most of the Buckleys’ images, which created a warm, vintage look. Amaro adds a blue-toned, aged appear-ance while Rise softens images with a golden glow. Thomas’ eye homed in on the couple’s chemistry, and the hall’s lighting and ar-chitecture to produce her enchanting photos. Lighting, composition and the moment of action are the key elements of any wedding photograph with or without effects,

For Jonathan and Brandi Buckley’s wedding at San Francisco’s City Hall, Kim Thomas photographed the wedding using an iPhone 4S , then edited the photos and added effects via the Instagram iPhone app.All other photos, Kelsey Goodwin Photography

Smartphone apps like Instagram add instant charm and radiance to photos with chic filters and effects – just like the tricks photographers employ to make wedding photos pop

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Bridal GuideSpring 2013says British Colombia-based photographer Kelsey Goodwin. “If you have those three things then you can do whatever filter you want,” Goodwin says. “Once in a while, a mediocre image can be pushed into greatness with a little bit of editing help, but it’s a fine line.” Stunning effects and filters, however, are not limited to pics snapped via a smartphone apps. Here, some of the most stylish photography trends that photographers can employ to their photos captured via their trusty dSLR camera.

Textured Photos Textured photography has a design overlay that gives a perceived surface

quality to the image. For example, a layer could add a brushstroke effect to dif-ferent areas in the picture giving the overall image the feel of a painting. “If the texture overlay is laid on too thick, it can lend itself as a distraction to the actual image,” Good-win wrote in a guest blog for TheWedLoft. “Though if done correctly, it can be a very pleasing effect,” she adds. Textures were very popular in the ’90s but are now used less often.

Selective Desaturation A photo with selective desaturation leaves on part of an image in color

while the rest is pared down to black and white. This is one of those trends that have stood the test of time. It first appeared in the ’80s but seems to have timeless character.

High Dynamic Range HDR has been around for more than a century. “It was originally de-signed to bring value in lights and darks to cre-ate a balanced image in terms of exposure, but if you overdo it, it looks like a painting or a cartoon,” Goodwin says. Picture a comic book to get a sense of what the extremes of this effect can do. Yet, even toned-down usage creates awesome definition and heightens the intensity and mood of an image.

Long-Exposure Photo This technique requires a night or dark setting and moving light. Stationary ele-

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Light Leak and Lens Flare When film or a camera sensor is exposed to extra light, red or yellow glares

can fill the image. “Back in the day it was considered poor photography skills,” Goodwin says. Likewise, lens flare from unplanned reflections or impurities in the lens was considered an amateur mistake. Today photographers are clamor-ing to get these washed out, hazy effects in their photos. Both can make images look more vibrant, retro or just plain creative.

Holga The Holga is a medium format camera created in the 1980s that harnesses the creative power of light leaks, blurring, and other distortions for a faded, vintage look. “The vintage look at this point is like pearls,” Goodwin says. “It’s time-less.” © CTW Features

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