Behind the Seams

Who doesn't love a sweet note from a Mother of the Bride and pictures of her beautiful daughter to make your day sweet?!  We got the nicest email from Sheila, Laurel's mom! "Our daughter Laurel's wedding dress was lovely. I thought you would want to enjoy some pictures from the wedding day, July 20, 2013. Laurel and Matt Poisson at Pilgrim Chapel, Dallas Baptist University Campus. She was a bea utiful bride and the day was wonderful. Her something blue was 3 blue glass buttons that belonged to her great grandmother, that I sewed inside her dress hours before her wedding (shown in the pic of she and I). Thank you for all your help in making this day one of our dreams." Thank you so much for the wonderful note and beautiful pictures.  I am sharing all 4 of them with our fans to showcase what an amazing day you created for your beautiful daughter... the bride!

Good morning everyone!  Today is going to be a great day!!! (Already off to a great start just by opening our email this morning!)  ;)  We love Fridays because it means rehearsal dinner for some of our brides and wedding day over the weekend!  Exciting!! We had a visit from 2 of our past brides in the salon yesterday.    One who got married 2 years ago (Katie) and was returning for her bridesmaid dress with her 4 month old baby boy (Joey) and wedding album in tow!  (yay!) and the other bride (Bethany) who had to share her beautiful wedding pictures with us which of course made our day!!  They both were stunning and SO much fun to work with!!!  We love it when customers return to show us pictures and tell us all about their wedding day.  It's truly time well spent!!! Here is a beautiful picture from April who just said I do recently!  We are thrilled for her.  Doesn't she look amazing in her bridal gown by Classy Concepts Brid...

Many of you have been to or heard of Ocone's Bridal in Fort Worth! Maybe your mom or a friend purchased their wedding gown from this well-established 30+ year bridal salon.  It's an amazing bridal salon with lots of history!  Located on Camp Bowie, Ocone's Bridal has been serving DFW Brides for generations.... literally! Classy Concepts is in the process of remodeling the space with a fresh new look our brides will enjoy!  A new store will be open in the former Ocone's space on August 1st under new ownership  with a new name, new look and we'd love for you to stay tuned for more details to come!

Melissa and Michael tied the knot last night and we want to share her beautiful pictures! We had so much fun working with Melissa, her friends and her amazing Mom. We wish you a lifetime of memories, laughs and love! Your friends at Classy Concepts :)

I had the opportunity to visit the lovely people at Maggie Sottero's flagship store and international office while the hubs and I were in Sydney, Australia.  It was such a pleasure getting to learn more about the brand, how it got started, talking with their General Manager- Kym, getting to know the owners, and seeing their flagship store in downtown Sydney. Did you know that Maggie Sottero has a flagship store called Abbey Bridal located in downtown Sydney?  They used to have several locations throughout other major cities in Australia, but after becoming well known in wholesaling other retailers, they focus on their only location in Sydney and stock their gowns with well-known, independent retailers in the area.  Leslie and Wayne (the owners) opened their store (Abbey Bridal) and soon after opening they began designing dresses for local brides that they would design and craft.  The demand for their designs grew and that later developed into the business it is now...

Photo by Shannon Stellmacher Photography We got to know Pamela Micks at the Bridal Boutique when she found her dress with us a year before her big day.  We knew she was a professional trainer and a fitness competitor from talking with her.  She told us her weight loss goal for the year and we watched her transform her body over the course of her engagement.  We were not only so impressed with Pamela on a personal level, but we have so much respect for her on a professional level.  She was a former Dallas Police Officer, Fitness Champion and recently married her best friend, Mark, and got into the BEST shape for her wedding.  She knows what brides go through in planning a wedding, losing track of time and then next thing you know... you are thinking about your arms, your back and wearing your honeymoon bikini. :-/ Eeek! Pamela, Fitness Champion If you just need something simple in your schedule to reach your goals or want an aggressive plan to cha...

We love it when our past brides come to see our new diggs and bring a friend too!  BIG thank you to Laura (aka: Mrs. Adorable) for coming to see her bridal consultant Sue today and for bringing a friend who will be a bride one day too!  It was great to meet you Caitlin!  When you get the rock... bring your Momma and come see me!!!! ;)  LOVED seeing you today, Laura!  Have a great 2nd year anniversary in March :)