Black and White Wedding Inspiration

This week we’ll be discussing black and white weddings! 

Black and white weddings are a classic and simple concept that we absolutely adore! 

These are two colours that have been associated with weddings for years! When you were a kid most likely you were picturing your husband in the black tuxe, it was always a black tuxe, white boutonnière, and a long white princess dress for you haha. 

However, times have changed. Though these are common colors for such a special occasion, this palette is however not for everyone. There are hundreds of new themes and styles for weddings but is this classic one still chic? 

Both black and white are simple to dress up or down. No matter how lavish or simple your nuptials are, these colours are simple to obtain and work with. Black and white are excellent options if you want something simple, affordable, and attractive all at once, unlike some other colours or current designs.

If you are like me and love lace, which is very chic these days, add that as the white in your black/white, but as a twist try it in both black and white in your wedding decor and fashion accessories.

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I hope this has inspired you!

Your Designer,

Amanda Garrett

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Train Goals

Yesterday I posted a really awesome dress with an fantastically long train. And so that's what we're gonna talk about today is #traingoals. There are so many ways that you can achieve trains and I don't even think that people really know.

For example, right now I'm doing a dress that has the hem is to the floor. There's no train on the dress, but the veil she's wearing is a incredibly long cathedral veil. It is 122 inches, which is really, really long. The Bride just wants that for the ceremony. She wants that little bit of elegance and drama for walking down the aisle. This is a perfect way so that you can then take it off and you don't have to worry, no bustle, nothing like that, you can just go on your way and have a great time at the reception.

If you don't know what a bustle is, a bustle is when you hook or tie, pieces of the back of the train so that you can move around and dance without the train being stepped on or getting in the way. It's a really great way to do that. However if you don’t want a train on your dress, this is a perfect option.

You can also achieve your train goals without, having to do a bustle by having a removable skirt, so you can have a dress completely made for you and then have a piece that goes over top that you remove. That gives you that huge, long length that you want for a train. You can also, if you want even more, have a very long veil over that long train to give you that even more extension for your train goals.

Then we have different types of trains. There's sweep, chapel, cathedral and royal. The history of wedding dress trains goes as far back as 800 years ago, when the length of the train was used to indicate wealth and social status. The longer the train, the wealthier the family—and naturally, longer trains provided a more dramatic effect to impress any guests in attendance. Of course these days it’s not like that, Brides can wear anything they would like to. A lot of the time the train is for the aisle and for the pictures. If you're looking for that, extensiveness of a train, because you love them then there's so many options, especially with custom.

If you have been dreaming of that beautiful dress with that royal feeling contact <<< us!

I hope this was helpful towards making those dream dress visions come true!

Your Designer,

Amanda Garrett

Demi-Couture, Couture and Haute Couture

Lets talk about the different type’s of couture gowns that you can order here at A.M.E.G. Designs!

First we have our Demi-Couture which are gown that are our own creations, like you would purchase from a boutique however they are still made to measure for you, still custom. We have ready made patterns and we know the fabrics and everything that needs to be used for our Demi-Couture lines, which you can find on our website. All we need is your measurements and we can create everything made to measure. You can alter them slightly so you can remove or add sleeves, adjust the necklines slightly, change the back a little bit and/or you can adjust the length. Other than that, they are preset designs but still custom, completely customized for you to fit you. Demi-Couture Gowns take 4 to 6 months to create.

Couture is your vision, your vision, which you bring to us and we create for you. When you have a couture piece made, we create the pattern and a keepsake sketch for you to have and frame after. You choose the fabrics and we make everything, it is your design we're just creating it for you. Couture Gowns take 8 to 12 months to create.

Haute Couture is everything is basically made by hand, even the lace is pieces together with beading added. It is very much like art, with all details and every finishing detail down by hand. These can take 100 or more hours to create. Haute Couture Gowns take 12 to 18 months or more to create.

So that is the difference between each of our Demi-Couture, Couture and our Haute Couture gowns that we create here at A.M.E.G. Designs. I hope that this helps you to narrow down what you would love for you dream dress vision! You can take a look at our Demi-Couture on our website >>>here<<<. and to find out more about our Couture and Haute Couture options >>>contact<<< us, we're happy to answer any questions that you may have so that you can have your dream dress visions come true.

I hope this helps you narrow down what you would love for your wedding dress!

Your Designer,

Amanda Garrett

Fabrics, Colours and Bling Bling

Hello, we're back. It's a wedding Wednesday, once again, and today we're talking about fabrics, colors, bling-bling all the things that make every single detail of your dress magical. I believe that details matter so much, the littlest things can matter to create your vision.

When it comes to custom, what happens is you get to choose your fabrics completely and totally 100% all you. So this is how this dress is uniquely yours, right? When we have our visionary call, we talk about all the things you love about certain fabrics, satin, lace, tulle, chiffon and the colour you would love.

I then go and I search for options for you, and then I send you those options. Typically I like to send four or five depending on what we're looking at and a lot of the time this is for lace and other things like trims.

This way it's not overwhelming and you get to choose what you want to have for your dress. A lot of the time, my brides they're very decisive. Some are not, but that's okay. We work through it and we find whatever we need.

This bride wanted to have an very light off-white wedding dress.

Now during the process of choosing fabrics we must find it in the colour you are wanting. Whether if be Bright white, off-white, ivory or even PINK! I've had brides ask me, will this color worked for me. When you try dresses on, you'll see what colors work for you, and you'll know that you either want white, white, or another variation. I also have samples of fabrics that you can place against your skin to see. Most of the dresses we create are off-white, however, we’ve even dyed fabric to get the exact colour that our Bride envisioned her dress to be.

Then we have the bling bling bling! Bling-bling, jewels and beading can be incorporated into many aspects of your dress. If you have lace on your dress, it can be incorporated into the applique, added to trim or the edge around your hem or train. Adding a belt is always a way to add a little something extra or it can be just in your hair.

With the addition of a glitter fabric under neath and a small sequin throughout the lace appliques gave this bride just the right amount of shine for her wedding day.

Every Bride is so different and have such a unique visions. They either want the entire dress covered in beading and crystals or very few sequins that give only a little shimmer when the light hits the fabric. It's going to be for your personality, that fits you best. So BLING it up or tone it down, with custom you can have all that your heart desires.

Those are some of the main topics during our visionary call your fabrics, colors and your bling bling. the fabric and the color that comes first after we do our measurements. Then you receive options , once you choose, the fabrics are ordered and we get started on creating your dream dress!

Contact us to book your visionary call today!

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Your Designer,

Amanda Garrett