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These beautiful dresses and others are available at listings below:

Temperley London, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus

Below some brilliant engagement rings and wedding bands in updated styles.

At left, a heart-shaped stunner from Cartier.  Below, a vintage look ring by Ritani.

A simple, but elegant wedding band by Keepsake.At left, a fabulous band from the De Beers Pink Lotus collection.

The Trois flatband is from Michaelbjewelry.com.

The wedding trend is moving away from the grand ballroom and grandiose details, and toward casual, elegant ceremonies and receptions held in small chapels, backyards, and at a variety of outdoor venues including beaches.

Below are a few examples of casual bridal wear for 2010.

At left a perfect gown for casual affairs done at Blush by JLM, jlmcouture.com.  This confection features cotton lace over charmeuse.

Below a lovely dress with lots of movement from the Badgley Mischka Spring 2010 Collection.

At left, and below, a simple but adorable dress from the Jenny Yoo 2010 collection tied with a bow in the back.Below a casual dress by Alne bridal, Fall 2010 collection.  This designer offers up several stream-lined bridal styles.

The beautiful dresses below don’t rely on puffery or lots of frills.  Instead, style and form are themes here.

At left a stunning Monique Lhuillier design from the Spring 2010 collection.

A lace-trimmed dress by Lazaro framed in a lace-trimmed veil.

A wispy slip of a dress from Vera Wang.  Below, Nicole Miller provides a body hugging dress with ruffled hem.

Although a little more elaborate, I couldn’t resist including this perfect Jim Hjelm creation in embroidered silk organza.

Brides, get in on our February promotion: Order any bouquet (s) from our tier 3 pricing list and pay the lower tier 2 prices. Offer ends March 1, 2010.

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See our beautiful bouquets at: The Bouquet Boutique

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The trend toward more elbaborate bridal accessories, including a return to the vintage look of gloves, can turn up the volume on you wedding day.

At left, crocheted, floral-trimmed gloves at shaneenhuxham.com.

and a pair of sheer, bejewled gloves above.

Casltebridecouture.com designs simply gorgeous bridal headgear like the birdcage veil above and the one below from their Vintage collection.

Below a stunning headband at EricKoesler.com.

We begin with the fantasy style of St. Pucchi dresses…

We show off our own Bohemian Garden “Fantasy” bouquet…available at TheBouquetBoutique.com

We add a fantasy wedding cake by Collette Foley…

We end with a beautiful pair of Grazia Valentine bridal shoes.

Beautiful bridesmaid dresses by Lazaro give the the attendant something to love and wear again, while creating a stand-out wedding.  No, this is not an ad, I just like them.  I choose some of my favorites below.

A stunning Tissue Taffeta, ruffled dress by Lazaro, made special with a jeweled belt.

A taffeta a-line looks soft and relaxed while remaining elegant.

Above, a floor-length dress in copper taffeta with a gathered bodice.

The ruffled-tiered taffeta dress above has definite wear-after-the-wedding potential.

Above, the silk, floor-length gown, in magenta has a pleated bodice and large floral embellishment.

Last, a ruffle-tiered gown from the Fall 2010 collection.

There is nothing more lush and elegant than black.  Almost everyone can wear black and it always makes a statement.  Here, some little black dresses and accessories.

A ruffle-hemmed dress by CoutureCandy.com is a perfect little black dress to wear anywhere.  Punch it up with this cuff bracelet from C C Skye.

The stunning little black stretch dress from Guess By Marciano at Marciano.com is a figure-hugging cutie to be dressed up or down.  Pair it with the Ortensia flap clutch below.

At left, sexy pumps from Dolce & Gabbana, available at Zappos.com

and elegant shoes by Kate Spade also at Zappos.

At left, Vera Wang does the “little black” in Bohemian style from her 2010 ready-to-wear collection and does dress up with this simple and elegant piece below.

Definitely new.  2010 bridal wear delivers new necklines and detailing in non-traditional couture style. 

The “oh so fashionable” gown by Simone Carvalli shows off a new take on a halter look.

Below, a feminine and flirty off-the-shoulder look by Gilles Montezin.

If  long sleeves are your thing than Sincerity Bridal has the dress for you, below.

Pnina Tornai specializes in “different” with her edgy dresses like the one below.

Ines Di Santo pulls out all the stops with this gorgeous belted dress.