Bridepower: Who We Are

You know, sometimes you get so involved in working your business that you never take any time out to talk about your business. It occurs to us that we began this blog with testimonials about our site and business, but never talked about who or what we are. Please indulge us as we take this […]

Carolina Herrera

As actresses like Amy Adams and Christina Hendricks know, Carolina Herrera wedding gowns are wonderfully glorious wedding gowns. Even though that’s not necessarily what she’s known for, Herrera has become a big-time player in the wedding fashion market. Herrera was born in Venezuela back in 1939. She attended her first fashion show at the age […]

Claire Pettibone

…Claire Pettibone as a young girl when she attended a wedding at the age of 4 and decided she wanted to make wedding gowns. Growing up in New York City, she ended up…

Wedding Gown Designer: Vera Wang

As a native New Yorker with a knack for fashion, Vera Wang learned the language of style very early on while touring the city and unique boutiques with her mother. As a “fashion insider” and bride herself, Wang was inspired to create a new vision of contemporary bridal wear and notably opened her first flagship […]

Wedding Dress Designer: Elie Saab

Elie Saab is a Lebanese born designer who became interested in designing clothing for women at the age of 9. At the age of 17, he went to Paris to begin studying his craft; a year later in 1982, he came back to Beirut and opened his own workshop with 10 employees. This means that, […]

Wedding Gown Designer: Reem Acra

After studying fashion in both Paris and at the famed Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, a Lebanese-born designer, Reem Acra, emerged on the bridal scene in 1995. Known for her signature use of embroidery and delicate beadwork of tiny Swarovski crystals and seed pearls, Reem Acra's ability to create intricate needlework sewn under […]