MOVING! - TULLE is headed for the City!

Hello our dearest brides, friends and followers...

We have decided to close our Martha's Vineyard store, TULLE in Edgartown, because the Beach House Bride is moving to the CITY! (and our lease was up!) The TULLE brand is moving to NYC, and is being re-"tulled" to operate as a personal bridal consultancy - for the DIY bride planning a destination wedding...especially on Martha's Vineyard. More info to come, soon...but in the meanwhile...if you are looking for a BARGAIN, on a gorgeous designer dress....you need to spend your Thanksgiving weekend on Martha's Vineyard, looking for a dress! Everything will be packed up and moved out on Sunday...so hope to see you soon!

Saturday: 10:00am - dark.

Sunday: 10:00am - noon.

Best,

Meaghan and Lisa - Two Vineyard Gals

TULLE

All Bridal Gown Samples - priced 40-75% off (Carolina Herrera, Monique Lhuillier, Lela Rose, Modern Trousseau, Caroline deVillo, and more...).

All bridesmaid samples - priced $25-50.

All vintage wedding dresses - priced $100-300.

Also available: vintage jewelry, accessories, custom silk albums by Cypress, gift frames, and more.

Found over at This is Glamorous...

I love the blue...more here.

Key West Gorgeousness

Our Patricia...she drove all the way to Martha's Vineyard from NYC, then ferried over...and found this perfect Stephanie James gown (my favorite) to wear for her Key West wedding. Just loved her...what a sweetheart....and adored the pics by her photog Tim Wong. Congrats!

Ruche find...

...strawberry/lemonade striped tube dress....$36.99, at Ruche....casual chic (let the girls spend their money on a spa outing, right?)

Real

....real film on the bottom, and tintype processed on the top. Isn't it beautiful?? Sure...Photoshop can create a similar look, but true artists appreciate the value of this lost medium of art.

The real deal...is priceless. These images are the featured work of two photographers, I have followed all my days...Isabel Gomes and Lawrence Gund aka Isabel Lawrence Photographers.

We are deeply saddened...

Those of you, who have been following us for some time...may remember the time when we had a very unique Ralph Lauren runway gown, that we were giving away. It was a difficult dress to fit...so we thought, the unique way that it would be given away, is that the gown would have to be a perfect fit, and therefore, a meant-t0-be situation.

Jacqueline happened to be the one. It was amazing that it was her. We couldn't fit our fingers down the back, and yet it also zipped up perfectly without a struggle...it was a perfect fit on her. We all cried. It would have been a happy moment for any future bride...but Jacqueline, of course, was dealing with intensive chemotherapy treatments for an agressive breast cancer. She had said that she came by the shop, that day, to actually try on a lace dress that she liked, and was going to buy because she "put it out there to the world, and in prayer that morning" that she was going to go buy that wedding gown...finish her treatment...meet Mr. Right...and settle down and marry (she had never been married). Of course, instead of buying one...she ended up being the gown winner.

Suitors followed, in the months after she won. She would have to laugh and tell them "I'm sorry, but you just aren't the right one...". We would have a few laughs with her, as she would stop by and fill us in, on her updates. She looked absolutely fabulous, just as recently as two months ago...when she came by to tell us that she had been given the all clear, and was so ecstatic! She was looking forward to fulfilling the rest of her goals.

About a month ago, she told me that she was having vision trouble, and subsequently they found it had spread. I am so sorry to say, that we have lost her...this brave and wonderful and happy woman.

There will be a memorial service this Saturday, 10/10, at the Whaling Church in Edgartown, for Jackie.

I can't tell you, how saddened Meaghan and I are, to have lost this friend that we made. She was always smiling, always positive...made any problems you or I could ever have, seem like a blip in life. I know that Jacqueline appreciated the gift that Bertie at {casando ideais} sent, and all the wonderful, encouraging comments, you all sent. I'm sure she would want you all, to never lose sight of your goals...and be nothing by smiling and happy....enjoying every day, and not to sweat the small stuff.

For Jackie...we love you and will miss you...you have touched many hearts.

Conde Nast ceasing publications...

We were all shocked to hear of recent cuts, at Conde Nast. A while back...it was the loss of Domino Magazine (my absolute favorite read)....and now two other favorites of mine, Cookie (which would have become your favorite, as soon as you were married and started even thinking about having children...) and Gourmet, are no longer.

Elegant Bride and Modern Bride, also, will no longer be. Although Elegant Bride was my favorite, with its chic editorial features and higher-end brands....I'm sure the business decision to move-forward with one title, Brides, will prove to be a smart financial decision for them.

I think something we must all think about, is the impact of these changes for media. I don't know about you....but I love to hold a magazine in my hand, stack them in my bookshelf, and refer back to the glossy images for inspiration or stories. Sure you can create online tabs of images that you favor...but it's not the same as flipping through your dog-earred favorites. Sometimes it's the visual cue of seeing the magazines on your shelf, that prompts you to take a look back.

I have five bins of magazine tears, from the last 10 years...they are divided into categories: Food/Fitness, Fashion, Interior Design, Bridal, and Family. I know this sounds like a crazy pack-rat...but it's so great when a new project comes up...that you can just go through the whole pile while watching some HBO series on TV, sitting against the sofa, on the floor. I make a pile of favorites...then stick them in a separate plastic folder, for reference. To me, it's more of a chore, and takes so much longer, to do the same on a computer.

I wish our Conde Nast friends, the best, as they are moving on to new things in the media world. We remain staunch supporters of Brides, and local publication, Brides Boston. The best thing that you can do, is let advertisers know that you noticed them in their publications...it will keep a fire lit under the advertiser's advertising budgets, to keep renewing...so that you can continue to have your sweet little copy, tucked into your tote...to pull out and read on the train, in the doctor's office, or before you settle in to bed for the night!

x.o.

Ciao - Happy Weekend!

Gemma Ward + Josh Hartnett c/o Tatielle.

Dedicated to Katie...

....the lovely, newly engaged bride who came to see me, this past Sunday. She will be having a farm wedding, 2010, and had visions of a floral ring headress, to go along with a Monique Lhuillier that she loved. ....saw these images on This is Glamorous, this morning, and instantly thought of you, Katie...Congrats, again! xo

Please take a moment to remember...

Those who perished this day, eight years ago, in NYC, PA, and VA...a day which has deeply changed how we operate as a society. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family and friends.

When 20 of your closest friends and family gather...

Alyssa and Howard's 30's-inspired, backyard wedding story, as told by the ever-talented Jessica Johnston. Small, intimate weddings have become the fashionable standard of today's weddings...one of which, I'm sure is here to stay. A true testament to less is more. Additional images here.

Leah & Jeffrey - Woods Hole

Woods Hole is right at the bottom tip of Cape Cod, and those who frequent Martha's Vineyard - know - that it is also the place that you find yourself driving like a mad-woman to...to get to the last ferry of the night (or is it just me?)...racing through those winding roads, with trees and houses flying past...thinking "the water, where is the water???"....it is the longest drive...when you are about to miss the last boat (haha!).

Woods Hole and Falmouth are two bliss, little towns on Cape Cod. The sand-swept beaches, rustic cottages and English-looking manors, evoke instant feelings of cozying up to a fireplace with a down comforter wrapped around you.

David, my dear friend, captured these images of Leah & Jeffrey, and I love them. He's headed down to Savannah (SCAD) next week, to continue his studies for an MFA in photography. David is one of those hidden gems that you would only hear about - if mentioned, by a gleaming, former patron. His time will still be spent between North & South, on weddings...if you're lucky enough to catch him between jaunts.

Leah & Jeffrey - Woods Hole

Liz & Joe - Tower Hill Botanical

Hurricane season...David Welch...a romantic view of bad weather...

Read this Bride #2...

Post your location suggestions for this bride...

Read this Bride #1...

We are having a crazy week, here on the Vineyard...so I thought I would have you participate in a little experiment...

For the Vineyard gals...where would you see each of these two brides getting married, on MV?
For everyone else (CA, NY, NJ, IL, MI, CT, MD, PA, DC, VA, GA, FL, NC, SC...and worldwide Canada, South Africa, Brazil, UK, Dublin...all of you!!)...where in your neck of the woods...do you think this bride would choose as her venue (links to location photos would be great!)?

I sort of want to take a little trip around the U.S. and globe, to see how fashion influences your venue choice (and later...the wedding dress).

Please send your comments! I'll post them up, and use them for the next step....

From Katama/South Beach, reporting out... (and more news later this week...)

Beautiful colors of an overcast day...

...pick up interesting, old trade novels at a thrift store, wrap them in gorgeous ribbon with a place setting attached. Make your own sun print fabric, utilizing local-found objects, from where you are getting married.

(...I'm really adoring this palette of grey/green-blues, cyanotype, and all shades of ivory and grey, mixed in with Fall leaves and worn wood.)

Crooked Hose & Red Nail Polish!

(click above, to enlarge - this is just the first page of the test)

It appears that being wifey, in 1939, was not so much, a walk in the park (give your granny a hug). Marital counselor, George Crane, devised this "Marital Ratings Scale - Wife's Chart (1939)", to help men assess their wives...to see how good or bad they were (and Crane was considered a well-respected scholar, at the time!).

I think it would be fun to see, what would lie on this chart, in today's terms:
WIFE'S CHART -
Merits:
1. Makes dinner, at least one night a week.
2. Does your laundry, for you.
3. Gets dressed in something eye-catching, on her day off.
4. Gives backrubs.
5. Doesn't interrupt "the game".
Demerits:
1. Wears your t-shirts and boxers to bed.
2. Reads blogs and Facebook, instead of coming to bed.
3. Bikinis instead of thongs.
4. Credit card and checking account overdrafts.
5. Schedules a dinner party date, during the playoffs.

Photo: Cecil Beaton, Vogue 1933 via Conde Nast Store.

Lauren & Vijay - On the Vineyard

Speechless...that's all I could say. I knew this wedding would be wonderful...amazing NYC couple, from two great families, fun to be around, a double-ceremony (Hindu & Catholic)...but, every detail, emotional snapshot, and setting of their wedding day, was breathtaking!

We met Lauren, her sisters, and mom...last May, when she was here planning her wedding. She has FOUR sisters (bless her parents!)...and they all came to her first gown appointment. We had a blast (was there champagne involved??)...Lauren looked great in every one of them. The finished, altered gown...looked AMAZING on her! (that tiny, little waist!) So beautiful to see a bride "wear the gown", she was definately the focal point. Her sisters looked fabulous in their blue, J.Crew dresses, especially against those unique bouquets. The details were all coordinated by the ever-talented, Patrie Grace.

On a funny, side note...Meaghan and I were having some hors d'oeuvres at Alchemy, on this night. We were walking along Main, to my car (actually...were being chased...at night...by some inhibriated guy, trying to talk to us...so we were running while laughing...trying to get away!)....ran into Lauren and Vijay...who were waltzing up the street, all happily married...just leaving the Boathouse, from a post-wedding party). Still in their wedding attire (and happier than ever!)...they were surprised to see the two of us...we all had a good laugh, and a round of congratulatory hugs.

Lauren & Vijay...a lifetime of happiness, to you both!
Joe Mikos...fabulous images that they will have for a lifetime! More here...

Lauren & Vijay - Martha's Vineyard

...Cannot wait to see the upcoming images of Lauren's wedding! Joe posted up a sneak peek, for us. Lauren wore one of our Amy Kuschel gowns for her catholic ceremony, at St. Elizabeth's in Edgartown, and looked equally amazing for the Hindu ceremony, at the Aquinnah Lighthouse. The reception was held at the new Ag Hall. So nice to see some culture, around here! Love all the color. More coming...soon!

Style: What are you two, all about?

If you really sit down and take a look at your apparel, favorite vacation spots, interior design preferences, and the places you like to shop...it will speak volumes of the style that best translates into your wedding. These preferences, can help you better focus on a venue setting, design scheme, and what types of gowns you should try on (which...ultimately bears down to what fits and "looks" best on you...but it's a start!).

Get a hold of a great, leather art journal (our dear bride, Melissa, did this...and I loved it!). Fill it with clippings/drawings or anything that appeals to or inspires you...even if it is not, wedding related. You will start to see a pattern emerge. Melissa had drink coasters, fabric swatches, little bits and pieces of things, and pictures of her dogs...along with all her tear sheets. It really gave me an idea, of who this couple - this new bride - was going to be together.

These little peeks of yourself, will also help you immensely, with your registry and interior design needs. If any of you are doing this...I'd love to have you send in some pictures of your book, to show everyone! Email them to us: tullebride@me.com. We have a little gift that we'll send you, if we use your photos!

Photos: Couple: Kate Powers/Sailboat: Erez Sabag/Yellow Dress: Sarah Maingot/Black Doors & Surfboard: Laura Resen.

Things to do today, girls...

...off and running....
Everyone....today....give a compliment, any compliment, to three of your wedding vendors, or people who are involved in fascilitating your wedding. It will make you and them, feel splendid...and you will have a nice, little light around you...when the time comes to pull favors. Bonne journee!

Come Hither

A Vineyard temptation...

http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/rlhome/collection/hitherhills.asp

feels like Menemsha...you know you need to be here!

P.S...I LOVE that song, by Toby Lightman!