January 15, 2012 – 1:31 AM By Tracy
We love sharing our annual sustainable wedding trend forecasts with you each year, and 2012 has tons of exciting new styles in store! Check us out on NBC with some of our favorites, and see below for all 12 trends and where to get them.
1. Brides Get Fascinated: This year’s must-haveĀ bridal trend is [...]
August 22, 2011 – 9:16 PM By Tracy
Allison Rinaldi was the 5th woman in her family to wear the heirloom wedding dress originally purchased in 1884 by her great-great grandmother Nellie Campbell.
The dress has been kept preserved in linen in the closet, and the brides of the family make it a point not to wear the dress to their receptions, in order [...]
August 2, 2011 – 11:08 PM By Tracy
When balloon artist Thelma Levett’s daughter Vicky decided to get married, mom set about making her a wedding dress. But she didn’t use a needle and thread, and there was nary a stitch of taffeta or satin in sight.
Thelma is a balloon artist, and she used more than 5,000 balloons that took more than four [...]
June 13, 2011 – 12:00 AM By Tracy
We get so happy when the smartest, most talented sustainably-minded designers list their items on RecycledBride.com. The latest brilliant designer to join our ranks is Crystal Brooke McCann of SilkUtopia. Crystal hand-paints repurposed silk dresses, using brilliant color, cutting-edge couture designs, and even, on occasion, fallen parrot feathers that the designer collected over one year.
“There [...]
April 4, 2011 – 3:57 PM By Tracy
Thanks to two very talented housewives and moms who have a passion for beautiful creations, you can keep the memory of your wedding day alive always! How you may ask? By creating something special out of the most amazing dress you will ever wear in your life!
Their company, Making it More was created a year [...]
February 7, 2011 – 6:31 AM By Tracy
When brides come to Recycled Bride to sell their gently used wedding dresses, we provide pricing guidelines that advise them offer discounts of anywhere from 30% to 90% off, depending on the age and condition of the gown. Most sellers pick a resale price somewhere around 50% of the dress’s original retail value. But is [...]
January 3, 2011 – 7:03 AM By Tracy
Meet SEAMS Bridal Couture and Partywear
Ever since Recycled Bride PRO launched in November, we’ve been proud to see some of the finest wedding vendors in the industry set up shop right here on RecycledBride.com to sell their fabulous wedding items at amazing discounts. And every month, we’re going to be introducing one of our favorite [...]