Bridal Hot List Giveaway with The Wedding Salon

Bridal Hot List is pleased to announce that we’re hosting a giveaway featuring a free entrance to a fabulous wedding showcase, all courtesy of Wedding Salon. Its super easy to enter! All you have to do to enter is follow the instructions below. For this giveaway, one lucky winner will receive VIP entrance, admission for them and four members of their bridal party and a swag bag for everyone in the group . A winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday, January 14th.

We love the bridal events hosted by Wedding Salon.  This wedding show is an event that all brides should attend. Brides will meet top wedding professionals and enjoy the many fantastic offerings such as cake tastings, cocktails, beauty makeovers, entertainment, and many more. It is an event where couples can be inspired when planning their dream wedding. Bridal Hot List attended last year and had a blast!

The wedding event will take place on January 19th at the Montage Beverly Hills, California from 4-8pm.

Enter the Giveaway

Once again we’d like to thank the folks from The Wedding Salon for offering up the prizing for this giveaway! Enter by doing the following:

1.  Liking Bridal Hot List on Instagram

2. Liking Bridal Hot List on Facebook

3. Following Bridal Hot List on Twitter

4. Liking Wedding Salon on Instagram

5. Liking Wedding Salon on Facebook

6. Following Wedding Salon on Twitter

For any other engaged reader that’s want to join in on the fun, you can register at www.weddingsalon.com

Email: Jesse@WeddingSalon.com

This event is for engaged couples and their guest only. All attendees must be 21 years of age or older.

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Wedding Salon the nation’s leading luxury bridal showcase where couples can discover the leading trends and best resources for their wedding. Tailored to the sophisticated couple, Wedding Salon partners with The Knot, BRIDES Magazine, California Wedding Day, Wedding Wire and Ceremony Magazine for a night of cake tastings, cocktails, beauty makeovers, entertainment, the ultimate swag bag and more.

Highlights:

  • Tastings by Chunk-n-Chip Cookies, cocktails and beauty makeovers
  • Couture gown previews and the latest men’s formalwear
  • Honeymoon giveaways and raffles including dinner for two at the Terra Restaurant at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe and a spa gift basket from Hotel Del Coronado
  • The hottest travel locations including Puerto Rico, Puerto Vallarta, Oahu, Park City and Aspen
  • The top spots for your destination wedding or honeymoon such as Secrets Resorts & Spa and Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, The Cove Atlantis Paradise Island, Montage Resort & Spa, Playa Largo Resort, Kaua’I Marriott Resort and more.
  • Venues options such as The Broadmoor, Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, InterContinetal The Clement Monterey and The Coeur d’Alene Resort
  • The opportunity to score a luxe goody bags featuring the latest bridal magazines and beauty products

 

Top Five Couture Gowns for Mother of the Bride/Groom from Andrea’s Fashions

At BHL, we are in love with brides and their weddings, and can you blame us? When viewing gorgeous images of all the pretty details of their weddings, it has us obsessed.  However, today we are doing a special post. With Mother’s day around the corner, we are taking a moment to view some super gorgeous gowns for the mothers of brides/grooms. We thought that bridal gowns were stunning, and then when we took a look at the gowns that moms can wear, and we fell in love! Moms can also feel and look amazing on their son or daughter’s wedding day too, (not too steal the spotlight for too long though!).  However, mothers are special, and we think they should feel fabulous too. We are in love with a fabulous salon , Andrea’s Fashions  which is located in Beverly Hills, and Orange County, California. This salon does not disappoint. With their jaw dropping gorgeous couture gowns for the moms of the wedding, they offer something for any style. Without further adieu, lets take a peek at the five top stylish and trendy gowns for the mothers. Each unique and made for a mom out there! Moms, this one is for you, so go ahead and spoil yourself. You deserve it!

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  • Organza hand pleated bustier 4 ply silk mermaid skirt. Ice Blue and Charcoal Color. We love this gown! It is simple, yet very sophisticated and chic at the same time.  Look at that belt! Oh my goodness.

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  • Navy Lave dress with a silver organza underlay. Layers of Tulle skirt. This is showstopper for sure! You can almost see all the heads turn for this one. The details are impeccable!

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  • Heavy White gazar dress with black chantilly lace applique. They say the bride is the only one that can wear white, and yes that is true. However, this gown is perfect for the wedding where the bride wants the wedding party and close family to wear white on her wedding day. Remember Kim Kardashians wedding?

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  • Beaded Tulle over print underlay for depth and detail. Obsessed with this super gorgeous gown! It is so romantic and lovely.

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  • Lace and tafetta dress Bustier with fit flare share. Drop torso gown.  We love how this gown is short, and a super sexy. Moms can feel and look sexy, while looking classy. Seriously love this one!

 

Visit Andrea’s Fashions  and see all the amazing gowns they have to offer.

 

Happy Mother’s Day!!

 

Photography by Whatabetty Photography  and Forever Long Photography

Weddings at Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

As we say goodbye to summer and the ever popular beach wedding, let’s take a moment to consider an often over looked type of bride.  What about us city girls?  The trick is to find a city venue that is just as romantic as the beach but has that unmistakable energy of the city.  Nestled in the heart of one of the most colorful cities in the country, The Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills is a spectacular wedding venue.  Surrounded by fabulous entertainment, shopping and history, weddings by the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills are definitely unforgettable.

The Four Seasons offers wedding planning services to take care of every last detail.  From the wedding license to the flowers, décor and even guest transportation, let your wedding specialist make all the necessary arrangements.  They conveniently offer two wedding packages, including one for newly legalized same sex weddings.  In true LA fashion,  the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills offers endless ways to treat yourself before you say I do.  In the days before your wedding arrange for a special visit to the hotel spa where you can choose from a variety of packages for the bride, groom and bridal party.  You may want to treat your bridesmaids to free flowing champagne and a signature mani/pedi all in preparation for the big day.  The spa also offers a romantic couples package including a couples massage, facials, manicures and champagne. What a perfect pre-wedding relaxation regimen!

The hotel offers a variety of venue options depending upon the size of your event.  Wetherly gardens is the perfect location for an outdoor ceremony.  The hotel garden space seats up to 250 guests while still maintaining an intimate atmosphere. The venue landscape is encased by beautiful greenery interspersed with luxurious flowers.  Dance the night away in the warm Los Angeles weather and celebrate being husband and wife in style.  As we travel inside the hotel,  the beauty and luxury of the Four Seasons is best displayed in the ballroom reception venue.  With the ability accommodate 250 guests, the ballroom is the epitome of reception grandeur.  The venue is classically romantic and chic with arched French windows, Venetian crystal chandeliers all warmly lit by the soft glow of crystal wall sconces.  Once dressed with your theme colors and floral arrangements the space becomes breathtaking.

Also, your guests are in for a particularly delicious treat when it comes to dining at the Four Seasons.  I was lucky enough to sample some of the chef’s cuisine and it is simply divine!  They are able to create a menu around any cultural or religious preferences.  No matter what you choose from cocktail hour hors d’oeuvres to a full four course meal it will be some of the best food you’ve ever tasted!

For more information visit the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills website.

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Four Seasons Bevery Hills

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Four Seasons Bevery Hills

Four Seasons Bevery Hills

 

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Four Seasons Bevery Hills

Four Seasons Bevery Hills

Four Seasons Bevery Hills

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More about the Four Seasons

Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills features a stunning Ballroom, which is the perfect backdrop blending timeless elegance with the bride’s unique vision to set the scene.  The Ballroom comfortably seats 250 guests for a customized four-course dinner prepared by our talented culinary team.  The beautiful windows give natural light to this grand ballroom.  A palette of creamy neutral tones amid the standing traditional architecture with delicate shears, and a contemporary garden-inspired carpet design, hone in to sophistication for the perfect wedding, along with our unrivaled personal service.  Our staff prides themselves on attention to the finest detail.

The ceremony location is a stunning Wetherly Garden with Italian tiles and built in stage, with a lush lawn surrounded by flowering plants and trees.  Executive Chef Ashley James is a culinary talent, who prides himself on customizing every menu to suit each guest’s specific tastes and preferences.  The wedding space offers grand outdoor gardens and tiled patios, offering a true California experience for ceremony and receptions.  The ballroom is intimate, chic and elegant, and features paladium windows which overlook trees and gardens.  Our catering and banquet teams are experts in their field and manage each and every aspect of the planning to the wedding day to ensure a wonderful, personal and memorable experience. 

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Four Seasons Bevery Hills

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Four Seasons Bevery Hills

Beverly Hills Wedding from Sara Jordan Photography

I totally want to sneak in and be part of this wedding. Can I please?  It has tradition, elegance, and some whimsy elements which makes me smile. I can not stop smiling. I am literally smiling from cheek to cheek. I love all the gorgeous details of this wedding which is set at  Il Cielo in Beverly Hills, California. This wedding is full of happiness and love. Smiles all around!

Get ready to smile as you take a look at the shots that  Sara Jordan Photography captured.

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Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

 

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Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

Sara Jordan Photography

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From Sara Jordan Photography:

Lisa and Matt are both Doctors and live in New Zealand. Lisa who’s originally from Palos Verdes wanted to have her wedding here in Los Angeles, so she could include all her family and friends in her nuptials. In a way, it was sort of a destination wedding. Even though Lisa is from Los Angeles she had to do most of her wedding planning from abroad. When it came to finding her photographer, her brother who is a photographer in New York helped her to find me.  One thing I love about this wedding is the planning and layout. Even though I was the only photographer for the wedding the way they laid out their big day helped them to get the most when it came to their photography.

Lisa got ready at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons. After capturing her getting ready in their beautiful hotel suite, we headed down stairs for a first look in the Four Season’s garden. After a touching first look and a couple of photos, we went up stairs for the traditional Ketubah signing. They had the most beautiful Ketubah I have ever seen, super colorful. After the Ketubah signing the groom and I headed across the street to the wedding venue, “Il Cielo.”  In Italian Il Cielo translates to the sky. The reason this restaurant is called Il Cielo is because their main room has a glass celling that can be open or shut depending on the weather. Photographers love this venue for its natural light.

 It is fairly common for wedding invitations to invite guest 30 minutes before the start of the ceremony, just to make sure everyone is present before the ceremony starts. Usually guests arrive at the venue expecting the ceremony to start so they take their seats and wait for the ceremony to start. Instead of having guest board, looking over their shoulders they staged Il Cielo’s outdoor patio like cocktail hour. Which gave guests the opportunity to mingle and enjoy the time before the ceremony. Since I was the only photographer it gave me the opportunity to photograph the guest in a cocktail hour environment without cutting the couples after ceremony photo session short.

 The wedding was a traditional Jewish wedding. The bride’s father walked her down the aisle. When she reached the groom she walked around him a couple times and then the rabbi started the ceremony. Their chuppa was roses on top of roses. I loved the way the flowers were done. Each rose was peeled open to give them a rounded shape.

During cocktail hour I got the opportunity to photograph the couple around Il Cielo. Then couple did their grand entrance where cocktail hour was finishing up on the patio. The guest made a circle around the couple and they had their first dance and afterward everyone did the hora.

Dinner was candle lite inside under the stars. During dinner the bride’s father gave a beautiful toast and cut the Challah. After dinner guest danced the night away.

At the very end of the reception Il Cielo does a traditional Italian send off, which is really special. Lead by a man playing the accordion, all the waiters start singing traditional Italian love songs, holding candles and fabric to create a chariot they walk the couple with all the guest following, across the street to the Four Seasons Elevator, where guest wave good night.