Emerald Themed Table Top Designs by Tick Tock Couture Florals

March 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

If there’s one trend I am totally digging, it’s definitely the emerald green color. You know, it is a color that is vibrant, glowing, lush, and elegant.  I am so attracted to this color, and all its radiant elements. It makes my heart blissful and joyous. So that is why today I am grinning from ear to ear like a little girl at her birthday party. I am excited to feature an emerald-themed tabletop which is  jaw-droppingly gorgeous! bridal-hot-list-vendor-hot-pick

Eddie Zaratsian of Tic-Tock Couture Florals dreamed up a lavish, elegant table with a palette of emerald green and gold coupled with gorgeous details like tall emerald green vases full of  lush roses, charming stationary, gorgeous china and flatware from Langham Huntington, beautiful chandeliers, lovely hedge-lattice wall, and stunning gold mirror table from Revelry Event Designers. All the fabulous details captured by Marianne Lozano Photography.

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About Tic-Tock Couture Florals…

Celebrity florist tic-tock Couture Florals is arguably one of the most in-demand florists in Los Angeles. For over twenty years, tic-tock’s original and breathtaking floral arrangements have made tic-tock the first call for A-List personalities, event designers and producers, the best wedding planners and entertainment industry heavy-hitters. Creative director Eddie Zaratsian’s reputation is well earned; from modern floral arrangements to the more traditional, tic-tock is consistently among the best rated florists in Los Angeles for flower delivery, set design, special events, weddings and corporate services. As one of the youngest inductees into the American Institute of Floral Designers, Eddie’s impeccable taste and ability to manifest the visually stunning as well as the discretion with which he treats his client list has created a unique and lasting trust which ranks tic-tock at the top of any list of the best florists in Los Angeles. Welcome to tic-tock, take a look around; browse our beautiful floral arrangements and then give us a call, order flowers online or send us an email so we can create your next beautiful design. From single arrangements to fabulous soirees and film sets, tic-tock Couture Florals creates breathtaking floral arrangements that are always among the best in Los Angeles.

Floral Design: Eddie Zaratsian of Tic-Tock Couture Florals
Location: Langham Huntington
Photography: Marianne Lozano Photography

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Bridal Gowns by Sareh Nouri

March 20, 2013 1 Comment

Happy New Year! Well, it is definitely not January 1st, however it is March 20th, which means today is Persian New Year. Today is also the first day of Spring. Around here at BHL, we are having a good time bringing in the new year with our family and friends.  In celebration of the New Year and the first day of Spring,  I am super excited to share an amazing bridal gown collection. When I had the first glance of this stunning and romantic bridal collection, my eyes could not look away. All the fabulous and intricate details kept my eyes searching and wanting even more. Let me introduce you to the very talented and beautiful Sareh Nouri.

Sareh Nouri is no ordinary gown designer. Influenced by Persian art and calligraphy, Sareh creates unique patterns and styles in every gown she designs. The wedding gowns and sashes are a direct reflection of her deep roots in her Persian background. All the gorgeous gowns are made with the best fabrics around.  Consisting of extravagant, fine imported French lace and Italian silk, the gowns are simply breathtaking. The bridal dresses give a soft, romantic, and feminine feel. Perfect for any bride who wants to look and feel confidant, beautiful, elegant, and sexy.

Falling instantly in love with this lovely collection, my heart got a rush of romantic energy. Exactly what I need for the first day of Spring!

Do you want to see what my eyes could not get enough of? I think you will enjoy the Sareh Nouri collection.

 

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TLC’s Four Weddings Sneak Peek: February 1st

February 1, 2013 Leave a Comment

It is the first day of the month of love. We at BHL are super excited for this month. We can not contain ourselves. To kick things off, we have a sneak peak of tonight’s episode of “Four Weddings” on TLC.  Get ready to meet four completely different brides who have never met, and attend each other’s weddings with one wedding being deemed “the winner” at the end. The brides rate the food, dress, venue, originality, and overall experience of each wedding, except for their own. At the end, all the scores of each bride are tallied, and the one with the highest score wins an all expenses paid honeymoon.

On tonight’s episode the four brides are:  A simple and graphic design bride, a Christmas loving bride, a sophisticated bride, and a black tie event bride.  Each of these brides share their unique style and taste on their wedding day. Which bride will be your favorite? Which bride’s detail’s will you like the best? Which dress will stand out the most? What ceremony will be the most touching? Which bride do you think will win? What do I think? You will have to wait until Saturday where I will provide a re-cap on this episode. All I can tell you know is that you do not want to miss this episode, there will be a jaw dropping moment. Make sure to watch tonight.

TLC’s Four Weddings airs tonight at 8/7c. So set your DVR’s, or watch it live tonight!

For more information on Four Weddings, check out the website: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/four-weddings

 

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TLC’s Four Weddings Sneak Peek: January 25th

January 25, 2013 Leave a Comment

Are you ready for tonight’s sneak peak of “Four Weddings” on TLC?  If you have never seen the show, let me tell you a little about it.  This show features four completely different brides who have never met, and attend each other’s weddings with one wedding being deemed “the winner” at the end. The brides rate the food, dress, venue, originality, and overall experience of each wedding, except for their own. At the end, all the scores of each bride are tallied, and the one with the highest score wins an all expenses paid honeymoon.

On tonight’s episode the four brides are:  A non-traditional bride, a nautical bride, a simple bride, and Mariachi band loving bride.  Each of these brides share their unique style and taste on their wedding day. Which bride will be your favorite? Which bride’s detail’s will you like the best? Which dress will stand out the most? What ceremony will be the most touching? Which bride do you think will win? What do I think? You will have to wait until Saturday where I will provide a re-cap on this episode. All I can tell you know is that you do not want to miss this episode, it may shock you!  Make sure to watch tonight.

TLC’s Four Weddings airs tonight at 8/7c. So set your DVR’s, or watch it live tonight!

For more information on Four Weddings, check out the website: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/four-weddings

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TLC’s Four Weddings Winning Bride: January 18th

January 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

Who was the winning bride for Friday’s TLC’s “Four Weddings” show? The winner was Zoranda! Her family affair wedding scored a total of 87 points out of 120 points.  Here is the breakdown.

  • Venue: 22 points
  • Dress: 15 points
  • Experience: 20 points
  • Food: 30 points

Congrats to Zoranda for winning an all expenses paid honeymoon. Now that the wedding is over, and a honeymoon set to go, Zoranda and her groom can pack up their bags and enjoy the beaches of Los Cabos, Mexico. What a great way to celebrate before their new baby arrives.

Here is a look back at Zoranda’ s wedding:

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TLC’s Four Weddings Sneak Peek: January 18th

January 18, 2013 Leave a Comment

“Four Weddings“on TLC’s network is on a new day and new time! BrideDay on TLC. That is right. “Four Weddings” is now on Fridays 8/7c. So our coverage of the show will shift right along to Friday, Saturday, and Sundays.

Are you ready for tonight’s sneak peak? If you have never seen the show, let me tell you a little about it.  This show features four completely different brides who attend each other’s weddings with one wedding being deemed “the winner” at the end. The brides rate the food, dress, venue, originality, and overall experience of each wedding, except for their own. At the end, all the scores of each bride are tallied, and the one with the highest score wins an all expenses paid honeymoon.

On tonight’s episode the four brides are:  A island wedding bride, a family adoring bride, a “I love NY” bride, and Halloween loving bride. Each of these brides share their unique style and taste on their wedding day. Which bride will be your favorite? Which bride’s detail’s will you like the best? Which dress will stand out the most? What ceremony will be the most touching? Which bride do you think will win? What do I think? You will have to wait until Saturday where I will provide a re-cap on this episode. All I can tell you know is that you do not want to miss this episode, there is a wedding you will want to see. Make sure to watch tonight.

TLC’s Four Weddings airs tonight at 8/7c. So set your DVR’s, or watch it live tonight!

For more information on Four Weddings, check out the website: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/four-weddings

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TLC’s Four Weddings Episode Recap: January 10th

January 11, 2013 4 Comments

Did you watch last night’s episode of “Four Weddings” on TLC? Here is a recap of the episode:

Amber, a bride from this week's TLC episode of "Four Weddings"

Amber, a bride from this week’s TLC episode of “Four Weddings”

Who are the Brides?: 

  • Amber a bride together with her groom share their wedding day with their two daughters in a Hawaiian style. Outside, the ceremony took place with hanging tropical flowers along the aisle, orchids hanging on the alter, all surrounded by a serene environment. While the groomsmen played ukulele, the bride was escorted in with her two brothers. Guests enjoyed a traditional Polynesian dance during cocktail hour, giving that Hawaiian feel. Inside the reception, the guest tables had simple decor of orchids submerged in water with candles. Keeping with the Hawaiian theme, the buffet offered a spread of Hawaiian style food. Amber and her groom depart their wedding as sparklers guide their way by their guests.
  • Whitney a high energy bride who loves to dance. The wedding ceremony took place in a romantic garden, “Shakespeare’s garden” in San Francisco. San Francisco can get cold, and this day was cold, so each guest was offered a small blanket to wrap themselves in as they sat in the ceremony. Surrounded by greenery, trees, and some flowers, the couple said ” I do”. Following the ceremony, guests went San Francisco style, and rode on a trolley to get to the reception. The guest tables were decorated with white and pink flowers, candles, and custom made frames. After a Southern style food buffet, guests danced the night away.
  • Christine a bride who is eco friendly and Victorian all at the same time. Guests dress with Victorian inspired hats as they enter the wedding which takes place at the local zoo. The African Savanna plays as the backdrop for the ceremony with Zebras, Antelopes, and birds. Something unique was the story of the rings they exchanged with each other. The rings were the groom’s grandparent’s rings, and they were melted down, and then new rings were formed. The couple made a day of it, and created the new rings. After a ride on the carousel, guests enter the reception space which features different color butterflies on each guest table, a tiger print design inside the piece of cake, a dress change for Christine, and a dance floor full of guests.
  • Shelly  blends her Afghan traditions with Western traditions at her elegant style wedding.  Set on a beautiful golf course, the ceremony features glass jars full of purple and white flowers, white rose petals down the aisle, and a personal friend as the officiant. The reception space had many damask details from the escort cards, table numbers, linens, to the cake. Colors of purple were shown in the room. Traditional Afghan music was played as guests danced the night away.

Cool factor:  There was one detail from each wedding that stood out for me. What I loved at Amber’s the unity sand ceremony which was performed with their two daughters. It was not the typical sand ceremony, where you combine two colors of sand into one vase. However, they had a family photo in a frame, and each family member poured a different color of sand into the frame. I thought that was really sweet. I loved it!  OK, so I really loved Whitney’s recessional once they were married. Starting with the bride and groom, and then each bridesmaid and their groomsmen, they danced their way back up the aisle and exited. It totally set the mood for the rest of the wedding. What a fun way to exit!  What I thought was pretty cool at Christine’s  wedding is that guests had a chance to feed giraffes! How neat is that? I think it is something totally unique and very memorable for the couple and their guests.  What I thought was so great at Shelly’s wedding was when her mom applied the henna to guests. This was such a wonderful way to share the culture and tradition with the guests. Really nice gesture.

Who won? Congrats to Whitney for winning!  She and her husband won an all expenses paid honeymoon to St. Lucia.  I was not surprised  at all about Whitney winning it all.  While I can not account for the food since I wasn’t actually there, I did like the originality, venue, and the dress for Wendy’s wedding. I really loved all the details of her wedding. From the sweet ambience of the garden ceremony  the personal blankets, the trolley ride to the reception, to the party vibe feel.  I totally wanted to be a guest at this wedding and enjoy all the wonderful elements. Great job Whitney!  So how did the other three brides score? Amber came in second, Shelly in third, and Christine in fourth place. Were you surprised by the results?

Congrats to Whitney for winning!

Congrats to Whitney for winning!

Stay tuned to Bridal Hot List  for more TLC updates on wedding themed shows!
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Happy Holidays From Bridal Hot List

December 25, 2012 Leave a Comment

I love the holidays.  Spending time with family and friends and enjoying good times together is really amazing. I am especially excited this year since the launch of Bridal Hot List three months ago. The Bridal Hot List site was formed to be a resource for today’s bride and to provide her with the hottest wedding trends. From wedding gowns, bridal hairstyles, cakes, ceremony styles, to all that is wedding, we want to share it!  Since we love weddings at Bridal Hot List, we also feature real weddings to inspire brides.

I wanted to take a break from blogging today, and share with you what Bridal Hot List has done in the last three months.

I am overwhelmed with joy as we have been able to feature some amazing vendors. We have featured beach-side bridal shoes, wedding invitations, wedding decor, bridal hairstyles, videography, bridal makeup styles, wedding art work, bride personalized journals, gift registries, elegant chinaware, lighting, and amazing venues. Thank you to all our vendors!

We love our photographers and wedding coordinators for the inspiration of the weddings they share on our site. When a real wedding is featured, I get super excited because I love weddings and I can see all the wedding elements come together. I get inspired! Thank you all!

What I feel most lucky about, is the opportunity to work with TLC’s “Four Weddings” Television show. Each week a sneak peek and re-cap of the episode is shared. The show features four completely different brides who attend each other’s weddings with one wedding being deemed “the winner” at the end. The brides rate the food, dress, venue, originality, and overall experience of each wedding, except for their own. At the end, all the scores of each bride are tallied, and the one with the highest score wins an all expenses paid honeymoon. I always been a fan of the show, and to be able to feature it on Bridal Hot List is so amazing. Thank you TLC!

It has been a great three months at Bridal Hot List, and we are looking forward to more in 2013. We have some exciting things which we can not wait to share with you. We will have “how to” videos, and cover other TLC wedding shows. If you like to be featured or have an idea you like to share, please feel free to contact us. We are always looking for new wedding ideas!

Happy Holidays!

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Sneak Peek of TLC’s Holiday Special of “Four Weddings” Episode

December 6, 2012 Leave a Comment

Are you ready for this week’s sneak peak of “Four Weddings” which airs on TLC? This week’s episode is a Holiday special featuring holiday themed weddings. The show features four completely different brides who attend each other’s weddings with one wedding being deemed “the winner” at the end.  The brides will rate the food, dress, venue, originality, and overall experience of each wedding, except for their own.  At the end, all the scores of each bride are tallied, and the bride with the highest score wins an all expenses paid honeymoon to a winter wonderland destination.

On tonight’s Special Holiday episode the four brides are: A Santa loving bride, a bling bling bride, a Victorian holiday bride, and a New Years Eve party bride. Each of these brides share their unique style and taste on their  holiday themed wedding day.  Which bride will be your favorite? Which bride’s detail’s will you like the best? Which dress will stand out the most? What ceremony will be the most touching? Which holiday bride will win a honeymoon? You will have to wait until Friday where I will provide a re-cap on this special holiday episode. You will not want to miss this special episode, it may shock you!

TLC’s Four Weddings airs tonight at 9/8c. So set your DVR’s, or watch it live tonight!

For more information on Four Weddings, check out the website: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/four-weddings

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Top Five Tips for Your Bridal Gown Appointment

December 4, 2012 Leave a Comment

Shopping for your wedding gown can be a very exciting and fun, but it can also be stressful. It is a time that you will see which bridal look you want to go for, and show off on your wedding day. So you want it to be perfect. Setting your bridal gown appointment is one of the first things to do for the wedding. So now that your bridal gown appointment is set, see how you can best prepare for your appointment.

  • Who to Bring : Who you choose to bring with you to your appointment can make or break the appointment. Many brides choose to bring a large entourage with them to their appointment. This can be good and bad. The more people you bring, the more opinions you will have, and this can be confusing and more stressful. The idea is that you choose a small group of people who can support you, be honest in a good way, and be happy when you find the dress.When I was getting married, I brought just my mom. We have always gone shopping together, and we just work well together when we do. You know what? We found my dress the first day of wedding gown shopping! Amazing day and experience!  So you do not want to bring that jealous sister or friend who is upset and bitter that you are getting married before them. They may share negative thoughts and feelings with you when you try on the dresses. Some examples of who you want to bring are: maid of honor, sister, cousin, mother of groom,your mother, grandmother, best friend, bridesmaids, or sister of groom.  Whoever you choose to bring, the person that is paying for your dress should be present,if you are not paying for it yourself. First because they will need to pay for it that day, and second because their opinion should be respected. You may not choose the dress they choose for you, however still need to be respectful of their wishes too. So if they want you to try on a dress which you do not, try it on just to please them, and it is okay to say you do not like it. Remember, this is your day, and you will be wearing the dress all day!
  • What to Bring: So, if you are shopping for the first time for your wedding gown, you will want to bring examples from magazines or online sites of dresses which you like. This will be very helpful to the wedding gown consultant you will work with that day. It will give the consultant a better idea of what you are looking for in a bridal gown. The more they know about what you like and do not like, the easier it will be to find your bridal gown.
  • Be Open-Minded: For everyday clothing, you have a pretty good idea of what you look good in and what your style is. However, a bridal gown is very different than everyday wear. You do not wear a bridal gown every day, you wear it one day. The ideas that you have and bring to your appointment is great of course.  However, if the consultant shows you a dress that you did not think you will like, try it! You never know until you try it on. You will be surprised. Sometimes, the dress styles you like to try on may look good in the magazine photo or on the hanger, however it may look totally different on you. The opposite is also true. If a bridal consultant shows you a dress which you do not think looks good on the hanger, but may look amazing once you try it on.  This happened to me when I was looking for my bridal gown. I brought in a photo of a dress the bridal gown shop carried, and had fell in love with this dress. I did not even want to try anything else before I tried this one on first. I was totally confidant that it would look good on me and it was going to be the one. Well,I was totally wrong. I tried it on, and hated it! I hated how it looked on me, and was very unflattering. I did not feel pretty or amazing. So I then I tried on a very different style dress, and fell in love with it! So you never know. When you go into your appointment be open minded and allow the professional bridal consultant help you find that perfect dress for you!
  • Set a Budget: Setting your budget must be done. So whoever is paying for the dress, if it is you, your fiancé, or other family member, you need to set a budget. So once you set the budget, you will share this with your consultant, so they will pull dresses which are only within your budget.  If you choose to try a dress dress on that is above your budget, you may fall in love with it, and then will be saddened because you can not afford it. So do not even go there! It will be stressful for you and the person who is buying it. Be cautious of your budget and you will find a dress which you love within your budget.
  • Have fun!: Most importantly, make the bridal gown shopping experience a good one! Using the tips above will help you have a successful and fun time. Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and finding your bridal gown is a big part of that. So grab your friends, family or whoever you like to bring to your appointment, and make a day of it! Smile, and enjoy the shopping experience.

Good luck in finding your perfect bridal gown. Remember feeling fabulous and amazing is most important!

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