We encourage you to spend a little time getting to know the other side of this adorable brand. Coren Moore’s latest dresses are right in line with the rest of her collections… classically chic, stylish, and full of personality. Now scoot on over to our Look Book for even more Moore! You can check out all the gorgeous gowns right here and the rest of the flower girl collection here.

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From the Bride… Chris and I knew we wanted to get married in Texas, where my family lives and where we met and fell in love (7 years after we met as teenagers). However, we both lived in Atlanta during our engagement, so planning the wedding at times seemed like planning a destination wedding for a traditional setting. My grandparents and parents also married at Saint Patrick Cathedral, so it was extra special to be married there. We wanted the wedding to be classic, traditional and fun. After securing our date with Saint Patrick Cathedral, we searched for the perfect venue. My initial choices were already booked for our big day, but luckily the brand new hotel just across the street was open! We had a traditional, full wedding mass and followed with the reception across the street. With so many out-of-town guests, it was a huge convenience being able to walk between the ceremony and reception.

Our invitation designer made our design patterns after the wedding china we registered for. Aside from the navy bridesmaid dresses, the color scheme for everything was filled with romantic blush pinks, white and silver. I wanted to do a few DIY projects and designed the wedding programs and table numbers myself. For months I searched for silver frames at Hobby Lobby, Home Goods and other smaller home stores to display the table numbers. For putting together the wedding programs, my mother-in-law and I searched all over Atlanta for the white ribbons to tie them together. I think we cleared out all of the Hobby Lobby’s in the metro Atlanta area! Our florist used rose petals throughout the reception – the cake tables, candy buffet and part of the centerpieces. One of my bridesmaids has Celiac disease, so I contacted her sister and we surprised her with a mini gluten-free cake at the wedding. We alternated cylinder vases filled with candles and roses and larger centerpieces throughout the ballroom.

Our wedding day was perfect for us – filled with close family and friends, dancing and laughter. My favorite moment was after taking our formal pictures and being alone with Chris before walking down the stairs to go to the ballroom.

One interesting note about my wedding dress – I purchased my first wedding dress at Kleinfeld in NYC, then did all my alterations in Atlanta and shipped the dress out to my parents house in Fort Worth. My mother took the dress to be lightly pressed before taking my bridals. Sadly, the cleaners damaged my dress so badly it could not be worn or fixed in time for my wedding. With 11 days to go before my wedding, I was without a dress. Luckily, a family friend works at Neiman Marcus in Dallas and I was able to purchase a dress, and get it fitted in time before the wedding. On my wedding day, it was the third time I had put on the dress (including trying it on!). After that debacle, nothing really phased me with the details of the upcoming wedding. It ended with a happy ending – I had a beautiful dress, a beautiful wedding and am married to the man of my dreams. No complaints here!

Wedding Photography: Daisy Photography Studio / Flowers + Candy Bar: Jim Irwin Floral / Wedding Planning: The Bride / Wedding Ceremony Location: Saint Patrick Cathedral / Wedding Reception Location: Omni Fort Worth Hotel / Wedding Invitations: Design Voice Studio / Bride’s Shoes: Jimmy Choo / Wedding Dress: Monique Lhuillier via The Bridal Salon at Neiman Marcus Downtown / Bridesmaid Dresses: Coren Moore Inc. via Bella Bridesmaid / Bride’s Hair Accessories: Sara Gabriel via Kelly’s Closet / Veil: The Bridal Salon at Neiman Marcus Downtown / Wedding Cake: Opulent Cakes of Colleyville / Men’s Attire: Jos. A. Bank / Rings: Brown & Company Jewelers / Wedding Programs: The Bride / Seating Chart: Design Voice Studio / Band: Center Stage Band / Hair: Morgan Callaway of Duvall’s Hair Design / Make-up: Friends of the Bride / Bride’s Earings: Majorica via Neiman Marcus / Bride’s Sash: Enzoani / Photobooth: BoothBooth / Table Numbers: The Bride (DIY frames from Hobby Lobby, Home Goods and Marshalls)

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From the Bride…Our wedding was in a word – perfect. Perfect for many reasons. First and foremost because we were getting married! After 5 ½ years (which included 4 years of medical school and a move to Chicago for residency) we were excited about our big day. Even though we live in Chicago now we knew our wedding had to be in our hometown of St. Louis, MO. We wanted our wedding to be elegant and traditional but fun with personal and “Style Me Pretty” touches.

Deciding on color palette and theme were the toughest things for me.  I love sooo many styles and was inspired daily by SMP.  My husband went to Notre Dame and is a fan of all things Irish and my favorite color is green (match made in heaven, right?) so we took those details and ran with them.  Out of these details came one of my  favorite touches of the day, our custom-made Vineyard Vines bow ties with shamrocks that matched the Coren Moore bridesmaid dresses perfectly. We had a bagpiper at the ceremony which was very dramatic – in a good way.  The bagpiper came down the aisle to “pick us up” and lead us in the recessional. It was amazing  to have a moment, facing the church, my husband in hand,  listening to the bagpiper.  My advice to brides to be is don’t be too concerned with what your “colors” are or what your “theme” is but start picking things you love and that are personal to you and your husband and everything will fall into place.  The most amazing and incredible part of the day was feeling all the love around us. We feel so blessed to have such amazing friends and family who helped make our day so special.

A key part to our perfect wedding was our vendors! I loved each and every one. If SMP taught me one thing it was choose amazing vendors. Even for a detailed oriented type A personality like myself – you can’t do it all on your wedding day. Our photographer, Susan Jackson – is incredible. The ultimate professional but someone I wanted to be best friends with. And she is so talented I wasn’t worried for a second about how our photos would turn out. Our wedding planner, Jen was the best! I did not worry about a thing the day or week of our wedding.  Danielle, who did my hair and make up – ah-mazing. So fun to be around and also so freaking good at what she does. I wish I could say I look like I did on my wedding day everyday… not so much!  Joe, our cinematographer – also awesome.  I hardly knew he was there and am so so so glad he was there to capture so much of our day.  Bloomin’ Buckets, our florist, also fabulous, she translated my vision to reality  perfectly. I could go on and on about our vendors but they truly were the best and made our day everything we wanted it to be and more.

From Susan Jackson Photography…Yes, Lindsey and Tyler are a beautiful couple and that makes my job easy. But I want take a moment to talk about something. Lindsey is one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever met on the inside. She’s the type of person every little girl would want to be when they grow up. Brides’s take note here, Lindsey was sweet, happy, relaxed and poised all day long and gracious to all of those around her. This is the definition of a beautiful bride. It’s not how expensive the dress is or how big of a budget you have. I’ve photographed big and small budget weddings over the years and a “beautiful wedding” is when the couple embodies all of those qualities that I just mentioned above…..and yes, Tyler did too. Every couple has glitches on their wedding day, it’s just part of the territory, but there was no drama for this girl, she just smiled, even though the weather was approaching a hundred degrees. So brides if you’re thinking about having one of those “freak out moments”, because the cake was leaning or the flowers weren’t quite the right shade you were imagining or your mother is driving you crazy……don’t do it! No one is going to remember the “small stuff.” They will however, remember how poised you were in handling the situation. And….it should go without saying, this always makes for prettier pictures!

Wedding Photography: Susan Jackson Photography / Floral Design: Bloomin’ Buckets / Wedding Planner: Soirée Saint Louis / Wedding Videographer: Boda Film / Hair + Make-up: Danielle Erb of DanielleStyle / Invitations: Crane & Co. / Paper Goods: Wiregrass Weddings / Wedding Cake: Cravings / Groom’s Cake: The Cakery Bakery / Wedding Dress: Vera Wang-Le Notre / Bride’s Shoes: Stuart Wietzman / Bridesmaid Dresses: Coren Moore / Groomsmen Ties: Vineyard Vines / Linens: BBJ Linen/ Church: The Shrine of St. Joseph / Venue: Bellerive Country Club

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And this just in!  A gorgeous film of the entire day from Eduardo Reyes!

From The Dazzling Details…Emily and Antonio’s wedding was a storybook fairytale – truly, one of the most lovely and intimate celebrations we’ve had the privilege of planning!  From the very beginning with our back-and-forth interactions while designing their wedding invitations – invitations which went from bright and colorful to natural and subdued pretty much overnight – we quickly began to understand that the punch of color and vibrancy that these two incorporate into their everyday lives was knocking heads a bit with the vision they had of their wedding celebration – what they pictured to be a more rustic, soft, romantic and neutral affair.

Emily’s bridesmaids each carried a bouquet of eucalyptus seed stems and a single tone of lisianthus – one bridesmaid carried a lilac tone, another light pink and another white.  The bride herself was crazy about a bright fuchsia bougainvillea bouquet she found online.  As bougainvillea isn’t a durable bloom (nor is it really in season here), we cut the branches of six plants just 30 minutes before ceremony began, bundled them, added in a single peony blossom, wrapped it and off she went!  Because the wedding consisted of an intimate group 24 adults, we really wanted the evening to be interactive.  The entire concept of the ceremony décor centered around bridal party participation as well as Emily’s passion for words and books!  After seeing the idea online of rotating letters at a church ceremony, we decided to create our own beach version of the ceremony backdrop!  A white chiffon ceremony canopy was built in the center of four towering letters spelling out the word LOVE.  We had secretly instructed the bridal party to rotate the letters at the end of the ceremony so that when the couple was pronounced husband and wife and smooched, the letters twisted around to say KISS!

Emily and Antonio’s wedding hand-made invitations centered around a papel picado theme, and we really wanted to incorporate subtle touches of that same design into the wedding.   The cocktail hour (and dancing later on in the night) took place beneath a large palapa where lounging areas allowed guests to escape the intense sunshine, relax and mingle with a margarita!  Customized pillows on the couches spelled out words in both English and Spanish, and hand-painted maracas featured a papel picado detail!  Candles danced along the perimeter of the palapa.  Touches of bright color were incorporated into the area in the form of chiffon sheers and beautiful design pillows and were used alongside more neutral and rustic elements including tin stars, wooden tables and organic fabrics.

Wedding Photography: Tara Swain Photography / Wedding Cinematography: Eduardo Reyes / Floral Design, Event Design + Planning: The Dazzling Details / Wedding Cake: Charme Reposteria / Catering + Location: Dreams Resort Puerto Vallarta / Invitations: Sealed with Spice / Bride’s Shoe Accessories: Treasure Nest / Wedding Dress: Maggie Sottero / Veil: Custom Made Melanie Fredrickson + Anthropologie / Bridesmaid Attire: Coren Moore / Groom + Groomsmen Attire: Banana Republic + Sperry / Officiant: Christopher Taylor / Welcome Dinner Location: Casa Isabel / DJ: Sonido Extassis

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Mike and I are both fun-loving, laid-back “beachy” people, fitting for growing up on the south shore of Long Island.  We met on while working on the ferryboats that bring the masses to and from Fire Island.  I was a deckhand while Mike was a Captain on the ferries, and we were close friends for a few years before we started dating.

Four years later, we took a long weekend trip to Nantucket in July. We had brought our bikes to explore the island, and the first night we were there we decided to take a 6-mile bike ride to Madaket beach, famous for it’s beautiful sunsets. It’s a tradition of ours to see a sunrise and sunset, in every new city we are in. While still slightly sweaty, we found a spot on the beach to have a glass of wine while the sun set.  We were playing a game of “Either Or,” where you give your partner two options to choose from. Mike asked me “Forever or for now?” My response was “Forever” and he slipped the beautiful, round, brilliant cut diamond onto my finger.

The inspiration for our wedding was the casual, beach-chic style that we have grown up with and made our own. I tend to favor classic, understated and timeless approaches to style. My icon is Audrey Hepburn – simple glamour. For me, it’s all in the details.  We wanted the wedding to stay true to who we are as a couple – we wanted people to walk into the wedding and say “this is soo them” with subtle touches of the things we love the most.

After the ceremony, the bridal party and immediate family took a ferry ride over to the Fire Island Lighthouse for pictures. Since the Fire Island Ferries are were Mike and I met, it held a lot of meaning for us to be able to have a piece of our wedding take place their as well.  Robert and Kathleen photography took amazing photos of Mike and I running the boat, and our friends and family enjoying the ride.

The colors, raspberry and navy blue with hints of grass green, are a nod to our nautical ties – Long Island’s south shore, Fire Island, the ferries, and our engagement on Nantucket. The ladies in the bridal party wore navy blue pumps with their raspberry Coren Moore dresses. I loved the pops of colors and think it made a simple statement – young and trendy with classic fresh water pearl jewelry. I worked with designer, Meghan Hand of Shells by Hand to design the pearl necklaces that the girls wore: three strands of twisted pearls. The groomsmen wore custom-fitted navy blue Brooks Brothers suits with raspberry and green ties to match the bridesmaids.

Photography: Robert & Kathleen Photographers / Ceremony Location: Church of St. Patrick / Reception Location: The Bay View House / Formal Picture Location: Fire Island Lighthouse / Bridal Gown: Paloma Blanca / Bride’s Jewelry: Tiffany & Co. / Hair & Makeup: Drew Patrick Spa / Flowers: The Little Flower Shop / Transportation: Fire Island Ferry / Entertainment: The Touch / Bridesmaid’s Dresses: Coren Moore

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Nick and I met at work, a very unromantic spot, as we are both accountants. However, we made a good team and the team turned into a friendship, and the friendship turned into a marriage, eventually. Personally, I thought of our relationship as a honeymoon – I had never met anyone quite like Nick before nor been with anyone whom I cared so much for. When he finally proposed, it felt surreal, almost like a fairytale. It was, at that point, the happiest day of my life!

That led me down the path of planning my fairytale wedding. With purple being my favorite color, I set to work to incorporate deep aubergine wherever I could in order to still keep that stark contrast with lighter colors. I had simply fallen in love with the serene settings of the north Georgia mountains as well as some of the beautiful local wineries. Nick and I loved the idea of lots of wine, we loved the idea of a mini-destination wedding, and we loved the absolutely gorgeous grounds and scrumptious fare at Montaluce.

With our beautiful venue selected and the ceremony to be held amidst the gorgeous vineyards, I couldn’t imagine a more “fairytale” touch then a horse drawn carriage, which quite possibly was my favorite part of the day. Riding off into the sunset with my new husband after the ceremony left me feeling dreamy.

The most memorable moment of the day was during the actual ceremony after Nick’s wonderful father walked me down the aisle and paired me with his son. I remember clasping hands with Nick as we set into prayer and there was an intense feeling of connectedness – as if our hands were forming a bond never to be broken. There was so much emotion in this simple act of holding someone’s hand; it was absolutely amazing and my favorite memory!

Such incredible memories could not have been made without the fabulous wedding coordinator at Montaluce, Elizabeth Buck, who really became a key resource for us. I’d also say that Laura Stone of Artstar Photography so magically allowed me to capture all of these special memories for a lifetime of viewing. She has an incomprehensible talent.

Photographer: Artstar by Laura Stone / Wedding Gown Designer: Maggie Sottero / Bridesmaids Dress Designer: Coren Moore Inc. / Floral Designer: Donna Wright / Event Designer & Planner: Bride & Father of the Groom / Invitation Designer: Foglio Press / Cake & Desserts: Baker’s Man / Shoes: Kate Spade / Venue: Montaluce

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Hear all about it on Merrily’s blog!

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Photography – Ben Chrisman Photography / Wedding Design & Planning – Merrily Wed / Florals – Bellissima Floral / Wedding Gown – Amy Kuschel / Bridesmaids Dresses – Coren Moore / Catering – Moody’s Catering /  Wedding Cake & Cupcakes – Sugar Pine Cakery / Venue – Private North Shore Estate / Rentals – Celebrations Party Rentals / Linen – La Tavola Linen

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Abby and Michael originally got their inspiration from the Delano Hotel in Miami. They then set about transforming their own venue, NOVA 535, into their own rendition of an uber-sophisticated, modern celebration!

from Abby … Michael and I both like to add our own flavor to most everything we do, so when we started planning our wedding, we knew we wanted it to have a unique twist throughout the details. We kept coming back to the idea of having an elegant, modern party with some whimsy. Having lived in Miami for some time, I immediately thought of the Delano Hotel, as inspiration for whimsical elegance: the lobby décor is stark yet warm with white draperies hanging from the ceiling to the wood floor; the hotel restaurant, Blue Door, has white leather backed chairs and banquettes surrounding white table clothed tables; and the back courtyard is filled with lush greenery and candlelight. Using these elements, we were able to plan an elegant modern wedding with slight unexpected variations to the wedding norms.

After we found our location, NOVA 535, an art gallery and event space in St. Petersburg, we knew we had to have ceiling-to-floor white draperies hanging throughout.

I quickly decided that I wanted my bridesmaids to wear white, so as not to distract from our all white decor. At the same time, I wanted each of my bridesmaids to display her individuality so I asked that they each wear a different style dress. Finding a variety of white bridesmaid dresses proved far more difficult than I expected, but with the help of The Dressing Room, we found Coren Moore dresses. My original plan was to wear red shoes under my dress, but once I actually found my dress (Augusta Jones), it didn’t lend itself to such a distraction. Instead, I asked each bridesmaid to wear a different color shoe. We took the individuality yet another step further and had each bridesmaid carry a different bouquet made up of white flowers, so one carried tulips, one carried orchids, one carried roses, one carried calla lilies, and one lilies. The same flowers were used as different boutonnières for each groomsman. At the reception, the tables were covered with one of two tablecloth options: white fringe or white pintucked satin. There were also five variations of centerpieces made up of a single type of flower, tracking either the flowers in my bouquet (gardenias) or those used in the bridesmaids’ bouquets. Finally, for favors, we had white chocolate lollipops made with our names, Abby and Michael, and our wedding date.

See more of Abby and Michael’s gorgeous wedding on the Pezz Photo website {click featured weddings}!

Photographer: Amy Pezzicara, Pezz Photo / Wedding Gown: Augusta Jones / Wedding Consultant: Alluring Events / Ceremony/Reception Site: NOVA 535 / Caterer: The Wine Cellar / Florist: Botanica International / Ceremony/Cocktail Music: The IBEX Company / Specialty Décor: conceptBAIT / Reception Entertainment: DeLeon Entertainment / Transportation: AllStar Limo/ Stylists: Colours by Linny / Bridesmaids Dresses: The Dressing Room, Coren Moore/ Favors: White chocolate pops by Debbie’s Chocolate Delight / Confectioner: Publix Amy Riggs/Susan Moriarity 1313 South Dale Mabry Highway Tampa, FL

And for more of Amy’s work, take a look at this Vintage Florida Wedding featured on Style Me Pretty!

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