Introducing: www.embellishmyday.com

Sometimes we all need a little encouragement.  And being included in Southern Weddings' Christmas promotion was exactly what I needed to get my {not so} wedding veil focused butt in gear!  Naturally, we wanted to have our best {glitter-embellished} foot forward, sooooooo we finished building out our website!!  Now, I'm not saying it's perfect or that it's exactly what we wanted.  But, baby, it's what we got right now.  And for right now, it's perfect.

When the weather has settled a little {Southern Weddings stirred quite the excitement for little ol' us}, we will do another pass at the website.  We have a vision of what we want, but we also believe in baby steps!  {Baby steps... Any "What About Bob?" lovers out there?!?}

So what will you find on our website? You'll find images of our veils {on models and on real live brides wearing our veils on their wedding day}, sentimental touches on custom veils, who we are, some of our wedding vendor friends {we are constantly meeting wedding focused folks}, and how to contact us. So, what are you waiting for?  Get your butt over to: www.embellishmyday.com

And leave a comment below to let us know what you think of our newly announced website!  

xoxo, 
Carolyn

www.embellishmyday.com

The Story: Southern Weddings meets Embellish!

Over the past couple of months things have been slowing down at Embellish.  With life constantly changing {my sister had her first baby this year!} and with the holiday season upon us, we have not been pursuing business as fervently as we once were. 

Which is why we were especially surprised when we received an email from Emily, the Creative Director of Southern Weddings magazine.  She is an absolute doll and it has been a pleasure working with her.  She found a pin on Pinterest {Thaaaaaaank you, Pinterest!} of the Belle veil, pictured below.  The pin wasn't connected to us directly, but Emily was a rather diligent little detective and tracked us down {Thaaaaaaank you, Emily!}! 

The email from our new friend was to ask us to participate in Southern Weddings' promotion: 12 Days of Southern Weddings Christmas.  For three {count 'em THREE} weeks, Southern Weddings will be giving away a different item every day!!  Aaaaaaaand WE will be one of them, woohoo!!  The rules may change slightly each day based on the giveaway, but essentially you enter the giveaway by interacting with the company of the day as well as Southern Weddings via Facebook: liking, posting and commenting {which you already do oh so well!}.  So what are you waiting for?!

But first, mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 12, as Southern Weddings will be giving away an Embellish wedding veil of the winner's choice!  {Lace styles excluded}

Embellish Veils & Accessories' BELLE Veil
Photographer: http://ingafinchphotography.com/

Today's Lesson: Bridal Tulle

Welcome to the second in a series of History Channel inspired posts about bridal fabrics!  

There are many different types of tulle, for many different purposes. To give you an idea, one Italian company develops more than 100 types of tulle. And that's just ONE of the many fabric manufacturers out there! Many companies have designed their own, so for the simplest of fabrics, there are TONS of options! Naturally, we are not going to dig into all the different types and designs. We shall {surprise, surprise!} focus on bridal. And more specifically the most popular bridal fabrics.

Today, we are going to briefly examine the most traditional design of which you are likely the most familiar.  It is simply called Tulle or Bridal Tulle.  This is the cascading, delicate fabric that whispers to me from across rooms making everything else fade away. Even on a mannequin, I will not rest until I've had a closer look!  But for the record, I will say "excuse me" as I make my way across the room and will only push if you don't make an effort to let me through ;) ...

Above is a picture from our collection of a tulle veil and beneath it an image I grabbed from Wikipedia detailing the structure of the fabric's fibers.  Bridal tulle can be very delicate as there's not much actual fabric.  However, the fabric can also withstand far more than you might expect thanks to the intertwining of the fibers.  

Embellish has certainly ruined our fair share of wedding veils due to the delicateness of the fabric {especially in the early days!} but we have also learned to respect the fabric and understand its strength. As you'd expect, ruined veils do not make the light of day!  Even if you're finished with a veil, you're starting over.  There is no "fixin" this type of fabric.

Tulle is usually made of silk or synthetic fibers.  Embellish uses synthetic fibers {unless otherwise requested} as it is more economical for the bride and still gorgeous!

To end on a fun note... I recently read an interview in Garden & Gun magazine of Robert Harling, the author of Steel Magnolias.  In the interview, he shares his observations of women: "My extraordinary life experiences with my sister and mother showed me that the women I’ve known are indeed gorgeous, but their lives can be fragile. But if you look underneath, you realize they possess a tensile strength stronger than anything I could ever muster."

So what did we learn today?  That Tulle and women are gorgeous, fragile, and strong!