Haute Weddings Is This Sunday!

We hope that you've already bought your tickets and that we'll see you at Haute Weddings this Sunday at the Adolphus Hotel!

The Stardust team is excited to visit with you at our booth where we can talk with you about your wedding and what we can offer you. From expert and imaginative wedding planning to apparel for your entire wedding party to accessories, stationery and gifts, we can help make planning your special day fun, easy and all that you've been dreaming of!

The Adolphus makes a stunning backdrop to this over-the-top bridal gown.  photo: The Mamones

And be sure to arrive on time to catch the Stardust-produced fashion show at 12:30, featuring the latest gorgeous bridal and bridesmaids styles from several top designers. After the show, you can enjoy samples of hors d'oeuvres, wedding cake and wine and register for prizes as you chat with wedding vendors of every category. We will see you there!

Beautiful gown from last year's Haute Weddings Fashion Show.  photo: The Mamones

Haute Weddings: A Bridal Affair
Sunday, September 30, 2012
12:30-4:00 p.m.
The Adolphus
1321 Commerce Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Register here!

Unveiled: The Ultimate Wedding Planning Event is October 7

We are thrilled to welcome back The Wedding Guys and their uber-fabulous Ultimate Wedding Planning Event, Unveiled! We are honored to once again present the latest bridal gown styles, this year from our LuLu's Bridal Boutique, alongside Monique Lhuillier bridesmaids and wedding gowns from Kleinfeld, during the TrendSpot Fashion Show. This fun day featuring bridal eye candy of all kinds will be in the Chantilly Ballroom at the Hilton Anatole on Sunday, October 7. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15 each, but we have a special BOGO offer for you, LuLu's and Stardust brides!

We will see you there!

Unveiled: The Ultimate Wedding Planning Event
Sunday, October 7, 2012
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., with Fashion Shows at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Chantilly Ballroom, Hilton Anatole
2201 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75207
Purchase tickets here!
*don't forget to use our promo code!*

Fabulous Fall Wedding Favors

Even though it's still rather warm here in Texas, this Saturday marks the first day of Fall. To help you turn your thoughts toward cooler times and warmer colors, we want to share some super-fun and yes, fabulous, Fall-inspired favor ideas with you.

Fall is a wonderful time of year for several fruits. Who doesn't love apples, especially when they are covered in caramel or chocolate or nuts or whatever else your hearts (and taste buds!) desire?! And they are so pretty, aren't they?!

Cellophane bags make perfect packaging for these treats!

Get creative with your presentation of these sweet treats!

Another way we enjoy fruit in the fall is in delicious pies!!! Look at these darling minis, perfect for one or two people to delight in.

Enlist your baking friends to help you make these cuties during a pie party or talk with your bakery.

Another fruit perfectly in season during Autumn is the pear! Juicy and sweet, pears can be a cute option for favors.

Put several pears in a bag for a generous seasonal favor.

They are equally as impressive as singles when wrapped in customized tissue.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, fresh and fragrant herbs make another wonderful favor inspiration.

These petite pots of various fresh herbs serve double duty as escort "cards".

Herb-scented sea salt is an impressive DIY favor project requiring little effort!
And we are always suckers for both the lovely and the practical!

Along the same line as herbs, tiny plants make great favors, as well.

Using the potted favor as an escort or place card makes these simple and elegant plants well worth the cost.

With promises that evening temps will soon be dropping low enough to consider lighting up a bonfire, we will leave you with this final sweet treat, perfect for a fall favor that will melt your guests' hearts: s'mores kits!

Cute glassine bags filled with graham crackers, chocolate squares and marshmallows
invite your guests to remember you again later as they make s'mores by a fire.

Coming up with creative seasonal ideas for your wedding favors can be fun and easy. Just brainstorm about your favorite memories of fall and you are sure to dream up all kinds of fabulous favors that will let your guests know how much you appreciate them helping you make new memories on your wedding day! Happy planning!

image sources: Martha Stewart, 2 Excited Nests, Pinterest, Food Network

Watters/Wtoo and Casablanca Trunk Shows This Weekend

We are so excited about our trunk shows this weekend, both which feature 2012 DEBI (Distinctive Excellence in the Bridal Industry) nominee bridal designers!

We just heart locally-based and world renown designer Vatana Watters and her gorgeous wedding gowns! Call the Bridal Salon at Stardust (972.781.1619) for your appointment during the Watters and Wtoo bridal gown trunk show featuring the Fall 2012 line.

Come by LuLu's Bridal Boutique in Uptown Dallas this weekend for the Casablanca Bridal trunk show. No appointment is necessary to see the Fall 2012 collection of these fabulous wedding gowns.

Save the Date: Haute Weddings is September 30

We are delighted to once again team up with The Adolphus and D Weddings for this year’s Haute Weddings: A Bridal Affair. Haute Weddings is a simply fabulous event, both fun and informative.

Visit with 40+ vendors with expertise in photography, makeup and hair, entertainment, floral design and so much more. Register for prizes and nibble on hors d’oeuvres while taking steps to get your special day planned. You’ll definitely want to stop by our Stardust Celebrations booth to get the details on our extraordinary wedding planning services, as well as the extensive offerings in our fabulous salon from stationery and gifts to tuxes and wedding day accessories. At 12:30, we will treat you all to an incredible fashion show featuring the latest stunning bridal fashions! You absolutely do not want to miss this wedding event. We will see you there!

Good memories from last year's lovely fashion show! Photo credit: The Mamones

Haute Weddings: A Bridal Affair
Sunday, September 30, 2012
12:30-4:00 p.m.
The Adolphus
1321 Commerce Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Register here!

Trunk Shows This Weekend for Two Popular Bridal Collections

We are thrilled to host trunk shows this weekend for two of our most popular bridal gown lines: Alvina Valenta and David Tutera for Mon Cheri.

The classically beautiful designs from Alvina Valenta continue to build a huge following among brides. We are so excited to present the Fall 2012 collection of these exquisite bridal gowns in a trunk show at the Stardust Bridal Salon. By appointment: 972.781.1619.

The name David Tutera is a mainstay in just about everything bridal, and his gorgeous bridal gown collection, designed for Mon Cheri, reminds us why! LuLu's Bridal Boutique is hosting a trunk show for the fashionable Fall 2012 bridal gown collection. No appointment necessary so make plans to stop by this weekend.

New Fall Bridal Gowns Pouring In

We don't know about you, but the snap in the air gets us so excited for fall! But even more than cooler weather, what gets us pumped for the season is the influx of all of our gorgeous new fall bridal gowns! We've been trying to post photos of each style as they come in on our Facebook page, but we thought we'd share a few of our favorites here as well. Feast your eyes on these beauties!

We know we showed this stunner a few weeks back, but it deserves a second shout-out because it is soooo fabulous! Here is another incredible, over-the-top wedding gown from one of our new designers, YSA Makino.

So dramatic, right?! We are also excited about another new designer we picked up during New York bridal week: Victor Harper.

Isn't this gown just so glamorous?! Yes, we love our new designers, but we have some incredible gowns from some of our wonderful "old" friends, such as this stunning vintage style gown by the incomparable Claire Pettibone.

This beautiful lace gown is so romantic! We especially love it paired with a super-hot cap veil.

And we would be remiss to not show you a few gowns from the JLM Couture family. Look at this gorgeous Lazaro!

These photos are really nice and the gown looks pretty, but you cannot imagine how much more incredible this gown looks in person! You simply must come in and see it for yourself! And we love this fresh and sassy gown from Hayley Paige.

Oh, those straps!!! This gown is so flirty! See these and all of the other new styles coming in weekly at our Bridal Salon at Stardust on our Facebook page.

Call 972.781.1619 now for your appointment to come into our lovely Stardust Bridal Salon to find your dream wedding gown! It just might be one of these beautiful styles!

Two Exciting Trunk Shows This Weekend

The Bridal Salon at Stardust is thrilled to host Debra Moreland for a Paris veil and accessory trunk show. The lovely and talented designer will join us to personally style brides with their wedding day accessories so call now (972.781.1619) to secure your time with Debra. Make plans to bring your gown (purchased from us or elsewhere) if you have it; otherwise we will have you try on a sample similar to your wedding gown for your styling. See you soon!

We are excited to kick off our fall 2012 trunk show season at LuLu's with a fabulous Pronovias shopping event! Join us this weekend at our Uptown Dallas bridal boutique for the Pronovias Trunk Show where you can experience the stunning new collection from this Spanish design house. No appointment necessary.