Mark on Wedding Central

This is one of three spots running on WE TV's Wedding Central channel featuring Mark and the Bridal Atelier. We think WE did a great job! Mark will also be featured as a bridal fashion expert for Wedding Central in the April issue of Harper's Bazzar.

Very exciting! Check out Wedding Central - For wedding information or to find them on your local cable company click here.

A Visit with Marchesa

Mark with Marchesa designers Keren and Georgina.


We were delighted to welcome the entire Marchesa team, including designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, for our first trunk show with their new bridal line. The Marchesa ladies proved to be as elegant and fabulous as their gowns!

A few pictures from thier visit:



Georgina styling a gown.




The Kate Hudson Golden Globe Dress.




A few lucky brides worked directly with the designers.

To see more Marchesa visit www.marchesa.com

Upcoming Special Events at the Atelier

Marchesa

Mark with Marchesa co-designer Keren Craig

This past market the consultants and I had the pleasure of visiting the lower Chelsea loft of Marchesa, designed by lovely Brits' Kaeren Craig and Georgina Chapman. A longtime fan of Marchesa's spectacular evening collection, I was dying to see their first made-to-order bridal collection. We were not disappointed! Keren and Georgina flawlessly translated their glamorous red carpet styles to bridal. While retaining a glamorous edge, the bridal collection is feminine, romantic and sophisticated. The detailed embroideries are perfectly combined with skillful draping and exquisite fabrication. Simply devine!

We will be hosting our first Marchesa trunk show January 21st through the 23rd. The entire Marchesa Bridal Collection will be here and Keren and Georgina will be stopping by to meet with brides as well!

Below are a few of our favorite looks from market. You can also click here to see our video blog post from consultants Sandra and Tammy reviewing Marchesa at market.

Our Mini Documentary!!

We recently filmed a mini-documentary in the Atelier. We asked some of our favorite wedding planners Loulie Walker and Michelle Rago, some of our consultants and some of our fabulous brides to talk about the Atelier and Mark. We think the final film accurately portrays the experience brides have here at Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier.

Let us know what you think!



Thank you to all who helped in this great project!!!!
Loulie Walker, Loulie Walker Events
Michelle Rago, Michell Rago Ltd.
Christian Oth Studio
Red Herring Design
Merry+Valenzuela

Oscar de la Renta Trunk Show December 17 - 19

Santa is coming early to the Bridal Atelier this year! We will be hosting an Oscar de la Renta Trunk Show December 17th - 19th. At the show we will be premiering our new New York exclusive bridal gown, as well as all of Oscar's newest gowns and accessories. At the latest New York Bridal Market, Oscar showed a small capsule collection of gowns and beautiful boleros to add to the extensive collection he had showed for 2010 in the Spring. We will be presenting the entire collection at the trunk show and these are gowns you do not want to miss. Oscar's attention to detail and use of fabrication to create texture is unparalleled and simply beautiful.

A few of our favorite looks from market below. To view the Spring 2010 fashion show, click here. The Trunk Show is by appointment only.

Our NYC exclusive gown:


A divine bolero:


Did we mention the shoes?

Martha Stewart Craft Show in NYC

On Friday, I had the pleasure of being the guest of Martha Stewart Weddings Publisher Amy Wilkins at the Martha Stewart Craft Show in NYC. Friday was a special preview of the show for invited guests and then the event was open to the public on Saturday and Sunday. The craft show was held at Martha's NYC offices and involved her whole team. My friend Anne Barge was in town for a trunk show at the Atelier and joined my for a fun night of shopping the crafts galore!

Here are some pics:

Darcy Miller with mom and 2 of three daughters in tow. Darcy's girls had a field day sorting through beautiful handmade head bands & hair accessories!


Every event should have a Sweet Shop!


Mac N'Cheese Bowls - One of the many fabulous bites that were passed around to guests to nibble on while they shopped. An open bar served rum toddy's, holiday inspired cocktails, wine & champagne!


These edible holiday ornaments will be featured on Martha in a few weeks.


Creative Martha employees who designed beautiful holiday cards for sale at this event. I purchased 2 designs to send as my 2009 holiday cards.

Anne Barge Boot Camp

Anne Barge and "Boot Camp" graduate Marah Melillo backstage at the Spring 2010 Anne Barge Fashion Show at the New York Bridal Market

Recently, Anne Barge hosted a "Boot Camp" at her headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. I was lucky enough to be chosen to attend and I'm so glad I was able to go! Anne and her staff went above and beyond to make me and about 20 other bridal consultants from across the country feel welcome.

Anne's objective was to have each salon send a representative to become an Anne Barge specialist. I've always loved her gowns and I've always connected to the traditional core of them, so being able to work with her personally and having her share her first hand knowledge was priceless.

For two days, we learned everything there is to know about Anne Barge gowns. Whether it's her use of Italian silks, French laces or intricate embroideries, Anne's gowns always have a timeless bridal feeling about them. Each one is special in its own way and each one is designed with a bride's happiness in mind.

Now that I'm back in New York, I feel like a true expert on our Anne Barge designs and I have a new found excitement to show them and match each one to the right bride!

- Consultant Marah Melillo

Anne Barge will be attending the Anne Barge Trunk Show at the Bridal Atelier this weekend. Call for an appointment and a personal consultation with Anne!

To watch the Spring 2010 Anne Barge fashion show on The Knot TV click here.

The Knot: Great Bridal Week Videos

The Knot TV covers the New York Bridal Market top to bottom. They have just released all the episodes of their latest fashion show reviews and trend reports from the past market on their site and they are fabulous! Mark worked with The Knot backstage at the shows to offer insight and analysis of his favorite designers and then headed down to their Soho studios to review the markets best trends with their editorial staff. You can watch Mark, The Knot's Carley Rooney and Heather Levine, and of course the best dresses of the next season.

Click here to see all the best of the New York Bridal market on The Knot TV!

We Are Thankful For...

We have so much to be thankful for here at the Bridal Atelier, namely our wonderful brides and great friends in the industry. We asked around the salon and to some of our friends in the bridal industry to see what everyone is thankful for this year. Please add your own "thanksgivings" in the comments!

"I am thankful that love is exempt from the stock market and that couples are still making that walk down the aisle - even though that aisle may be shorter these days and adorned with less flowers!"
- Colin Cowie, Colin Cowie Lifestyle


"I am thankful for so many things not the first of which was being asked my Mark to share my thoughts with you on Thanksgiving.....

I am grateful for the sanctuary of my home
That every time I need to know something I can find it out in a nanno second
I am thankful that I have running water
That whenever I need my mom-she is there
That my team has stuck with me thru thick and thin
That I only cry every so often about missing my dad and not every day
That my grandmother thinks I am the bees knees
That my nephew still calls me Aunt Shelly
That I have learned I can take something completely apart and put it back together again"
- Michelle Rago, Michelle Rago Ltd, Flowers, Events and Planning

"I am thankful for working in an environment that fosters creativity and individuality. I am also thankful for Mark's willingness to be open to fresh new ideas regarding 'out of the box' dresses. I think I can speak for all the consultants when I say that we appreciate it when he steps outside his confront zone, and allows us to get something that speaks to our more avant-garde brides. That willingness shows us that our opinions are extremely valuable to him and to our brides."
- Sandra, consultant at the Bridal Atelier

"We are thankful and excited for the upcoming season of engaged brides!"
- Rachel Leonard, Fashion Editor, Bride's Magazine

"I am thankful for being part of the most creative, intelligent, and thoughtful team in the bridal industry."
- Anju, consultant at the Bridal Atelier

"I am thankful first for my family and second for my career as I love what I do - working with so many talented vendors who inspire me daily and with my clients who challenge me to deliver the best service possible. It is an honour to play a role in a couple's wedding day, one of the most special and personal days in their lives. It is a unique position to be in, telling a couple's love story, and for that I am grateful."
- Loulie Walker, Loulie Walker Events


"I am thankful for having an occupation that I love and that challenges me creatively and emotionally. I am also thankful that I work with people who are sensitive, creative, well-intentioned,and have a sense of humor (most of the time). In short order it's a hoot working at Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier. I am also grateful to Mark for creating a salon that is respected throughout the industry because it matters to me that I work somewhere that has a great reputation."
- Alene, consultant at the Bridal Atelier


"I am grateful that at this time of my life, career-wise, to be doing what I love and exactly what I want to do! Thank you all for sharing and have a very Happy Thanksgiving."
- Mark Ingram