The Knot Live 03/10/10 (Season 2, Episode 5)

Mark recently appeared in The Knot Live for an Oscar Fashion recap with host Carley Rooney. The leading ladies of this year's Oscars were all fashion knock-outs. Check out the clip below to hear who were Mark and Carley's favorites and which gowns work best for a red carpet bride.

The Knot Live 03/10/10 (Season 2, Episode 5)

The Wedding Party

Claudia Hanlin and Jennifer Zabinski of The Wedding Library
Last weekend we participated in The Wedding Party held at the New York Palace hotel and organized by Claudia Hanlin and Jennifer Zabinski of The Wedding Library. It was certainly the party of the year! Our friends Colin Cowie and Darcy Miller gave wonderful presentations and then the brides were free to visit the numerous vendors at the hotel. We were very proud to be part of the event and truly enjoyed meeting all the brides who stopped by to speak with us. The day concluded with a fashion show featuring bridesmaid gowns from The Wedding Library and bridal gowns from Vera Wang. Here are a few pics from the fun day.

Our model Chandra in Carolina Herrera with Ron Ben Israel and his lace tiered cake

An inspiring table from One Girl Cookies. We loved the color palette of these delicacies, the mini whoopee pies and the Lucia bars were our favorites!

Dawn from One Girl Cookies

An amazing bustle inspired cake from Sylvia Weinstock

Our beautiful models - Chandra in Angel Sanchez and Kathy in Monique Lhuillier

Dom Perignon Wedding Luncheon

I recently attended a fabulous lunch introducing the new Dom Perignon Champagne for weddings in the magnificent private event space on the 21st floor of the LVMH office tower on East 57th street. The room offered breathtaking panoramic views of the city. After an introduction by Colin Cowie and a brief speech by Dom Perignon exec about the launch of the new bridal special edition champagne, the who's who of the industry sat down to a lunch prepared by chef Daniel Boloud, who was seated near me to my right opposite Sylvia Weinstock. I was seated next to Gotham & Hamptons Magazine Editor in Chief Samantha Yanks and Ed Chapman, President of Marchesa and brother of Marchesa co-designer Georgina Chapman.

I love the exquisite L shaped tables decorated with calla lilies in mirrored vases and large glass 'bubbles', don't you?

Dom Perignon Wedding is a collection of 12 bottles of Dom Pérignon Vintage 2000 cased in a beautiful white lacquered box. The box also has an additional 13th bottle, which features the names of the bride and groom engraved on a silver label. If you save the toasting flutes, why not the bottle as well!


Beautiful Decor



Martha Stewart Weddings' Darcy Miller



Delicious Poached Cod



My dear friend Sylvia Weinstock

New York Wedding Party

We will be at the New York Wedding Party at the The Palace Hotel this Saturday, February the 20th. Our good friends at The Wedding Library put on a fabulous event and it is not one to be missed! Click below for ticket information. Hope to see you there!

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?