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JLM Couture outfits Mariah Carey for Disney vow renewal
Video and images courtesy of Mariah Carey: https://vine.co/v/bQBEtM6OI7w
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary on April 30, 2013 in a fairy tale ceremony at Disneyland. Mariah adorned a ruffled silk organza ball gown fit for a princess designed by our very own Lazaro Perez. The gown was chosen at the JLM Couture Flagship Salon on Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood, California.
Hayley Paige Trunk Show At Nordstrom!
Whats better than a weekend spent at Nordstrom surrounded by Hayley Paige gowns? If you ask us bridal lovers, not much!
We’re so excited to have a Hayley Paige trunk show this very weekend at the Nordstrom Wedding Suite in McLean, VA! Hayley rep Sarah will be there to meet you and make sure you will look nothing short of picture perfect fabulous on your wedding day. Be sure to make your appointment by calling 703.761.1121. We look forward to seeing you there!
Los Angeles Alvina Valenta Trunk Show
The JLM Boutique will be hosting its final Alvina Valenta Spring 2013 trunk show tomorrow (TGIF), March 22- Sunday, March 24th. If you are loving the looks from this collcetion (see it all here), than be sure to make your appointment!
Feeling Peachy…
With NYC feeling more like winter today than the the first day of Spring, we decided to brighten things up around here. We compiled a photo list of gowns that made us feel just peachy (including peonies, sherbet, and some champagne!) and think that you will soon be craving the actual Spring time just as much as we are!
Lazaro Peony Tulle Ball Gown style 3300
Jim Hjelm Peach Silk Satin Faced Organza and Ivory Tulle Gown style 8206
Lazaro Sherbet Tulle Ball Gown style 3315
Peach Organza and Ivory Tulle Strapless Gown style 8214
Lazaro Sherbet Textured Silk Organza Tulle Ball Gown style 3316
Jim Hjelm Peach Embroidered Tulle Ball Gown style 8320
Lazaro Champagne Sparkle Tulle Ball Gown style 3319
Looking for more colorful wedding gown inspiration? Head on over to our Pinterest page where you will find even more from our list (including creamsicle and blush!)
Hayley Paige at Bella Bianca Bridal!
There will be a Hayley Paige Spring 2013 Trunk Show this weekend at Bella Bianca Bridal Couture in Chicago, IL! Bella Bianca is a brand new bridal salon in Chicago and needs to be on your bridal list of places to visit. While your there this weekend, you can say hi to Guindon, Anya, and Jordan while viewing the rest of the latest collection. Please call 630.627.4027 to make your appointment!
Need further incentive? Every gal that mentions this blog post will receive a complimentary cut edge veil at the length of your choice, along with an additional 10% off your gown purchase! Hope to see you there!
March Trunk Shows at JLM Boutique
Happy Friday and happy March 1st! We have a great lineup of trunk shows this month at the JLM Flagship Salon in West Hollywood, CA starting this weekend with Lazaro and Tara Keely! We are almost completely booked, so if are interested in an appointment- book now! Lazaro is so excited to meet you!
Also- this will be his last trunk show for the Spring 2013 season, so if you’re loving his latest collection- make your way on down to 352 N Robertson Blvd and say hello!
One Shoulder Wedding Dresses
We love a good one shoulder wedding dress here at JLM Couture. These dress styles are especially great for brides who don’t want to worry too much about accessories. Here are some of our recent favorites:
Alvina Valenta style 9316
Jim Hjelm style 8317
Tara Keely style 2250
JLM Flagship Salon Sample Sale
Hello Lovely Ladies of Los Angeles!
With our Sample Sale well underway, we wanted to remind of a few quick things:
1. Merchandise is “as is” and all sales are final.
2. We know you love the men in your life, but please- …leave them at home! (This is due to privacy issue’s with our other brides)
3. No alterations are provided.
4. We are working on a first come, first served basis.
We are so excited to see you all and look forward to having you!
#1 Love Story, Our Valentines Day Couple!
It was our first Holiday season at our new condo and I really got into Christmas (decorating, music, everything!) We spend both Christmas eve and Christmas Day with our families which we love doing but we decided to do our own little Christmas together at our place on 12/23/11. We had decided to do a fondue dinner so it would be mess free and we love fonduing! So the night started out some wine (of course) and Adam had bought a beautiful huge red rose center piece. We decided to do our stockings (in mine was the movie Bridesmaids) then have our dinner and then do our presents. Adam came up from downstairs with 6 ornaments boxes and said that he had some help with making my present this year….
He put them all out in front of me and he anxiously kept checking the bottom to make sure they were in the right order. He started then by saying the ornaments represent a timeline of our life together (we had been together for almost 6 years then.) He opened the first one and on it was hand painted a picture of our WIU mascot and underneath said “our beginning” (where we met).
The next one was a painting of our dog Jax and said “our pug.” With each ornament too he had told a story and explanation of the meaning of it, like how Jax was our first big responsibility and so on.
The third ornament had a hand painting of the Chicago skyline on it and said “our move” It was after we had graduated and got jobs in the city (actually right across the Chicago River from each other).
The fourth ornament said “our home” on the bottom and had a painting of our condo building we had bought that last year.
He sort of ended at that and said this is about where we are at now, then opened the fifth one that said “Our Future” with a question mark; this is when he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him!
After hugging and crying and enjoying the moment he opened the sixth box with the final ornament that said on one side “Adam proposed…” and on the other side it had a picture of the ring and said “December 23, 2011 Erika said yes!
It was truly the best thing ever and could not have been any better! I had started crying when I opened the Jax one (I’m a little obsessed with him.) He had another present for me under the tree which I opened later and it was a pair of ugg boots which he explained was in case I get “cold feet” He had also planned for my sister and her boyfriend and two of our good friends to come over and celebrate after the proposal too! The next day on Christmas eve was so fun to celebrate with family! He had bought my Dad the Father of the Bride dvd too which he loved! I had also actually made him put all the ornaments in the box and re-propose about 45 minutes after the original because it was so great!
On May 25th we are getting married and I will be wearing a Jim Hjlem gown. I purchased it at VIP Occasions in Elmhurst, IL!
JLM Couture Love Story #3
Whitney and Micah traveled around the world to meet each other! In February 2007 Whitney Hassett and Micah Norton met in the same study abroad program, American Institute for Foreign Studies, on their way to Sydney, Australia for a semester. Whitney was a junior studying at Providence College in Rhode Island where she is from. Micah was a junior at St. John Fisher in Rochester, NY (about 2 hours North of his hometown, Elmira, NY). While members in the same study abroad group, they also happened to be neighbors in their town house complex, Macquarie Village at Maquarie University.
After a few weeks of dodging feelings for one another (let’s be honest you go to Australia to meet an Australian!) Micah and Whitney finally admitted to having feelings for each other! Ask any friends of theirs from Macquarie and you’ll get the typical response from Whitney “I do not like him, we’re just friends!” That game could only be played for so long….
After leaving Fiji (a quick stop over from Sydney on the way back to the States)… they started their long distance relationship. Whitney back to Providence College and Micah off to St. John Fisher for the final year as college students! Micah was playing his final season of football, Whitney busy student teaching. Directly after graduating in 2008, Whitney took a job teaching 1st grade in NYC while Micah accepted a management position at Wells Fargo…. the distance continues. After about 2.5 years of 6 hours of distance, Whitney (amidst a tearful ride home from Toronto – the most perfect birthday weekend ever – Micah surprised her with a weekend in Toronto to see her favorite band, U2)… a light bulb switched on. “I’m moving to Rochester, NY” – Whitney told her family and friends. Sure enough…. January 2, 2010 Micah and Whitney packed up a big UHaul, towed her car up to snowy Rochester, NY.
About two months after Whitney moved to Rochester… Micah got transferred to Buffalo! Back to distance! Fortunately this time it was only an hour, and even more fortunately, it didn’t last. Micah quickly returned to Rochester and accepted a job as a Commercial Real Estate Leasing Manager. After finishing her Master’s in Literacy at SUNY Geneseo, Whitney accepted a 1st grade teaching position at Discovery Charter School.
Dating was fun in Rochester and not having to worry about traveling each weekend to see one another was even better! In February 2012 Micah told Whitney he had a “bowling tournament on Friday the 3rd with Steve” Whitney (thinking how lame that sounded) quickly texted Steve’s wife, Kelly to see what the girl’s had plans while their men bowled the Friday night away. Kelly had been dying to see The Artist and they made plans to grab a drink Friday after school and go to The Little Theatre downtown for the 8:00 show.
A goblet of red wine later, Kelly and Whitney headed to The Little for the movie. The first preview started with a shot of the Sydney Opera House! “Look!” Whitney excitedly poked at Kelly who was frozen in her seat. As the preview continued, Micah is all of a sudden on the screen… telling their story, starting in Australia. He’s telling his best friends about how he wants to marry her but doesn’t know how to propose! The preview continues with Micah catching a ride to The Little, buying a ticket for The Artist (grabbing popcorn behind the concession stand) and opening the doors to the movie theatre. The screen goes black….
Kelly at this point had left Whitney alone in her seat (obviously freaking out!). The doors behind Whitney open and Micah runs down the aisle, gets down on one knee and proposes!…. even had a light put in the ring box so Whitney could see the gorgeous thing! Yes Yes Yes! (of course!)…. soon the lights turn back on in the cinema and its revealed that their closest friends and family were hiding in the theater (among real strangers!)
Whitney and Micah got married September 7, 2012 at Warwick Country Club in Rhode Island. Whitney’s family has been members there her whole life and she has dreamed of one day getting married there! Their wedding day was a sunny day, packed with family and friends, and was the ideal celebration of their friendship and love!
