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New website launched

I am excited to announce we have just released a new website that is mobile friendly....With all of this crazy technology, I figured it about time to make things easier on our clients. Why not be able to go through our website from an iphone?? So here you have it. www.shopmirabridal.com

You can also reach it through our main site of www.mirabridal.com. When entering you have the option for the main site or the "mobile user/HTML". Hope it works well for everyone!

PS. Thanks to Stephanie Baker Photography for providing us pictures of our recent clients for the new web.

I love this article. It speaks to the integrity and respect around your wedding your gown and helping others rather acting on a trend that will fade quickly.

Don’t Trash the Dress

Saving Gowns, Preserving Memories

"Is This Any Way to Treat Vera Wang?"¹ When Caren Chester, posed this question on June 10, 2007 to her New York Times readers, she could never have imagined how poignant her comment was to Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation.

Her article sparked by Mark Eric Photography's website "trash the dress.com" recommended that brides trash their wedding gown by, "swimming in it, wearing it on horseback, even burning it — all while her photographer clicks away."² Although, we understand the creative concept behind the Trash the Dress photography movement,³we sincerely hope destruction of wedding dresses is a fad, which does not catch on.

It dismayed us to witness these beautiful designer garments treated with so little regard. Making Memories is asking brides, for whom warehousing these precious memories is a poor option, to consider donating their wedding dress to our Brides Against Breast Cancer division. Our Foundation resurrects these dresses, giving them new life as a bride's "dream gown" while the proceeds from the sale of these treasured possessions help grant wishes and memory making events for women and men who are losing their battle with breast cancer.

However, as explain by TTD website, most of the photos are simply pictures snapped in "somewhere out of the normal element." If care is used, these memorable photographs can still be shot while preserving the integrity of the gown and allowing it be passed along to another eager bride.

For more information about Brides Against Breast Cancer,visit: www.bridesagainstbreastcancer.org1-2. Is This Any Way to Treat Vera Wang? By CAREN CHESLER Published: June 10, 2007 New York Times 3. Mark Eric Photography, www.trashthedress.com

Tessa and Stuart Hall

I have worked for the Curti family before. Their daughter Katrina married Brian in SLO / Paso Robles 2 years ago. So I was excited to find out that Tessa, their second daughter of 3 was engaged. Stuart is a Vet in the Visalia area, but born / raised in England. Most of his family flew in from England for the wedding. The brides family is from Tulare / Visalia.

The wedding ceremony took place at Mission San Juan Bautista and the reception was in Aptos at Rancho Soquel. Romantic, fun, and personal. The Curti family knows how to put on a spectacular event and it is always a joy to work for them. From the deep traditions brought in during the ceremony to the dancing and entertainment choreographed at the reception, this was a wedding no one will ever forget.

Wedding Photography by Stephanie Baker Photography, Modesto/Turlock.

Our first Multi-Cultural Wedding

Amrita Singh and Brian McIntyre

September 4th-6th

This wedding was such an amazing experience. From the Mendhi party, prayer rituals, the Indian ceremony, & ending with the American Ceremony. Amrita (Raj) was unbelievable. With maybe 2 hours of sleep a night over 5 days, hundreds of guests, multiple changes of heavy yet stunning gowns, she held the most beautiful smile ever.

The last day, the American wedding, held at Galletto's, Brian was escorted by their officiant to the sounds of his heritage, a bag pipe player. The bride walked solo to her closest friend, Nelson singing a song he wrote himself. A beautiful end to a fabulous weekend celebration.