LulaKate Wrap Up

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So a little over a week ago I leaked a few photos from when I visited LulaKate in Charleston, SC for a fitting. I kept what I was doing there a secret, but it was for a friends-and-family runway show before the delightful girls at LK make their way to New York for NY Bridal Market! Local Charleston bloggers and wedding industry professionals were at the show and I had such a fun time being a part of it.

The LulaKate studio is gorgeous: lots of natural light and exposed brick right on King Street in Charleston.

Not only does LK design bridal dresses, but also bridesmaid and mother-of-the bride options. Racks of color were popping all over!

I'm sure you've heard of an LBD, but what about a L-White-D? They have a line of their own! 

I could have looked at the wedding gown racks for HOURS.

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I was lucky enough to wear this beautiful long dress as well as an LWD that was all-over lace. I loved being in this dress and seriously felt like a million bucks in it!

It's always fun to be a part of events like this as a blogger as well as actually being in the show! I want to thank LulaKate for such a fun opportunity to be a part of their event--kinda from both sides!

I wish the LulaKate team the best of luck in New York at bridal market and I know that it will be a smashing success!!

xxKatie

Are You Ready to Be Smitten?

Smitten Magazine!

Smitten is the new "it" magazine for all things fabulous, wedding, and southern! What a triple threat, huh?!

From the fun, whimsical design to the amazing features in this "e-glossy" you can't help but flip on through!! I was lucky enough to read it on an iPad which was an even BETTER experience if you can even have one!

Chock full of fun inspiration you're bound to find something you love in this sweet little package! There are fun additions for brides, bridesmaids, wedding lovers and just the normal magazine browser. The site was so easy to use and "flip" through, it was a breeze to read. My favorite section(s) was all the different features on the individual brides from so many areas up and down the Southeast! 

These bios and fun snapshots of all the different brides were great fun!

Another one of my Charleston favorites, LulaKate was featured! 

You MUST head over to be Smitten!

xxKatie

Charleston, SC Recap

Just yesterday I got to spend all day in Charleston, SC! What a bad city to be stuck in--right? (wink-wink). I had internship training all day on Daniel Island and we wrapped up earlier than I expected so I got to entertain myself for 2 hours. Not wanting to spend any money but still wanting to shop I found myself in a bit of a bind. Unless you're like me and love weddings...I managed to take what I called in my facebook status the "Charleston bridal boutique tour". I hit up all kinds of different stores along King Street and even headed into a store on Church street when I went back to where I was parked! These were my favorites:

1. Lula Kate

First I headed into LulaKate! I saw this the first time I went to Charleston but unfortunately they were closed. This time I got to window shop for a little longer than what most people would consider "normal" but they had a stunning sleeveless, ruffled v-neck dress. I couldn't get enough! It was similar to this dress from their blog:

2. Modern Trousseau 

They're by appointment, so I browsed from the outside again. I've seen many of their dresses in different magazines but have fallen in love with this dress:

I love the playfulness of the polkadots! I would probably remove the belt because I'm not cool enough at all to pull that off but I love the shape and inlay of the polka dots. It would be so fun with the right colors!

3. Fabulous Frocks

I'd written about Fabulous Frocks during Southern Weddings Week ! I was on my way back to the car when a dress in the window caught my eye. I didn't even realize it was Fabulous Frocks so I got so lucky! 

This dress was in the window! I went in to inquire more about it (and as I told them..."It's never too early! Right?"). This Romona Keveza dress was beautiful in the window. The ruffle detail was so pretty and feminine and delicate that I had to ask! The sales team was all so friendly and nice (even though they're by appointment too I had to pop in) and they even had a Charleston Fashion Week designer in their company!

Then a friend (HEY SASS--enjoy your shoutout my lunch buddy!) and I went to lunch at Virginia's on King which was Southern deliciousness. I had the grilled chicken sandwich special and he had a fab looking tomato and grilled cheese combo! We had a great time and got to enjoy a perfect perch right by the front door which was great for CHS peoplewatching!

As you can tell I had a wonderful time playing around in Charleston! I was very lucky to get this internship as well as have enough time to dillydally around in such a beautiful city all day long!

xxKatie