Wedding Gowns and Bridesmaid Dresses: The Fatima Beltran Touch

The best moment of the wedding is when the bride enters the wedding ceremony. Everyone adores her beauty. And at a distance, the teary-eyed husband is thankful that this is the woman he will marry. At this moment, the bride and her wedding gown is the masterpiece that makes the wedding come alive.

A happy bride wearing a Fatima Beltran Wedding Gown (left)
and Wedding gown sketch by Fatima Beltran (right)

This is the reason why the wedding gown is a bride’s top priority in wedding planning. Most of the time, brides are advised to order their gown at least six months before the wedding. Months before that, brides and their bridesmaids are already browsing through magazines, websites and gown shops for styles that suit their tastes.

If you want the best, you have to find creative bridal gown designers whose tastes and talent can create masterpieces from your vision of a dream wedding. And lucky for those living in the South of Manila, the perfect fashion designer is just around the block.

Learn more about Fatima Beltran, the Wedding Designer of the South....

Beyond the Traditional White Bridal Gown

Pale brown wedding gown
by Edward Teng Couture

Before white became the traditional color of the wedding gown, different colors were worn by brides all over the world. White became popular after Queen Victoria upon marrying Prince Albert in 1840 wore a white gown for their wedding. However, many traditional wedding attires are still used nowadays for certain reasons. The Chinese, Indians and Vietnamese wear red colored wedding gowns to attract happiness and good luck.  The Koreans wear multicolored wedding gowns that represent many things like heaven, earth and mankind. In the Philippines, Baro't saya for women and Barong Tagalog for men were considered traditional wedding attires in  Central Luzon and still, many wear these attires on their wedding due to their elegance and uniqueness.

If you have decided to veer away from the conventional color white wedding dress and would like to look vibrant in different color(s) on your wedding day, here are some points to consider:

Determine your skin tone. There are color types that will complement your skin color. Make sure you choose the color that is suitable to it and will further enhance your complexion. Wearing something good on you will make you more beautiful on your wedding day.

Light orange wedding gown
by John John Ditching Fashion

Making Your Wedding Delightfully Perfect

Isn't it exciting to look forward to a wedding that is made especially for you? Nothing can beat a wedding prepared with utmost expertise and to achieve such, you need professionals in the industry. Professionals who should not only create your dream wedding but would also make a great bond with you and your partner.


Here is a list of Kasal.com's newest members of professional wedding suppliers: 


Marco Polo Plaza Cebu (Wedding Reception Venue). A luxury hotel located in the heart of Cebu, Marco Polo Plaza offers award-winning food and the expertise to make every couple's dream wedding come true. Its versatile function rooms, grand ballroom and grand balcony all provide the ideal setup of a fine wedding ceremony and reception of your choice. Read more>>

Grand Ballroom[large image], Marco Polo Plaza Cebu

Jacqs Floral Design Studio (Wedding Florist and Event Stylist). Jacqs Floral Design Studio was born out of passion for art and design. Jacqueline Wong's style is modern and chic, always trying to keep up with the current trends and incorporating them into her client's taste. Read more>>

Bridal Bouquet by Jacqs Floral Design Studio

Cesca's Kitchen (Wedding Caterer). Accredited by most venues in Batangas, Cesca's Kitchen offers traditional cuisine, Classic Cuisine and its gem packages that are guaranteed hygienically prepared and adjusted to include the freshest ingredients. Read more>>

Catering by Cesca's Kitchen

Children’s Piña Dresses by Piñaflor

Just few weeks ago, Piñaflor was featured in Kris TV. They have gained their deserved popularity by continually thriving to preserve culture and the embroidery industry in Lumban, Laguna. On and on, they surprise their valued customers with their intricate and sophisticated creations; wedding dresses, bridal gowns, men’s barong, women’s barong and recently, the children’s dresses.

These dresses which are made up of piña fiber are finely embroidered bringing out in their designs the Filipino traditional dresses. See samples below:

Learn more about Piñaflor

Related Links:

Women’s Barong by Piñaflor

Lumban Embroidery with Piñaflor

Keeping theTraditional Philippine Wedding Gown Alive

Marice Tela Promo Package

Have your dream wedding styled by Marice Tela. If you’re looking for affordable wedding packages, check Marice Tela’s Promo now.

For as low as Php 18,000.00 (minimum of 10 heads), you can already choose from the following:

- Package A

Bridal & Grooms outfit

2 Mother's of bride and groom

2 Father's barong and pants bride and groom

3 secondary sponsor gown

1 maid of honor gown

- Package B

Bridal Gown and Grooms outfit

2 mothers of bride and groom

2 father's Barong and pants of bride and groom

3 flower girls ball Gown

1 Maid of honor's gown/ coctail dress

- Package C

Grooms outfit and Bridal Gown

Wedding gown Duchess, Gazar, and Pinya jusi,

- Package D

6pcs of Unique styled Barong made from Pinya fabric with embroidery's and Free Inner(camiso chino)

- Packge E

1 Grooms outfit (set of Pinya Cocoon barong and wool Pants)

5 Pinya Jusi Barong with wool pants

3 Pinya Jusi Bearers barong with pants

Packages A, B and C are with the following accessories: IST veil, 2nd veil, arrhae, cord, wedding pillows, unity candle set with/fair matches and pouch bag. Allow us 15 working days for the fitting/pick up.

This promo is only until November 15, 2011.

Interested? Call them at (63916)-5707094, (63932)-7385111 or email them at maricetela@yahoo.com.

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Women's Barong by Piñaflor

Who says women can't wear barong? It's surely not Piñaflor. Their new invention proves that- the women's barong.

Piñaflor has been the forerunner of piña fiber embroidery in the Philppines. The business has been making traditional wedding attires, from bridal gowns to groom's barong and now women's barong, using the native fiber.

The following are their current designs for their women's barong.

Related links:
Keeping the Traditional Philippine Wedding Gown Alive
Wedding Opportunities at Piñaflor

Merlene Marcelo: A Fashion Designer and An Achiever

A bride's dream is a wonderful wedding with everything just as perfect as she expects it to be and of course her wedding gown should be the best. There are many wedding gown designers who are on the row of fulfilling every bride's dream but only few thrives to be above the cut.

Ms. Merlene Marcelo, a wedding gown designer of 20 years, has been gaining crowns for her works. The world has recognized the beauty of her wedding designs as she recently received a certificate of award at the 19th Annual Asia-Pacific Excellence and 2011 Asia Pacific Excellence Award. Ms. Marcelo was awarded as Asia's Best Filipino Wedding Designer at the event held last March 22, 2011at the Gateway Mandarin Suites in Quezon City.

Ms. Marcelo's certificate of award during the 2011 Asia-Pacific Award

Ms. Marcelo was also awarded in 2009 as the Year's Most Outstanding Filipino Achiever for Couture and Entrepreneurship from the 28th Annual Dangal ng Bayan Awards and 2009 Who's Who in the Philippines Awards. The event was held on the 30th of December on that year at the Gateway Mandarin Suites. 

Ms. Marcelo's Certificate of Award during the 2009 Dangal ng Bayan Award

A talent indeed which Ms. Marcelo decided to pursue here in the Philippines. Her full passion towards her work contributed to the success which she is engaging now. Her main product recipe? Right Quality, right Beauty and right Price.


Ms. Marcelo was also recently featured in Homepage Net 25. Want to watch the video? click here.

Want to learn more about Ms. Merlene's Couture? Click here.

Related Article: Merlene Marcelo Couture: Work Of Art In A Bridal Gown

Lumban Embroidery with Piñaflor

Lumban is known as the "Embroidery Capital of the Philippines". The art of hand-embroidering Barong and Saya has been the main specialty of the residents of Lumban.

Piñaflor, an embroidery business in Lumban, continues to support hand-embroidery and the use of piña fiber in making traditional Filipino wedding dress.  Nowadays, most designers would use modern gown fabric but Dra. Rhodora Peñaflor Añonuevo has chosen to preserve this tradition.

sample wedding attires from Piñaflor

Get to know more about the excellence of Lumban embroidery with Piñaflor as Dra. Añonuevo invites us to mingle with them on June 30, 2011. Tourist officers from Bulacan will also be there to share with us this experience.

The business was also featured in I love Pinas/ I love Piña of the ZOE Broadcasting Network.

Dra. Añonuevo with a staff from ZOE

For inquiries, contact (0917) 339-9894 or (0915) 891-9671 (look for Ms. Mae Añonuevo)

Piñaflor (simply rockflower) is located at Lavin St., Brgy. Salac, Lumban, Laguna, Philippines.
   
Want to know more about Piñaflor (simply rockflower)? click here.

Related article: Keeping the Traditional Wedding Gown Alive