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Flowers and Fashion and Colin...OH MY!

Monday night, I attended The Wedding Salon...the much anticipated annual luxury wedding showcase, held at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. As always, there were several romantic fashion shows, jaw-dropping tablescapes, musicians, photographers and caterers in abundance. A fabulous show, indeed.  And I'm sure I may have crossed paths with a few of you while there, but since it was quite crowded, we'll just have to make plans to chit-chat another time.  For now, check out a few of my snapshots below.

A couple of the gorgeous gowns on display and on the runway (side note...the first is the gown I chose for my cousin, Farrah - as soon as I saw it, I knew it was perfect for her):
Gorgeously adorned tables and place settings:
Delectable dessert options, including the fabulous designs of Sylvia Weinstock herself!
Awesome "living art" displays courtesy of TEN31:
And last but not least, my putting off purchasing "Colin Cowie Wedding Chic" finally paid off, since I had the opportunity to meet AND have my copy autographed by the author himself:


Rashana Anderson
Founder & Managing Director, The Bridal Party

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Nicole Thompson said…
wonderful, but you can not just tease us with that small amout of pictures... Thanks..Loved it!
March 24, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Unknown said…
Great pics! Looked like a FABULOUS event. Did you enjoy it more this year since it was in NYC?
March 24, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Lisa M. McGainey said…
ROCK ON Rashana! Rock on girl. I just love Colin. So glad you got to meet him.
March 24, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Anonymous said…
Oh wow, I saw you! I just couldn't put the face to the blog at the time! I had a great time from a bride and vendor perspective! I plan to blog about it tomorrow on blog.byyoursideevents.com. Have a great day!
March 24, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Anonymous said…
the first picture of the dress is stunning!
March 25, 2009 at 2:24 PM
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