The Garter Girl

Mark Twain once said that "often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it". We can not agree more when it comes to the traditional wedding custom of the new groom retrieving the Garter from his bride's leg and tossing it to the crowd for good luck! While we sometimes don't understand this custom, we simply can not vanish it!

So we at Garnish think that its time to reintroduce this tradition. We must admit that we did not come to this conclusion on our own, we were inspired by Julianne Smith, the creator of The Garter Girl. The Garter Girl is helping this tradition stay alive, one couture inspired garter at a time!

The Garter Girl has turned the Garter into something classy, memorable and unique to every bride. The line of garters come in simple, modern and elaborate couture styles. They range from simple grosgrain and satin ribbons to lace, feathers and even jewel centered flowers! Each piece in the collection really is a work of art. Did we mention that many of the pieces come in a set of two, so don't worry that a lucky bachelor will be leaving with your memento!

If interested in coming in to see the Garters we have on display or in having a custom garter set ordered feel free to contact us at {info@garnishboutique.com}

Trunk Show Reminders

Jenny Yoo Trunk Show
Happening Now! Orders from this show must be placed by Feb. 4th to receive your Trunk Show discount!

Anna Elyse Trunk Show
February 4th-12th! The dates have been extended to meet the demand! Call today to schedule your appointment! Orders for this show will need to be placed by Feb. 18th to receive the trunk show pricing!

New Sample Arrivals from SIRI

Take a look at these fun and exciting dresses (and potential honeymoon destinations) from Siri.

Sausalito Dress

Carmel Valley Dress

Santa Cruz Sheath Dress

Baltimore Bride Features

If you haven't seen the January issue of Baltimore Bride Magazine or viewed their online Wedding of the Month on the Hitched blog, you definitely need to!

You may recognize a couple of the Jenny Yoo selections, but what you might not know is that these bridal parties were dressed here at Garnish!

Each year we meet so many brides, their friends and families. We spend hours discussing fabrics, colors and styles. In many cases those are the only interactions with the ladies we have. We ship the dresses and they are off to get hitched. If we are lucky, we receive a photo from their splendid event, which we then post on our online gallery. More often then you think we have brides and parties that we never meet. In those cases we are just tickled when we receive photos back of the ladies looking so radiant in our designer's gowns. Last week we were especially wowed when we opened our lastest copy of Bride Baltimore and read the Hitched Blog and saw two of our bridal parties featured!

When you pick up your copy, you will see Kendall Moseley and Mohamad Allaf's wedding from May, 2010. Kendall's ladies are dressed in Casper Blue colored Eastern Silk Jenny Yoo dresses. The ladies wore a series of styles called Becca, Marni and Phoebe. Kendall coordinated these dresses with the detail in her dress by adding a rhinestone on the sashes. It was the perfect touch!

Annie Dabrowski and Neal Goldman, the Wedding of the Month on Hitched, dressed their bridesmaids in Clementine colored dresses, also from the Becca, Marni & Phoebe series. Annie matched her dresses with silver Jack Roger sandals, which made the dresses cool and refreshing for her Hot July wedding!

Many thanks to both Kendall and Annie for choosing Garnish!

New Anna Elyse Samples Have Arrived!

Come in and try on these new styles and colors from Anna Elyse. We have paired the dresses with some exciting accessories from Jewels, a distinctive jewelry boutique. Jewels is our neighbor here in Ruxton Station!

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Slender (mini) with Strapless Bodice and Sash
Coral, Gold and Jade colored necklace from Jewels

Slender (mini) with Bowed Strapless Bodice

Navy and Green necklace from Jewels

Jamie (mini) with Ruffle Bodice

Jenny Yoo Trunk Show

JANUARY 21st-23rd

This will be our first show in our NEW Ruxton home. Come and see both our great new space and Jenny Yoo's beautiful bridesmaids and bridal alternatives for 2011.

We are now taking appointments!!! So hurry up, slots are booking fast.

And now, for the part of this post that you have been waiting for, the PROMOTION. If you order within 2 weeks of attending our trunk show you will receive an additional 10% off her normal discount pricing. (pre-orders on new collection will have a 20 week lead time)

{If interested in coming in or have any questions about this TRUNK SHOW, e-mail us at info@garnishboutique.com}

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

....And we don't just mean this because of the Holidays! This is the time of year when our designers release their new dress designs, fabrics and rich color palettes for the New Year!

We have already scheduled two trunk shows to display two of the new lines. Please keep checking back, the details and some sneak peek photos will be posted soon. Trust us when we say you will not want to miss these dresses. Be sure to schedule your appointments early.

If you were still thinking about selecting a design or color from 2010, PLEASE call and schedule an appointment today. The deadlines for these orders are coming up quick.