Elite Secrets Bridal Guest Writes For Maggie Sottero!
Spring is in the air at Elite Secrets Bridal and we couldn’t be more excited to share our guest feature on Maggie Sottero!
Happy Spring, Beauties!!
With Spring officially here, we are seeing a sense of “newness” everywhere! New birth, new engagements, new weddings and new Team Elite members! We had the privilege to share about where our brand has been and where we are going with Maggie Sottero last month! And, now we can finally share the exciting news— we had the privilege of guest writing on Maggie Sottero’s Blog and we had SOOO much fun!
You’ll read all about what it’s like to be a small business in the time of COVID, what we do for our brides to make every appointment feel like an experience and how we have been able to pivot despite this last year’s challenges! If you’re looking for some MAJOR #bossbabe inspo, this is the perfect pick me up that proves that a little hard work, dedication and commitment can make ALL the difference!
You think we’d end this post without sharing some fun updates from Team Elite?!? As we celebrate our Maggie Sottero feature, what better time to announce our next trunk show coming May 21-23! Every month, ESB hosts a different trunk show with 10% off ALL weekend long! We started 2021 with an amazing and PACKED Maggie Sottero Trunk Show weekend and now she’s BACK just in time for our newly engaged brides! Book your trunk show appointments now as these weekends always fill up FAST!
If you want to stay up to date on all of the exciting events and Team Elite news, follow us on our social media pages or better yet, sign up for our Elite List to stay in the know!
Elite Secrets Bridal Celebrates Our 6 Year Anniversary!
Team Elite has news! Want to know what all the bridal buzz is about? We’re celebrating our six year anniversary in a MAJOR way and you’re invited for all the fun!
Have you heard the news?!? The bridal-buzz is that Team Elite has quite a lot of exciting things going down for the month of March and the fun has JUST begun! Where to even begin?
Let’s start with the celebration of “ESB After Dark” ! Did you know that we are now open after hours on Thursday and Friday evenings for convenient hours to shop for your dream dress? You can even book a VIP Elite Experience after hours and party with your bride-tribe as you say yes to your dress!!
Next up, in this exciting anniversary month, is our monthly Virtual Prayer Night that kicked off Wednesday, March 10th! If you missed it, no problem! Go to the link above to watch our good friend and Elite Ceremonies Officiant Latonya Turner share some powerful words of encouragement and prayer! We see it as a mid-week pick-me-up and a great way to connect with our community, virtually. Please join us here for our next prayer night and be encouraged!!
Now, let’s chat our anniversary month giveaways and celebrations!! Book your ESB After Dark Appointments and be entered to win our AMAZING Bride Box Giveaway! Brides, make sure you check out our Instagram post today sharing how you can be eligible to win this box filled with amazing goodies! Contest runs through March 22nd!
But, do you think we would stop there? Ha! If you know anything about Team Elite, we don’t do anything halfway! Join in on more fun as our official Beauty Week is March 21-28 where we will be announcing THE biggest giveaway of the month on Monday, March 22nd! It just MAY have something to do with engagement and glam services *wink* wink* You have to tune in to our Instagram to enter the contest! Better yet, make sure to turn on those notifications so you don’t miss out on the daily goodies that we’re gifting to our brides in celebration of such a special month!
Looking for all of our events and happenings? Check out our list of events here and of course follow along on all of our social media pages as we ALWAYS have something new up our sleeves! See you soon, beauties!
XOXO,
Team Elite
ESB Celebrates The Month of L-O-V-E
We believe in celebration. We believe in making memories. We believe in experiences shared. We believe in LOVE. That’s why for the ENTIRE month of February, we are doing something MAJOR. Not just a once and done giveaway-naaah, we’re in the lovey-dovey mood that will make that seemingly mundane weekday a day you’ll cherish for a lifetime!
Ok, time to spill the tea…
We are gifting our brides and their tribes The VIP Elite Experience $100 off when they book a Wednesday or Thursday appointment!! That’s right, the highly popular, SUPER exclusive, champagne-poppin’ party is now available in the middle of your work day for the entire month of February! We’ve had a lot of questions from our lovely brides-to-be about this special experience and now you can join the MANY #esbbabes who have said #yestothedress at this private, styling appointment.
Let’s break down the VIP Elite Experience for those who are new to Elite Secrets Bridal:
You and your guests can sit back and relax! Enjoy our plush sofas, brand new showroom decor, and a fresh selection of fashion forward/trendy wedding gowns. We’ve created this package specifically for the bride looking for a memorial experience. No one from your tribe will be left out of the pics, because your stylist will handle the behind the camera photos for your memory book. Our team will capture the entire appointment and everyone from your bride tribe, from the time you walk in the door! Can it get any better?!?!
Take advantage of our NEW & IMPROVED VIP Elite Experience, with an added bonus valued over $500.
NEW & IMPROVED VIP ELITE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
Say Yes to your Dream Dress and receive a FREE hair and makeup bridal trial (valued up to $200)
2 hour appointment for a bride tribe of up to 10 people
Enjoy your VIP Private Bridal Section and dressing room
Video Zoom call to invite your virtual guests
Custom selfie station for you and your squad only
Bottomless mimosa/champagne bar
Fresh sweet treats from our bakery partners
Customized playlist
Behind the scenes photos
ESB bride gift box
ESB Hosts Allure Bridals Trunk Shows Two Months in a Row!
Elite Secrets Bridal is kicking off 2021 with a BANG! What better way to say YES to your dream dress than at our next Allure Bridals: Madison James Trunk Show coming February 5-7! Oh, but that’s not all, we have not one but TWO trunk shows in a row with a second round of Allure Bridals Trunk Show March 12-14! We’re giving your two EXTRA special weekends to shop these decadent, luscious Allure Bridals 2021 designs made for the bride who LOVES a little extra detail in her dream dress!
The Allure Bridals Madison James Collection (February 5-7) focuses on the bride who loves delicate draping with the softest fabrics and flattering silhouettes. While Allure Bridals (March 12-14) focuses on the bride who loves decadence, sexy + dramatic backs with delicate beadwork and more! A girl can’t go wrong with booking either weekend for these exclusive winter trunk show extravaganzas!
Allure Bridals: Madison James Collection comes to ESB February 5-7, 2021!
Because we can’t think of any better way to stave off those winter blues than with an ELITE store event where brides can receive 10% off gowns and FREE alterations (basic alterations, see team member for details) . Did we mention a FREE bridal hair + makeup trial ($200 value) when saying yes to your dream dress at one of these exciting trunk shows?!
What our brides are saying about their #sayyestothedress moments:
”I had the best time shopping at Elite Secrets! I had visited one other bridal shop and did not have the best experience. The first shop tried to push extreme alterations on me and told me several things that Elite Secrets proved to be false. Michaela was an amazing bridal stylist! I told her what I was looking for and she nailed it with the first dress. I ended up liking her pick way better than the dresses I picked out and it was ultimately the one I ended up buying. They made me truly feel like a bride. I highly recommend Elite Secrets!”
Why say YES at an Elite Secrets Bridal Trunk Show?
Get hand selected NEW designs only in our store for one weekend only!
Receive 10% off any wedding gown!!
Receive expert styling expertise from your personal consultant
Receive FREE alterations on your wedding gown
Receive FREE bridal hair + makeup trial when saying YES to your dream dress
Want to turn your Trunk Show appointment into a FABULOUS party?!? Pop open some bubbly and book our VIP Elite Experience!
The VIP Elite Experience includes but is not limited to a two-hour appointment for a bride tribe of up to 10 people. Reserved space for a private appointment for you and your circle only. During the session, your group can indulge in a full champagne bar and enjoy fresh sweet treats from our bakery partners.
Your guests can sit back and look on as our bridal stylist treats you to a full bridal styling consultation. No one from your tribe will be left out of the pics because they’re behind the camera. Our team will capture the entire appointment and everyone from your tribe.
Allure Bridals comes to ESB March 12-14, 2021!
Elite Secrets Bridal Introduces "Elite Ceremonies" Package for 2021
Say “Yes” to…Elite Ceremonies! That’s right, you read that correctly. Elite Secrets Bridal is proud to announce the launch of our newest package-The Elite Ceremonies!
Overwhelmed with the thought of moving your wedding yet one more time?!? Let’s face it, a court house wedding is not what you had in mind for the perfect fairytale wedding. While many couples have considered eloping, the thought of traveling sounds a bit risky. We’re proud to announce the most intimate romantic ceremonies, with all of the wedding day fixings.
Along with our preferred vendors-our team has pulled out all the stops to make your wedding day a safe, private affair as you promise “forever” to the love of you life among our lush gowns and chandeliers! Just ask Anissa + Ancil, our first ESB couple to say “I-do” in Elite Secrets Bridal!
Read on to hear what our beautiful ESB Babe, Anissa had to say about her wedding day with Team Elite:
“We got engaged on 11 March 2020, on the 30 year anniversary of our first date. Our life journeys took us along different paths, but we were fortunate enough to come back together when it was time. I had known he was the only one for me since that first date in 1990.
Fast forward to 2020: with both of our moms having health conditions, I struggled with when and how we would get married.I passed by Elite Secrets Bridal many times, as I live in the neighborhood. I’d peek in the window, looking at all the gorgeous dresses and beautiful setting, and I would wonder what my own wedding would look like. As 2020 progressed, we knew it wasn’t going to be a big party, and most likely our moms wouldn’t be able to attend in person. Finally, we decided to just go for it – get married, even if it was a courthouse wedding.
However, I was saying to my best friend, “I’m yours forever”, and I knew it had to be intimate, beautiful, and a day of love.That’s where Elite Secrets came in to create the most special, magical, gorgeous day that either of us could have imagined.I had already bought a last-minute dress elsewhere, we had the rings, a design for a small cake, and my two besties as officiant and witness. Working with LaTonya and Katie for the event design was seamless and totally effortless. We only had a few days to plan and prepare, and between all of us, the shop space was transformed. Opaque drapes gave us privacy (but good lighting for pictures!), candles and the flower backdrop set the scene, and being surrounded by the beautiful gowns was like being in a fairy tale. Qia did such a glamorous up-style for my hair, and LaTonya’s makeup made me feel like a princess. All their suggestions for hair design and makeup were perfectly on point. Katie’s enthusiasm and organization kept everything perfectly timed. Michelle was invaluable – always right there when anyone needed her. And her gift of a song for us as we cut the cake was so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes.The moms tried to live-stream in, but I was so happy to have a photographer and videographer there. The photographer and videographer captured every moment, and the magic of the ceremony, so now our moms can watch the video and feel like they were standing right alongside us. (Confession time: I have watched the video every day since our wedding!)I cannot speak highly enough of the thought and care that Elite Secrets put into making our special day flawless. The gorgeous shop, the thoughtful touches, the true care and professionalism, but most importantly, the warmth and excitement they brought to our ceremony … made it magic. It felt like family.
We wore masks, we kept the event small, and we took precautions to be safe. In the end, having an intimate ceremony at Elite Secrets gave us a space to come together and honor our marriage with joy, beauty, creativity, love and celebration. Here’s to the next 30 years!”
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ESB's Top Picks: Versatile Wedding Looks For Any Ceremony
This year has been anything but predictable especially for the wedding industry. We’ve seen brides go from planning their all-out- 250+ wedding-extravaganzas to creating on-the-fly backyard, city-park, or even in-home ceremonies.
For that reason, we have found that providing versatile wedding gown options is a MUST for the modern bride! Below Team Elite has compiled our top favorite wedding looks a bride can use for a “mini-mony”, future grand-celebration and everything in between! We were sure to include the not-so-traditional looks for every bridal style! Enjoy!
The Bridal Separates. This trend has grown in popularity, especially for the COVID bride as many couples are choosing to get married this year in smaller, more intimate ceremonies with the plans to host a larger event when it is safe for all their guests to attend! We LOVE a detachable skirt-giving the creative bride the option to wear a wedding gown in two very different ways! One for her ceremony and a totally new look for a future event or her reception!
. The Bridal Jumpsuit. We have seen a growing demand for the bridal jumpsuit for the bride who is laid back, creative and fashion forward! We don’t think this trend is going anywhere especially as we see more brides creatively tie-the-knot! From backyard, destination, to a second wedding look, The Bridal Jumpsuit is SO what we needed this year! And YES a bride can wear black, hunny! It’s 2020!
The “Must Travel” Destination Gown. Planning weddings has become an adventurous affair as more brides are opting to travel to safe, far-off destinations with their significant others to intimately celebrate their union. That’s why we’ve been LOVING the versatility in the design of these stunning gowns that can be easily packed in a suitcase and worn on a mountain top or beach!
The Wedding Cape. Last but not least, let’s talk about the wedding cape! Brides are switching it up this year and opting for a cape to gracefully drape their frames instead of the traditional, sometimes heavy veil. We can’t get enough of this look as it is paired here with our favorite jumpsuit or traditional gown! The sky’s the limit on this chic and dramatic accessory
Want more wedding style advice? Book an appointment with Elite Secrets Bridal today. We have experienced bridal stylists in our showroom ready to assist you.