Posts filed under ‘Bridal’
Great Venues in and around the city
By Laurie
New Post on M&J Bridal Salon Blog…
Love the Palm house at The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens perfect for a spring or fall wedding. Read the post to see more venues…
Glamorous Feather Bridal Head Pieces
New Post on M&J Bridal Salon Blog…
One of the new bridal trends is the use of feathers. Our latest feather collections from Laura Jayne, Lori London& Elen Henderson are simply beautiful. Feathers can be worn with a bird-cage or a traditional veil. Read and see more photos here…
Sneak Peak at the M&J Bridal Photoshoot
By Blerona
After all the preparation, model searching, stress and endless hairstyle ideas we finally had our 2011 M&J Bridal photo shoot on Wednesday the 15th … and all the hard work paid off because it was a great success! Our photographer Michael Schwartz is a genius at what he does and we couldn’t be happier with our decision for choosing him, our model Alexa and hairstylist Johnny and his assistant made everything super easy and fun! We can’t wait for the finished look book in 2011. Here are some fun photos I took during the photo shoot giving you a sneak peak our out new designer headpieces and accessories!
M&J’s Creative Director, preparing the beautiful dresses
Alexa was all smiles!
First look of the day
Fixing the dress before Michael snapped some photos
The Magnificent Cupcake dress 
Wardrobe Malfunction
Being serious on the job!
Everyone’s favorite M&J Bridal Headpiece!
Johnny working hard and his assistant snapping some photos, Love it!
Trying to figure out to angle the fan
Alexa the Cupcake
*Special Thanks*
Root Studios, Michael, Jamie , Karinna , Johnny , Alexa, Jenny Yoo and Stephen Yearick
DIY: Flower Girl Swarvoski Head Band
By Julissa
Everyone always sees the adorable little girl throwing petals on the floor. Brides also need to worry about what to put on their flower girls. You can create your own head band for your flower girl using ribbon and crystals with these easy steps.
Materials:
- 1/2 yd of 2 1/4 Poly Satin Ribbon, Ivory Style# 00318 (1.800.9.mjtrim)
- 1/2 yd of 10mm Organdy Ribbon, Light Peach Style# 02110
- 25mm Plastic Head Band, White Style#43469 (1.800.9.mjtrim)
- 1 pack of SS12 Swarvoski Rhinestones, Crystal Style# 03012
- 1 pack of SS34 Swarvoski Rhinestones, Crystal Style# 03034
- 15” of 2mm Fine Metallic Twist Cord, Brown Gold Style# 00860
- 1/4” Swarvoski Crystal Belt, Crystal/Silver Style # 19912
- 2 pcs of 18*10mm Swarvoski Crystal Sew-on Pear Shaped Jewel, Crystal Style# 27474
- 1 pc of 15*4 mm Navette Rhinestone w/Setting, Crystal Style# 03912
- 1 pc of 18*9mm Sew-on, Crystal Style# 27473
- 1 pc of 12*6mm Sew-on, Crystal Style# 27473
- 1 pc of 10mm Round Sew-on, Crystal #32016
- E6000, Style # 37777
Directions:
- Take the 1/2 yard of satin ribbon and glue it the headband to cover the plastic, cut the the ends to make them shorter, then glue the ends to the inside.
- Take the 1/2 yard of organza ribbon and glue it straight in the middle of the headband. Cut a little of the ends, leave some left over to glue the ends on the inside of the headband.
- take the metallic cord, cut 4 pieces even pieces (about 3 1/2 inches long), take the belt and swoop the pieces through, as a belt and glue the the ends on to the headband.
- take the other pieces of jewels and scatter them as you wish on each side of the head band.
DIY: Swarvoski Button Bridal Shoes
By Julissa
Finding your perfect shoe for your perfect wedding dress can be somewhat difficult. Your either have to have that special luck at finding the perfect shoes for the half the price of what there worth or you have to spend a fortune. So what better way to get those shoes than to do an easy DIY, by making your own shoe with Swarovski buttons. You can take a plain shoe and make it pop out. Here are some inspirations. We’ve bought a pair of inexpensive white shoes and dressed them up with beautiful Swarovski buttons.
Buttons used:
- 2 Frosted Light Sapphire/ Silver button, 48L/30mm Style#19760
- 2 Crystal/Silver Button, 36 mm Style # 19838
- 2 Light Colorado Topaz Button, 48L/30mm Style# 40731
- 2 Montana/ Crystal Silver, 48L/ 30mm Style #19840
Materials
- Semi-Flush Cutter, Style # 44059 (1.800.9.mjtrim)
Directions:
- First use the flush cutter to cut the shanks of the buttons
- apply hot glue on the shoe and a little on the button and stick it on the shoe.
- wait for it to dry, move the button to see if its glued on there good.
Our New Bridal Website!
By Blerona
We are excited to announce that we’ve just launched out new M&J Bridal Salon Website. On the new website you can view our 2010 look book, some of our newest headpieces in the store, take a look at some of our Real-brides that wore M&J Headpieces to their wedding, and our contact information
DIY:Beautiful Belt Creation
By Julissa
Do you have plain dress you want to dress up? Well there’s no worries! You can take affordable material to design your own belt and customize your own dress. Whether is to meet a friend at the local coffee shop or a night out in the town, you can’t go wrong with a floral belt. Make it casual, fun, or elegant. Your Choice! Here is a belt made out of double face satin ribbon and our popular rosettes.
Materials:
- 1 yd* of 2.75” Double Face Satin, Color Swan Style # 37309
- 2 pieces of Ivory colored rosettes 1 3/4” Style # 42696
- 1 piece of Hot Pink colored Rosette 1 3/4” Style # 42696
- 1 piece of Black colored Rosette 4” Style# 43519
- 2 pieces of Stick-on velcro Style#43219
* Not everyone is the same size, the amount depends on your waist size.
Directions:
- Put the ribbon around your waist and mark the place on where you going to put the large rosette. Put a small mark towards your right side of your waist.
- Turn the large rosette over and small amounts of hot glue on the back. Gently press it down on where you made the mark on the ribbon.
- Take the two piece of the ivory rosettes, turn them over and apply small amounts of hot glue in the back. Take one end and glue it next to the large rosette, glue the other end away of the large rosette. There should be a small space between the large black rosette and the small ivory rosettes
- Take the punk rosette, turn it over and apply small amounts of hot glue. Glue it in between the large rosette and the small ivory rosettes.
- Take the Velcro and apply two dots at the end of the ribbon. This makes the belt removable.
We’ve Been Featured…
By Blerona
We’ve been featured on the ‘Today Show’ for there “Today Throws A Wedding” segment. Today style editor and Bobbie Thomas shares how to celebrate in style without hurting your wallet. One creative way is to “reinvent your little black dress again” by adding an embroidered sash to your dress using M&J Trims! Read the rest of the article.
Beaded Trim used in video – Beaded Sequin Borders Item# 43028 (Silver-Black)
Adding Embellishments to your bouquet
By Blerona
A Flower bouquet is such an important part of your wedding day. And you want it to look beautiful, just like your wedding day. As part two of my other jeweled bouquet blog. Here’s another way to jewel up your wedding bouquet. Just tightly wrap about 3inches of ribbon around your bouquet and place the cut rhinestone blanket around the bouquet as well. Best option would be to glue or sew the two ends together.
Ribbon used: 2.5” Hand Dyed Silk Satin Item# 25180 (in Blushing Bride)
Rhinestone Blanket: 24-Row Rhinestone Blanket Item#03624 (in Crystal Silver)
DIY Accessory Brooch
By Dara
M&J Bridal Salon Accessories- Necklace Style#44880 & Large Cage Veil Style#42929
There are so many great reasons for DIY projects, to save money, to create something you can’t find, to re-use something you don’t use, but most importantly to show your creativity and personality. And here’s something that works great anywhere and I mean anywhere. For a wedding or everyday use, this fabric brooch looks great in the hair, accessory, clothing and even your wedding dress.
Materials:
- 27inches of 50mm Midori Dupioni Silk Ribbon Item# 37302 in Peacock
- 5 Flat Back Pearl Buttons Item# 27592 size 8mm
- 4 inches of 27mm Box Pleated Taffeta Item#00872
- 2 inches 2-Row Rhinestone Blanket Trim Item# 03602
- Glue Gun
- Scissors
- Accessory clip
- Scrap of Felt Fabric
M&J Bridal Salon Accessory Necklace Style# 44880
Instructions:
- The length of each material depends on how you want to design your flower brooch. For this particular project. Here is what I did.
- I took a 4” long pleated taffeta and folded ½” on both sides and used the glue gun to attach it to the felt. Make sure you don’t lay it down too straight or it’ll end up looking a little awkward. Slight bend both sides a little and glue it down. Be careful, the glue gun is extremely hot.
- Next I took about 2” of a double row rhinestone trim and glued it on top of the pleated ribbon to cover the ribbons stitches that it came with.
- Next is making the flower.
- For the larger flower, I used about 3/4 of a yard of Midori Dupinoi ribbon. On one end, tie a loose knot. Make it as flat as possible.
- Next lay the ribbon down on a table and with two finger, hold down the knot.
- With the other hand, start flipping the ribbon over one small section at a time. The ribbons should over lap each other as you also turn the ribbon on the table to form a flower. You can make the flower as tight or loose as you would like, but just remember to hold it down so it stays in shape.
4. When you’re complete with the flower, tuck the end down underneath the flower and carefully pick up the flower to glue it down onto the felt. Glue it close to the rhinestone trim.
- Repeat steps a-d for the other two flowers
- When you’re done gluing the entire flower down, glue the loose pearls onto the center of the flower.
- Also glue pieces of the rhinestones along areas where you can visibly see the felt.
- Next, take the scissors and carefully trim the brooch. Be careful not to get too close to the flower and not to trim too far.
- Lastly, glue the accessory clip onto the back of the felt. With this clip, you can add it onto your hair, clothing or anywhere you like.
Accessories are from our M&J Bridal Salon
Call 1-800-9MJTRIM to Purchase.
Necklace Style# 44880
Large Cage Veil Style#42929
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