Helping my bride out, I'm selling her gown : )

Selling gown for $1500.
Fits a size 6 - 8 ish, but please read the description, it can fit women with a 29-31" waist.

Inspired from Amsale's Reese gown, the client I made this for couldn't pay for the rest of her balance and so I am trying to do the right thing and get her deposit back for her. I hand made this gown myself and can tell you everything you need to know about it, including how the fabric we picked out is suited well for traveling since it is a man-made fabric, it doesn't wrinkle like silk does. The fabric is a diamond white faille fabric that is crisp and light, perfect for an out door wedding. The train measures out 3 ft and underneath is a light layer of tulle. The bodice is a heart shaped spaghetti strap halter with hand-beaded rhinestones attached to the back to create "back bling" a feature that adds a little sparkle while your guest sit and watch. There are even pockets, so you can carry small items around with you. The bodice has a built in bra, so you don't have to spend endless hours searching for one. This gown is really versatile, since it is backless it can fit any measurement and can fit up to a small C cup depending how much cleavage you comfortable with. Since it is a halter you can make it more empire waisted or lower, depending on the look you are going for. The waist measures roughly 29”-30”(depending where your waist hits compared to my mannequin), so that is the only real requirement of the dress, other than that any girl can wear the dress.
The dress is very clean, it was tried on by my client only 2 or 3 times and shot professionally once and worn for 10 to 15 minutes tops. The inside of the gown is underlined with organza and lined with the same fabric I used for the dress and sewed it with French seams.

No refunds or exchanges all sales are final, if you have any questions or concerns please email me before you purchase the dress. If you are interested in the dress, but the would like it in a bigger size I can custom make one to your measurements for the full price of $2900.(for man made material or non-silk) or $3600. for silk. If you would like more pictures please email me and I will be happy to provide them. If you are interested in my work or carrying my line please visit www.jennyvi.com.

Email me at jen@jennyvi.com, if you are interested or if you are in the Arizona area you can make an appointment to try it on or visit the listing on Preownedweddingdresses.com http://www.preownedweddingdresses.com/dresses/8503/Other-Jennyvi-Dizon-Couture-Size-8.html

Love your fellow vendors

Love your fellow vendors, but don't llloooooovvvveee your fellow vendors (unless you want to).

Hopefully, you know what movie reference that was if not you can always email me : ). I just wanted to quickly recap on my wonderful experience at the Thee Wedding Warehouse yesterday. I came there not knowing what to expect, but all in all I came away with some great products, some solid leads and a lot of great business ideas.

For the first time yesterday I sat down with several brides and sketched a design based from their ideas, concerns, likes and dislikes. Normally, I sketch in a private setting, but the brides didn't mind and so began my normal process of interviewing the bride.

I started thinking about it throughout the day, but I may be doing a lot more sketching at bridal shows. It seemed like the brides really appreciate my advice and the dress designs I created for them. Even if the bride had bought their dress, she came home with a nice sketch of her dress and I even offered up creating a sketch for them if they had wanted one with their likeness in the gown she was going to wear on her wedding day.

A little present from me and even the bride doesn't go to me for a custom gown, at least they will remember me for my suggestions and have a sketch for their scrapbook. : )

Overall, it was a great day for me and I think the girls (Kathy and Jacque) at the Thee Wedding Warehouse really do care for all their clients and vendors. They are wonderful people to know and I think they created a harmonious environment for both the brides and vendors. Not to mention the store itself is great for a wonderful shopping experience.

As most of you know I am producing the first Arizona Bridal Week and I am getting to the point where if I don't organize, I may drop the ball. So I bought somethings that are regularly for brides to organize their wedding ideas, but I found it was perfect for me to organize for planning the bridal week as well.

I got a response box that has two sections inside it one for the yeses and one for the no's that I can use to sort who is involved and who is not. A Cute little tote that is organized in sections for floral, music, gowns, etc and I got file folders with the same tabs. I know for sure I am going to be organized and know where everything should go in style. : )

Thank you Thee Wedding Warehouse

A Labor of Love

I totally understand this completely right now, all I want to do is work on my new line inspired by Marie Antoinette and the Pink Ribbon for breast cancer awareness. I find myself working on a client projects, which obviously is good for business and my lively hood. But it's almost like I am back in school wanting to go home and sew.

Where the agony of sitting in class is costing you time in creating the designs you have in your head. Thankfully, I have my whole line sketched out, so I don't lose out on the ideas when it is time to sew (hopefully soon).

But perhaps this is just telling me that if I want to produce the line bad enough, I have lose sleep to do it. Which I don't mind, I can't sleep so well anyways : )

If you missed Zang Toi today, he will be back

I was out with my friend Corbin (my muse and confidant) today and we went into Nieman Marcus and caught Zang Toi's trunk show and his amazing display of generosity. He made a donation to St. Mary's food bank, a food bank associated with my husbands company the Association for Arizona Food Banks (www.azfoodbanks.org) (picture enclosed), what a great designer and a great and humble man.

If you are able to send this message out, here are the details below. It's funny how happy coincidences turn into something really positive and make your day. This made mine : )

http://eventful.com/scottsdale/events/zang-toi-trunk-show-/E0-001-020785882-5

Nieman Marcus is also extending a generous offer of 30% off of your purchase if you donate : )