Couture Bride of Las Vegas Celebrates 5 Years

Con­grat­u­la­tions to Cou­ture Bride of Las Vegas for cel­e­brat­ing their 5th year in busi­ness!  With the cur­rent state of the econ­omy in Las Vegas, that is a great accom­plish­ment and tells me one thing; they must be doing some­thing right.

In Decem­ber of 2006, three New York Fash­ion Exec­u­tives brought lux­ury and exper­tise to the Las Vegas Bridal Market.

Dawn Heaney and Flora Petakas Marinelli, for­mer exec­u­tives at Vera Wang, and Annette Cirillo-Bergen announced the open­ing of COUTURE BRIDE, the first and only full ser­vice lux­ury bridal salon in the Las Vegas area back in Decem­ber 2006.   The shop, located at 950 S. Durango Drive, is the exclu­sive retailer for Vera Wang, Car­olina Her­rera, Oscar de la Renta, Monique Lhuil­lier, Eliz­a­beth Fill­more, Ulla Maija, Augusta Jones, Melissa Sweet & Plat­inum Collection.

For­mer col­leagues at Vera Wang in New York City, Heaney and Marinelli had spent their for­mer years learn­ing from the best.  “Vera taught us how lux­ury is done,” says Heaney. “Cou­ture Bride is mod­ern, sophis­ti­cated and ele­gant.  Select­ing your bridal gown is a uniquely warm and invit­ing expe­ri­ence within the espe­cially roman­tic yet excit­ing envi­ron­ment we have cre­ated.” Annette’s famil­iar­ity with the Las Vegas area, as well as her fash­ion & busi­ness back­ground, make this part­ner­ship the per­fect match. We are excited to bring our knowl­edge of the lux­ury bridal busi­ness to Las Vegas. ”

“It is impor­tant for our brides to see all their options instead of rely­ing on us to select what we think will be best for them. We want to be able to present all style, fab­ric and sil­hou­ette options for the cus­tomer to nar­row down,” said Marinelli. The décor of the bou­tique com­pli­ments the unique topog­ra­phy of the Las Vegas Val­ley. Fab­rics and inte­rior accents were cho­sen with respect for the col­ors of the stone canyons and red rocks of the region. Rich, earthy shades of silk satin organza and silk duchess satin have been com­bined in a unique way to exude lux­ury, warmth and a true cou­ture feel­ing.  “Every detail of Cou­ture Bride encom­passes lux­ury and chic sophis­ti­ca­tion.” said Cirillo-Bergen.