HOW TO MAKE YOUR WEDDING POP

We’re days away from the official winter solstice (I may have just shivered as I typed that) and while we can expect to see the standard soft wedding palettes this season, there are no rules against a splash of color. No matter if you’re the one planning your wedding or just attending a few on your own, here are some ways to liven things up for an extra colorful ceremony.

Colorful Furniture

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You’ll need it anyway, why not add some bright furniture pieces to your event. You can have the furniture match your wedding palette or incorporate new hues to complement the chosen colors. Chairs might seem obvious, but vibrant pieces like this purple velvet loveseat from Wayfair or even a dramatic floral printed chaise for the bride. Plus, these colorful seating arrangements lend themselves to even nicer pictures!

Show Off Your Body Art

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Gone are the days of being ashamed of your tattoos! If you and/or your partner have tattoos, especially colorful ones, show them off on your wedding day! Some wedding dresses cover up more skin than others but depending on where your tattoos are located, find the wedding dress that will show them off. The same can go for the groom. If your partner is planning on wearing a suit and has tattoos on his arms, instead of wearing long sleeves, he can opt for short sleeves or rock rolled-up sleeves for the big day.

Amp Up Your Hair

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Who said your hair has to be predictable on your wedding day? Over at Rebellious Brides, they’ve given us plenty of non traditional wedding looks for inspiration. Don’t be afraid to add some color to your hair, companies like oVertone have created at-home hair color products that make it easy to dye your hair any color of the rainbow, as vibrant or as subtle as you’d like!

It’s in the Shoes

The shoes make the outfit (or so we’re told). Gone are the days of satin beige pumps, brides are going for sparkles, silver, gold, metallic, sneakers, etc… We particularly love it when a bride incorporates her “something blue” into her shoes, (like these ones!). Don’t be afraid to let your true personality shine through on your wedding day!

L'EZU WAS FEATURED ON HEY WEDDING LADY

Happy Friday everyone! We’re so excited to share the news that our L’ezu bride Danni’s gorgeous Santa Barbara wedding was featured on popular wedding website, Hey Wedding Lady. We’re beaming with pride thinking about the collaborative work we did on Danni’s custom blush lace wedding gown. Check out the feature here, and congratulations again to Danni and Ben!

LAURIE + MIKE

Our beautiful, body positive blogger L’ezu bride babe (enough alliteration for you?) Laurie Brucker, just sent us her wedding photos and of course we’re head over heels for them. We loved designing this form flattering layered lace gown for Laurie. We wanted to make sure to incorporate the shorter length in the front and longer train in the back in order to showcase those killer Valentino shoes! Laurie couldn’t have been more wonderful to work with and she’s emanating absolute joy and beauty in these gorgeous pictures by Nicole Leever Photography. Congratulations Laurie and Mike on your beautiful day!

Dress by: L’ezu bridal // Photography by: Nicole Leever // Location: Bel-Air Bay Club- Upper Club // Shoes: Valentino // Jewelry: Kendra Scott // Florals: Peony & Plum Floral Design // Cake: Vanilla Bake Shop // Hair: Maven Salon, Danai // Makeup: Phoebe Dawson //

BIG ISLAND HAWAII WEDDING PHOTOSHOOT

Surprise! After our first collaboration with Sky and Reef Photography's Tara Morenfeld we just had to do it again. We couldn't think of a more beautiful location to feature our gowns than Hawaii. We'll have more details to update you with coming up, but for now we couldn't wait another second to share these incredible shots! 

Dresses by: L'ezu bridal // Photography by: Sky and Reef Photography //

PALMS SPRINGS STYLE PHOTOSHOOT

We recently collaborated with Sky and Reef Photography on a Palms Springs styled wedding photoshoot featuring one of our favorite designs.  We couldn't be happier with the results, check out these gorgeous shots! 

SAN DIEGO STYLE WEDDINGS FEATURE

Our recent Los Willows Estate shoot was just featured on the San Diego Style Weddings blog and social media! We often work with San Diego based brides and we are so honored to be featured on this lovely blog. Be sure to check out their Instagram for some divine Southern California wedding inspiration. 

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JESSIE + DAVAN

One of our most spectacular brides had her French Disco themed wedding chosen to be featured on brides.com and we just couldn't wait to share it with you! You can read more about the details on the post but let's just say it's an absolute stunner down to the last detail. We were delighted to work with Jessie on her customs made, off-the-shoulder dress. We drew inspiration from old-era France, using white silk charmeuse and hand stitched french embroidery. We're also in love with the the touch of neon at the reception and the disco theme! Congratulations Jessie and Davan! 

Dress: L'ezu // Venue: Le Pavillon de Musique de la Comtesse du Barry // Catering: La Belle Assiette // Cake: Synie's Paris // Planner: Nancy La Tart from Fête in France // Bride's Shoes: Alberta Ferretti // Groom's Attire: Saint Laurent, Lanvin // Hair & Makeup: Harold James // Floral Design: Lily Paloma // Music: Jazz Around Midnight // Rentals: Options // Photography: Marcus Meisler // Videography: Vincent Cadoret of Lifestories Wedding

LINDSAY + PETER

We've decided the perfect way to close out 2017 is celebrating one of our loveliest brides yet. Lindsay and Peter were married in Arroyo Grande on a beautiful typical California day. Our favorite part of creating her wedding gown was adding a dramatic ruffle down the back paired with a plunging lower back V cut. We hope all of our L'ezu brides and followers have a beautiful and happy New Year and enjoy these beautiful shots of Lindsay and Peter! 

Dress by: L'ezu // Venue: The Casitas Estate // Photographer: Jonathan David // Florals: Precious & Blooming // Baked Goods: Just Baked SLO // Wedding Planner: Janet Tacy,  //  Rentals: All About Rentals // Catering: Field to Table // Band: Lucky Devils Band // 

LOS WILLOWS ESTATE SHOOT

We're so excited to announce our recent fall collaboration with Mandy Ford Photography in this Los Willos Estate photoshoot! We're even more excited to share that our collaboration was picked up by Southern California Bride as a feature! We've posted a few of our favorite shots below as well as the links to all the wonderful vendors we collaborated with. 

Check out the blog feature here.

Dress: L'ezu // Photography: Mandy Ford Photography // Venue & Rentals: Los Willows Wedding Estate // Venue & Rentals (II): Kelly Dawn // Florals: Alie with Organic Flora // Florals (II): Peach Florals // Accessories: Petals and Stones // Hair: Stephanie Wirkus // Makeup: Cindy Tran // Calligraphy: Victoria Lieu // Cake & Desserts: Nosa with Baked by Joann // 

DANIELLE + COLTON

Sometimes you just have to go full out with a classic strapless princess gown. Our L'ezu bride Danielle did just that, and we have to say, she looks stunning! We're so excited to share Danielle and Colton's wedding pictures with you, they're absolutely enchanting. 

Dress by: L'ezu // Photography by: Pauline Conway Photography // Videographer: Wade Koch // 

KELTIE + RYAN

We are so excited to share this truly special gown and even more special bride. Keltie knew she wanted to incorporate a vibrant blue into her wedding, and we were more than happy to take the risk and make it a gorgeous part of her gown. Add the magnificent backdrop of the historic post office in Washington D.C. and you've got the perfect blend of modern and classic. Congratulations Keltie and Ryan! 

Dress by: L'ezu // Photography by: Vicki Grafton // Wedding Planner: FireFly Events // Cake: Catherine George // Flowers: White Magnolia Design // Venue: Washington D.C. Post Office // 

NEW AUTUMNAL PHOTOSHOOT

It's officially the season of Pumpkin spice, hayrides and most of all berry tones! Here at L'ezu, we love October, and we thought the best way to showcase some of our new collection was through this lovely fall photoshoot. We've included a few pieces from our new line of separates! 

Dresses and bridal separates by: L'ezu // Photography by: Layla Hillail // Model: Mikayla Smith // Flowers: Papillon Flowers // Makeup and Event Design: Razan Kesbeh // 

LINDA + WILL

We've just received these gorgeous shots from our L'ezu bride, Linda's April wedding. This was one of the loveliest, most detail oriented weddings we've ever taken part in. From the place cards to the lovely floral headpieces, we're especially grateful that their wonderful photographer has shared all of the originals with us! Congratulations to our beautiful bride Linda and her husband Will! 

Dress by: : L'ezu // Photography by: Bradford Martens // Venue: Etter Harbin Alumni Center // Makeup: Glitter Knockout // Hair: Nisa Nicole Makeup Artistry // Catering: Rosemary's Catering // Coordinator: Celebrations Event Planning // Florals: Rosehip Flora // Cake: Michelle's Patisserie

ANH + CHRIS

Wedding season is upon us! And with that comes our first wave of gorgeous wedding pictures from L'ezu brides we absolutely treasure. Anh was a joy to work with on creating a gown to go with her dreamy desert wedding. Enjoy the pictures below of one of the most detail-oriented, near perfect weddings we have ever had the pleasure of working on. 

Dress by: L'ezu // Photography by: Gantes. Co // Florals: Krista Jon Floral // Venue: The Parker, Palm Springs // Wedding Planner: Simply Natural Events// 

FEATURE ON WEDDING SHOP STORIES

We are so proud to announce that L'ezu was a chosen feature on Wedding Shop Stories, an online wedding blog that outlines small business success stories. Our very own co-founder and lead designer, Patricia Nevil, gave a fabulous interview.

Here's a small excerpt:

Q: What do you like most about your business? What part of it is the most fulfilling?

A: The fact that I come to a playground! Always making something new and meeting new people!

Q: What advice would you like to give to people who wish to start a bridal boutique?

A: Being in the bridal industry is a passion more than a business, you need to be compassionate, assertive, flexible and most of all a good listener.

Q: What advice would you like to give to brides who walk into your boutique?

A: Enjoy the visit, and learn as much as you can about the fitting of a well made garment.

Check out the whole interview here. 

BEHIND THE SCENES- A L'EZU PHOTOSHOOT

Our web designer and social media manager, Andrea, got a chance to photograph behind the scenes at our last Follies photoshoot. Now that the gorgeous pictures are released, we thought we'd show a different perspective on the bridal fashion industry. 

Photography by: Andrea Pilar // Dresses by: L'ezu // Model: Holly Glasser // Hair and Makeup: Style by Stacy // Headpieces by: Stephanie Browne // Photographer: Carlos Maldonado // 

L'EZU FOLLIES PHOTOSHOOT

Over the winter, we had a surprise follies themed photoshoot with the incredibly talented Carlos Maldonado. Our social media director got behind the scenes but first we thought we'd share the beautiful result! 

Dresses by: L'ezu // Photograher: Carlos Maldonado // Model: Holly Glasser // Hair and Makeup: Style by Stacy // Headpieces: Stephanie Browne// 




ROMANTIC UNIQUE SPACE PHOTOSHOOT

Two of our favorite gowns were chosen to be featured in this lovely shoot with Free Hope Photography. The photoshoot they curated was beautiful, featuring vintage rentals, berry toned florals, and stunning calligraphy. We're so grateful to be included and the dresses looked gorgeous!

Dresses by: L'ezu // Photography by: Free Hope Photography // Florals by: Christa Rose // Hair and Makeup: Candace Lebel // Venue: The Unique Space // Event Planner: Danielle Mitchell Events // Calligraphy: Tawny Tsang //