New Claire Pettibone "Twilight" Gown at Promise!

Our newest Claire Pettibone gown has arrived!

Fresh from her newest "Rock n Roll Bride" collection, Twilight is at Promise!

Elegant beadwork and embroidery on charmuse, overlaid with delicate tulle and finished with a bubble hem create an ethereal and feminine silhouette.

To see Twilight or any of our Claire Pettibone gowns, call 301-215-9232!

- Jessica

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Spring Fling Sample Sale

Promise is having a Spring Sample Sale! Kicking off the first day of Spring (March 20th) and ending April 30th, select samples from all of our designers, including Aire Barcelona, Caroline Devillo, Carmela Sutera, Claire Pettibone, Elizabeth Fillmore, L'ezu Atelier, Lea-Ann Belter, and Vwidon, will all be on Sample Sale from 10-50% off!

Call 301-215-9232 or e-mail info@promisedc.com to schedule your appointment!

- Jessica

PS - More details soon about our Spring Fling Sale!

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At Promise's Claire Pettibone Trunk Show!

We had so much fun at last week's Claire Pettibone Trunk Show! It was wonderful to have 40 extra gowns from Claire Pettibone at Promise to show off! Her newest

"Rock n Roll Bride" collection is just exquisite - dramatic, feminine, and timeless.

Ashlee from Documentary Associates popped by to take pictures of the event (imagine the images she would take of your
wedding!), and each bride-to-be that came received a delicious

and super cute individually boxed cupcake from Frosting (imagine a delectable cupcake cake or bite- sized cakes for your wedding party on the day of!).

Don't worry - none of ladies pictured are in their chosen gowns! If you have never been to a trunk show and wonder what it is, visit our post all about it here.

All photos by Documentary Associates, cupcakes by Frosting, and gowns (of course) by Claire Pettibone!

Don't forget to enter our first ever giveaway for one of Julianne Smith's modern (and sassy) garters!

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Real Weddings - Claire McMahon

Claire was wonderful enough to send us pictures of her November 11th wedding! She looks fantastic and so happy in her lovely Claire Pettibone Larissa gown, as do her ladies in their AWESOME bridesmaid dresses. For her bridesmaids, Claire chose lovely, jersey "convertible" bridesmaid dresses...while we don't know where she got them, we have heard of these before!

Best wishes!

-Tania, Kori, Jessica, Juliana, & Lana

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Claire Pettibone Trunk Show, February 27-28 at Promise!

Perfect for the bride-to-be searching for a vintage-inspired and truly special wedding gown, Claire Pettibone is known for her lovely and unique designs. Claire consistently uses unusual and vintage laces, as well as thoughtful finishes that make each gown a work of art. One of the things we love most is that many of her gowns are made with organic unbleached cotton voile underlays, and all of her gowns are made right in Los Angeles under Claire's watchful eye!

Claire's newest "Rock and Roll Bride" collection is filled with "easy flowing silhouettes mixed with a hint of goth and a touch of mystery...Claire Pettibone gives a sexy edge to the soft femininity of the gowns." The whole 2009 collection, as well as classics from past seasons, will be at Promise to try for the Trunk Show weekend only....believe me, we can't wait to try them all on the minute they come in!

Choose your gown over the trunk show weekend (February 27th & 28th) and receive 10% off your purchase. This event is by appointment, so be sure to coordinate with the people whose opinions matter most and call 301-215-9232 to schedule yours!

- Jessica

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Promise and Bridal Fashion in the Washington Post!

This week is the Washington Post's Wedding Week 2009, and it is chock full of planning tips, bridal etiquette advice, and, of course, the icing on the cake - wedding fashion! Promise (along with our wonderful designers Lea-Ann Belter, Adele Wechsler, and Claire Pettibone) were featured in an article! Click here to check it out!

-Jessica

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New Claire Pettibone "Mystere" gown at Promise

Oh Claire Pettibone, every time we get a new dress from you, we swear up and down it is our new favorite!

Enter Mystere - our newest Claire Pettibone gown, fresh from Claire's 2009 collection!

Elegant cap sleeves and a plunging illusion back paired with hand-beaded organza flowers all overlaid on silk charmuse. Mystere is a stunner. Perfect for the vintage inspired bride-to-be searching for a dramatic entrance and exit on her wedding day.

Call 301-215-9232 to schedule your appointment to try on Mystere or any of our Claire Pettibone gowns.

Don't forget our Claire Pettibone Trunk Show coming up February 27th & 28th, where the full Claire Pettibone 2009 collection will be at Promise to try!

- Jessica

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Promise Newlywed Spotlight - Katie & Michael!

Katie and Michael were married November 22 at the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore!

Katie came to Promise already in love with Claire Pettibone gowns...and when she tried on the Demetra gown, it was a perfect match! The Belevedere Hotel, in Katie's words, "has an old world charm" and we couldn't describe it any better! Both the ceremony and reception were held there, and everything had such a great (but subtle) vintage vibe!

Katie looked lovely and her new husband looks so dashing... they both look as though they are on cloud nine! One of our favorite pictures is of their first dance...so romantic! Their photographer, Aaron Haslinger of Primary Studios, did a fantastic job capturing every moment, and the DJ from Absolute Entertainment kept everyone dancing! Katie also raved about her string quartet, Sonar, and from the pictures it looks like they had a great time, too!

The best part is that Katie says her bouquet got caught in the chandelier when she tossed it!

























Best Wishes!
- Kori, Tania, Jessica, Juliana, and Lana

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Spring 2009 Bridal Market!

Every year, one weekend in mid-October is like a national holiday for all of us at Promise! It's Bridal Market! Held in NYC in showrooms and luxury hotel suites, bridal designers show their newest collections to bridal shops (ranging from boutiques like Promise to institutions like Kleinfeld). The downer is that all the fabulous styles won't come to our shops until later winter/early spring...but that is far outweighed by all the loveliness we are able to see now.

We saw tailored sophistication at L'ezu Atelier, inspired, edgy romance at Claire Pettibone, dreamy, soft elegance at Lea Ann Belter, and stunning, feminine gowns at Elizabeth Fillmore. We also saw some new designers we are thinking of adding to our carefully edited collection, but we are still deliberating, so stay tuned!

We will post images of our favorites from the collections soon; for now, here is a recap:

As usual, the gowns at L'ezu were perfectly constructed and elegant, but, this season, some of them have a new and luxe twist! Some L'ezu gowns are adorned with...diamonds! Lovely, sparkly jewels that you can remove from your gown post-wedding and have made into jewelry to wear after the wedding (Angelina, their model looks stellar in one of Patty & Corrina's designs).

On our way to see Lea Ann Belter, since we were shopping for wedding gowns and since, of course, there is no wedding without love, Kori and Tania had to pause!

At Lea Ann Belter, Lea Ann and Karen (and her wonderful model Pearl) showcased Lea Ann's collection, which was filled with touches of lace, organza, and real freshwater pearls! Like L'ezu, the pearls can be removed afer the wedding for jewelry.

We thought the idea of precious jewels on gowns was so romantic! We were all ready to swoon - who doesn't love versatility in their wedding gown?!?!

At the Claire Pettibone Show at the Bowery Hotel, my mom (and partner, Juliana) and I were totally in love with the collection - this season, Claire's theme was "Rock and Roll Bride." While the collection was all Claire Pettibone, with layers of lace and softness, there was definitely spice and sass in each gown that strutted down the runway.

We were all breathlessly anticipating viewing Elizabeth Fillmore's collection - and not just because it was our last appointment! We were enraptured by her divine fabrics, laces, and perfect combination of modern, graceful, and enchanting gowns. We were so taken with each gown we saw, we were all reduced to "Oh! That is GORGEOUS!" as a neverending refrain.

Of course, no visit to New York Bridal Market is complete without dinner with our friends from Alexia's Bridal Boutique in Carey, NC. Alexia and I both opened our shops around the same time, and since then have been eating delicious dinners together in New York every year! This year, we went to Bar Americain (one of Bobby Flay's restaurants). It was excellent - if you go, try the Cioppino, it will make you weep.

After more shows on Monday, we dragged ourselves to the train station and back to DC!











- Jessica

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Promise Newlywed Spotlight - Valeria & Richard!

Valeria and Richard were married June 29th at Raspberry Plain Leesburg House in Virginia. We have been waiting to see her wedding pictures for what seems like forever!

When Valeria visited Promise with her sister and Mom during last Summer's Claire Pettibone trunk show, we all had the best time! Valeria was our last appointment of the day, so she had all of us for an audience for her visit!

Valeria was searching for a "non-poofy" gown that had a romantic, natural feel - and she promptly fell in love with the Juliet gown from Claire Pettibone.


Since her gown had subtle hints of pale pink and celadon green, Valeria chose flowy chiffon and charmuse Jenny Yoo dresses for her four bridesmaids and one junior bridesmaid.

Everything looked so incredible together!

Valeria looked SO lovely - and Richard so handsome...they both looked like they were in their own world! Their photographer, Genevieve Leiper, did an incredible job capturing their wonderful day - the weather was amazing and the venue was so pastoral, everything looked like it was out of a Jane Austen novel.

Best Wishes!

Jessica, Kori, Tania, Lana, and Juliana

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