Brides, we have two different casting calls to announce today: 1.  NOW CASTING: ENGAGED COUPLES NATIONWIDE!! Are you and your fiance looking for a real adventure before you tie the knot?  Do you truly believe your love can withstand anything life throws your way?  Are you ready to jump start your future with the experience [...]

Sad news:  Priscilla of Boston is closing shop after 65 years in the bridal gown business.   All stores, including the one in Manhasset at 1649 Northern Boulevard, will stay open until December 31st.  For questions, click here or call the salon directly.

Rona Geller and fiance Michael Field, who planned a Sunday wedding in front of 150 guests at the Woodlands mansion in Woodbury, just cancelled due to the hurricane.   We feel for them. Are you getting married on Long Island on Saturday night or Sunday?   Have you had to alter your plans due to Hurricane Irene?    [...]

Whether you’re a fan of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New York City” or not, you’re probably going to be happy about this news:  we just heard that Long Island native and now New York housewife/entrepreneur Cindy Barshop is opening up one of her Completely Bare Spa salons here on Long Island!  The salon is reportedly [...]

On Sunday, August 14, Long Islanders Tracy Pendergast of West Hempstead and Michael Mesisca of Island Park got married in a most unusual place — the couple exchanged vows at Bobbi & The Strays, a Freeport animal shelter where they have both been volunteering for years. Said the bride, “The shelter means a great deal to [...]

Long Island ladies, this looks pretty cool — we can play dress-up online! BRIDES.com has just launched Brides Dressing Room, the world’s first realistic try-on simulation tool allowing any soon-to-be bride to virtually try on hundreds of gowns using her own full body photo. This tool uses revolutionary body remapping technology which automatically conforms dresses [...]

Brides, if you’re getting married before November 30, 2011, you have time to submit your story to the following: What did you wear on your wedding day – a homemade dress, a thrift shop find or an expensive purchase?  Through “The Wedding Gown Project:  One Day, One Dream, One Dress,” a writing competition sponsored by [...]

Lord & Taylor has its first ever Bridal Blowout Sale at the Fifth Avenue flagship store on Saturday, August 13th from 8-1 pm (unless the dresses sell out sooner!).  Included in the sale are such designer names as A.B.S. By Allen Schwartz, Celebrations David Tutera by Faviana as well as Lord & Taylor exclusive gowns. [...]

Today, weddings expert Cara Davis, the author of Cheap Ways to Tie the Knot, offers us a look at eight alternative wedding trends that are popping up in 2011: 1. Mini Wedding DressesWhether it’s glammed up, vintage or breezy casual, knee-length wedding dresses are more practical and more personalized for today’s bride. As more stores [...]

On this historic day, we offer many congratulations to all of the newly wed gay couples here on Long Island.   May you have years and years of love, joy and happiness as legally married couples.