Meet Your Consultants: Emily

Meet the wonderful Emily!

What are your five favorite gowns?

And your three favorite designers?

Lazaro, Tara Keely, Jim Hjelm

Tell us something interesting about you that most people don’t know.

I am a jewelry designer and trained metalsmith… check out my work! www.ewarnerdesigns.etsy.com

I also cater small events in my spare time. I am a fabulous chef and I love cooking, baking and making old fashioned homemade candies. I also make all my own jams!

What is your favorite hobby outside of work?

I am an avid gardener with a serious green thumb. So in my spare time I enjoy growing my own flowers, veggies and berries…..then I cook and bake some pretty amazing stuff with it all. Nothing tastes better than home gown food cooked with lots of love.

What is the best thing about being a bridal consultant?

Well, I love my job!!!! It’s such a lovely, happy place to be every day. I mean for real ….. I am surrounded by the most amazing gowns and the most stunning jewelry all day!! I really love helping brides find their gown, it’s such an amazing experience to be a part of. Nothing is more rewarding than helping girls feel beautiful and helping make dreams come true.

If you could give every bride tips for choosing their perfect wedding gown, what would it be?

• Follow your gut! You know yourself best, if it feels right, it is! This is an emotional decision – it’s different than shopping at the Gap.
• Bring only a few friends, this process can be overwhelming if you bring too may people and the fewer the people the better. Make sure you choose your friends wisely – and always remember you have to love the gown, no one else, so listen to their opinions, but don’t let anyone sway you from what you really love!
• Once you find the gown stop shopping! It might not take 100 gowns to find your perfect dress, despite what your BFF, Mom or anyone else says. It could be the first, third or twentieth dress you try on.
• Be open minded and let your consultant guide you no matter how much you think you know. Your consultant is a professional.
• Lighten up! This should be fun, it’s a fancy dress you get to wear on a special day. Details are important, but it’s the big picture that really matters. If you feel beautiful, and comfortable and would be so excited to wear the gown, you found the winner.