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Thursday, October 4th, 2012
On September 22, Bridal Elegance held the Bridal Elegance Pageant Prep and welcomed Miss USA 2012, Olivia Culpo,as a featured speaker to Bridal Elegance, the Midwest’s largest pageant retailer! Olivia spoke about her experiences in preparation for Miss Rhode Island and for Miss USA, as well as her current preparations for the Miss Universe pageant which will be held in December. Olivia was a very down to
earth girl with a great personality that everyone enjoyed, and Olivia was gracious enough to take photos and sign autographs with her fans. She was in awe at the hundreds of pageant gowns Bridal Elegance has to offer and tried on a few exclusive Mac Duggal pageant dresses to get ideas for Miss Universe. We were very blessed to have her at our store and hope to work with her and the organization in the future as they were all very wonderful guests
Our other featured speakers were Don Baker on Interview, Stephanie Piller on Walking and Image, Donna Donovan on Fitness, Dr. Michael Piller on Nutrition and the Soderstrom Institute on skincare/makeup/ and Plastic surgery, Allyce King Swimwear, and MacDuggal for their trunk show and their reps. We were also so pleased that Tim Kretschmann from the Pageant Cast was here for the entire weekend. Our pageant prep featured trunk shows from MacDuggal, Sherri Hill, the Lenz Collection and Tony Bowls, and a fashion show by Bridal Elegance and our great models- all visting queens!
Bridal Elegance wanted to thank all the visiting queens and contestants that attended and hoped
everyone had a great time! We look forward to watching all of you competing!!
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Saturday, September 1st, 2012
Itinerary for September 22 Event with Miss USA 2012, Olivia Culpo
10:00- 10:15: Miss USA 2012, Olivia Culpo- Appearance and Opening Remarks
10:15- 10:30: Soderstrom Skin Institute
10:30- 11:30: Don Baker, Interview Coach
11:30- 1:30: Meet …
and Greet Miss USA 2012, Olivia Culpo
(Also, lunch available for purchase on premises)
1:30- 2:00:
Donna Williams Donovan, Fitness Coach
2:00- 2:30: Dr. Michael Piller, Nutrition
2:30- 3:00:
Andrea Patrick Forte, Modeling/ Talent Agency & Publisher of Gladys Magazine
3:00- 3:15:
Stephanie Piller, Image Consultant/ Pageant Coach
3:00- 3:15:
Allyce King Swim, Designer Allyce King Talks About Suits
3:15- 4:00:
Bridal Elegance Fashion Show, Featuring Swim Suits, Evening Gowns, Fashion Wear and Cocktails
Tickets are selling out fast! Be sure to order them online before they are sold out!!
Click on the link below for easy reservations/ tickets:
http://www.bridalelegance.us.com/store/comersus_listItems.asp?idCategory=1291
Miss USA 2012, Olivia Culpo
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
We just got back to work after being with all the Miss Illinois contestants at the Miss Illinois Scholarship Organization (Miss America). We drove down to Marion, Illinois early on Thursday morning so we would be there for the Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen Pageant, as we also dress her for the national competition. We were thrilled to also watch Maddie Marzella, Miss Chicago Outstanding Preteen be selected as Miss Illinois Outstanding Preteen. Maddie sings beautifully and is gorgeous!!!
The new Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen is Grace Khachatarian of Champaign, Illinois. For those of you who follow pageants, Grace was also Miss Illinois Outstanding Preteen. Grace is a wonderful ballet dancer and performed a beautiful dance and will definitely do well at the Nationals held in Orlando this summer. We definitely look forward to dressing her for nationals and getting to know her better!
The Miss Illinois Pageant had so many great contenders this year! April Strong, 2nd Runner Up, also won overall Evening Gown competition. We are so proud to have dressed April for this competition. She looked absolutely stunning and so regal. I know April has a great future in front of her in whatever she chooses. Jen Carr, 1st runner up, is so charming and pretty, and we definitely hope Jen comes back next year! I am sure the judges had a hard decision as all the finalists were outstanding.
We are so proud of Megan Ervin- our newly crowned Miss Illinois! She is stunning, articulate and talented, though I have to admit I am extremely jealous of her abs! Truly amazing!! I met Megan’s parents at the pageant, who are so nice and truly thrilled for their daughter.
We will soon begin the design phase with Mac Duggal for her national competition evening gown for Miss America in January!!! Stephanie Piller will begin intensive training with Megan soon also! We are off to a great start!!! Let’s get another top ten/ winner for Illinois again this year!!!!
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Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Well, it was a whirlwind weekend full of pageant frenzy last weekend. We were so glad to see all our Illinois and Wisconsin Galaxy International contestants and friends. The competition was very tough in the Miss category- but the new Miss Illinois Galaxy is Gina Melchiorri from Bloomington, Illinois, and the first runner up was Marcella Gillen. All the contestants looked gorgeous!
The Galaxy Pageant is divided into 5 categories, each worth 20%- Interview, Photo,
Swimsuit, Fashion and Evening Gown. Tim Kretschmann, of the PageantCast, was a
terrific emcee and kept the pageants moving quickly. The newly crowned Teen
Illinois Galaxy is Rachel Barter. The new Mrs. Illinois Galaxy is Christine
Fascetti. Their beautiful director and our pageant coach, Stephanie Piller, was
there but it is her last year as director.
And saying goodbye, but not farewell, to Despina Ades, Zena Malak, Scherrie Davis and Lisa Simmons was hard. Definitely some of our favorite people.
Good luck to all and we will definitely see you at Galaxy Internationals in Orlando in July and we will have a booth!!!!
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Tags:"We Dress the Best", Bridal Elegance and Pageantry, Bridal Elegance Style Show Theater, Christine Fascetti, Despina Ades, Fashion, Galaxy Pageants, Gina Melchiorri, Lisa Simmons, Marcella Gillen, Modeling, Pageant Dress Choice, Pageant Fashion, Pageant Services, Rachel Barter, Runway, Scherrie Davis, Stephanie Piller, Tim Kretschmann, Zena Malak
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Friday, April 6th, 2012
Pageant season is upon us and we’ve been busy hosting,
preparing, and participating in them!
March 24th we were lucky enough to host the Miss
Heart of Illinois and Miss Heartland Preliminary for Miss Illinois. There were
a lot of great contestants and the judges had a difficult task picking the
winners. Miss Illinois is part of the Miss America Scholarship Organization
which is a not-for-profit that focuses on community service; specifically
Children’s Miracle Network, bullying, and Character Counters to name a few.
Contestants participated in five areas: Private Interview,
On-Stage Question, Active Wear, Evening Gown, and Talent. Although there were
many who competed ultimately only four could go home with a title. Emily
McConnell is the 2012 Miss Heart of Illinois and April Strong was crowned the
2012 Miss Heartland. The teen for Miss Heart of Illinois went to Kierstin
Thompson and preteen went to Katelyn Roberts.
There was a reoccurring theme with the contestant’s attire;
color. From swim to interview to evening wear color was everywhere! Kierstin
strolled in to interview with a gorgeous watermelon colored dress. Emily
showcased a gorgeous neon yellow evening gown that popped on stage. Katelyn
Roberts was crowned wearing a lime green evening gown.
One thing for certain, the state competition is going to be
tough!
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
Hi
I am in San Antonio waiting to watch the Miss High School America Pageant and the Miss Collegiate America.
We are sponsoring Despina Ades, Miss Illinois High School;
;
Chelsea Reardon, Miss Illinois Collegiate;
and Gina Melchiorri, Miss Iowa Collegiate.
They have had a fun week- going to a ranch, going to Sea World, the famous San Antonio Riverwalk, the magnificent Alamo and of course, autograph signing.
Preliminary competition starts tonight and you can watch it too! Check out the website for the link but there is a charge ;(. The girls will be competing in
fun fashion, evening gown, on stage question and of course interview which they have tomorrow.
The finals are tomorrow night so I can’t wait to see everyone. They are doing
great and are perfect representatives for us!! Wish them all luck!!!! I’ll keep
you posted on Facebook so if not already, add Bridal Elegance as a friend!!
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Look no further…
As the pageant consultant for Bridal Elegance, I can assure you we can meet all of your competition needs!
We are your one-stop pageant shop!
Please join us on Sunday, February 19 at 1:00p for our 2012 Style Show Extravaganza!
This will be THE pageant trunk show of the year!
We will be featuring a runway fashion show with designs from Mac Duggal, Sherri Hill, as well as our new Allyce King Swimsuit line.
Mac Duggal and Allyce King will be here to meet you as well as Miss Illinois, Hannah Smith!
We will have raffles for store gift certificates and special discounts apply for any attending pageant contestant!
Doors open at 12:00n, Style Show begins at 1:00p
Come meet me and all of our special guests on February 19th at BRIDAL ELEGANCE!
Stephanie Piller: Ms. Galaxy International 2010, Illinois Galaxy State Director, and the Official Image Consultant of Bridal Elegance and Pageantry
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Friday, January 27th, 2012
Courtesy of: David Spencer/The State Journal-Register
As many of you know, we recetly attended the Miss Illinois County Fair Pageant. It was great fun as always, and we enjoyed seeing our clients on stage! Cathy Redshaw, the new director, did a great job! Miss Lake County, Brittani Schisler, was chosen as the new Queen for 2012! We were fortunate to be seated by the family of Jackie Driscoll, the 2011 Queen, and truly enjoued seeing all of our County Fair friends. I probably should apologize to the gentleman that I was bidding against on the Bears tickets at the auction… But it was fun!
We are very proud to have provided the opening number dresses for the pageant and definitely enjoyed providing the free pageant coaching sessions that were given by Stephanie Piller in our Style Theater.
I love the crowd at the Miss Illinois County Fair Pageant and admire how they show up and truly support their Queens! It truly shows what a caring system you are!
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
Photo compliments of Getty Images
Bridal Elegance and Pageantry is proud to announce that we dressed Hannah Smith, whoplaced in the top ten at Miss America this past weekend. Bridal Elegance’s Owner, Pageant Coach, as well as designer Mac Duggal and Smith herself all played a huge part in designing this gorgeous gown.
Bridal Elegance will soon be carrying this gown for sale in our Pageant Division.
Please do not hesitate to call or stop in for any questions regarding your
pageant wardrobe! At Bridal Elegance, WE DRESS THE BEST!
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
Courtesy of The Miss America Organization
Miss Illinois America, Hannah Smith
Hi Everybody!
Well, I am sitting at O’Hare Airport waiting for a delayed flight to take off to get me to the Miss America Pageant! Of course, I was supposed to fly out of Midway Airport earlier today, but all flights were cancelled due to weather. So we booked it to O’Hare and got the last three seats available to San Francisco where, after a layover, we hopefully get a flight to Vegas!
I am so excited to get there! Not only do we have great seats at the pageant, we also have our booths at the Miss America Trade Show and are meeting so many new pageant queens and directors! Some of my staff have been here since Tuesday! Stephanie Piller, our Pageant Coach, has been coaching Hannah Smith for several months already and is in Vegas helping her all this week. I can’t wait to see all my pageant friends and Facebook friends attending Miss America! If you are in Vegas, stop in and see us at our booths, #110/20,112- all at Planet Hollywood! And don’t forget to watch Saturday night on ABC!
I will keep you updated on Facebook on the pageant news!!! Talk to you soon!
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