Pantone Reveals Color of the Year for 2014: PANTONE 18-3224 Radiant Orchid

“While the 2013 color of the year, PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the imagination,”

Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®.

“An invitation to innovation, Radiant Orchid encourages expanded creativity and originality, which is increasingly valued in today’s society.”

Belted Out

Our Spring 2013 collection was accompanied by a plethora of belts, delicate flower embellishments to sparkling rhinestone belts. Personalize your dress with one of our interchangeable belts! Will you choose an ornate floral belt or a glamorous rhinestone embellished belt ?

New Years Eve Weddings

        With New Years Eve falling on a Saturday this year, more couples are  opting for the party of a life time, their wedding. We are seeing very opulent wedding gowns as well as simple evening gowns for the Bride .                      

Silver , Gold and shades of Red seem to be the colors most brides are choosing for their attendants.  

                                 

                                    

Valentine Brides

   Cupid was very busy last weekend.  What could be more romantic then a valentine wedding?  Brides are always looking for unique ideas to make their wedding special. Many of our valentine brides wore a touch of  red or pink in their gown as well as accented color accessories. Some brides chose  to be less traditional and were married in gold,  red and shades of pink evening gowns. Congratulations to all the happy couples!!

Winter Weddings

 Driving to work Saturday  morning I happened upon a group of groomsmen in front of the congregational church in Bethel. I could not help but feel sorry for the bride who invisioned a beautiful snow white day but was instead greeted by this sad slushy mess left over from our last ice storm. I was so hoping to get a glimps of the bride, curious to see if she was wearing snow boots and a ski jacket or a fur coat and pumps.

It is estimated that less then 5% of weddings take place in January. We are seeing that more brides are now willing to book their weddings in the off season. A winter wedding can really be beautiful, and as reception halls and other wedding vendors have more availability in the off season maybe a little snow isn't a bad thing after all.

Welcome to Occasions

Established in 1987, I, Gail, the owner of Occasions Bridal and Eveningwear have had the pleasure outfitting women as flower girls through graduation, prom and even their wedding. Many former brides are now mother-of-the-brides, visiting us once again and bringing their daughters to the store. Occasions offers a unique shopping experience that is both fun and informative, and you will even find sizes 0-32 in stock. We stock many one-of-a-kind gown styles, that you will not find else where. Variety and great customer service is what we strive for and we are loving every minute, because we make our customers dreams come true.

After all my years of experience I would love to share with you,
the ins and outs of bridal and prom's various trends and styles.