It has arrived safely at Rena Sposa and I have had my “accessories appointment” already 🙂

What’s an accessories appointment, you might ask now. Well, that’s when you put on YOUR wedding dress (not the one on display) and try your jewelry, shoes etc. with it. Rena Sposa has a lot of stuff in stock but I had already found the perfect necklace, earrings and shoes for my dress a few weeks ago, so I brought them along for the appointment.

I also I found this cute pearl necklace plus earrings.

I love that they look quite delicate – and that they have pearls! 🙂

When I saw that the jewelry I had bought just went perfect with the dress, I was quite relieved. Now, it was time to try on the shoes. And the shoes are not normal bridal shoes. Why not? Well, they are bright red. I love them! 🙂

One thing I did get from the selection, Rena Sposa offers, is a fascinator. I tried several ones. Check out this funny one… 🙂

But this one was just a bit too big for me and the beige colour did not suit my dress very well. I got another one… 🙂

I also chose a bridal veil and a little jacke,t but unfortunately I cannot show you pictures of these as they show too much of the dress (of course, I would show you guys my dress without hesitation, but as Moritz is reading my blog too, I would spoil the surprise 😉 )

I had a great time at Rena Sposas and with owner Michaela Rena again, just like last time when I was there. I love this boutique!

When I was finished choosing all the accessories, I left my dress at Rena Sposa and they transferred it to the tailor. And one week after, I went to “Atelier Beerwerth”, where Johanna Beerwerth did a great job making the dress fit perfectly.

I have already tried it on after she had finished and it suits me great. You can imagine how happy I am! 🙂 Now, it is back at Rena Sposas, waiting for me to come get it!

So that’s all from the command center of wedding planning and about my wedding preparations in Stuttgart for the moment. As I mentioned, there’s still heaps to do until the big day arrives and I better get going… 😀

More information about:

Rena Sposa (only in German)

Atelier Beerwerth (only in German)

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And guys, I am happy to tell you: I found it! Hurray!! 😀

A friend of mine told me about this little boutique in Stuttgart-West, close to the S-Bahn station Feuersee, called Rena Sposa. And when I visited the wedding fair “Wir heiraten” last year, they were there, too. So I made an appointment straight away and went a few weeks ago with my best girlfriends.

What I noticed from the first moment when we entered the boutique was the welcoming atmosphere. We were offered drinks straight away and went for sparkling wine (of course ;-).

From this moment on, I felt very special, like I was in one of these movies about weddings. I’ve been to another wedding dress shop in Stuttgart as well, and the atmosphere was very different: no drinks, no privacy, everything focused on business. I personally want to enjoy every moment of the wedding preparations because they are all part of the big event. So I loved how they treated us at Rena Sposa’s.

The shop assistant sat down with us and interviewed me about my expectations and the wedding and gave me some good advice about  how to choose the right dress.

After this, my friends and I got white gloves and went down to business: having a look at the different dresses and selecting the ones I should try on.

Even though Rena Sposa seems like a small boutique, they have a huge selection. And veeery pretty dresses! It was hard to choose but in the end we had picked eight dresses that we liked the most. The shop assistant helped me try on one after the other.

What I love about Rena Sposa: They allow you to take pictures of the dresses. A lot of other shops don’t. And it is very difficult to remember the details of ten different dresses a few days later.

It was sooo hard to decide which one is THE ONE. I loved all of them. But at Rena Sposa’s, they don’t urge you into buying something. The assistant told me I should wait some days, imagine myself in the different dresses at the location and promised me I will come up with the right decision.

And what can I say, she was right! 🙂 A few days later, I made a second appointment with Rena Sposa and took my mum with me. I had decided which dress will suit the location – and me 😉 – the best, but wanted to show it to my mother before I’m going to buy it. This time, the owner herself, Michaela Rena Meinert, was present and we had a nice chat. When I told her that I love the atmosphere, she and her assistants are offering, she felt honoured. Her philosophy is to make the selection of the dress a special event for the bride because that’s what she herself was looking for when she was buying her wedding dress a few years ago.

I am very happy that I found MY perfect wedding dress! 🙂 And that I found it in a shop where they made me feel like the queen of the day made it a very special event which I will always remember. It takes three months till my dress arrives. Then I will make another appointment and try it on with my jewelry and my shoes. And I’ll have to decide wether I need a jacket (maybe) and a bridal veil (most certainly :-)).  I am already looking forward to meeting Michaela and her lovely team again!

More information about:

Rena Sposa

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This weekend, the fair “Wir heiraten!” (We’re getting married!) came to town. I thought this is a great opportunity to start the preparations for our big day next year. I asked three of my very good girlfriends to join me, and yesterday we went to the fair at the Messe Stuttgart, close to the airport.

More than 130 exhibitors showcased their products and services. You found everything that makes a brides heartbeat rise, from wedding dresses (obviously :-)) to video productions, from confectioners to caterers, from decoration to DJ-services – and much more.

We first set out to have a look at the different shops that offer wedding dresses. I have not decided yet what style I prefer, so it was very interesting to see so many different dresses and be able to touch the one or the other. At the stand of “Hochzeitshaus” they had a wheel of fortune where you could win gift coupons worth 50, 100 or 200 Euro. And I won the jackpot! Of course, I made an appointment with them to try on some dresses in their shop in Stuttgart straight away ;-).

Moritz and I already have the location and catering for our big day, but for all of you looking for a special place to get married in Stuttgart, I found the “Buddha Lounge” very interesting. And when it comes to food, we tried samples from  the Reutlingen based caterer “Uwe Förster” – and they tasted stunning! They offer “food tastings” every month where you can go and try their creations.

We also found a very “sweet “- and I mean that literally 🙂 – young company called “DeinBonbon” (YourCandy). They offer different kinds of candy in different wrappings. They follow the idea of mass-customization, which means the customer can select the type of candy and the type of wrapping individually. Their products looked very cute:

But the one I liked the most was the “Candy Shot”:

You choose your favourite candy, they put it in the little bottle, fill it up with Wodka and – congratulations – you have just created your own, individual Candy Shot! Great idea! 🙂

Next stop: print products. We found the company “wunschprint.de” that showcased I think several hundreds of save-the-date-cards, invitation cards and menus at their stand. Very inspiring.

We have spent three hours at the fair and I got a lot of ideas for our own wedding. Even though the fair doesn’t look big at the beginning, you’ll find yourself not being able to have a look at every stand in the end. So I think the entrance fee of 12 Euro per person is a good investment – especially because you will get a lot of gift coupons from different companies and if you use them for your wedding related shopping, preparations or the wedding itself, you will safe a lot of money.

Before we left, I quickly put Moritz and my name up on the loveboard for good luck. Can you spot our heart? 😉

Last but not least, some interesting information for everybody from the US, marrying in or around Stuttgart: Ever thought about driving to church with a car from the New York Police Department?? Maybe decorated with flowers? Well, here is your chance! The “Royal Service GmbH” offers all kinds of cars for special occasions. One of them is a SUV in the design of a NYPD car. Isn’t that awesome?!

For me, the wedding fair “Wir heiraten!” was a success. Next step will be to show up at the two shops I made appointments with, to find a dress. There will be another wedding fair called “Trau Dich!” in January 2013. If I haven’t found everything for our wedding until then, I might go to this one as well.

More information about:

Wir heiraten!

Hochzeitshaus Stuttgart

Buddha Lounge

Caterer Uwe Förster

DeinBonbon

wunschprint.de

Royal Service GmbH

Trau Dich!

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