Fashion & Beauty

Prior to opening her bridal boutique in 2008, Gabriella spent a decade working in the buying offices of world renowned fashion labels including Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. Her experience and knowledge of the fashion industry coupled with her desire to create a unique, personalized shopping experience for brides led to the opening of Gabriella New York. Since then, Gabriella has quickly been recognized as an expert in the bridal industry.

Jacqueline Weppner is the founder and editor of Merci New York, a Manhattan-based fashion styling company that publishes a popular national wedding blog of the same name. Jacqueline’s mandate for Merci New York is to produce “chic style for the busy city bride”®. She strives to make a bride feel absolutely beautiful and impeccably styled for her wedding and all its surrounding events.

Gilles Mendel, heir apparent and designer of J. Mendel, has reinvented the concept of fur. In the legacy of this fifth generation family fur house, Gilles Mendel continually challenges accepted notions of the legendary material by demonstrating its unexpected lightness, versatility and fabric-like properties. Moving into the ready to wear arena with the same dexterity, the Paris bred designer has created a full-scale atelier in his New York studio.

In 2002, Mark opened his own salon: Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier. The Atelier and Mark were immediately praised by New York brides as the most chic bridal salon in Manhattan and its opening was recognized by The New York Times, Woman's Wear Daily and The New York Observer. Since then, Mark's Bridal Atelier continues to receive numerous honors including The Couture Bridal Awards Wedding Salon of the Year in 2004.

Since its launch during London Fashion Week 2000, the Temperley London label has become synonymous with timeless glamour, exquisite craftsmanship and collections desired by women all over the world.

Thread agrees that your six best friends should look nothing less than fabulous on your big day. They help you choose the color, style, fabric and length of your bridesmaid dresses. They even encourage you to mix and match different colors, styles, fabrics and lengths of dresses so your wedding is uniquely YOU.

DM's extraordinary passion for his work and sensibility towards beauty allow him to split his love of hair between Miami, New York and L.A.. DM creations have filled the pages of fashion and bridal magazines, coiffed celebrities for the Red Carpet events and made every bride look like a movie star icon. DM's amazing ability to create signature hair for his clients, brides and celebrities has secured his position as one of today’s most sought-after stylists.

John has been hired to paint the faces of such high profile celebrities such as Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Nikki Taylor, President Bill Clinton, Ricky Martin, Charlize Theron, and Benicio del Toro. They depend on the flawlessly clean looks John is known to create. His work has also graced the catwalks of Gucci, Donna Karan, Giorgio Armani, Vera Wang and BCBG to name a few.

Luis Rodriguez is one of New York’s most acclaimed and highly sought after makeup artists. He dedicates himself to his clientele. For the past 18 years, Luis represented Chanel creating, teaching, and advising his clients. Top wedding planners rely on Luis not only for his beautiful makeup but also for his reliable and discreet nature. Luis’ work has been featured in Vogue, Surface, Brides and Modern Bride, as well as graced the Kodak Billboard in Times Square.