Owners of The Bridal Finery, Roberta Noronha and Tali Gallo have a combined 25 years of experience in bridal fashion. While they have been business partners for two years, they have been coworkers for 11. While Tali was managing a bridal boutique in Gainesville, Florida she recruited Roberta as bridal stylist. Years later, they moved to Orlando to continue their career in bridal. In Orlando, they managed the same companies boutique. While Roberta and Tali have many similarities when it comes to business and professionalism, they are very different in their personal lives. Here’s a quick and fun interview with Roberta! Aside from this interview, click here to learn more about her career in bridal.

You are invited to our first ever wedding gown sample sale! Because we are an off the rack bridal boutique everyday is a sample sale at The Bridal Finery. However, during our sample sale (from August 30 to September 1 ), attending brides will receive an additional 20% off select wedding gowns in our Winter Park Boutique.

He proposed in Paris. I have always wanted my photo taken by this Parisian photographer I have been following for years. In between shots, I was fixing my hair. I see him walking toward me and whispered “I love you, honey.” followed by more beautiful words that I can’t remember because I blanked out from the shock,and just said ‘YES!’. 

Here at The Bridal Finery, we are known for our unique store concept. We are an off the rack bridal boutique. We are the first boutique in the Orlando and Winter Park area to be selling gowns sustainably and off the rack. While sample sales have been around forever, off the rack bridal boutiques are relatively new. This new concept allows brides to shop sample sales everyday. Because we are a new concept bridal boutique to the Central Florida area, we often are questioned what the perks are of purchasing off the rack. Continue to read as we share the perks and what you need to know before purchasing an off the rack gown.

Our Fashion Director, Jamie O’Neill had the opportunity to guest speak on the Orange Blossom Bride podcast. This was my first time speaking on a podcast, so I wanted to share something that has been recently talked about and something not everyone understands. Sustainability in fashion is a new concept designers and retailers are now taking into consideration. In 2019, we are starting to care about things that are bigger than us. While use of minimal straws and plastic cups are good, it’s important to consider what we wear everyday. Because fashion and sustainability aren’t always thought of as the same thing, we never think about the affects of the fashion industry. According to The Fashion Law, “By 2030, it is predicted that the industry’s water consumption will grow by 50 percent to 118 billion cubic meters (or 31.17 trillion gallons), its carbon footprint will increase to 2,791 million tons and the amount of waste it creates will hit 148 million tons.”

I tried on 2 dresses and immediately loved both. But when I put “the dress” back on, my parents and I both knew that it was the one. Suddenly, the confusion was gone, and it was super clear! It felt so much like me and it was exactly what I had been saying I wanted.
The whole process from then on was a breeze! I worked with Roberta from start to finish - picking out the dress to the very last fitting. The fittings and alterations were always so detail oriented, and it was clear that Sarah really cared and wanted everything to be perfect. Even after I dropped the “Surprise - I’m pregnant!” bomb! They made my dress PERFECT for my baby bump. I couldn’t have been happier!

on June 25, the forth week of The Bridal Finery Fashion Presentations was inspired by the mid century modern current trend. While home decor trends aren’t typical for wedding decor trends, Jamie wanted to show brides and wedding professionals you can take any trend and bring it to life through wedding planning. Details and decor was designed by REVEL. Jamie selected REVEL for floral & rentals for this presentation. REVEL is known for their unique aesthetic and cool girl vibe. Trending dried palms and colors of yellow, beige, millennial pink, and cream floral.

When Daniele sat down for her bridal shopping appointment, she shared with me all her wedding weekend plans.. You could tell they have so much love to share that a weekend was more appropriate. I had a wedding weekend as well and instantly connected with her wedding plans. Daniele is from Brazil and her husband, Ivan, is from Honduras. They decided on a wedding weekend in Roatan, Honduras. She already found her beach wedding dress from designer Berta. When she came into The Bridal Finery she was on the hunt for her church wedding dress. It needed to still have a beach vibe but church appropriate. We really focused on finding something that was a completely different look than her Berta wedding dress

On June 18, our third week of our Fashion Presentations, we celebrated the begging of summer. Our boutique only 10 minutes outside of Orlando, was designed and stylized with tropical bright green palms, birds of paradise florals, and even hand painted palms featuring a royal blue color. When finding inspiration for this week, I took a ready to wear approach. While I am infamously known to wear a lot (I mean a lot) of black, I am living for the Spring/Summer 2019 neon trend. It’s summer, why not wear fun colors? We featured this trend while still keeping bridal and weddings in mind. During our presentation, attending guests sipped on our signature champagne drink and snacked on watermelon panna cotta with honey goat cheese balls and watermelon slices while we showcased our newest collection of designer wedding gowns.