Blog – Silviyana

13 Apr

Who should come dress shopping with me?

By Ellen Holloway

Let me guess, you’ve probably heard a lot of answers to this question. I’ve come to the conclusion that there really is no catch all answer to this question. It depends on who you are and how you make decisions. Ok think about these series of phrases and select a...

30 Mar

Advice

Tiny Details, Big Outcomes

By Ellen Holloway

Personally, I’m at that age where it seems like everyone I know is engaged or really close to it. So I’ve got a handful of friends who are in total wedding planning mode. A recent tiny detail that a friend of mine missed that made a huge impact inspired...

16 Mar

Advice

Do you have cold feet? Or are you really just excited?

By Ellen Holloway

Planning a wedding is a crazy time! There are so many details and different people that you have to organize. It’s common to start thinking, is this right? I’m I really marrying the right person? If it’s the right person, all of these things wouldn’t be going wrong, right? Here’s...

09 Mar

Advice

What Can I help with?

By Ellen Holloway

What can I help with? This was actually a very stressful question for me to get. My bridesmaids, family, and friends all offered to help with whatever I needed. Which sounds great, until you can’t figure out what they can help you with. So many parts of your wedding seem like...

08 Mar

Inspiration

Curvy Unicorn Bridal – redefining what curvy + Bride means

By Seychelle

In celebration of #InternationalWomensDay, we'd like to write a post about Keneshia Raymond, she is an up and coming indie designer inspired by a bridal collection that celebrates curvy bodies while providing the elegance of bridal (how truly sexy, eh?!) She claims the spot at our #InternationalWomensDay post as her determination...

02 Mar

Inspiration

More about Silviyana’s Partners!

By Ellen Holloway

Welcome to another blog! Silviyana has some amazing stuff to show you guys on the store’s partnerships. This is an awesome opportunity to get an inside look into what is coming soon to the store. We absolutely LOVE hearing from you, so give us your feedback on these in...

23 Feb

Advice

I’m Stressed Out!

By Ellen Holloway

Stress. We all get stressed at some points in our lives. And wedding planning is likely going to be one of those times. Heck you’re probably already stressed, regardless of where you are in the planning process. Here’s the crappy advice I got when I was starting to plan: “Don’t...

15 Feb

Advice, Inspiration

Silviyana Partnerships – your one stop shop!

By Ellen Holloway

Welcome to another blog post! The past few weeks I’ve been focusing on some general wedding planning tips. This week, I thought it would be fun to give you a virtual tour through the offerings and partnership of Silviyana. You already know and love the shop as the eco-indie wedding...

09 Feb

Advice

Dealing with other people in the planning process

By Ellen Holloway

So, you’re starting to plan your wedding and “Uncle Joe” or “Cousin Jen” is an event planner so they offer to…help. And then it turns into a wedding takeover. Sure it’s true that they may have far more experience than you in planning an event, but it’s still your...

01 Feb

Advice

Wedding Planning Timelines and Why You Don’t Need One

By Ellen Holloway

The Internet is chock-full of cute graphics that lay out timelines for planning your wedding. When you should buy a dress, when you should find a caterer, when you should book a venue, and so on. When I first started the wedding planning process, I thought these were the best....

Ellen is a lover of everything bridal. After recently getting married she realized that she missed being involved in the wedding planning process. Ellen planned her own wedding with her mom and enjoyed every aspect from the DIY's to the problem solving with budget issues. Since then, she's been helping her friends with planning their own weddings. Now she's here to help you. Be it tips on how to destress, or interesting tidbits about the bridal industry. She's here for you. Let her know in the comments if there is anything specific you'd like a blog post about. Check back weekly for new posts.

Seychelle is the owner of the Silviyana Bridal. Silviyana is a small, humble boutique that caters to the needs of brides that are looking for exceptional customer service while supporting indie bridal designers and supporting designs that are eco-conscious in nature. Seychelle also founded Grovea Fabrics that work closely with women cooperative organizations to bring unprecedented and pioneering eco fabrics to the bridal industry. Seychelle hopes to add inspiration and food for thought for any bride looking to find the perfect dress!

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