2024 Astrid & Mercedes Dreamer Collection Preview

Once a year, Lea-Ann creates a new Astrid & Mercedes collection…and that time is now! Inspired by all the hopes and wishes we dream of coming true, the new A&M Dreamer collection is, well, dreamy. Delightful textiles—including textured and eco-friendly—that elevate clean-lined silhouettes. Plenty of pockets, and plenty of the mix of come-hither and bridal […]

Lea-Ann Belter 2024 Blue Moon Collection Preview II

All the gorgeous from our 13 new 2024 Lea-Ann Belter Blue Moon gowns couldn’t fit into one post! Since we’ve shared Amalia, Aspen, Blythe, Brielle, Carys, Circe, and Elara, it’s now time to introduce you to Mercer, Narisse, Rowan, Tamsyn, Tilda, and Vesper! Botanical-embossed jacquard and a square neckline bring fresh-faced appeal to Mercer’s ballgown […]

Lea-Ann Belter 2024 Blue Moon Collection Preview

Ah, fall. Time for all things apple, pumpkin, and cozy…and for our newest collection to debut at New York Bridal Fashion Week! We’re super excited about our 2024 Blue Moon collection. Inspired by once-in-a-lifetime, magical moments, it’s full of unforgettable textiles and details. Lea-Ann’s also brought back one of our classic fabrics that was a […]

Meet Our Fall 2022 Constellation Collection

The night skies have always captivated the imagination. Since the moment people looked up, their timeless beauty has been the guide and muse of so many adventures. Filled with sensational gowns, our new Fall 2022 Constellation collection was inspired by those same, glittering stars. Delicate lace details, lush textiles (hello, embroidered lace, frothy applique, and [...]

Lea-Ann Belter Bridal 2021 Bright Love Collection

Earlier this week, our 2021 F/W Bright Love collection made its debut in a tantalizing blog preview. Now, we’re giving you allll the (visual) details! There’s Dinah, with her pointed sweetheart neckline and divine back bow, and Harper, whose sheer come-hither panels are the perfect foil to her airy, A-line silhouette. Lyric’s a sparkly lady [...]

Lea-Ann Belter Bridal Bright Love F/W 2021 Preview

See those blue skies on the horizon? We do, too! In fact, we’re giddy with hope for the sunnier days ahead. That feeling of optimism inspired our new 2021 Fall/Winter Lea-Ann Belter Bridal Bright Love collection. It’s as much informed by the signs of hope after an extremely challenging time as it is the gratitude [...]

Timeless Greenbrier Wedding with Frenchies | Laurie + Lake

Loaded with color, personality, and love, Laurie and Lake’s Greenbrier wedding is a joy to behold! The Greenbrier’s iconic, color-saturated décor was the perfect foil for this couple’s playful, pop yet classic wedding day aesthetic. Their cute Frenchie dogs Murphy and Pete got in on the act, too! Murphy supervised Laurie while she was slipping [...]

2020 Astrid & Mercedes Stardust Bridal Collection

When the night sky spreads above shimmering with infinite stars, the whole world seems ripe for romance! Our new 2020 Astrid & Mercedes Stardust collection was inspired by dreamy, starlit moments and one of our favorite old jazz songs, “Stardust” (we heart this version covered by the great Louis Armstrong so hard!). From our Dream [...]

Lea-Ann Belter Spring 2020 Bridal Collection | Paradise Moon

A piece of heaven on earth—wherever that may be¬—shining beneath moonlight’s soft magic inspired our Spring 2020 bridal collection. For Lea-Ann, paradise is a place and a state of being—a special little spot in France and surrounded by beautiful textiles. You’ll find a whisper of the former and an abundance of the latter in our [...]

Meet Stardust | Astrid & Mercedes 2020 Bridal Gown Preview

Unlike our Lea-Ann Belter collection, for which Lea-Ann creates new styles in both fall and spring, the new Astrid & Mercedes collections are unveiled only once a year in the fall. And, girls, our new 2020 Stardust collection gowns are worth the wait. There’s allll kinds of new fabrics (hello, sequin-embroidered and vine-embroidered nets!), and [...]

Meet Paradise Moon | Lea-Ann Belter 2020 Bridal Gown Preview

Every fall, we pack up all our new gowns and sojourn down to New York from Toronto to show them at bridal fashion week. The days leading up are always filled with a sort of frenetic anticipation as last-minute touches are applied and we make sure we bring everything we need to present our new [...]

Lea-Ann Belter Spring 2019 Aurora Borealis Bridal Collection

As electrically charged particles collide, the Northern Lights shimmer into life. Like love, it's a natural phenomenon. Two hearts meet and sparks fly, creating something uniquely and magically breathtaking. Inspired by the spectacular grace of polar lights, the gowns of our Spring 2019 Lea-Ann Belter Aurora Borealis collection convey out-of-this-world romance. Handcrafted in our Toronto [...]

New 2019 Astrid & Mercedes Serendipity Bridal Collection

Eyes meeting on the street. Reaching for the same book at the same time. Being in the same Uber Pool when you both never Uber. Those happy, magic-dusted, chance meetings inspired Serendipity, Lea-Ann’s 2019 Astrid & Mercedes collection.  Created by hand of fine fabrics in our Toronto atelier, each gown embraces the unexpected through delightful [...]