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ALLEANZA bridal
NAMEs Michele Cloward and Faye Hunt beautiful fabrics and loves to search for the next gorgeous, inspiring lace
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alleanzabridal.com or organza. We enjoy collaborating on all the different details that go into
dO yOu hAvE ANy styLE ICONs? We love Audrey Hepburn for her designing a gown.
classy and tasteful look and Monique Lhuillier for her feminine designs whAt sEts yOur COMpANy ApArt? Our laces and satins all come
and beautiful fabrics. from the best mills in France. We have a stamped organza from Italy,
whErE ArE yOu frOM? We both grew up in the San Francisco Bay among other beautiful fabrics. We really splurged on the finest fabrics
Area. Faye still lives near San Francisco, and Michele now lives with her for our gowns. We believe your wedding day is not the day to show a
family in Woods Cross, Utah. lot of skin, but rather to dress in a timeless style that frames your neck
why dId yOu stArt? Each time a member of the family went bridal and shoulders and gives more details around your face. When they are
dress shopping it reminded us that brides choosing to be modest had designed from the very beginning to meet these needs, the gowns flow
so few options. We decided that if no one else was going to address the with clean lines, and the bride can see exactly how it will look on her.
need, we would. We also wanted to give more options to the girl who Selling our gowns through an online boutique keeps the cost of a dress
wanted more for her wedding day than the bargain wedding dress but substantially lower than a comparable gown in a bridal store. It lets the
couldn’t afford the price jump to couture. There seemed to be no options bride have the option of couture quality and individuality without the high
in the middle. designer price tag. Also, since our gowns are custom-made, one at a
whAt skILLs dId EACh Of yOu brING tO thE COMpANy? time, not a factory run like other gowns, we can take into consideration
Michele, being a fairly recent bride herself, has a good eye for styles any changes the bride might want to consider to make her gown more
that are flattering and classic, yet that also bring a new, updated look to suited to her individual tastes.
the gown. She knows what brides are looking for. Faye has always loved
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