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Marteal Mayer - Founder Loulette Bride - image courtesy of Loulette Bride

Planning & Inspiration

Interview With Marteal Mayer Of Loulette Bride

Marteal Mayer - Founder Loulette Bride - image courtesy of Loulette Bride

Marteal Mayer – Founder Loulette Bride – image courtesy of Loulette Bride

As much as a wedding dress should make a bride look beautiful, it should make her feel beautiful and confident. Scrolling through the looks on Loulette Bride’s website, you get a sense that this sentiment is threaded throughout the collection – these dresses are made to be worn by every type of woman. Behind the Brooklyn-based label is founder Marteal Mayer whose distinct vision and philosophy are evident at first glance. After years of working in fast fashion, Marteal knew everything she didn’t want her independent bridal line to be – exclusive, cookie-cutter, and wasteful. Marteal set out to make bridal wear that she could be proud of – custom pieces that connected deeply with customers on a myriad of levels. Inclusivity, sustainability, and craftsmanship have been the driving forces guiding the label from the very beginning. For Loulette Bride, designing with passion + purpose means not only making beautiful wedding attire, but also using recycled fabrics, donating a portion of sales to a new charity each season, planting a tree for every dress sold, supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and running a fashion mentorship program for students of color.
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Rebecca Schoneveld - Designer & Owner of Schone Bride - Diane Hu Photography

Planning & Inspiration

Interview with Rebecca Schoneveld of Schone Bride

Rebecca Schoneveld - Designer & Owner of Schone Bride - Diane Hu Photography

Rebecca Schoneveld – Designer & Owner of Schone Bride – Diane Hu Photography

 

Imagine launching a bridal collection completely on your own from a tiny Brooklyn studio apartment. Designing, sewing, marketing, handling clients’ orders, shipping – you are doing it all. Oh, and you’re also pregnant with your first child. This is where Rebecca Schoneveld found herself in 2010 when she started selling her handmade wedding gowns on Etsy.

Rebecca is a prime example that if you stay true to yourself and create out of genuine love for the craft, people will take notice. Her simple, timeless designs struck a chord with brides-to-be who wanted something different from the ornate dresses filling the racks of bridal shops. Business quickly grew and she opened up Schone Bride, a beautiful boutique and production studio in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
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