Northeast Georgia Bridal Show - March 20, 2010

Planning a wedding can be stressful. Whether deciding between dresses, reception sites, food, invitations, or cakes, it can be mentally exhausting to plan all the minute details that a wedding entails. For those brides-to-be who are looking for a helping hand, there is one event in which attendance is a must: the Northeast Georgia Bridal Show. On Saturday, March 20th, 201o the Georgia Mountain Center in Gainesville, Georgia will host the bridal show from noon until 5 p.m. Wedding services will include wedding planners, formal wear, reception sites, honeymoon travel and everything else to help brides plan their very special day.

I am particularly excited because The Yellow Rose will be providing the dresses for the fashion show. Stephanie, coordinator for the Northeast Georgia Bridal Show, contacted me about providing dresses because she wants brides to know that there are modest options for a bride's wedding dress. This will be a great opportunity for me to not only showcase my gowns, but also to allow more people to see that a modest wedding gown can be both elegant and fashionable. Please make plans to attend now. If you would like more information about the Northeast Georgia Bridal Show go to their website at www.bridalshowextravaganza.com

Customer Appreciation

While driving the other day I noticed a sign outside a particular business, "Thanks for a record year." As I thought about that sign, I thought about how that business really appreciates their customers. In turn, I thought about how I needed to appreciate my customers because I think my customers are the greatest. Being in the retail business, I know the value of having satisfied customers and how important they are for a business to be successful. I have had the privilege of meeting so many wonderful people through The Yellow Rose. I cannot express the excitement and joy that I feel when I see a beautiful woman in a modest gown. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to promote modesty in a stylish and fashionable way. I applaud all of you women who have come to The Yellow Rose looking for a modest dress. I know some of you have driven several hours and I am very appreciative.

I look forward to 2010 and to meeting more women who share my passion for modesty.

Doing What I Love

I opened The Yellow Rose because I wanted women to have an option when it came to choosing a bridal or formal gown. I cannot count the number of times I heard women from various walks of life and in differing circumstance say how difficult it was to find a modest gown. I've had several different jobs over the course of my lifetime. And while I appreciated the income those jobs provided, I definitely felt no love for those particular jobs.

So when I saw an opportunity to start my own business and at the same time provide an invaluable service to women who desired modest dresses, I was excited.

But what I didn't count on was how simply

and quickly I fell in love with my "job". I love helping young ladies scour through my inventory looking for something that is just right. I love seeing their excitement when they know that they have found THE dress. I love it that when a customer comes into my shop, she is shopping for a dress for a happy occasion.

And the satisfaction I receive when my customers tell me how much they appreciate my store? Beyond compare. When they tell me they want me to be successful because there is a great need for a store like mine? Priceless. That's how I view doing what I love and loving what I do: Priceless beyond

compare.

Come in and see the satisfaction The Yellow Rose can offer you this holiday season!

Modesty is Multi-Cultural

During The Yellow Rose's year and a half tenure, one of the most poignant lessons I've learned is that the desire to dress modesty crosses cultures and countires alike. I think this is a great thing!

For example, when I started The Yellow Rose, I admit I thought I was targeting a specific group of women. To my delight, I have found that there are women from amazingly different backgrounds who share at least one thing in common: they prefer to wear modest dresses. These women cherish modesty and are so grateful that there is a shop near them that offers gowns with sleeves.

Additionally, I was recently looking at my blog to see how many visitors I have had and was amazed at the number of different countries that appear on mysite meter. I have had visitors from Romania, Japan, the Phillipines, Canada, Austrialia, Ireland, India, and New Zealand, to name a few. Even though The Yellow Rose physically makes it's home in Lilburn, Georgia, I'm thrilled to remind my international readers at large that in this day in age of computers, internet and online shopping your next gorgeous, modest dress is only a mouse click

away, because I can ship anywhere in this world.

I am happy to know that in a small way, I am giving women both in my own neighborhood as well as around the world a modest option when it comes to selecting a bridal or formal gown. Happy Shopping!

Ten Percent Off Shabby Apple Dresses Throughout July

I am still very excited about my new line of dresses from Shabby Apple. I've received some more styles and I still cannot decide which one is my favorite.

As a special promotion, I am offering 10% off all Shabby Apple dresses during the month of July.

This is a great time to visit The Yellow Rose and see for yourself how great these dresses are. If you've been looking for a great of dress to wear to that luncheon, vacation, meeting or semi-formal occasion, give me a call and set up an appointment today! I can guarantee you will NOT be disappointed.

A New Line of Less Formal Dresses Now Available!

Due to numerous requests for less formal modest dresses, I am super excited to inform you that The Yellow Rose will now be carrying another line of fashionable and very chic modest dresses. Shabby Apple dresses will now be available in the Atlanta area!

Shabby Apple offers a great line of dresses that are dressy, but not formal. I was introduced to this line by my ever fashion conscious daughters Natalie Giddens and Paula Roberts. To quote one of them, "my friends lust after Shabby Apple dresses." After browsing their Web site, I could see why. There are plenty of different styles and they are all trendy AND modest - two things I definitely like.

According to their Web site, Shabby Apple was created because...

"After years of not being able to find stylish dresses that covered enough skin to make you really feel comfortable (without wearing a tank top, cardigan or long slip), owners Emily and CK decided to do something about it.

They visited trade shows, marketplaces and designer studios only to discover the problem was not that department stores weren't buying the right dresses, but that designers weren't designing them.

Shabby Apple is proud to offer you fantastic dresses that allow you to look fabulous, without having to compromise anything else."

Currently, the only way to purchase a Shabby Apple dress is to go online, browse and then purchase. I wanted to bring Shabby Apple to The Yellow Rose so that women could try on the dresses before making a purchase. I am thrilled to be a Shabby Apple distributor here in the Southeast!

Two of my favorite dresses are the Nantucket and the Marseilles (I just love the names of the dresses). Shabby Apple also has a new line of dresses for the working woman called the Manhattan Line. Shabby Apple comes out with new lines of dresses several times throughout the year.

I will have these fabulous dresses in my shop by the end of this week so stop by The Yellow Rose and take a look. I am sure you will agree with me that there is nothing shabby about a Shabby Apple dress!

Celebrating Modesty

"You would not believe the celebration that took place when we saw there was a store in Georgia that had modest dresses."

That is what a mom said to me recently after she and her daughter came to The Yellow Rose and bought a modest bridal gown. I have received very similar comments from numerous other customers. They are all happy and delighted that there is a store where young women can buy a modest formal or bridal gown. I always get the following question:

"Do you know how hard it is to find a modest gown?"

My answer is always the same:

"Yes, I know how difficult it is! This is why I opened The Yellow Rose."

I am so pleased that there are so many young women who want to dress modestly. It is my hope that women everywhere, not simply the young ones, will find modesty important.

Along those lines, I was thrilled when I learned of the new Mrs. Texas International, Bonnie Hubert. Mrs. Hubert was the only contestant to wear a gown with sleeves. Modesty was a priority to her and she was not willing to compromise her standards for a beauty pageant. She was quoted as saying, "I feel like it turned out great because I could feel beautiful and comfortable in what I selected. You have to put in a little effort, but it is worth it because then your beauty can shine through."

I'm happy there are women like Bonnie Hubert out there who are a wonderful example of womanhood and modesty.