Unforgettable Retired Styles - Effective 07/15/2012

Each season, when a new line comes out, we must select gowns to be retired from the current collection. Our Fall 2012 Collection is now available to our brides! We must say goodbye to some of our beloved styles. The following gowns will be retired from the Unforgettable Collection, effective 07/15/2012. We will honor special orders on any of these gowns until 07/31/2012 so, if your dream dress is on this list please make sure you head to your local Bonny Bridal retailer and get your order placed for your gown...once they are retired, they are gone for good! 

 Style 1002

  Style 1016

  Style 1103

  Style 1105

  Style 1107

  Style 1111

  Style 1112

  Style 1113

  Style 1114

  Style 1115

  Style 1116

  Style 1117

  Style 1121

 Style 1122

 Style 1202

  Style 1205

  Style 1213

 Style 1701

Get to know Bonny Bridal

We had a little Friday Funday Giveaway pop up on the blog today! We asked brides to answer a few simple questions about Bonny Bridal and now we wanted to share the answers with every one...and give a little bit more detail:


1. If your local Bonny retail salon doesn't have the dress you want in their store - how can you see the dress, try it on and fall in love with it - in person??
The Borrow a Bonny program! What is the Borrow a Bonny program? It's a unique way that we open up our ENTIRE inventory to our retail partners...and our brides! If we have it in stock, you can see it in person - BEFORE you buy! This is a great program (and it's been around for over 12 years!). Our retail partners can not carry every single gown we make (it would be nice but, simply not realistic). Each season we make "sample" sets of all our gowns. They are used in our catalog photo shoots, trunk shows at your local retail stores, etc. Our sample sizes are usually a size 6 or 8 and in our plus sizes 16w. Since every one doesn't fit our sample size, if there is a dress you really want to see and we have it in stock in your size and color choice we send it out to the store! You can buy the dress right then and there or...in the (rare) chance you don't like the gown, your local Bonny retailer can return it to us. Our most common question about this program is: Is there a fee? The answer is: Yes. Each store can determine how much they charge but, we do charge our stores a fee and our stores do have to pay shipping back and forth for the gowns to be sent to them. We do encourage our stores to credit you the fee or the shipping charges if you decide to buy the gown but, it's optional. We also encourage stores to provide the bride a store credit, should she decide not to purchase the gown. There are A LOT of items you are going to need for your wedding, which you will purchase from your local bridal salon so, it is a win-win we think! If you are a bride, make sure you discuss the Borrow program with your local Bonny retailer!

2. How far in advance should you order your Bonny Bridal gown?
Our standard shipping time is approximately 4 months...or 16 weeks. We do offer a rush service (for an additional fee) but, we would love to have brides order their dress at least 6 months in advance of their wedding date. The reason for this is because our ship dates are not exact! We can not predict delays in getting the gowns from our factory, weather delays in shipping from Fed Ex and a host of other things that might delay your gown getting to you. We have never missed a wedding date but, there have been a couple of nail biters during our almost 30 years in business! We think that if you give yourself 6 months to order your gown you are ensuring yourself a stress-free experience! Your gown will come in, you will have time to match up all your pretty accessories to it and have enough time to alter it for a perfect fit. We realize that sometimes girls plan a wedding in less than 6 months (oh how do you do it???) so we do carry stock in our most popular gowns for immediate delivery and we offer our rush shipping time to accommodate you!

3. If you see a Bonny Bridal gown on a website that offers you a super, duper unbelievably low price that seems to good to be true...should you order it?
No! No! No! We can not tell you how many times we get emails from brides AFTER they have ordered their wedding gown from these knock-off sites and they are so upset about the quality of the gown or not getting a gown AT ALL! We hate getting these emails! Please, do not buy from sites that claim to sell our gowns when, in fact, they have just stolen our pictures, pasted them up on a site and have you think that you are getting the gown you see on their webpage. We give you a list of our AUTHORIZED retail locations on our website, we tell you where NOT TO BUY FROM on our Facebook page and we always encourage you to contact us first, if you have questions. It's always better to be safe than sorry! Shop local! This is your special day...and it only happens once! Don't let these sites fool you and ruin it. Visit your local Bonny retailer...soak up the experience of being a bride and make sure you get the gown you really want!

4. Do we sell other dresses...besides wedding gowns? Could your mom and maids find dresses made from Bonny Bridal? How about your little sister who is going to Prom?
We sure do! We love all the dresses we make and we hope to share them all with you! We have our Special Occasion collection that has affordable dresses for your maids and moms, we have our Quinceanera Collection and we have our popular Mystique prom collection. We even have a Pageant Collection called the Crown Collection


5. Name our FOUR bridal collections
We offer 4 distinct bridal collections. They all have their own unique features but, the one thing they all have in common is that they are affordable, gorgeous and all made with our brides in mind! We get a lot of feedback from our brides and our retail stores about what their brides are looking for and when we design our gowns we take all that feedback into account! We love hearing from you and we love making gowns that you love:


Essence - this is our Couture Collection. Within this collection you will find special, unique fabrics not used in our other collections. You will find different beads and the style has a European feel to it. 
Bonny Classic - this is the collection that started our company almost 30 years ago! We remain true to it's name: Classic - traditional bridal gowns with a modern flair. 
Unforgettable - our plus size collection that starts at size 16w. This collection is our award winning collection because we have paid special details to what our curvy customers need: we have enhanced the bust line, brought up the arm holes and paid special attention to designs that flatter the plus size figure!
Bliss - our collection of modest gowns. With Bliss you will not give up style just because you want or need a modest gown. Bliss gowns can be modified (neckline and sleeve changes) to fit your needs. Young, fresh with just the right amount of coverage...that is Bliss!


Thank you for taking the time to learn about us - and what makes us unique. It's our brides, it's our retailers, it's what we are about...YOU! 

Brides in Palmetto/Sarasota/Bradenton, FL - Visit our new retailer: Monica's Bridal & Quince

Opening your own business starts with a dream. After a year of hard work and planning Monica's dream came true - she opened her own Bridal & Quince store in Palmetto, FL. The Grand Opening Celebration of Monica's Bridal & Quince took place on Saturday, January 7, 2012.

The fashion show featured quite a few of our gowns - all captured by Stehman Photography. 


Monica's Bridal & Quince carries our complete collection of wedding gowns and social occasion wear - brides, maids and moms now have a new store to visit in the Sarasota/Bradenton/Palmetto area!

Essence style 8207

Bonny Classic style 201

Style 7214

Style 7201

Style 7210

Style 5200

Style 5207

Style 5208

Monica's Bridal & Quince

1610 8TH Ave W, Palmetto, FL 34221

(941) 479-7818

Unforgettable Discontinued Styles - Effective 12/31/2011

It's that time again...we are welcoming the new Spring 2012 Collection but, that means we have to say goodbye to some other styles to make room! Please make sure you check the list to see if your favorite Unforgettable Collection gown is on the list! We will only accept special orders on these style until January 15, 2012 and then they are gone for good!

Unforgettable Collection:

Style 1006

Style 1018

Style 1021

Style 1022

Style 1023

Style 1024

Style 1100

Style 1501

Style 1628

Style 1700

Style 1722

Style 1808

Style 1819

Bid Your Wish For Wedded Bliss - Final Update

A HUGE thank you is being sent out to all of our wonderful friends and fans who helped raise money for the national charity we support, Wish Upon a Wedding. 

Bid Your Wish For Wedded Bliss is the yearly auction fundraiser for Wish Upon a Wedding. All proceeds of the auction are used to help grant wedding wishes to couples who are facing a terminal illness or other life altering circumstance. Bidding ended on October 31, 2011 and the tally is in! With your help Wish Upon a Wedding earned a whooping:

$35,724 

We are so grateful to everyone who participated in this auction - the vendors who generously donated items and to the 1000's of folks who bid on the items! Your winning bid will be helping grant wishes and, well, that's pretty awesome!!

We donated a wedding gown - ANY wedding gown from 1 of our 4 collections. The winning bidder was Dana H. She will get her pick of any Bonny Bridal gown from:

• Essence, our couture bridal collection
• Bonny Classic, the collection that started it all!
• Unforgettable, our award winning plus size collection
• Bliss, our modest collection 

We look forward to working with Dana and can't wait to find out which dress she chooses for the BIG DAY! We are lucky that we get to follow Dana (and all our awesome brides) down the aisle! 

Now is the time to buy your Bonny Bridal Gown

There is only one day left for the Bid Your Wish For Wedded Bliss auction! We have up for auction ANY Bonny Bridal gown. The next bid is up to $340. You get a great deal and you help out a charity that means so much to us - Wish Upon a Wedding. Please...GO BID! While you are there bidding on the Bonny Bridal gown of your choice you need to check out all the other amazing goodies to use for your wedding! 

The Knot Magazine - Winter Edition 2011 - Sneak Peek Unforgattable Spring 2012 Gowns

If you check out the new The Knot magazine, winter 2011 edition, you will find some pictures of our brand new Spring 2012 Unforgettable Collection! This award winning, plus size collection just keeps getting better and better! We are so excited to finally offer our brides a sneak peek look at what's coming! You are gonna love it....

Hope you enjoy this little sneak peek! We will be updating our website soon with the entire Spring 2012 Collection! Our samples are now available to ship to stores through the Borrow a Bonny program so if you want to see any of the dresses before buying go right ahead!

Bid Your Wish For Wedded Bliss!

On my gosh...where did the time go? You have, as of this writing, only 6 days left to bid your wish for wedded bliss - helping out Wish Upon a Wedding with their annual online fundraiser. Vendors across the US have donated items for you to bid on...things you will need for your big day! There are so many wonderful items...and DEALS!! We have donated a wedding gown - any wedding gown you choose! Right now, the bid on our auction is up to $320.00. What dress is YOUR dress? 

Style 8106, for example, is a very popular gown in our Essence Collection with a suggested retail price of $1625.00. You could choose this gown - and save over 70%...wow...what a serious deal! 

Style 8106

But, it's not just about getting a good deal - it's about doing a good thing! You winning any auction will help Wish Upon a Wedding continue to grant wedding wishes to terminally ill couples or couples who are facing life altering circumstances that prevent them from having a wedding. We are very proud supporters of Wish Upon a Wedding and we are committed to helping them with their mission...and we hope you will join us!