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Welcome to the #BAB Blog! This is our creative space, where we connect with our #bridalcommunity to keep you up-to-date all the latest trends, answer your questions, and share your stories!

        

Non Traditional Wedding Ideas

Non Traditional Wedding Ideas

As usual, I’ve been spending my evenings totally lost in #bridaltiktok and lately my greatest obsession has been endlessly scrolling what might be my all-time favorite trend: #nontraditionalweddingideas. 👏🏼 Whether it’s tips and tricks, or do’s and don’ts, from already-married couples sharing what they did at their own wedding (and how it turned out!) or sneak peaks from the soon-to-be-married duos who are bringing us along on their #weddingplanning journey… The wealth of unique and creative ideas is amazing! Couples… Read More »Non Traditional Wedding Ideas

2024: The Year of Lucky Weddings!

2024: The Year of Lucky Weddings!

Around the world, billions of people spent most of the past month celebrating Chinese New Year! A wonderful, vibrant, and culturally rich ancient tradition, marking the beginning of the lunar new year. Bright red decorations and attire, symbolizing luck and happiness could be seen in homes and covering the streets as families spent special moments filled with joy and laughter together! As we have become a more connected global community, Chinese New Year has transcended borders to become a worldwide… Read More »2024: The Year of Lucky Weddings!

Love & Chocolates: Valentine’s Day

Love & Chocolates: Valentine’s Day

Listen up ladies, because we have some seriously fabulous news to share with you! Remember not too long ago when the Roman Empire was all the rage and absolutely flooding your TikTok feed? And all of us women were left out here absolutely speechless by the amount of time the men in our lives spend thinking about the Roman Empire… Well here’s the good news… That means that all of the men in our lives must have fantastic surprises (that… Read More »Love & Chocolates: Valentine’s Day

Designer Spotlight: Ines Di Santo

Designer Spotlight: Ines Di Santo

Make way for the Queen of bridal… That’s right, this week’s spotlight is on none other than the world-renowned, industry leader, and fashion icon, Ines Di Santo 👸🏼✨ Ines Di SantoBorn in Milan, raised in Buenos Aires, and now based in Toronto, Ines Di Santo designs elegant and exquisite collections, inspired by love, passion, and femininity from around the globe. Ines’ collections are best known for their uncompromising high quality in everything they do from each made-to-order dress to exceptionally… Read More »Designer Spotlight: Ines Di Santo

Holiday Weddings! Yay or Nay!?

Holiday Weddings! Yay or Nay!?

With all the joy, magic, happiness, and champagne that the holiday season brings, it seems like the perfect time to celebrate the happiest day of your life, right!? On the plus side, many of your guests will be in the festive spirit and enjoying some time off, so the atmosphere will be fantastic!✨🍾🥂 But, as you start to consider it, we just want to remind you of a few things to think about before you finalize the date! 💸 Weddings… Read More »Holiday Weddings! Yay or Nay!?

Designer Spotlight: Berta

Designer Spotlight: Berta

#TheModernBrideYou’ve probably noticed, if you’re following along on literally anything we do, that we love to use the hashtag #modernbride. That’s because, we recognize that many brides today look and feel a lot different from previous decades. As everyday life, styles, trends, and more are changing, so are the needs and wants of brides! The #modernbride is fresh and daring, she wants her wedding to be traditional and personal, timeless and fashionable, beautiful and sexy. 🤍👰🏻‍♀️ BERTAThe #modernbride is exactly… Read More »Designer Spotlight: Berta

Event Recap: BAB & The Board Barcelona

Event Recap: BAB & The Board Barcelona

We know this is “cheesy”, but we might “brie” like totally obsessed with our “gouda” friends at The Board Barcelona. (Okay, we promise, that’s all the cheese puns!)… But seriously, their charcuterie boards are beautiful and delicious, la charcutería bonita y deliciosas 🧀😍 On Thursday, we had the pleasure of hosting a fantastic event with The Board Barcelona (ig: @the.board.barcelona). Similar to our other events, we invited some of our favorite people, including wedding planners, photographers, brides-to-be, barcelona influencers, models,… Read More »Event Recap: BAB & The Board Barcelona

Why White?🤍

Why White?🤍

In today’s world, Hollywood “chick-flicks” and viral photos of extravagant royal weddings have led us to associate long, white, elegant dresses as the “norm” for brides on their big day. These dresses are symbolic of innocence and purity, and most often – only to be worn once! But, did you know that this is a (relatively speaking) new trend!? What!?🤯 The tradition of a white wedding dress is actually less than 200 years old (and if you remember from our… Read More »Why White?🤍

#NYBFW Recap!

#NYBFW Recap!

If you’re following us on instagram (which you totally should be!!🙊) then you know that our amazing Founder, David, spent a week in New York attending the New York Bridal Fashion Week! Keeping up with all his posts, pics, and vids, it was impossible not to be soooo jealous… the designs from this season might be some of the most spectacular we’ve seen!✨ Below you can have behind the scenes (#BTS) access to some of the stunning launches and reveals… Read More »#NYBFW Recap!

Inside Scoop – New York Bridal Fashion Week

Inside Scoop – New York Bridal Fashion Week

Remember when you were a kid, and you always wished Christmas or the holiday season would happen more than just once a year… like, why wouldn’t everyone want to be full of joy and excitement, MORE!? Well… that’s the good news about growing up… If you get into bridal, you basically do get the holidays more than once per year… except now, you call it “New York Bridal Fashion Week”. 👗👠🎀 What is #NYBFW?New York Bridal Fashion Week, #NYBFW is… Read More »Inside Scoop – New York Bridal Fashion Week

The “BAB & …” Event Series

The “BAB & …” Event Series

One of the projects we’ve been most excited about this year is our “BAB & …” event series✨ Just in case you missed it, we’ve hosted three events this year… and we have so many more in the works that we can’t wait to share with you!🙊 What is the “BAB & …” Event Series?Remember that blog post we wrote, where we talked about how much we love that bridal is an industry which touches everyone!? … Yeah, this one😉… Read More »The “BAB & …” Event Series

What is a Trunk Show?

What is a Trunk Show?

With so much lingo flying around these days, we totally understand, it can be hard to keep up… “No, Grandma, LOL does not mean ‘lots of love’…” 😂With that being said, we’re here to debunk a big one in the bridal industry… Trunk Shows! What are they? Why should you care? What do you need to know? Let’s make one thing clear first: A trunk show is an amazing opportunity for brides! Typically, a bridal store will carry select designs… Read More »What is a Trunk Show?

Who is BAB and Why Do We Love Bridal?

Who is BAB and Why Do We Love Bridal?

Welcome to Bridal Avenue Barcelona (aka #BAB)! We’re so happy you’re here. No matter who you are or where you come from, you’re now a part of the BAB family🤍 In case you landed here by accident (but we’re totally glad you did), please let us introduce ourselves! BAB is an haute-couture, designer bridal store, based in the heart of beautiful Barcelona! We offer one-of-a-kind wedding dresses designed by some of the world’s most high-end and industry-leading designers. Our mission… Read More »Who is BAB and Why Do We Love Bridal?