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Apparel [Back to Top]

For her:

• Aria Bridesmaids (Pasadena, CA): simple, elegant dresses for bridesmaids and flower girls, plus vests, ties and accents for the guys. Showrooms in Washington, DC; Boston; and Los Angeles.
• Buy in America (Los Angeles, CA): short and long gowns suitable for bridesmaids and mother-of-the-bride, or for a non-traditional bride. Excellent prices.
• Dikuza (Los Angeles, CA): couture bridal shoes, handmade in USA with a variety of heel styles. Also perfect for proms and other special occasions. Some styles imported, so look for "Handmade in USA"
• Drawstring Slips, Inc. (Miami, FL): bustier bras, petticoats, slips, crinolines and hoop skirts, for ball gowns, proms, weddings, and Quinceaneras. Also available from My All-American Store
• IGIGI (San Francisco, CA): Women's suits, bridal, dresses and separates, sizes 12-32. All designed and manufactured in San Francisco.
• Kiyonna Clothing (Anaheim, CA): bridal and bridesmaid gowns, plus suits, eveningwear, and lingerie, made in USA for women sizes 10 to 32.
• JLM Couture, Inc. (New York, NY): gorgeous bridal and bridesmaid gowns, crafted in USA in the Manhattan garment district. Use store locator to find a source near you.
• Lito Children's Wear (Los Angeles, CA): flower girl, Blossom, and spring special occasion dresses (communion dresses and some christening dresses imported.) Available from Sophia's Style Boutique.
• Under Cover Bridal (Los Angeles, CA): bridal slips and corsets, including crinoline slips and hoop slips. Available from Underslips.com

For a list of American wedding gown designers, see The Knot's Americana Weddings page.

For him:

• Beau Ties LTD. of Vermont (Middlebury, VT): specializing in handmade silk bow ties, as well as matching cummerbunds, pocket squares, and vests.
• R Hanauer (Fort Mill, SC): bowties, cummerbunds, vests, and pocket squares for the gentlemen

Favors & Flowers [Back to Top]

• Ahlers Gifts (Pawtucket, RI): metal keepsake boxes, mirror compacts, and travel jewelry cases, with pewter and enamel decorations...perfect as thank-you's for the bridal party
• Bevin Bells (East Hampton, NH): personalized wedding bells imprinted with the couple's name and wedding date.
• California Organic Flowers (Chico, CA): a beautiful alternative to imported, pesticide-laden cut flowers.
• Celia Rachel (Lincolnton, NC): tulle netting made in North Carolina, in white, ivory, and a rainbow of colors. Perfect for wedding veils, canopies, pew decoration, and to wrap wedding/shower favors.
• Fortune Cookie Soap (Tulsa, OK): hand-folded, all natural soaps in the shape of a fortune cookie (complete with fortune inside), perfect for wedding or bridal favors. Lots of other great handmade bath gifts also.

Invitations [Back to Top]

• CardStore.com (Emeryville, CA): wedding announcements, save the dates, and thank you cards. Printed in California using mostly recycled papers from Mohawk Fine Papers (from paper mills in NY and OH)

Jewelry [Back to Top]

• Anjolee (San Diego, CA): diamond jewelry, including rings, pendants, and ear rings, made in USA.
• Diviene (Sherman Oaks, CA): diamond and gemstone jewelry, including rings, and bracelets. All handcrafted in California.
• Gemvara: one-of-a-kind engagement rings and other jewelry pieces, made in USA by a network of independent jewelers. All jewelry is customized with your choice of precious metal, design, and gemstones.
• JDBands (Los Angeles, CA): wedding rings, including beautiful hand-braided bands with different colors of gold. These very unique bands are designed by Jean Daniel and made in L.A.

Memory Albums [Back to Top]

• Albums America (Chicago, IL): self-mount wedding photo albums, handcrafted in USA with acid-free archival papers and adhesives