Luxurious. Lacy. One of a kind. Perfectly fitted. Detailed. Ruffled. Architectural. This is just a start to how you might begin to explain a made-to-measure Mina Olive gown. The gowns that Las Vegas’s only custom wedding dress boutique Mina Olive provides are unique, fit to order and made of fantastic fabrics and details.
The designer behind Mina Olive, Megan Thompson, began making dresses after being frustrated with her own experiences shopping for wedding gowns. Owning something that another bride might have turned her off, and she often found the the quality was, well, lacking. And so Mina Olive was born – a design boutique that promises a one of a kind gown for a one of a kind bride.
Let’s feast our eyes on these beautiful bridal fashion photos from Ella Gagiano of the gorgeous styles for 2013 from Mina Olive. Ella shot this at Commonwealth, a bar on Fremont in downtown Las Vegas. It’s got a rich, gothic feel with huge chandeliers, unique furniture, lots of dark wood and leather. It’s meant to emulate a pre-Prohibition bar in Boston. To me it feels very masculine, and I think that makes it a perfect foil for super feminine wedding dresses. They just pop!
Wearing these silky, satiny and sumptuous gowns are models Catherine, Danna and Sarah. The dresses are complemented by jewels and glitter from Tower of Jewels and structured floral bouquets by Flora Couture at Floral2000. The models looked fantastic thanks to the artistry of Megan Payne of Makeup in the 702.
I hope you love the dresses and photographs as much as I did. You can view more of the Mina Olive designs on their website or at Megan’s studio in Tivoli Village (by appointment only.)
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Shot on Location at Commonwealth / Photographer: Ella Gagiano / Videography: High Class Photo / Hair & Makeup: Makeup in the 702 / Floral: Flora Couture by Floral2000 / Jewelry: Tower of Jewels
And here’s a behind the scenes video of the shoot!
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The setting for today’s wedding is the peaceful and private Botanical Gardens at Flamingo Las Vegas! Amanda and Curtis roadtripped from Canada to get wed by an Elvis impersonator in the gardens, and had Dennis Dayrit Photography cover the action. That’s a long (but scenic) drive!
Although I do love the photographs of the couple (and her plumeria and vintage brooch purple and turquoise bouquet), I also love that Dennis took some landscape photos of the beautiful scenery at Flamingo. If you haven’t been there, it’s a gorgeous spot to hold a wedding, and there is no shortage of beautiful shots with over 15 acres of gardens, tropical foliage, water features and even birds and wildlife.
As mentioned, although the bride and groom drive to Las Vegas, the other guests joined them by flying down to watch the vows which were exchanged at the Gazebo Chapel. Such a lovely wedding.
Fun bonus fact from Dennis: “Elvis” at this wedding is actually Reverend Roland August, and he’s appeared as Elvis in many TV shows and music videos, perhaps most notably Katy Perry’s “Waking Up in Vegas” and an episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Love it!
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Wedding Ceremony Venue: Gazebo Chapel at Flamingo Las Vegas / Photography: Dennis Dayrit Photography / Hair & Makeup: by the bride! / Elvis Officiant: Reverend Roland August
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Okay – top secret time. As a teenager, I used to enter every single sweepstakes I could get my hands on. And this was before the days of the internet, so you KNOW I was dedicated. I guess I just loved the idea of winning – even though the only thing I ever won was a box set of Oasis records from a local radio station! I don’t even like that band. 
Well, Little Vegas Wedding readers, if you are relating to my little confession – keep reading, because you may be in store for some amazing free wedding stuff! Minted is hosting a truly amazing wedding giveaway this month – if I was getting married I would be right on top of this, as it’s over $7,600 worth of amazing wedding goodies. Included are:
- A complete custom letterpress wedding invite suite from Minted
- 2 white gold wedding rings from Brilliant Earth (ethical AND beautiful)
- 3 bridesmaids dresses from Weddington Way (over 700 styles to choose from!)
- 3 custom Indochino suit packages with accessories (let’s not forget the gents)
There are prizes for runners up too: $500 to spend on Minted stationery or 3 silver pendants by Brilliant Earth. Contest closes May 27, only open to US residents. Click here to read the rules and enter for this amazing prize!
And if you love free wedding stuff, I encourage you to check out one of Little Vegas Wedding’s sponsors: Wedding Day Giveaways. They are a directory of the best wedding blog giveaways, contests and freebies for entrants from around the world, not just the United States! Wedding Day Giveaways makes it easy to track wedding contests and to enter your favorites from one spot.
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