Yesterday morning, I had the pleasure of learning what the ever-amazing Colin Cowie has been cooking up for the last two years, and it will be sure to stun you right off your Jimmy Choo-clad toes.
Bright and early at the Crosby Street Hotel, the celebrity wedding planner and lifestyle expert unveiled a sneak peek of his uber-comprehensive new wedding site , ColinCowieWeddings.com , which will launch mid-October to the masses. Brides looking for fresh inspiration and expert planning advice at all price points will find it here, edited and curated with the added cachet of Cowie’s invaluable expertise. Here’s a bit more about what I learned while breakfasting with Colin and his awesome team…
The site will have three main channels: Confidentially Colin, MyCollection, and my favorite: Inspire Me. The Inspire Me channel offers smart, in-depth articles for both the bride and groom covering every aspect of wedding planning from engagement parties to the honeymoon; fashion, beauty, travel and registry; how-to tips and tricks; trend reportage; inspirational ideas and more. I loved the editorial, magazine-quality look of the fashion landing page {above}. Isn’t it super-chic? 
Another amazing segment of the Inspire Me channel is “Gentlemen’s Corner” – the first area of a major bridal site that truly suits the groom. Knowing the New York groom, I think he will totally see this page as an online GQ of sorts for his wedding. It’s masculine, fashionable and straight to the point – a place men will feel comfortable visiting, offering great style and planning advice to grooms and their groomsmen. {I definitely could have seen my own husband perusing pre-wedding}. 
Details from the ColinCowieWeddings.com press breakfast at the Crosby Street Hotel: Bright blooms, fresh treats, celebratory bubbly, and great conversation. At top, Xochitl Gonzalez of Always a Bridesmaid, me, Colin Cowie and Grace Lee of The Cinderella Project and The Wedding Library. At bottom: Me, Grace and Colin.In keeping with Cowie’s tradition of exceeding expectations, brides will also be able to save, organize and share what inspires them privately and securely with their friends and family using the site’s MyCollection channel {be sure to sneak a peek at it before the masses, here }.
And the last channel, Confidentially, Colin, offers couples the chance to personally connect with Cowie and seek his advice on topics like proper wedding etiquette, planning logistics, and more. Here he shares thoughts, suggestions, insider tips, advice and counsel from his 25 years of wedding planning around the world. What’s not to love about that?
Are you in love yet? I, for one, adored every page, but I wanted you to weigh in too, so here’s something special…. Colin and crew are allowing Merci New York readers a chance to ‘skip to the front of the line’ and have access to the new site quickly. { Log in here for access}.
Hope you like your personal sneak peek … Cannot wait to hear what you think!
xx,
Photo credits: Montaged images by Katie Donnelly for PhotoOp .
