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Show B-9 The Park Record Wed/Thur/Fri, December 12-14, 2007 MARKETPLACE Sustainability White Couture carries top designers Quarry Village welcomes designer wedding dress studio By KELLY EVERTSEN Of the Record staff Parkite Lillie Garrido used to be a corporate recruiter for a big five accounting firm when she lived in Orange County, Calif, and planned the recruiting events for the firm nationwide. Once, one of the partners asked her to plan a wedding. "I had a great time, and it was around the same time I moved to Park City," Garrido said. "In July of 2000, I stopped working as the official events planner and got Soiree started." Garrido moved to Park City when her husband became director of government affairs for Questar. It was then that she started her own wedding company in Park City, Soiree Productions, and ran it from her home. Recently, however, she opened a brand new designer wedding gown studio, called White Couture, in Jeremy Ranch at Quarry Village. Garrido said it's a convenient way for local men, women or children to find designer wedding gowns, tuxedos or any other elegant event wear, right here in town. "Most of my clients wanted to fly to other big cities tofindwedding dresses," Garrido said. "They didn't think they could find designer dresses in Utah ... We have everything under one roof." Garrido carries designer tuxedos from a vendor in New York City, as well as wedding dresses from top designers in New York. The shop also carries semi-formal wear, prom dresses, little girls' dresses, gifts and accessories. Garrido flies to the bridal market in New York each year to decide which designers' dresses to carry based on her clients' requests. She currently carries six top designers' wedding gowns, as well as two top designers' brides- is e v e r y o n e ' s PARK CITY business York, where she studied wedding dress, lingerie and sweater design Reduce * Reuse > Recycle Rethink for five years. When she graduated, she started a new line of wedding gowns. She said she uses some of the same techniques and popular ' •" ••• _^ ...Your holiday shipping needs * • •: styles of the day, but some of her own unique styles, as well. *+•"./&& During this busy holiday season, think of Recycle Utah for your "I tried to interpret the trends, but at the same time, I didn't want holiday shipping needs. Thanks to Recycle Utah's re-use program fbrSgfi£ to go overboard," Wang said. "I packing peanuts and moving boxes, these items can be purchased at the' like things asymmetrical so they don't all look the same. I just add Park City location for a fraction of their original cost. ( special little touches to each Recycle Utah's packing peanuts program keeps these pesky, fly-' dress." Wang's dresses were quickly away materials from blowing around the landfill. In general picked up by clothing franchises in Styrofoam®-type materials are harmful to the environment. They disinte- _ New York. Garrido discovered her when she attended the bridal margrate into little particles and can get into watershed and hurt fish and ket this year and now carries seven styles from Wang's line. One of the great things about • ^w< ;• - ^ Your community recycling center also operates a moving box the trunk shows, Garrido says, is re-use program at the Park City location, 1951 Woodbine Way. You'll the brides-to-be who come to the shows can see Wang's entire line, find small, medium and large boxes, mirror and dish packs for your h o k ^ which includes 27 wedding gowns. iday shipping needs. • " <y^ "Jane [brought] 27 dresses, but on any other day, you would only Recycle Utah's staff extends warm wishes for the holidays to all _ see seven in the store," Garrido recycters. We will be closed on Christmas and New Years Day. Please""*/A| explained. visit the center and outlying bins.later during Christmas week to drop off/.] Another perk of trunk shows is that participants receive 10 percent your recycling. For more information go to www.recycleutah.org. - '\i discounts on dresses or accessories they purchase from the designer featured in the show. City, including restaurants, like 350 The shows are appointment- Garrido said. Soiree Productions is called a Main. based, but Garrido invites everywedding planning studio for a reaShe also plans weddings outside one who is planning a special event or wedding to take the opportunity son. The shop also serves as a ven- the state. Since she is originally to see the formal wear White dor library and planning studio for from Orange County, she still plans weddings or other formal occa- weddings out there. She also Couture carries. "The great thing recently planned a wedding in about trunk shows is White Couture designer bridal Hawaii. our clients benefit and tuxedos is located inside the "We have some clients who SCOTT S\NE/PAPKRECORD from working directly need a wedding planner," Garrido Owner of Soiree Wedding Library and White Couture, Lillie with the designer," Soiree Wedding Library at said. "If we can help them plan a Quarry Village. For more informaGarrido, poses with Jane Wang, a top wedding gown designer Garrido said. little bit of their event or all of it, Garrido said the tion or to schedule an appointfrom New York City, at Wang's trunk show last Saturday. designers will take we have everything encompassed ment, visit www.myparkcitywedmaids dresses. These designers new designer from New York City special requests from under one roof." include Vera Wang, Rivini, Judd who found her niche in wedding ding.com or call 655-2943. White Couture designer bridal Waddell, Carmela Sutera, dress designing while her husband clients and will make alterations. ^ ^ ^ M M B was working as a wedding photogr and tuxedos is located inside the Birnbaum & Bullock, Romona Garrido encourages brides-to- sions. Because Garrido has been Soiree Wedding Library at Quarry Keveza, Jane Wang and Badgley rap her. Mischka. "My husband is a photographer be to start looking for their dress planning weddings in town for Village at 8178 Gorgoza Pines Each month. Soiree wedding who carries lower-end dresses at and plan early, as the White awhile, she said she knows the best Road, Suite E. For more informastudio features a trunk show, his studio and I always told him I Couture designer dresses take vendors to work with. tion, or to see a list of upcoming where designers come to Park City could make prettier dresses than about 16 weeks to order, alter and "We call it a library, but really, to help clients pick out and be fit- the ones he had," Wang laughed. ship. She said if a bride cannot find it's a resource center," Garrido trunk shows, designers or dresses, visit www.myparkcitywedding.com "That was a joke, but it became a a dress she likes in the store, catated for their dresses. said. "We work with banquet coor- or call 435-655-2943. Appointments logues are available and dresses reality." Last week. White Couture dinators." for the trunk shows are appreciated, brought designer Jane Wang out Wang attended the Fashion can be ordered. Garrido has coordinated wed- but Soiree is open to the public. "As long as we carry the designfor a trunk show. 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Dec 17th 10am-4pm Erkelens & Olson Auctioneers Is., :: Rob Olson Auctioneer 801-355-6655 View photos & terms at www.salesandauction.com . NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE Park City Fire Service District The Park City Fire Service District is proposing to increase its property tax revenue. • If the proposed budget is approved, this would be an increase of 30.85% above the Park City Fire Service District property tax budgeted revenue for the prior year. • The Park City Fire Service District tax on a $500.000 residence would increase from $223.03 to $251.76. which is $28.73 per year. • The Park City Fire Service District tax on a $500.000 business would increase from $405.50 to $457.74. which is $52.24 per year. All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase. PUBLIC HEARING Wrffe Date/Time: December 19, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Red Pine Fire Station, 1977 Canyons Resort Drive, Park City, Utah. 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