By Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kasells own admission, their brandTanner Fletchers first bridal collection is unconventional.
(For bridesorgrooms, they explain.)
They all had the same request: something, well, different.
Sure, there are dozens of high-end bridal ateliers in New York.
But most of them cater to traditional couples throwing weddings with guestlists running into the hundreds.
What about those getting married at the courthouse and then having dinner at Balthazar?
Photo: Sara Bouwman
Or same-sex brides who want white suits rather than princess dresses?
Or a fashion-loving couple who wants something cool and retro?
Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kasell in their own tuxedo designs.
Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kasell in their own tuxedo designs.
The two also recognized the lack of options for queer couples.
I dont know where youd go.
I was even thinking wherewewould go if we were getting married?
Photo: Lawrence de Leon
(Richie and Kassell are partners in both business and romance.)
Wed obviously make our own, but not everybody has that luxury.
A standout piece from the collection is a tea gown printed with World War II-era love letters.
Its a fashionable, and moving, interpretation of the adage: Something old, something new.
Thats a customer base thats only continuing to grow.
The annual 2023 trend report from Pinterestthe motherboard of all bridal inspirationsaw the term anti-bride jump by 490 percent.
We live in an age where our social media feeds are a constant flood of other peoples weddings.
(This writer recently saw the nuptials of a kindergarten classmates cousin on Instagram.)
