TeKay Designs At The Ultimate Wedding Showcase

Posted on April 14, 2013 by tk-designs

TeKay Designs will showcase select couture African wedding gowns and ethnic bridal dresses from their Queen Of The Brides and Ethnic Bridal collections at the Ultimate Wedding Showcase hosted by WBLS and The Circle of Sisters on April 27, 2013,. The event will be held at the Hilton New York hotel (1335 Avenue of the Americas between 53^rd and 54^th Streets, New York City). The event website is wedding.circleofsisters.com.
TK-IMG2307 TeKay Designs will showcase select African-inspired and embroidered wedding gowns from their Ethnic Bridal and “Queen of the Brides” collections at the fashion show. TeKay has been diligently creating ethnic bridal gown concepts that personify royalty. The “Queen of the Brides” collection offers high-end wedding gowns that personifies royalty and includes quality jewelry, veils or headpieces.

The inspiration for the Queen Of the Brides collection are historical fashion icons from ancient civilizations of Egypt, India, Ghana and South Africa. The gowns represent women of power throughout history and are infused with cultural elements from a distinct time in history.

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According to Creative Director, Kimma Wreh, “We will be releasing several new wedding gowns at the Ultimate Wedding Showcase fashion show. This includes ethnic bridal gown designs with cultural beading from East Africa or hand stitched embroidery from West Africa. We are looking forward to showing our line at the fashion show, and we invite you to come out and view our line”.

For more information on TeKay Designs, or any other inquiries, send email to feedback@tk-designs.com or call 281-807-0589. You can also visit our website at www.tk-designs.com, follow us on Twitter @tekaydesigns or like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/tekaydesigns. TeKay Designs has a showroom in Houston Texas that is open by appointment only and is located at 2500 E. TC Jester Blvd, Houston TX 77008.

Black Bride & Groom: featuring TeKay Designs

Posted on January 16, 2013 by tk-designs

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Black Bride & Groom is the number one resource for Multicultural Brides and their Grooms.

Devon and Albert incorporated various African customs into their wedding as it was incredibly important for them to honor their ancestors and celebrate their African ancestry.

Best wishes to the beautiful couple and click here to read about their incredible love story.

TeKay Designs Releases: Queen of the Brides Collection

Posted on January 12, 2013 by tk-designs

TeKay Designs Inc. announces the launch of Queen of The Brides couture bridal and jewelry collection via a new website and fashion shows.

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TeKay Designs Inc. announces the launch of Queen of The Brides gown collection and new website during runway presentations in Houston and Dallas, Texas.

“Queen of the Brides” is a limited edition collection that features historical couture bridal gowns complete with jewelry and headpieces, a staple of Tekay Designs’ aesthetic. TeKay has been diligently creating ethnic bridal gown concepts that personify royalty.

The inspiration for the Queen of the Brides collection are historical fashion icons from ancient civilizations of Egypt, India, and South Africa.

The gowns represent women of power throughout history and are infused with cultural elements from a distinct time in history.

The initial collection includes gowns named after Queen Nefertiti of Egypt, Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Queen Cleopatra Selene II of Egypt, Queen Ankhesenamun of Egypt, Mumtaz Mahal – Mughal Queen of India, and Manta Tisi – The Queen of the Wild Cats in South Africa.

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Each bridal ensemble is worn with a headpiece or veil, jewelry and elaborate embroidery or beading stitched onto the gown. The fabrics include silk, embroidered lace, beaded Dupioni silk, Duchesse satin, Poe de Soua, Aso-ake, Vintage lace trim, crystal and rhinestone trim.

The dominant colors in the collection are gold and silver which is symbolic. In ancient Egypt, yellow was the symbol of gold and immortality, white represented happiness. Necklaces, armlets, bracelets, and anklets were made of gold, coral, pearl, agate, and onyx. Collars made of shells, beads, and precious stones set into gold were worn as a necklace or attached to a neckline made of cloth or leather.

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To accommodate themed ceremonies, each ensemble can have a matching gown set for the brides’ maids and suits for grooms men.

“To embrace historic culture in present day ceremonies is very meaningful and symbolic. To know your past is to know your future. Cultural themes set a forward thinking tone of confidence and success for a groom and his queen,” says Creative Director Kimma Wreh.

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Queen of the Brides was launched in 2012 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of TeKay Designs Inc. which was founded in 1998. Queen of the Brides offers high-end historical bridal and formal gowns that include quality pieces of jewelry representative representative of the same time period.

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The Queen Of The Brides collection has been featured in Wedding Pages magazine and Wedding Style Guide International. Designing high quality products is our pledge to our customers. TeKay Designs, Inc. is an international fashion house with headquarters in Houston Texas. We specialize in bridal, formal, ethnic, accessories and fashion jewelry for all sizes.

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Traditional African Bride and Groom

Posted on April 19, 2012 by tk-designs

NEFERTITI was the Wife of King Akhenaten an Egyptian pharaoh, during the Eighteenth Dynasty. Nefertiti is known to be possessed of charm and exuding happiness, which comes to mind when you visualize this wedding gown, an artistic masterpiece.

This stunning ethnic inspired wedding attire is made of white hand cut voile lace with stones, silver lace trim, and silver hand painted cowrie shells. Silver cowrie shells and silver lace trim are stitched onto the white voile lace with embedded stones.

Cowrie Shells are symbolic of spiritual grounding, protection, fertility, and bridewealth. Used for currency, cowrie shells were the most popular form of money in Africa and the Egyptians revered them as. In today’s modern society, cowrie shells have become very symbolic among African descendants and other cultural expressions in America and through-out the world.

FOR WOMAN: The woman’s lace gown has a sheer (chiffon) detachable train with silver lace trim all around the edge. The woman’s dress has lace cape adorned with silver trim and silver cowrie shells. The dress also has a Crystal Swarovski Brooch with silver chains attached, fishtail in the back and detachable chiffon train with silver lace trim around edges. Lined. Veil and cowrie headpiece included (at customer’s request).

FOR MAN: Akhenaton (also known as Amenhotep IV, or the Heretic King), is one of the most remarkable of the Egyptian Pharaohs. The name Akhenaton represents the man’s bridal outfit as it symbolizes royalty, marriage, and never ending love, one that Nefertiti and Akhenaton shared in Ancient Egypt. The man’s voile lace outfit has agbada, trousers and hat. The voile lace agbada has silver lace trim with silver cowrie shells in front and back of the man’s agbada. Made in USA. A TeKay Designs exclusive. Product ID : tk1768