• by Tanya Gazdik , June 23, 2008

World-famous designer Vera Wang will be the first guest blogger on Brides.com's recently launched "Wedded Bit" blog.

The fashion icon's musings will be featured daily June 23-27 on Brides.com's "Wedded Bits" blog at http://www.brides.com/blog/weddedbits/. Her posts will discuss a wide range of topics including wedding dress selection, accessory choice from veils to lingerie, insider fashion and style tips, and registry recommendations from china patterns to fine linens--not to mention honeymoon advice (from a fashion perspective only, natch.)

With the launch of her own new bridal site www.verawangonweddings.com, it's an ideal time for Wang to join forces with the team at Brides.com to "expand her online conversation" with brides-to-be, said Michelle Preli, editor in chief of Brides.com. Wang will get some heavy-hitting exposure: Brides.com boasts more than 1.2 million unique users every month, and 60% year-over-year growth in traffic.

"Brides.com prides itself in providing the most robust and comprehensive content surrounding weddings," Preli said. "Our new blog with its daily updates is yet another reason for brides-to-be to turn to us as a primary resource for the latest trends and news."

Wang has become an authority on wedding fashion. The must-have for brides-to-be, "Vera Wang on Weddings," was published by Harper Collins in 2001.

"It is an honor to align 'Wedded Bits' with Vera Wang, an innovator in the fashion world and driving force in the bridal design community," Preli added.

Vera Wang Group designs, markets and distributes collections of women's ready-to-wear, Lavender Label, and bridal and maids apparel as well as Vera Wang Fine Linens under the Vera Wang name. In addition, Vera Wang Licensing LLC has selectively granted licenses for the manufacture and distribution for a slew of products including cosmetics, china and crystal, fine papers, intimate apparel, handbags and mattresses. Yes, mattresses.