In honor of Modern Trousseau’s one year anniversary, designer Callie Tein made a special visit to Savannah. The well-known wedding dress designer creates one-of-a-kind wedding gowns and mother-of-the-occasion dresses for 42 locations across 23 states and five countries. Savannah is one of six flagship locations in the Modern Trousseau brand which is owned by Tein and her husband.

During her visit, the Australian-born designer met with brides at the Broughton Street bridal shop to collaborate on custom created designs for their big day. Tein was the selected designer for the Russo Turner wedding that took place at the beginning of the year. She met with Cecilia Russo Turner during her visit.

“It was lovely to see Callie again after the wedding frenzy had settled down,” said Turner. “I had so many compliments on my dress, and the detailed design elements Callie included to make my gown one-of-a-kind. I can’t thank her enough for the extraordinary job she did.”

Tein loves the luxury of working with fine French and Italian laces, imported silks, and delicate beadwork, and takes great care in selecting the fabrics that bring her 2-dimensional sketches to life.

She studied fashion design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. She has been featured during New York Bridal Week and in a variety of print publications including Martha Stewart Weddings, Alexa, Inside Weddings, Style Me Pretty, Manhattan Bride, Town & Country Weddings, Charleston Weddings and others.

“I was thrilled to be able to spend a weekend in Savannah and meet with brides, designing their dream gown,” said Tein. “A woman’s wedding day should be magical and everything she ever imagined it would be. My goal is to create a wearable work of art for each and every bride.”