Telling your wedding story...
A note from the designer
"It started with a call from one of my closest friends, asking me to design a bridal dress for her big day. I was euphoric. This was a girl I had known since I was 12 years old, a girl with whom I had shared so many special moments, joys, and tears. To take such a big part in her wedding was not only a thrill for me but simply an honor. She had roamed through thousands of bridal stores, but being a very petite size, she was not able to find anything that fit her body or style. The boutique stores, which she had visited and which specialized in custom-made bridal dresses, were virtually beyond her budget. She was desperately in need of a helping hand; she was desperately in need of an old friend.
The time that we spent together, while planning and working on the dress, was remarkable. The process was fun, comfortable, and exciting; the memories will stay with us forever. When my friend’s wedding was over, I was determined to bring this same experience to other women as well. I wanted to make the experience of finding a dress enjoyable rather than stressful. I wanted to provide every girl the chance to wear her dream wedding dress ..."
Nathalie KRaynina head designer/Owner
Nathalie Kraynina attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and then received her training with prominent designers, such as Badgley Mischka and Michael Kors. In 2009 she launched her own ready-to-wear label. Her contemporary elegant fashions were sold in specialty boutiques and online marketplaces such as farfetch.com and ASOS. She was featured as "Designer To Watch" on Refinery 29 and her clothes received dazzling reviews by Vogue, Elle, Zink, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, and more.
In 2013 Nathalie Kraynina created “NK Bride” - a bespoke bridal service that focused solely on custom wedding attire. NK Bride caters to clients who desire a wedding gown with couture-like quality and innovative design, but with the ease and price of a ready-to-wear wedding dress. Nathalie's bridal creations reflect her lifelong love of fashion, and celebrate the spirit of today's modern bride.
Her couture atelier and workroom is based in Brooklyn NY, where all of NK Bride’s creations are made to order by hand. Nathalie’s focus is on exceptional fit and modern design, complemented by embellished and embroidered details that offer brides a glamorous and special wedding day look. The NK Bride is both stylish and sophisticated and a little bit badass.
Arthur Arbit head tailor
Arthur Arbit is the head tailor at NK Bride providing superior knowledge of fit and clothing construction to our clients.
After high school, Mr.Arbit worked as a shoe designer and topper maker at a tiny outfit in Brooklyn, then moving on to work as a production manager's assistant at a fashion house in the garment district. Along the way Mr. Arbit picked up tailoring skills from tailors that worked at his family's dry-cleaning shops, then taking pattern making classes at FIT. Mr. Arbit opened his own atelier in Brooklyn in 1995 he called it Chasing Tailor. He has developed it into one of the top tailoring ateliers in NYC.
In 2004 Mr.Arbit created his first collection, consisting of men’s suits and some dresses. Arthur Arbit started an event called Williamsburg Fashion Weekend to showcase this collection and other young local designer's collections. During Williamsburg Fashion Weekend's run Arthur met Nathalie Krynina, who was one of the designers showcased, the two became friends and Arbit asked Krynina to join him as a tailor at his atelier.
ASH MARTIN hair accessory DESIGNER
Ash attended The New School in New York City and received a Bachelor of Arts. Early on she was drawn to handmade dresses and sourcing notions like glass buttons from the 1930s and 1940s. Ash has always loved sourcing and spends countless hours admiring fashion's past.
Ash apprenticed for Nathalie Kraynina of NK Bride before teaming up to launch a bridal hair accessory collection in 2022. Ash handcrafts each piece of hair jewelry that compliments Nathalie’s creations.
Zahra Radjai Social Media Coordinator
Zahra Radjai is the Social Media Coordinator at NK Bride and has been with the company for two years. Zahra received her bachelor’s degree in Management with a minor in Apparel Design from Lehigh University, where she was the costume designer for a Spring 2022 theater production. Her favorite part about working at NK Bride is interviewing clients and making their wedding stories come to life through blog posts. Her love for the bridal industry began as a little girl, watching wedding shows with her older cousin and designing gowns of her own. She aspires to one day turn her sketches into a wearable collection.