Meet Yanique Barnes Founder, & Designer
Our Story
Launched in 2012, Dreamers & Lovers is a brand that merges bohemian with elegant styling. The designer’s childhood was molded by her laidback island upbringing, while high fashion sculpted her early working years.
Yanique left her dream job at Chanel with an urge to meld her two worlds, relaxed bohemian and high-fashion. She created three dresses and listed them on Etsy. The dresses happened to be ivory colored, and to her surprise, brides were mostly buying them. What a shocker! They weren’t ‘wedding dresses.’ Yanique became an accidental bridal designer.
She realized brides love her dresses because they are unique, elegant, and comfortable. At Dreamers & Lovers, our primary focus is for the bride to feel at ease. Whether you purchase online or in our showroom, we will guide you toward the perfect dress without stress. We are only a phone call or email away from answering all questions you may have. Your wedding isn’t just the day itself, but all of the little moments of preparation that lead to it. Not only do we create the dress of your dreams, but our in-house seamstresses go above and beyond to make sure your dress fits perfectly. We are here to help you make unforgettable memories.
The team at Dreamers & Lovers handcrafts each dress in our California Design Studio. From design to the final stitch, we do all work locally. We are a small team of passionate women who intimately understand what it’s like to have self-doubt and deflated self-confidence. Our shared reality is why we obsess over every fit detail. We design every seam and design detail to highlight your best feature. Dreamers & Lovers continue to be a made-to-measure brand so that each bride can feel good in her own body other than a generic number on a tag.
Every bride deserves the dress of her dreams to make everything about her wedding day feel more magical, from how it fits and makes her feel to how comfortable it is as she dances the night away. We are humbled to have given thousands of brides their once-in-a-lifetime moments. The moment they felt their most beautiful and confident. Dreamers & Lovers isn’t just a wedding dress brand; it’s a feeling, an attitude, and the place you find YOU in a dress.
Let us help you make your dreams come true!
Jenny N. USA
“Thank you so much for all your help and for a job well done. The dress was more beautiful than I could have imagined.
It was absolutely stunning and I received so many compliments. The color, style, and texture of the dress were perfect and went so well with our wedding. This was actually my second dress. I had purchased one under pressure, but I was less than in love with it and I kept looking around for “the dress.” And I am so glad I did, because I found it with you guys. It was so comfortable, unique, and all around perfect.
I am so glad that I was able to work with you. I am so grateful for your time, artistic talent, hard work, and effort in making my wedding day such a memorable event. I attached a few photos that I thought you might enjoy.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
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