{"id":183192,"date":"2025-08-19T16:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/?p=183192"},"modified":"2025-10-01T12:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:02:38","slug":"clifton-bridal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/","title":{"rendered":"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX-800x533.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"clifton bridal featured image\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX-263x175.png 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">SAY YES TO THE DRESS <\/div><p>There&#8217;s a special spot in downtown Clifton where brides have their magical, movie moment picking &#8216;the one&#8217; &#8211; their gowns. Clifton Bridal, located at 12642 Chapel Road, is owned by Clifton native Katie Welsh, who used her experience as a bride to start a business. <em>The Fairfax Girl<\/em> chatted with Katie to learn more about her backstory and what role the charming town of Clifton plays in the bridal gown shopping experience. <strong>Read on for more with Katie Welsh of Clifton Bridal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-183199\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI-800x533.png\" alt=\"katie of clifton bridal\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI-263x175.png 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>About Katie<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katie Welsh was born and raised in Clifton, Virginia, and always knew entrepreneurship was in her future. \u201cI went to college at Loyola Marymount University in LA and studied communications with a concentration in entrepreneurship,\u201d Katie said. \u201cEntrepreneurship is really where I found myself.\u201d Katie stayed in LA for a bit after college, working in real estate, and moved back to Clifton with her then-fianc\u00e9 (now husband) in 2023. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katie loved her experience working in real estate in LA, and wanted to find the same environment in Northern Virginia. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t really working out how I had hoped,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd at the same time, I was planning my wedding and getting a closer look at all of these other new-to-me businesses.\u201d Katie started thinking about the positive and negative experiences she\u2019d had, especially with wedding dress shopping, and put her entrepreneurial skills to work. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-183195\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_1-800x800.png\" alt=\"Katie, owner of Clifton Bridal, sits with a sign \" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_1-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_1-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI originally made a business plan for my own amusement,\u201d Katie said. \u201cI wanted to take all of the good experiences I had and make them into something. I was sharing it with my mom and she encouraged me to see what I could do with it.\u201d Katie started casually looking for real estate when a commercial space in her hometown of Clifton opened up. \u201cIt really fell into place,\u201d she said. \u201cWe realized that Clifton is actually the perfect spot for a bridal shop.\u201d The space has high ceilings and lots of natural light, making it an ideal spot for bridal gowns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/bards-alley-bookshop-vienna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bards Alley Bookshop: Vienna\u2019s Indie Book Store<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By December 2023, Clifton Bridal was up and running. Katie said that other bridal shop owners are some of her biggest supporters. \u201cThey have been so generous to me with their time and expertise,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve had some wonderful mentors.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Clifton Bridal<\/h3>\n<p>The charm of the town of Clifton itself is part of the experience of shopping at Clifton Bridal. \u201cSo many people have never come here before, and they say it\u2019s like being in a Hallmark movie town,\u201d she said. \u201cBrides can come out and have a full day, in addition to shopping. They can get a great meal at one of the restaurants and go wine tasting at Paradise Springs.\u201d<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katie has worked hard to create a personalized, intimate experience for the brides who shop at Clifton Bridal. \u201cWe take just one bride at a time, and limit the guests to five,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want it to be a joyful experience.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-183196\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_clifton_bridal-800x800.png\" alt=\"owner katie looks at gowns at clifton bridal \" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_clifton_bridal-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_clifton_bridal-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_clifton_bridal-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_clifton_bridal-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_clifton_bridal-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_clifton_bridal-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_clifton_bridal.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/span><br \/>\nGuests can enjoy champagne during the appointment, while the brides can take their time trying on gowns and looking at all the angles in the well-lit, oversized mirror. \u201cI want brides to have that magical movie moment,\u201d she said. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clifton Bridal sells new and pre-loved gowns. While the average time to order a bridal gown is four to six months, Katie also has gowns that can be rush-ordered in as little as one week. Katie sends her brides to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tangsalterations.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tang\u2019s in Manassas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for alterations. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>See more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/herndon-mosaic-artist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piece by Piece, this Herndon Artist Makes her Mark<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur aesthetic is clean, minimal, modern, classic, and timeless,\u201d Katie said. \u201cOur gowns don\u2019t have a lot of beading or lace; it\u2019s a lot of satin and clean lines.\u201d Some of the designers featured at Clifton Bridal include <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cliftonbridalboutique.com\/dresses\/hera-couture\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hera Couture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cliftonbridalboutique.com\/dresses\/kyhabride\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyha Bride<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cliftonbridalboutique.com\/dresses\/jenny-yoo-collection\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jenny Yoo Collection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-183211\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_at_Clifton_Bridal-800x800.png\" alt=\"bridal gowns on a rack at clifton bridal \" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_at_Clifton_Bridal-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_at_Clifton_Bridal-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_at_Clifton_Bridal-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_at_Clifton_Bridal-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_at_Clifton_Bridal-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_at_Clifton_Bridal-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/gowns_at_Clifton_Bridal.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visits to <a href=\"https:\/\/cliftonbridalboutique.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clifton Bridal<\/a> are by appointment only, Wednesday through Sunday. The Clifton Bridal <a href=\"https:\/\/cliftonbridalboutique.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> is updated with its in-stock gowns and upcoming trunk shows and designer events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Follow @thefairfaxgirl on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefairfaxgirl\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Instagram <\/span><\/a>+\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thefairfaxgirl\"><span class=\"s2\">TikTok<\/span><\/a> for the latest Northern Virginia updates, and check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/events\/\"><span class=\"s2\">events calendar<\/span><\/a>, which has over 100+ events weekly to peruse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"categories\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/fairfax\/category\/lifestyle\/\">Lifestyle<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAY YES TO THE DRESS There&#8217;s a special spot in downtown Clifton where brides have their magical, movie moment picking &#8216;the one&#8217;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":225089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8833,9709,7997,8818,9593,9633,9294],"tags":[9807,9817,9743,9770,9675,9758,9735],"class_list":["post-183192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-fairfax-county","category-lifestyle","category-shopping","category-local-girl-rss-feed","category-wedding","category-women-owned","tag-bridal","tag-clifton","tag-northern-virginia","tag-nova","tag-shopping","tag-weddings","tag-women-owned"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams - The Fairfax Girl<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Clifton native Katie Welsh is the owner of Clifton Bridal, a bridal gown shop in Clifton, VA that offers private shopping appointments.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Clifton native Katie Welsh is the owner of Clifton Bridal, a bridal gown shop in Clifton, VA that offers private shopping appointments.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Fairfax Girl\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-19T20:07:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-01T16:02:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Stephanie Spear\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Stephanie Spear\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Stephanie Spear\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3e59295c260a6c3306239960b75e1a03\"},\"headline\":\"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-19T20:07:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-01T16:02:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":706,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png\",\"keywords\":[\"bridal\",\"clifton\",\"northern virginia\",\"NOVA\",\"Shopping\",\"weddings\",\"women-owned\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Culture\",\"Fairfax County\",\"Lifestyle\",\"Shopping\",\"The Local Girl\",\"Weddings\",\"Women-Owned\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/\",\"name\":\"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams - The Fairfax Girl\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-19T20:07:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-01T16:02:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3e59295c260a6c3306239960b75e1a03\"},\"description\":\"Clifton native Katie Welsh is the owner of Clifton Bridal, a bridal gown shop in Clifton, VA that offers private shopping appointments.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":666,\"caption\":\"clifton bridal featured image\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/clifton-bridal\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Fairfax Girl\",\"description\":\"A lifestyle site dedicated to all things Local \u2014 with a Virginia twist.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3e59295c260a6c3306239960b75e1a03\",\"name\":\"Stephanie Spear\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/steph-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/steph-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/steph-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Stephanie Spear\"},\"description\":\"Stephanie Spear is the Deputy Editor for The Local Girl Media Group. She is a born-and-raised Beltway insider, and life brought her to New Jersey. She started working with the team as a freelance copy editor, started writing more, and learned that New Jersey does, in fact, have the best pizza and bagels in all the land. When she and her husband moved back to the DC area, she brought TLG along and is working on The Fairfax Girl, TLG's first licensee. Stephanie has a background in public policy, working for nearly 20 years in and around the federal government and is a licensed attorney. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Richmond and a juris doctorate from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelocalgirl.com\\\/fairfax\\\/author\\\/stephanies\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams - The Fairfax Girl","description":"Clifton native Katie Welsh is the owner of Clifton Bridal, a bridal gown shop in Clifton, VA that offers private shopping appointments.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams","og_description":"Clifton native Katie Welsh is the owner of Clifton Bridal, a bridal gown shop in Clifton, VA that offers private shopping appointments.","og_url":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/","og_site_name":"The Fairfax Girl","article_published_time":"2025-08-19T20:07:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-01T16:02:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":666,"url":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Stephanie Spear","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Stephanie Spear","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/"},"author":{"name":"Stephanie Spear","@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/#\/schema\/person\/3e59295c260a6c3306239960b75e1a03"},"headline":"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams","datePublished":"2025-08-19T20:07:59+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-01T16:02:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/"},"wordCount":706,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png","keywords":["bridal","clifton","northern virginia","NOVA","Shopping","weddings","women-owned"],"articleSection":["Culture","Fairfax County","Lifestyle","Shopping","The Local Girl","Weddings","Women-Owned"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/","url":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/","name":"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams - The Fairfax Girl","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png","datePublished":"2025-08-19T20:07:59+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-01T16:02:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/#\/schema\/person\/3e59295c260a6c3306239960b75e1a03"},"description":"Clifton native Katie Welsh is the owner of Clifton Bridal, a bridal gown shop in Clifton, VA that offers private shopping appointments.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/clifton_bridal_FI_FFX.png","width":1000,"height":666,"caption":"clifton bridal featured image"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/clifton-bridal\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Clifton Native Created the Bridal Shop of her Dreams"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/","name":"The Fairfax Girl","description":"A lifestyle site dedicated to all things Local \u2014 with a Virginia twist.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/#\/schema\/person\/3e59295c260a6c3306239960b75e1a03","name":"Stephanie Spear","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/steph-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/steph-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/steph-96x96.jpg","caption":"Stephanie Spear"},"description":"Stephanie Spear is the Deputy Editor for The Local Girl Media Group. She is a born-and-raised Beltway insider, and life brought her to New Jersey. She started working with the team as a freelance copy editor, started writing more, and learned that New Jersey does, in fact, have the best pizza and bagels in all the land. When she and her husband moved back to the DC area, she brought TLG along and is working on The Fairfax Girl, TLG's first licensee. Stephanie has a background in public policy, working for nearly 20 years in and around the federal government and is a licensed attorney. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Richmond and a juris doctorate from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.","url":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/author\/stephanies\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/362"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}