Ms. Broel started her business in New Orleans over 35 years ago by making dresses to order for her clients. This came easy to a woman who could sew before she learned to write. After buying her first re-orderable dress line, the rest became fashion history. Moving from a small store on St. Charles Avenue, she purchased a sadly neglected antebellum mansion further up the street and restored the home to its previous majesty. In 1980, after having her own wedding and reception in the house, Bonnie Broel decided to dedicate the entire first floor of the mansion to her many clients who wanted that same kind of historic home atmosphere for their weddings.

In 1991, Bonnie Broel was the first to be awarded the International "ROSE" Award (Retailer of Style and Excellence) and in 1992 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Fashion Group International for her contribution to the fashion industry.

A life-long desire was fulfilled in 1997 when Ms. Broel became an ordained interfaith minister. She now performs a caring and romantic ceremony for those couples requesting her services.

She is presently writing an inspirational book entitled "From Passion to Peace" in which she shares many of her amazing life discoveries through tales of her noble family and her historic New Orleans Garden District home.

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House of Broel
Romantic Weddings ~Victorian Mansion
2220 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: 504-522-2220
Toll Free: 800-827-4325
Email: Info@houseofbroel.com