About US
Elegant bridal accessories inspired by a family legacy of love and heritage
The Mrs. Collection represents the past, the present and the future through modern-day wedding heirlooms designed to last a lifetime.
Maria Caruso Martin
The Designer
Maria Caruso Martin
Maria Caruso Martin, founder and creative director, began her creative career over 20 years ago as an interior designer. Her love of both, fashion and interior design, made the transition from interior designer to fashion designer a natural progression.
Once featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show for her personal wedding style, Maria Caruso Martin now shares her signature sophisticated style with brides and fashionable women looking for luxury bridal handbags and wedding day accessories.
Bespoke by Bella Rosa
Custom Designer Bridal Bags
For brides that desire a unique wedding purse, the Bespoke by Bella Rosa Collection offers brides a couture bridal handbag with a tailored experience. Customize your bridal purse with designer, Maria Caruso Martin.
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Our Story
Inspired by a family legacy of love, heritage, and loss
In 1952, Maria Caruso Martin's grandmother lost her life when an American Airline plane crashed into her father's family home. The only surviving possession was her grandmother's handbag with a single letter inside, written in 1919 by Maria's grandfather.
In this letter, he asks Maria's grandmother to await his return from service in the Italian army, so they could marry. Maria's grandmother carried this letter in her handbag every day of her life.
Amidst great loss, a true love story endures, inspiring Maria to create timeless wedding heirlooms and bridal handbags for today's modern brides.
Giving Back
Every purchase supports VOW for Girls
Every year, 12 million girls are married before they turn 18. That’s one girl married every 3 seconds, robbed of her future and put at risk of violence, ill health, and trapped in poverty. But change is possible. The Mrs. Collection will donate $10 from every purchase, to end child marriage. Every girl has the right to a safe and healthy future, including the right to choose if, when, and whom to marry.