Carlette Dove

Carlette Dove is a bridal stylist and wedding planner based in Maryland. She owns CD Bridal, her passion project that she has operated for about seven years alongside her full-time role at MedStar Health, where she has worked for 20 years. Dove began her career working part-time at David's Bridal, where she developed her skills as a bridal stylist before deciding to go independent to provide more personalized service. Her expertise centers on styling brides to suit their body types and vision, managing wedding budgets by prioritizing needs over wants, and cultivating strong relationships with vendors to deliver exceptional events. She operates through her website, cdbridalstyling.com, and also founded the Dove for Love Foundation, through which she supports homeless women and children and participates in breast cancer initiatives as a 12-year survivor.