It's been a very busy start to the year, Saturdays are the busiest day and we're going to open on some Sundays to try and accommodate everyone who wants to come and see us, so please ring and make an appointment. No sign of the credit crunch here! If you're reading this Richanda you looked really stunning in your Suzanne Neville dress and the jacket is going to set it off perfectly. It's funny how it all clicks into place and you know you've found 'the one'.
We are busy renovating the menswear floor as I write this. It will be housed at number 38 St Johns St, just down from The Wedding Shop and will give the groom and his party their own space away from the brides and bridesmaids to choose their suits without a wedding dress in sight. I'm very excited about this new development, for the first time in nearly 30 years we will be dressing the guys! I'm told by friends in the industry that the men are much easier than brides as they know exactly what they want but the thought of dressing 6 men at once sounds like no mean feat to me! It's going to be great to be able to offer everything under one roof, no more having to pick lots of outfits up from different places.
It'll be ready for the end of January so if you'd like to make an appointment to bring in your Groom then just let us know. We thought long and hard about which brand of menswear and decided on Cameron Ross. The managing director came down personally from Scotland to make sure we met the standard he requires for his label and he has a real enthusiasm for his business and genuinely cares and the prices are very reasonable (more money for the bride to spend on her dress!).
The best thing about writing my blog is being able to share such wonderful true stories with you. On Saturday a lady bought an outfit from our occasion wear department to get married in. She told our manager that both her and her fiance had been widowed and that she met her new husband to be in Tesco. Tesco?! my manager inquired. She said that as she was leaving the store she happened to say to the gentleman next to her that her basket was heavy and it would be nice to be able to put it in his trolley to get it to her car. He said 'no problem!' She said she was only joking but he took the basket to her car, and it was obviously meant to be as they're now getting married. And to top it off, his name is Mr Keys, and her name... Mrs Lock!
Nicola Garton
www.theweddingshop.co.uk
16 January 2009
02 January 2009
New Year, New Dresses
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year, and are now ready to turn your undivided attention to your upcoming wedding! We've had a very international Christmas with brides coming from Dubai and Singapore.
The new Jenny Packham dresses have just arrived and I have to say they are absolutely gorgeous. Some of them are really bo-ho style in lovely soft chiffon's and others are the height of sexy sophistication in luxurious silk charmuse. For those of you that have visited us, you'll know that our shop goes over a set of steps and people can walk underneath you. One bride was trying the Jenny Packham dresses on and was wolf-whistled! We couldn't stop laughing and I told her she must have looked fantastic as the last comment we had from a passer-by was "Don't do it!".
January is very busy in the shop, we don't have a sale as such but we do sell our samples with a discount, so lots of the brides that have been in through the last year will come back and maybe buy the sample, or order their new dress in for the summer.
The Suzanne Neville dresses are also really lovely, the corsetry is fantastic and they give a stunning shape. She has been busy designing for the X-Factor and also for Alisha Dixon and the dresses looked fantastic. Beverley Lister is the latest designer we have added to our collections, if you're looking for a vintage lace style dress, but with the corsetry you would expect from a Suzanne Neville dress, then you'll love Beverly's dresses. From the outside they look soft and feminine but on the inside they are working hard at holding everything just where it should be!
Menswear is coming...
Nicola Garton
www.theweddingshop.co.uk
The new Jenny Packham dresses have just arrived and I have to say they are absolutely gorgeous. Some of them are really bo-ho style in lovely soft chiffon's and others are the height of sexy sophistication in luxurious silk charmuse. For those of you that have visited us, you'll know that our shop goes over a set of steps and people can walk underneath you. One bride was trying the Jenny Packham dresses on and was wolf-whistled! We couldn't stop laughing and I told her she must have looked fantastic as the last comment we had from a passer-by was "Don't do it!".
January is very busy in the shop, we don't have a sale as such but we do sell our samples with a discount, so lots of the brides that have been in through the last year will come back and maybe buy the sample, or order their new dress in for the summer.
The Suzanne Neville dresses are also really lovely, the corsetry is fantastic and they give a stunning shape. She has been busy designing for the X-Factor and also for Alisha Dixon and the dresses looked fantastic. Beverley Lister is the latest designer we have added to our collections, if you're looking for a vintage lace style dress, but with the corsetry you would expect from a Suzanne Neville dress, then you'll love Beverly's dresses. From the outside they look soft and feminine but on the inside they are working hard at holding everything just where it should be!
Menswear is coming...
Nicola Garton
www.theweddingshop.co.uk
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