tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57884402749997660922012-02-01T08:11:36.529ZThe Wedding Shop manageress Nicola Garton gives you her insight and experiences of running the Colchester (UK) based bridal boutique.Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-27356411839286319522012-01-24T20:36:00.003Z2012-02-01T08:11:36.537Z

What an amazing start to the New Year!Our official opening on Saturday was brilliant; we had Veni Infantino, designer for Ronald Joyce and Victoria Jayne (as well as the mother of the bride collection that carries her name) in attendance to cut the ribbon.She flew in from New York a few days before and arrived as fresh as a daisy on Saturday morning. I really admire her and she really listens to

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-66372702592410585442012-01-13T12:28:00.000Z2012-01-13T12:28:51.188Z

Well! Here we are in our amazing new shop! After two years of planning and building work we are finally open.Much like planning a wedding there have been highs and lows as well as a slight budget over run! And just like a wedding, it is so worth it when all the sleepless nights and worry have paid off and you are the happiest girl in town.I am so pleased with the way everything has come together

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-79835898073410421152011-09-11T06:45:00.003+01:002011-09-14T17:58:44.051+01:00

I can't believe August has been and gone already, my apologies for not doing a blog for so long and to all the lovely who brides who have sent in photos I promise I will post them all up soon!August is not only a busy time for brides actually getting married but it's also buying season for all the new spring/summer mother of the bride outfits and occasion wear. We've been busy at Pure in London

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-42487959350218577912011-07-15T23:09:00.000+01:002011-07-15T23:09:00.846+01:00

The season is now well under way and we’re starting to get some lovely thank you cards and photos from brides who have just got married, as well as some very dirty wedding dresses to clean! Thank you for all the chocolates, no wonder we’re not size 8’s!One of our lovely brides, Kate, got married in June and she had become such a regular that we all got to know her well, along with her mum who was

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-89945091721971289712011-05-30T19:33:00.014+01:002011-06-02T23:40:15.075+01:00

Well, we have been very busy bees in May.The shop has been buzzing with all the fittings, with brides coming in to have their dresses pinned and looking at how much weight they've lost. Our workroom girls are fantastic and I’ve yet to find an alteration they can’t do. From making a whole front panel for a pregnant bridesmaid's dress, to downsizing a dress for a bride who has lost two and a half

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-5806767164756501942011-05-02T07:30:00.005+01:002011-05-05T16:34:26.661+01:00

I think the Royal Wedding day will be one of those times that everyone remembers where they were to watch the big event. I was glued to my TV from eight thirty in the morning!One of the highlights for me was the arrival of the guests. I recognised some of the designers worn by the guest attending; Trevor Brooking’s wife looked lovely in a purple Ann Balon (available at The Wedding Shop,

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-1554668141238295272011-04-12T22:26:00.000+01:002011-04-20T21:28:21.214+01:00

How nice to have had some lovely weather at last, it makes us all feel in a better mood and we start to realise all the summer weddings are just around the corner. It has been a real contrast this year with some brides having very last minute weddings, to a bride this week who purchased her dress for November 2013. We also had a customer who couldn’t decide between two outfits in Jitters so she

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-32632676915096760102011-04-06T09:19:00.001+01:002011-05-19T09:53:35.552+01:00

Photo of the Week comes all the way from Lagos, Nigeria.Ngozi's Ronald Joyce wedding dress looked beautiful on her big day. Here's what she had to say... Hope you're all doing good?I got a beautiful Ronald Joyce dress in 2008 when I got married. I and everyone at the wedding loved my dress.My sister inlaw is currently shopping for a wedding dress, I'm hoping you would able to get us something

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-66430651953111481572011-03-30T07:12:00.000+01:002011-05-09T22:38:41.971+01:00

This week we feature Chloe Horsfield's bridesmaids who look fantastic in their Forever Yours dresses.Thanks go to Chloe for her kind letter.Thank you so much for the gorgeous dresses.The colours worked perfectly for our Christmas wedding.FromChloe & Terry Horsfield(Wedding date: 18th December 2010)

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-38160963319629130992011-03-23T23:18:00.003Z2011-05-09T21:57:27.506+01:00

Mary Frost has just popped this picture in to us, even though her wedding was last year.She hadn't forgotten the promise she'd made to bring us a picture of her Ronald Joyce dress for our photo board.

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-89779887537788138802011-03-16T21:55:00.004Z2011-05-09T21:12:02.783+01:00

Lynn Mitchell looked amazing in her couture Suzanne Neville wedding gown, her beautiful vintage-style headpiece and matched perfectly with the diamante on her shoes.We thank Lynn and her husband Peter for the lovely card.Dear all at The Wedding ShopJust to say a huge 'thank you' to you all for all your help in choosing and fitting my wedding dress, I felt amazing.Best wishes for the future.Lynn &

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-60302407131908215372011-03-09T06:45:00.002Z2011-03-30T10:47:32.984+01:00

It never ceases to amaze us how our customers continually send in a wealth of fantastic pictures along with such kind letters and cards.So, it's only fitting that we continually thank all of you for every photograph, card, letter and gift that you send and bring in to us!Dear Girls at 'The Wedding Shop'We had the most amazing wedding day and would like to thank you all for your excellent service

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-10636446593234164932011-03-02T10:17:00.002Z2011-03-30T10:27:38.970+01:00

We have a montage from Katie & Drew for Photo of The Week. Thanks for your kind words Katie.Dear Nicola & Bryony,Thank you for my beautiful wedding dress and all the alterations. We had such a great day and my dress was perfect. Thank you also for getting it cleaned, it looks lovely all boxed up.Hope you have a succesful year ahead.Best wishes,Katie

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-2976570551284953872011-03-01T10:20:00.002Z2011-04-07T10:25:47.941+01:00

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Our thanks go to Sulafa Ghalley this week for sending us her lovely pictures, here's what she had to say:Hello, It's Sulafa, don't know if you remember... but I'm the girl who went ahead with a last minute wedding at Leez Priory in December. Thank you so much for everything... it was the best day of my life!Post links: Leez Priory

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-84487635727333171802011-02-16T10:10:00.028Z2011-02-24T20:35:43.639Z

It's been a very busy few weeks of high and lows. Having just booked our flights for Barcelona to see the new 2012 Pronovias collections, to visiting London for the Pure exhibition to see the latest MOB (mother of the bride) collections for Autumn/Winter. The new Linea Raffaelli and Ian Stuart collections are particularly gorgeous. Lots of lovely colours and fabrics, not too dark and heavy, they

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-91003456479197655932011-02-16T08:35:00.008Z2011-03-01T16:43:57.725Z

This week we see Nicola's close friend Sally Porter feature in Photo of the Week.Sally's Sassi Holford wedding dress looked fantastic set alongside her turquoise theme. The groom, best men, bridesmaids, and much of the detail at the wedding, tastefully followed Sal's favourite colour.Jeff (The groom) and the guys all had Grey Prince Edward suits by Cameron Ross, and of course the signature

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-59630085035676871382011-02-09T08:05:00.001Z2011-02-18T14:29:15.417Z

This week we see Georgina Salisbury's strapless Pronovias wedding dress is complimented nicely by a vintage lace veil.

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-7091582673520781192011-02-02T10:00:00.000Z2011-02-18T14:03:58.603Z

Helen Dearman's Pronovias wedding dress looked understated and elegant, complimented by a silk hand-made shrug jacket, made in store by Bryony, one of our couture seamstresses.Helen kindly sent us a card with this lovely message inside:Dear Christine,Thank you so much for your kind help and advice - the dress looked so beautiful - I couldn't have been happier with it. It received so many

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-59231495139156259832011-01-27T09:40:00.003Z2011-02-18T10:24:11.473Z

This week our thanks go to Jane Spooner (née Black) for her lovely pictures. Her little bridesmaids are so adorable.And once again, we couldn't resist a second picture because it's so lovely.

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-86607680644828097632011-01-20T06:12:00.002Z2011-01-20T06:12:00.854Z

A bride from Bristol emailed me saying that she had been let down by a local bridal shop and despite having ordered a dress over 6 months ago, there was no sign of it arriving. With the wedding date approaching fast, she had no alternative but to start looking somewhere else where she could order the same dress.After several emails pinging back and forth, it was arranged for her to come and visit

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-74966838354331873812011-01-19T16:16:00.006Z2011-01-19T16:30:31.521Z

We've never seen a wedding picture quite like this one! Donna Chappell's wedding party were invited on this luxury yacht in Cyprus and I'm sure you'll agree it looks like a fabulous setting.Donna kindly sent us this card and wrote a lovely message:Christine and all at The Wedding Shop,From the bottom of my heart thank you very much for helping me choose & purchase my dream wedding dress!It was

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-28280427148365804792011-01-13T17:46:00.007Z2011-01-13T18:02:35.776Z

Our bride of the week is Kelly and her husband Dave, who also hired his menswear suits with us. I’m sure you’ll agree she looks absolutely stunning in her silver Ronald Joyce gown and the groom looks very handsome too!Here's what Kelly had to say:Hi Nicola,Sorry it’s taken forever for me to send you a photo! I’ve attached a couple for you so you can see how the dress looked. I was so pleased with

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-44322626880192404202011-01-12T22:20:00.011Z2011-01-12T23:41:06.008Z

I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year, with not too many helpings of Xmas pud’!I would like to thank all the girls that managed to make it through all the snow and ice to come in and have their fittings and look at the dresses. We were so busy in between Christmas and New Year with everyone trying to catch up with missed appointments.We had our belated Christmas dinner at Mr.G’s at

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-43325274032035776272011-01-06T11:25:00.003Z2011-01-10T11:33:30.647Z

We're starting the new year with a lovely card from Sarah Saunders who was thrilled with her wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses worn by her sisters.Many thanks go to Sarah for the card and pictures sent to the shop.

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-63619246853391344302010-12-22T19:04:00.005Z2011-01-13T18:04:22.619Z

Our longest serving member of staff, Bryony, is still pleasantly surprised when she receives thank you messages and photographs, even after 22 years at The Wedding Shop! Here's a lovely message that Bryony received from Raquel Surally.Dear Bryony Not sure if you remember me but you were my advisor for my wedding dress. I just wanted to thank you so much for all your help you were so lovely with

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-90793893717782046132010-12-16T17:03:00.004Z2010-12-16T17:10:21.430Z

Our thanks go to Elizabeth Pawle for sending us so many lovely pictures of her wedding day. Here's what she had to say.Dear Nicola It was lovely to see you again this morning. I'm so sorry I completely forgot to send you any photos of my dress on the day but please now find three attached. I've included one from the back as so many people told me how pretty it looked with the long veil. I was so

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-46907925281092160832010-12-08T17:43:00.010Z2010-12-08T18:41:52.926Z

The Serenity wedding dress from Victoria Jayne looked beautiful on Ieda, our photo of the week bride.It was such a pleasure serving Ieda and we were charmed by her lovely card.

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-84195176809127248972010-12-02T14:29:00.028Z2010-12-08T18:48:03.003Z

This week we have a really nice card from Hannah Harvey and her husband Saunders.Hannah had some kind words for The Wedding Shop team:"Thank you so much for all your help in the preparation for our wedding outfits. All the men looked amazing in the suits, and the dress fit like a dream. The service that we got was absolutely amazing and everyone was so friendly. Thanks again, here's another photo

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-50622874537859681702010-11-27T07:12:00.014Z2010-12-22T21:27:35.649Z

I am so excited that Prince William & Kate Middleton have announced that their wedding will be on the 29th April next year at Westminster Abbey. There's a rumour that Kate Middleton may wear a dress designed by one of two designers we stock, so will it be Jenny Packham or Suzanne Neville?Read the full Prince William & Kate Middleton's wedding article.

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-2689161191971571592010-11-25T09:30:00.012Z2010-11-26T20:26:11.923Z

A lady came in to the shop this morning and asked if we cleaned wedding dresses and how quickly could it be done, I said it usually took about three weeks and she asked if there was any way we could do it quicker.She then gave me the background story about her son and daughter-in-law’s wedding day. After the ceremony, the bride wasn’t feeling very well and the colour had drained from her face and

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-78546632692707254102010-11-24T14:41:00.024Z2010-12-08T18:47:53.046Z

This is Chloe in her gorgeous dress; we beaded the bodice for her to match in with her bridesmaids, thanks Chloe for popping in a photo of you all for our gallery. You all look fab!Nicola Gartonwww.theweddingshop.co.uk

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-83557813634849390372010-11-16T03:45:00.003Z2010-12-08T18:47:40.445Z

I think this photo really captures the bride and groom wonderfully and as she rightly says she will always be known as 'The bride with the red shoes'!

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-77953712630661629242010-11-15T11:33:00.013Z2010-12-08T18:45:27.535Z

Well, after months of planning, our new website launched at the end of October.We've had such a fantastic response it has been really amazing with brides coming from far and wide to visit us. We're still adding our new collections with more mother of the bride and groom collections to come soon.I love the shop history pages which look back over the last three decades of the shop and give a really

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-29455533687671886512010-06-29T22:49:00.016+01:002010-06-29T23:12:08.657+01:00

In preparation for our new web site launch we decided to do a photo shoot of all our mother of the bride and groom outfits so we can put them all on-line and let mums see that we haven't got a load of frumpy old mother of the bride and groom dresses!The shoot went really well and John Simpson of www.blokewithacamera.co.uk was in charge of art direction. He was brilliant and really captured the

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-61317325896914012062010-06-14T18:25:00.010+01:002010-06-14T18:40:04.195+01:00

I feel like my feet haven't touched the ground in the last 6 weeks. We have been on a buying trip to Barcelona to choose the new Pronovias dresses for 2011. I have to say that they always manage to come up with stunning new designs that are then copied by lots of other designers a year later! The catwalk show is truly amazing; the theme this year was ‘through the looking glass’ and it was

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-1027772685100649292010-05-11T10:41:00.003+01:002010-05-11T11:55:50.215+01:00

Well, the season really is in full swing now and at this time of year that means it goes crazy!If you’re looking for a dress for next year then please please order in good time. It’s lovely to have lots time for all your fittings and alterations, then there's no stress involved. At the moment we’re aiming to get all of our dresses delivered for late Autumn, so first and second fittings can be

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-28442264801405711622010-03-23T10:43:00.010Z2010-03-23T11:00:10.772Z

The season is now in full flow, the snow has gone and that little bit of sunshine makes us all feel better. The fashion show was enjoyed by all and I want to thank everyone who came along and the fabulous models for showing the outfits off so well, we had mums from all over the country and some even flew in from Jersey and Guernsey!I've just come back from the British Bridal Exhibition in

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-62866699238454367182010-01-28T16:00:00.015Z2010-02-01T12:24:27.345Z

I'm really glad to be in the new year. I don't want any more snow. It was wonderful before Christmas, my husband and daughter made a wonderful snowman, and shortly after that I got a call from my cake lady frantically saying she had a cake to deliver to a venue in the middle of nowhere for a wedding at 1pm, all the roads were un-gritted and as I had a 4x4 she wanted me to help her deliver it.

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-50837482840977337672009-10-12T19:30:00.009+01:002010-02-01T12:24:42.599Z

It's been another busy month in the shop since my last blog, ok I know it's almost two months but I'm still getting over the excitement of meeting Mary Portas!!September is when all of the wedding world descends on Harrogate to do all our main buying for the following season. It's a great chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones. There really are some fantastic new styles around for

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-84696797102016777802009-08-14T22:35:00.004+01:002009-08-15T10:41:58.833+01:00

This time of year is really crazy and as soon as the school holidays come around it seems to make us extra busy. Having said this every time I ask a bride if they're a teacher they say no. Halfway through serving a bride I happened to ask if she was a teacher and she said "No, I'm a journalist with Wedding Ideas magazine!" She was so lovely and settled on a gorgeous new Pronovias dress. I felt

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-65207154344367903022009-05-22T19:22:00.009+01:002009-06-03T09:09:38.725+01:00

I can't believe it's been a month since my last blog, time is going so quickly. My first brides are married now, including my lovely bride Stephanie who had the Jenny Packham 'Petra' who was wolf-whistled! She looked amazing, you can see some of her pictures on the brides gallery. Kate gets married tomorrow and I hope the weather is nice for all the brides getting married this week end.The

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-76918140127975126872009-04-24T17:44:00.003+01:002009-06-03T09:07:52.154+01:00

I must apologise to all of you for how long it's been since I wrote my last blog entry.You might remember that in my last post I was talking about going to the wedding of a very close friend. The day went perfectly, the weather was kind to us, the bride looked absolutely stunning in her designer dress, and my daughter Olivia was a flower girl and looked really gorgeous in her little dress that

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-36160905566220673862009-03-07T22:11:00.003Z2009-03-16T16:15:25.800Z

Well, it's show time! At this time of year the shows come thick and fast. Almost every weekend there is a show of one kind or another. Last weekend we were at Olympia for the National Wedding Show and this is always busy. It's really nice to be at such a buzzy show and it's great to see what all the other stands have on offer. This weekend we are off to Harrogate where we do our buying of wedding

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-57871439989905677802009-02-08T22:30:00.009Z2009-03-16T16:15:48.185Z

January has whizzed by and I can't believe we're in February already. Saturdays continue to be the busiest day and we're open some Sundays so make sure you ring for an appointment.The website is going from strength to strength and I must say a huge thank you to all the brides who have given me such a positive feedback about my blog! We have just introduced on-line sales for the mother of the

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-44188056130669989332009-01-16T10:10:00.002Z2009-04-30T18:54:49.220+01:00

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

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-73764746625213385332009-01-02T19:00:00.009Z2009-01-16T09:52:48.129Z

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

Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15089241161927414025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788440274999766092.post-34452914043557604212008-12-15T15:31:00.002Z2009-01-16T09:52:33.448Z

Hello to Katie and all the other brides out there who have read my blog and have noticed that I haven't written one for a few weeks! I honestly didn't think anyone would notice.Its been a lovely week in the shop, lots of fittings being done. Before Christmas is a very quiet time in most wedding shops, so if you're still looking for a dress, now is a fantastic time to have the shop to yourself,

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With so much attention focused on the bride and her wedding dress it's easy to forget that the bridesmaids will play a huge part in the wedding day and that the bridesmaids dresses can be the finishing touch, bringing together the whole wedding party or a fashion disaster leaving your guest wondering what you were thinking of!Read the full Focus on Bridesmaid Dresses article.

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For the last few years my husband has been telling me that I should write a blog about everything that goes on behind the scenes of my Colchester based bridal boutique.In February '09 our web site will be 10 years old, so I thought that it was about time I added something new for our visitors. One of the main reasons I finally decided to do it was because I wanted people to understand our work

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