Summer Turns To Autumn

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.

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Summer Madness

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!

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In Bloom

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.

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Royal Romance

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!

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Spring is in the air!

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.

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Photo of the Week #20

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 equally nice within her budget.

So sorry it's coming 3 years late, better late than never :)

Photo of the Week #19

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.

From

Chloe & Terry Horsfield
(Wedding date: 18th December 2010)

Photo of the Week #18

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.

Photo of the Week #17

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 Shop

Just 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 & Peter Mitchell

x x x

Photo of the Week #16

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 and advice with regards to my wedding dress, the 'Hilton'. The dress was beautiful and the comments I have had both at the wedding and since have been outstanding.

We are both now embarking on a new adventure to Prague, but on my return in the new year I will call in to see you all with photographs.

Love

Sarah & Jon Beill

Photo of the Week #15

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

London Fashion Week

A huge thank you to my dear friend Karen Taft (MD of Benjamin Roberts and Enzoani), for inviting me as a VIP guest to a LFW (London Fashion Week) fashion show and party at a swanky night club in the west end. I really am getting too old for wearing 6” heels!

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Photo of the Week #14

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!

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Leez Priory

Highs and Lows

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.

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Photo of the Week #13

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 turquoise handkerchief in the breast pocket.

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• Sassi Holford



• Cameron Ross

Photo of the Week #12

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

Photo of the Week #11

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 compliments from the guests and from people who've seen the photos. It was the perfect dress!

Many thanks

Love Helen

Photo of the Week #10

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.

8 Hour Road Trip

A bride from Bristol contacted me to say that she'd been let down by a her local bridal shop. Despite having ordered her dress six months ago, it hadn't arrived. With her wedding approaching fast, she had no choice but to start looking elsewhere for her dress.

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Photo of the Week #9

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 packed perfectly and travelled very well to Cyprus with us. The service I received from The Wedding Shop was second to none and I would not hesitate to recommend you to friends + family.

Thanks again

Donna Chappell (nee Calder)


And we've changed the format a bit this week with two pictures because we couldn't decide which one to use.

Photo of the Week #8

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 it and had lots of compliments on the day.

Thanks again to you & all the staff at The Wedding Shop who helped us with my dress and our suits. The service we received was fantastic.

Happy New Year,

Regards,


Kelly & Dave Wareham

Girls Night

I hope you've all had a good Christmas break, with not too many helpings of Christmas pudding!

I'd like to thank all the girls who managed to struggle through the snow to make their fittings and look at our dresses. We were so busy in between Christmas and New Year with everyone trying to catch up with missed appointments.

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Photo of the Week #7

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.