Showing posts with label pronovias. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pronovias. Show all posts
31 May 2012
Chilled-out Wedding Shop
It’s been a very busy time for us in the new shop and thank goodness for our amazing air conditioning, our brides have really enjoyed being able to try on the dresses without melting and coffee and tea has been replaced with orange juice and iced water!
15 July 2011
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!
12 April 2011
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.
09 February 2011
Photo of the Week #12
This week we see Georgina Salisbury's strapless Pronovias wedding dress is complimented nicely by a vintage lace veil.
02 February 2011
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
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
14 June 2010
Flying & buying
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.
23 March 2010
Buyer beware!
The season is now in full flow, the snow has gone and that little bit of sunshine makes us all feel better.
14 August 2009
Prêt-à-Portas
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 like I'd been secret shoppered!
So many of our beautiful brides have got married recently, Debbie, Jodie, Karen and Louise who both had our Groomswear. Louise was married at the Town Hall and her reception was two doors down from our shop at The Lemon Tree. We saw a bridal car arrive outside and when she stepped out she looked breathtaking, the groom looked good too! It was like watching royalty.
We are having a Jenny Packham designer day on Saturday the 19th September, so if you like Jenny Packham dresses you'll want to book early to avoid disappointment. We'll have an extended collection plus special offers on that day.
Last month I received an email from a bride who got married several years ago, she said that she hoped I'd remembered her, and always called herself the "mad woman" and I knew exactly who she was. At the time she had just found out she was pregnant and was absolutely ecstatic, she thought the chance for children had passed her by and we were all so pleased for her. Sadly, shortly after this she lost the baby, it was devastating. She said that since the wedding and losing her baby she had developed breast cancer, and was taking the drug Herceptin. She told me how in her darkest moments she had remembered all the happy times she had spent with us choosing her dress and having all her fittings, and it had helped her through. I was so touched to think that after so many years and after all she'd been through we had given her such special memories and that she had taken the time to let me know how she was feeling, it was very humbling.
August is our buying time for all of the Spring/Summer 2010 mother of the bride collections. It's really exciting to see all the new designs, we have taken on some new labels including Luis Civit and Marchello, as well as revisiting our firm favourites Linea Raffaelli and Paule Vasseur. They're all amazing and its so exciting you just want to have them in your shop NOW! All you mums out there are in for a real treat.
In between appointments just behind Oxford Circus where all the fashion houses are, we have our favourite little cafe where we always stop for lunch, delicious Ciabatta and quick and easy when your in a hurry, not at all glamorous, imagine my surprise when I looked around and saw Natasha Kaplinsky was sitting there drinking a coffee. No sooner had I said to Lesley "there's Natasha Kaplinsky sitting over there" when Mary Portas walked in!!!!!
I couldn't believe it, she was sitting right in front of me. I couldn't stop myself, and went over to her and told her that I owned a bridal shop and that we were all devoted fans of her Mary Queen of Shops programs and thought she was an inspiration to all of us. I asked her if she would autograph one of our shop brochures and she did! She asked my name and wrote me a personalised message! I couldn't stop shaking I was so excited, what a fantastic lady, I texted everyone I knew and it was only my Dad that said "Who's Mary Portas?". You gotta laugh!
So many of our beautiful brides have got married recently, Debbie, Jodie, Karen and Louise who both had our Groomswear. Louise was married at the Town Hall and her reception was two doors down from our shop at The Lemon Tree. We saw a bridal car arrive outside and when she stepped out she looked breathtaking, the groom looked good too! It was like watching royalty.
We are having a Jenny Packham designer day on Saturday the 19th September, so if you like Jenny Packham dresses you'll want to book early to avoid disappointment. We'll have an extended collection plus special offers on that day.
Last month I received an email from a bride who got married several years ago, she said that she hoped I'd remembered her, and always called herself the "mad woman" and I knew exactly who she was. At the time she had just found out she was pregnant and was absolutely ecstatic, she thought the chance for children had passed her by and we were all so pleased for her. Sadly, shortly after this she lost the baby, it was devastating. She said that since the wedding and losing her baby she had developed breast cancer, and was taking the drug Herceptin. She told me how in her darkest moments she had remembered all the happy times she had spent with us choosing her dress and having all her fittings, and it had helped her through. I was so touched to think that after so many years and after all she'd been through we had given her such special memories and that she had taken the time to let me know how she was feeling, it was very humbling.
August is our buying time for all of the Spring/Summer 2010 mother of the bride collections. It's really exciting to see all the new designs, we have taken on some new labels including Luis Civit and Marchello, as well as revisiting our firm favourites Linea Raffaelli and Paule Vasseur. They're all amazing and its so exciting you just want to have them in your shop NOW! All you mums out there are in for a real treat.
In between appointments just behind Oxford Circus where all the fashion houses are, we have our favourite little cafe where we always stop for lunch, delicious Ciabatta and quick and easy when your in a hurry, not at all glamorous, imagine my surprise when I looked around and saw Natasha Kaplinsky was sitting there drinking a coffee. No sooner had I said to Lesley "there's Natasha Kaplinsky sitting over there" when Mary Portas walked in!!!!!
I couldn't believe it, she was sitting right in front of me. I couldn't stop myself, and went over to her and told her that I owned a bridal shop and that we were all devoted fans of her Mary Queen of Shops programs and thought she was an inspiration to all of us. I asked her if she would autograph one of our shop brochures and she did! She asked my name and wrote me a personalised message! I couldn't stop shaking I was so excited, what a fantastic lady, I texted everyone I knew and it was only my Dad that said "Who's Mary Portas?". You gotta laugh!
22 May 2009
Highs, Lows & Smelly Cabbage
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 highlight of the month has definitely been going to the Tower of London to see the launch of the new Suzanne Neville Collection. What a treat! She truly is a world class designer and the new dresses were breath taking. I'm so excited about all the new dresses we've got coming in. The new Pronovias 2010 preview collection is now in, you can see them on our Pronovias page, they are really yummy!
The saddest thing was a bride who was to be married in the summer, her mother had become gravely ill and the wedding was moved forward to ensure she would be there, then we had a phone call first thing Monday morning to say that things had taken a turn for the worst and the bride collected her dress, drove straight to the hospice where they were married that morning at 11am. The bride was so brave and I'm sure it meant a lot to her and her mum to have the service there. Every now and then something like this happens which makes your realise not to take things for granted and keep a sense of perspective on the little things that can get blown out of all proportion.
As with most businesses we have noticed an increase in custom from fellow Europeans who have either chosen to settle here permanently or are just over here working for a few years before returning home. It's amazing that only one of all the girls I have asked is marrying an Englishman, most are marrying from within there own communities. Although one of our Australian brides met her New Zealander fiancee here in London. When trying to pronounce the name of the most beautiful Polish bride she told me to pronounce it 'smeelly cabbidge'! I couldn't believe the most stunning girl asking me to call her a 'smelly cabbage'! I asked why she hadn't chosen a prettier way of saying it and she told me that I wouldn't forget this way, and she was right. Four months after ordering her dress she came in for a fitting and I said "Ah look, Miss Smelly Cabbage is here for her fitting!" She just fell about laughing!
The highlight of the month has definitely been going to the Tower of London to see the launch of the new Suzanne Neville Collection. What a treat! She truly is a world class designer and the new dresses were breath taking. I'm so excited about all the new dresses we've got coming in. The new Pronovias 2010 preview collection is now in, you can see them on our Pronovias page, they are really yummy!
The saddest thing was a bride who was to be married in the summer, her mother had become gravely ill and the wedding was moved forward to ensure she would be there, then we had a phone call first thing Monday morning to say that things had taken a turn for the worst and the bride collected her dress, drove straight to the hospice where they were married that morning at 11am. The bride was so brave and I'm sure it meant a lot to her and her mum to have the service there. Every now and then something like this happens which makes your realise not to take things for granted and keep a sense of perspective on the little things that can get blown out of all proportion.
As with most businesses we have noticed an increase in custom from fellow Europeans who have either chosen to settle here permanently or are just over here working for a few years before returning home. It's amazing that only one of all the girls I have asked is marrying an Englishman, most are marrying from within there own communities. Although one of our Australian brides met her New Zealander fiancee here in London. When trying to pronounce the name of the most beautiful Polish bride she told me to pronounce it 'smeelly cabbidge'! I couldn't believe the most stunning girl asking me to call her a 'smelly cabbage'! I asked why she hadn't chosen a prettier way of saying it and she told me that I wouldn't forget this way, and she was right. Four months after ordering her dress she came in for a fitting and I said "Ah look, Miss Smelly Cabbage is here for her fitting!" She just fell about laughing!
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