Wedding dresses - all dress talk here!

[scatterheart]

Does anyone know any shops in the area that stock Sottero & Midgley AND Jenny Packham? Thanks

[h2407]

Does anyone know any shops in the area that stock Sottero & Midgley AND Jenny Packham? Thanks

 

Blushes bridal on London road sells sortero- my dress is one

[Kat88]

I got my dress yesterday!! Sorry, I am very excited... The main reason I am posting though is that I just wanted to offer a recommendation for Emily Bridal which is where I bought my dress from. The dress itself was amazing but even if I hadn't found 'the one' there I would still be recommending that people visit because the service was amazing. It was Saturday and obviously busy but I never felt rushed, there didn't seem to be a limit on how many dresses I could try on (when I had narrowed it down to two they were happy to let me try them both on again), and I was made to feel really really special. Also I am a curvy 14 and even though a couple of the samples were a bit too small for me I was not made to feel like this was a problem. My 'entourage' was treated really well too, with coffee etc. When I found the one I liked they spent ages making suggestions of how I could personalise it a bit. The changing area was really lovely, and private.

 

I had another appointment in another bridal shop straight after and so I decided to not commit to the dress until I had been in another shop, I went to the other shop and found nothing even remotely as amazing so I went back to Emily and they even let me try on the dress again, despite having other people to see to, and gave me and my ladies champagne to celebrate!

 

I felt amazing the whole time I was there, and the whole experience was exactly what you would hope for for this special day. And no, I don't work for them and I'm not related to them!

 

A place I certainly won't be recommending to people is Pronuptia - tried on quite a few dresses here but the samples were dirty and torn (and seemed quite out of date too), the changing area was a tiny curtained-off booth and they kept bringing people through the area where I was trying dresses on. I felt rushed here, I know it was a Saturday and its a busy time of year, but buying a wedding dress is a massive decision, and I won't be inclined to buy one anywhere I felt rushed. A friend of mine has had a bad experience with them after ordering her dress from there and yesterday really did nothing to change my mind about them.

 

Good luck to everyone looking for their dress!

 

I agree, although I didn't end up buying my dress from Emily Bridal the service and atmosphere there was lovely. Very polite and as mentioned you weren't made to feel rushed, and guests where treated nicely. I ended up buying my dress from Freya Bridal which is sadly closing down. Beautiful dress, excellent service and they have a sale on at the moment (due to closing)....

 

2 months to go!

[Blakeney]

Hello everyone - just thought I'd mention this for anyone who is on a tight budget and looking for a vintage dress. My budget was £500 so I had to stay away from all the amazing looking traditional wedding dress shops. There aren't too many specialist vintage wedding dress shops in the north of England - I ended up going to see a lady in Oakham who has a showroom in the front room of her immaculately done out vintage house. Just beautiful and also quite a nice drive down from Sheffield on a Saturday morning. She has a great range of vintage dresses, 1920's onwards - some lovely accessories and headpieces - and also some vintage Japanese wedding kimonos! I can't add a link as I'm new but if you search for Abigail's Vintage on Google it comes up straight away

[Mattenmurg]

Hello!

 

I'm after advice on a dress on a budget. I'm looking at £500 so alas, I'm going to have to avoid Blissful Daze, Emily and The White Room.

 

Any recommendations for where a more budget bride should try?

[mjd83]

Hello!

 

I'm after advice on a dress on a budget. I'm looking at £500 so alas, I'm going to have to avoid Blissful Daze, Emily and The White Room.

 

Any recommendations for where a more budget bride should try?

 

One of my friends got her dress from New York Bridal in Eckington - they have a lot of samples/last season dresses so you can get some bargains!

[Kat88]

Hello!

 

I'm after advice on a dress on a budget. I'm looking at £500 so alas, I'm going to have to avoid Blissful Daze, Emily and The White Room.

 

Any recommendations for where a more budget bride should try?

 

Have you tried any of the high street stores like Debehams, BHS or Monsoon (I seriously considered getting mine from there). They are between £100-400 and have some really beautiful dresses

[Geanie]

You could try Choola on Eccie road. I got my dress for £600 in the end of season sale (was originally £1200) It was 2 sizes too big, so I spent £150 on alterations.

 

You will probably catch the Autumn/winter sale as the spring collections come in.

 

They also have off the peg dresses up stairs starting at £400.

 

http://www.choola.co.uk/

 

Worth a look!

 

xxx

[topdog]

While browsing for dresses I came across

http://www.diydress.co.uk/wedding-apparel/wedding-dresses/

I am not sure how good they are as a trader, has anyone had any experience? Looks a little bit 'too good to be true' considering the prices!

Regardless however, there are hundreds of beautiful dresses to look at for ideas, if you are looking for inspiration.

I am finding that the bridal shops' websites (as opposed to online only retailers) rarely have a catalogue of the dresses they sell, usually it is done by collection/designer or a link to a designer's page. Presumably to encourage you to come and try some on So to have a massive selection to simply look at and get an idea of what you want was a useful discovery

[gemma86]

I'm beginning to wonder how realistic a £500 dress is...

 

I echo the comments about Emily Bridal and tried on 2 dresses in there that I would wear, but the price is far from what I was thinking. That being said, I've visited Choola, The Bridal House, Blushes, New York Bride, Francesca and Berketex and not seen anything I like (that doesn't have lots of layers and a long train!) for anything less that £800.

 

I've even been to Meadowhall today to look in BHS, Debenhams and Monsoon. Monsoon in Meadowhall are shutting down so they have lots of dresses in at around £120. That being said, none were for me, and the department stores had 1 dress in each. I have seen one one the Monsoon website, but I'm feeling a bit disheartened unless you do get something from a highstreet store, £1000 is about right for a wedding dress?

 

I don't fancy ordering online - I want to see the dress and understand how it's going to fit before I pay money for it - for example, I'm finding how far down something drops from the waist makes a big difference on me and you can't guarantee it until you try it.

 

Can anyone say otherwise for shops in Rotherham/S.Yorks/Chesterfield?