Looking ahead to 2008
We are now well and truly into our busiest Bridal months and have seen lots of our beautiful brides come for their last fittings and then take their stunning gowns for their Wedding Day. Many of our brides are kind enough to come and see us after the wedding and bring their photograph albums for us to see. It is always lovely for us to see the pictures of them looking so happy on their special day.
Here in Shrewsbury we have a number of businesses who feature on a website www.thebestof.co.uk. The site aims to promote just that - the best in Shrewsbury and we are very happy to be associated with that. Customers now have the facility to leave feedback on any of the businesses that they have visited, and we have just had our first review which we are absolutely thrilled about. Please do check it out.
As well as thinking about the rest of this year, we are also thinking ahead to 2008. We already have a number of brides who have booked their gown with us and we have started to arrange fabric samples and take measurements so that we can begin work on their designs. It is always an exciting time seeing sketches take shape, first into cotton mock-ups of the dress, and then see the bride try her actual gown on for the first time. It can be quite an emotional moment and we always have plenty of tissues on hand!
Autumn sees us looking at our designs and deciding what was succesful and where we can take the collection forward. We take the opportunity to look at themes and trends for the coming seasons and plan new gowns to include in our repertoire - of course being couturiers these designs are used as inspirations for our clients. We have noticed with veils this coming year that the Spanish mantilla is proving to be a key look. We are able to obtain some wonderful designs which are very flattering. It would also appear that cleaner, sharper lines are more evident, and it may be a case of less is more.
As well as looking to make new showroom samples, we also take the opportunity to remove some styles from the collection which we decide we won't take forward. These can be purchased at an extremely favourable price and we also have some eveningwear which we discount at half -price. It is worth coming into the showroom and asking to see what is available.
We are also thinking about the styles we will take with us to the NEC in October for the National Wedding Show www.nationalweddingshow.co.uk. We will be exhibiting there from the 12th to the 14th and always have a very busy time there seeing lots of brides. It's a great show to go to if you are planning your wedding as there are hundreds of suppliers showing everything you could possibly need for your wedding. It's very busy with a great buzz and a fabulous place to get lots of inspiration. We hope to see you there!
Here in Shrewsbury we have a number of businesses who feature on a website www.thebestof.co.uk. The site aims to promote just that - the best in Shrewsbury and we are very happy to be associated with that. Customers now have the facility to leave feedback on any of the businesses that they have visited, and we have just had our first review which we are absolutely thrilled about. Please do check it out.
As well as thinking about the rest of this year, we are also thinking ahead to 2008. We already have a number of brides who have booked their gown with us and we have started to arrange fabric samples and take measurements so that we can begin work on their designs. It is always an exciting time seeing sketches take shape, first into cotton mock-ups of the dress, and then see the bride try her actual gown on for the first time. It can be quite an emotional moment and we always have plenty of tissues on hand!
Autumn sees us looking at our designs and deciding what was succesful and where we can take the collection forward. We take the opportunity to look at themes and trends for the coming seasons and plan new gowns to include in our repertoire - of course being couturiers these designs are used as inspirations for our clients. We have noticed with veils this coming year that the Spanish mantilla is proving to be a key look. We are able to obtain some wonderful designs which are very flattering. It would also appear that cleaner, sharper lines are more evident, and it may be a case of less is more.
As well as looking to make new showroom samples, we also take the opportunity to remove some styles from the collection which we decide we won't take forward. These can be purchased at an extremely favourable price and we also have some eveningwear which we discount at half -price. It is worth coming into the showroom and asking to see what is available.
We are also thinking about the styles we will take with us to the NEC in October for the National Wedding Show www.nationalweddingshow.co.uk. We will be exhibiting there from the 12th to the 14th and always have a very busy time there seeing lots of brides. It's a great show to go to if you are planning your wedding as there are hundreds of suppliers showing everything you could possibly need for your wedding. It's very busy with a great buzz and a fabulous place to get lots of inspiration. We hope to see you there!
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