Wedding Dresses

Social enterprise, Brides Do Good offers brides a more ethical way to wed, by connecting the power of designer wedding dress shopping with eradicating child marriage. Offering a wide range of sustainable wedding gowns at their pop up events.

Each year, 12 million girls around the world are married before they reach the age of 18. Nearly one every two seconds. If there is no reduction, the global number of women married as children will reach 1.2 billion by 2050.

In a bid to tackle this global issue, Brides Do Good, is encouraging women from all over the UK to say ‘I do’ to sustainable wedding dress shopping – and to harness the power of the bridal industry to support charity programmes that empower girls, educate communities and end child marriage.

You’ve received an invitation to a wedding which is exciting enough, but even more so if the wedding is of a different culture. It is sure to be a great experience – but what will you wear? It is hard enough trying to find a wedding outfit in the UK. Luckily Charles Tyrwhitt, retailers of quality morning suits, have investigated how the culture of the bride and groom can change the dress code of a wedding.

How will the bride be dressed?

Tradition in the UK is for the bride to be wearing a white gown, usually accompanied by a veil and long train. But how do our own bridal traditions compare to India, Japan and China?

Japan

Most women have dreamt of their wedding dress since they were little, and it is arguably the biggest decision of their big day. But how do you decide on the style? Do you want a heavily embellished dress, something more elegant and classic, a budget-friendly option or a gown that makes you stand out from the crowd?

Mothers are an important part of our lives, and having had mothering Sunday recently, it’s a perfect time to think about how they’d feel on the big day, especially as a lot of mothers will have waited their whole lives for the occasion and it can be as important to them as it is to the bride and groom. Everyone looks to see what the mother of the bride and groom are wearing as well as the bride, so of course they want to feel extra special and fabulous. The traditional mother of the bride outfit style isn’t one that all mothers want to wear, and to find that perfect outfit can be almost as difficult as buying the wedding dress. So the question then is where do they buy their outfit from if they don’t want the traditional look?

WED2B, the UK's largest and fastest growing retailer of wedding dresses, opened its newest bridal store in Chesham on Friday 2nd February. Chesham is now home to WED2B’s 28th store and opens in perfect time for the wedding season. It is the brand’s second store in Buckinghamshire, with their first being in nearby Milton Keynes.

The new affordable bridal store occupies 97-99 High Street, with generous space to browse and try on dresses. The store will stock hundreds of gowns in different designs, in sizes 6-30 and priced under £699. It will also offer bridesmaids’ dresses, a wide selection of bridal accessories and has plenty of space for bridal party fittings, with spacious changing rooms.

Wedding bells are ringing over at vintage boutique Collectif! We caught up with the the vintage vixens themselves about their stunning new Collectif Bridal Collection for SS18. The collection is set to appeal to brides with a passion for vintage fashion, offering vintage bridal gowns designed with luxurious fabrics and sumptuous trimmings. In their brand new bridal collection, brides to be will find Collectif bridal gowns in a selection of timeless vintage styles with classic vintage themes, and some extra special dresses and separates with a quirky Collectif twist.

Can you not bear the idea of packing your wedding dress in your closet after the big day? If you’re looking for a better way to keep your beautiful gown without storing it out of sight, look no further than Love Keep Create…

Rather than wearing your dress once and storing it away, transform your bridal attire into any elegant, statement keepsake to keep out for years with this innovative brand.

Love Keep Create, a keepsake company and Dragons’ Den winner, is brimming with adorable ideas to ensure priceless moments are remembered forever. By taking sentimental clothing or blankets from your past, these memory makers recreate your fabric into a favourite keepsake design, from adorable animals to striking quilts and cushions.

Chelmsford based bridal boutique for the design led bride, Rock The Frock, has recently launched their first bridal collection, designed by their founder Karen Whybro. The collection has been heavily influenced by the designs of the 1960s and 1970s and features capes, trouser suits, ballooned chiffon sleeves alongside modern separates such as pastel lace bodies and crops. Karen, only 4 years ago, was a primary school teacher, who frustrated at both the education sector and how hard it was to find a wedding dress that suited her style, decided to quit to open what is now a hugely influential boutique, and is franchising across UK and internationally in 2018.

Blue has been a desired color for weddings for centuries. Blue is so beautiful and it is easily accented and works well with any venue. But to find why blue has held on in the rainbow of wedding colors for so long, we have to look to history.

You have probably heard the rhyme associated with brides, “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” This was more than a rhyme during the Victorian era. This was a recipe for a happy marriage that people of the day strongly believed in.

Winter is such a magical season of year to tie the knot. As snow sails to the ground, embrace the crisp air as your dress will still be the star of the show. That's why WED2B’s truly talented stylists have revealed their top tips for staying warm and looking wonderful this winter, with their winter wedding dress style guide.

Cover up and stay warm

The countdown is on and your wedding plans are in full force. Boxes are being ticked off and time is ticking by. Now is the time to make to make plans for your girls-only day, the day you pick that special wedding dress that you may have been dreaming of since you were a little girl.

You may have butterflies in your stomach as you walk through the doors of the wedding dress shop with your nearest female friends and family. Emotions may be high for all of you, as today is the day you get to feel like a princess, trying on wedding dresses until you find your perfect match. But all this is completely normal - after all, it’s not every day you get married.