Joyous January

Joyous January

This is the month of many excited brides visiting the stores, searching online and getting things booked!! Whether you got engaged over Christmas and can’t wait to get out dress shopping or this is the year of the wedding, it all starts happening NOW! Christmas...
Let me help you…

Let me help you…

“So I’ve cut the hem off for you ready to be sewn up to the right length.” Now this would be fine except this hem was not one bit straight and looked like it had been gnawed off not cut with shears at all.   In reality the help the customer...
The Measure of You

The Measure of You

Quite simply, being measured for your wedding dress is more complicated than you think. It’s not as easy as just popping a tape measure around yourself and thinking the dress will be a perfect fit.  For a start, do you know which exact measurements the retailer...
The Price of Perfection

The Price of Perfection

The wedding day.  It’s been dreamed of for months, possibly years.  Brides and grooms have very clear ideas of how they want it to be and they want the day to be perfect for them.  Most understand that some things may not go to plan – you can’t...
They come in all shapes and sizes…

They come in all shapes and sizes…

We garment technicians would be without a job if everyone was a perfect sample size and 5′ 10″ tall! Every wedding dress would fit perfectly and there would be no need for all those fun fittings in your gown on the lead up to your wedding. However,...
Congratulations!  You’re engaged! 

Congratulations!  You’re engaged! 

You might be at the newsagent, buying every bridal magazine going, scouring the internet for venues, photographer, cake makers and even the wedding dress, but before you start trying to Instamessage Claire Waight Keller to request a replica Meghan dress, I have other...