The move to The Chapel has been fantastic for Corinne and I. The privacy and seclusion makes for relaxing appointments but a casualty of this is that we are no longer able to provide bridesmaids dresses for anyone except our own brides.
As I have told some girls enquiring about this they have got rather cross, offended even. I really wish we could carry on helping everyone but without a large dedicated space for groups of bridesmaids and a separate consultant to ensure large volumes of traffic the service is not a viable business proposition.
It is a casualty of our move and I am sorry for that. In our new home we would have not got to help both Leanne and Stephanie whose weddings were beautiful, and whose bridesmaids we were delighted to dress.
I am blogging both weddings to thank the girls for their custom and for being so lovely and also to acknowledge and apologise to all the brides we can no longer help.
Leanne wearing Sassi Holford
I met Leanne the first time I went to Gate Street Barn for their wedding showcase. Leanne’s dress was already bought and we chatted styling and bridesmaids. A visit to Miss Bush followed and bridesmaids were selected but the path of true dress-love does not run smooth. JLM Couture, in their infinite wisdom, decided to discontinue the style of dress that Leanne’s girls loved. Luckily we had two dresses in toning vintage shades and were able to sell off the peg despite needing some alterations.
I loved appointments with Leanne, although she did look like the most nervous bride in the world at our last meeting, swallowing Recue Remedy hourly!
Without our bridesmaids service I would never have got to play even the smallest part in Leanne’s wedding but with my sensible business head on I have to admit our appointments were 100% fun and 0% profit due to the discontinuation debacle. When I win the Euro Millions this kind of management dullness can be overlooked and I can play dress up endlessly.
All nerves vanished on the day and Leanne’s tremendous creativity and crafting looked stunning and inspirational on the day.
I am thrilled to be able to share Leanne & Jack’s day with you as much as I was thrilled to be able to look at another Gate Street triumph. I spent so much time with Leanne and her family that I was desperate to see the day turn out beautifully and it did. Leanne also picked many of the Miss Bush regulars and some more that are now firmly on my radar.
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Photography: Amy B Photography
The Dress: Sassi Holford from Carina Baverstock Couture
Bridesmaids: Two Birds from Miss Bush
Hair: Claire and Andrea from Love Hair & Co
Venue: Gate Street Barn, Surrey
Flowers: Rosie Orr
Catering: Kalm Kitchen
Suits: French Connection at Moss Bros
Stephanie wearing Suzanne Neville
Tartan, always tricky. Before I get lynched by the Scottish side of my family let me explain myself. Brides can have favourite flowers, colours and themes in mind for their wedding but fall in love with a Scot and inevitably you find yourself juggling with the dress tartan dilemma.
Stephanie, along with Miss Bush legend Corinne spent much time with the colour match predicament and it worked out beautifully. Bold purple Twobirds compliment the minimalism of Suzanne Neville and the kilts.
I had to share the wedding photos as Downton Abbey is a guilty pleasure and Stephanie’s wedding is held in Highclere Castle, setting for the nation’s favourite Sunday night sofa surf!
Both Stephanie and her Mum are in bespoke Suzanne Neville, a perennial Miss Bush star! In Stephanie’s words;
“I absolutely loved my dress and know I made the right decision & I did learn to love the tartan ha, it looks fab in the photos and worked well with the purple!”
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Dress: Suzanne Neville from Suzanne Neville
Bridesmaids: Two Birds from Miss Bush
Venue: Highclere Castle
Photography: Danni Beach
Emma Meek, MD of Miss Bush
Miss Bush is Surrey’s leading designer bridal shop
