Real Brides

Elegance and Lace 








Story told by the wonderful bride, Christina.

"Alex and I met in 2011 after I had moved in the house across the street from him. From neighbours to friends, we became inseparable since the day we met.  He proposed to me in April 2014, and we couldn't wait to start planning our big day.  We were married at the Gates on Roblin, a beautiful venue overlooking the river in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  We wanted to have a formal garden themed wedding...flowers, flowers and more flowers!  Our colours for our big day were blush and gold.  We wanted a more informal look for our wedding party, so each of the bridesmaids wore different pink coloured dresses, and our groomsmen wore different outfits, all with a hint of pink.  

The outdoor ceremony was both intimate and lovely. The weather was hot - about 34C that day - and our wedding programs doubled as fans to keep out guests cool for the duration of the short ceremony.  Following the ceremony, we hosted a cocktail reception on the huge outdoor deck overlooking the river.  Guests enjoyed music and champagne before the reception began.  

We wanted our reception to be elegant and classy.  We opted to skip most of the wedding traditions; we did not have a head table, nor formal dinner, no speeches, no children, and no bouquet tosses or bride and groom's first dance.  Rather, we hosted a cocktail reception with delicious foods like salmon tartar, ahi tuna tataki, and beef carpaccio canapé. We had done a wine tasting months before-hand and picked a delicious Argentinian Malbec and a Chilean Sauvignon Blanc.  We wanted to spend more time socialising with our guests, so there was no formal sit-down for supper.  In lieu of dancing to "our song" (Falling Slowly, Glen Hasgard), we decided to perform it instead.  We both sang together, and my husband played the guitar and I played the piano.  We loved the intimacy of the performance (and rehearsing together was a load of fun too!).  We had hand selected our entire playlist for the evening; our DJ did a fantastic job of keeping the mood light with our indie pop selections.  We wanted our guests to feel as though they were at a party, and a party it was!  Dancing got underway near the end of the evening, and before the lights went down and the music turned up; we had everyone gather on the outdoor deck one more time for a fantastic 15-minute fireworks show - another surprise we had in store for our guests.

What a wonderful day it was!  

I received many (many!) compliments on my lovely Naomi Neoh "Peony" gown.  It fit my curvy figure perfectly, and I felt very pretty wearing it.  It was a very hot day, and the dress was light and airy so I really did not feel the heat (not like my husband in his 3-piece suit!).   It was a very windy day, and my dress and hair were flowing making for lovely pictures and dramatic video!  We had two photographers and two videographers and they all said I picked the perfect dress for the day.

A huge Thank you to the Bridal House of Cornwall for your wonderful service.  They sold me my beautiful gown and had a gorgeous matching veil made which looked beautiful with my flower crown.  I couldn't have been more pleased!!"

English Rose 




Congratulations to the beautiful Claire Whiten (formally known as Johnson) who was married in our Vivian gown in blush with the Leigh jacket both from the wonderful Naomi Neoh. Her bridesmaids look stunning our Dessy dresses (style 6697) in blush too. Blushing bride and bridesmaids, the colours are just magical. Thankyou for the kind words too Claire, we love your photos and wish you all the best in your new happy marriage! "Thank you so much for helping me get the perfect wedding dress, shoes and bridesmaids dresses; the service was so personal and everyone cared about making it all perfect, thank you so much."

Coconut Bay Wedding 










We have another spectacular real bride story to bring you! Sarah Westington had the most movie moment wedding set in the incredible surrounding of Coconut Bay in St. Lucia...wow right?! When we found this out we were already green with envy and then we saw her photos! We couldn't be happier to see what a wonderful day she had in her Naomi Neoh gown that floated effortlessly in the tropical breeze.The photographer for this magical day was Kendal Moonie, who even got blessed enough to shoot the beautiful Sarah next to a double rainbow over the sea. Could her day get anymore fairytale-like? The ceremony took place in the beach gazebo and after they had a meal with relatives. The lovely couple had relatives from Canada and England and there was a total of 13 of them all together. A beautiful initmate event in paradise. BIG thankyou for sending us in your story and a HUGE congratulations on your wedding day Sarah!

Abbie's Woodland Wedding Testimonial 







"Hi Kelly, Tash & Linda! I hope you are all well. Sorry for the time it's taken to message you, the last few weeks have been a whirlwind. I just wanted to message to say thank you. The whole wedding dress experience was something I was dreading being a bigger girl. It took me months to pluck up the courage to go and try any on, with the fear of none fitting or my dream of a lace vintage inspired dress being unrealistic for someone my size. After a terrible experiment at another dress shop (where all my above fears happened!) I was so defeated that I almost didn't attend the proposed appointment with you wonderful girls. I'm so glad I came! You were so kind, enthusiastic, understanding and confidence boosting from the get go! You replenished all my upset and dread about finding my dress with elation and joy! I was able to try on every dress that took my fancy at the boutique regardless of size and I found the most beautiful dress Marianne! I cried with delight when I tried her on because she was everything I had dreamt of and more! I felt (and looked!) beautiful in her and I will never be able to thank you enough for that. I am truly saddened that the day and the dress purchasing/ alterations are over because that means my time with all of you wonderful ladies is to. Thank you for making me always feel so welcome and special when I visited. Most importantly thank you for giving me the confidence I needed (and as a bride, deserved) to wear my dress with absolute pride on the day I got married! She (Marianne) blew everyone away, especially Tobe and I have never felt prettier than I did on that day! When we finally get round to thank you cards yours will be on its way I just wanted to message in the mean time to let you know how much of a difference you all made to the day. Apologise for the copious amounts of photos I'm about to send over but I thought you might like to see her in action! Thank you once again. All my love Abbie xxxxx"

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