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Many brides have set a smaller budget for their wedding dress purchase either through choice or necessity and feel they will only be able to find something affordable by purchasing online or secondhand. It is always worth checking with your…
Are you a curvier bride to be? I know a lot of curvier girls worry about dress shopping as they are afraid that there will not be any gowns to fit them. Our in store samples range from UK 12 to UK 26 and all our…
Although fewer flowers bloom during the winter months there is still plenty of choice as today many blooms are imported. However choosing flowers that are in season could save some of your wedding budget and is also very Eco-friendly. Roses, lisianthus, veronica, alstroemeria and gypsophlia (Baby's Breath) are available all year…
Many brides worry about storing their dress until their wedding day and this sometimes causes them to delay ordering . We encourage brides to order as soon as they have found "The One" especially in these uncertain times. We offer all our brides free storage of their dress until…
Choosing the right wedding dress boutique can be one of the most important decisions you make during your entire wedding planning process. If you find yourself overwhelmed…
It is important that you factor into your dress budget the cost of alterations .Unless you are 5ft 10 inches or taller it is very likely…
Wedding dresses vary in price but as a rough guideline for a Made to Order dress you would normally expect to pay around £1000 upwards .This is for a dress that is made for you in a standard Uk size-if you wanted a fully made to measure dress then the…
As a general rule most wedding dresses are cut smaller than high street clothing-the designers and manufacturers tend to work from different size charts than everyday clothes. The size charts they use are based on body shapes from…
At Encore Evenings and Bridal we normally like to start alterations about 4-6 weeks before your wedding date. We do this as many brides are trying to slim…
I normally recommend starting your shopping about a year before your wedding date. Most wedding gowns take between 5-6 months to be delivered(a fact that always surprises brides) and there is no guarantee you are going to find "the…
A quality wedding dress will normally have reasonably generous seam allowances so can let out by a couple of inches. If your wedding dress is too small on the bodice area and has a zip fastening you could have the zipper removed and the fastening converted to a corset style laced…
Most wedding dresses can be successfully taken in but it is a job that is best left to a professional seamstress with wedding dress alteration experience. The…