Wedding Dresses
Read what our editors had to say about these leading Wedding Dresses sites. If you know of a high quality website on this topic, please let us know.
Kosibah
Kosibah are bespoke wedding dress designers offering a completely customised service. Using corsetry and draping, they create gowns that shape and flatter every figure. Appointments with the designer, Yemi Osunkoya, are offered out of work hours to suit clients. The London studio is in NW1, outside the congestion zone and parking is available.
Ana Cristache
Ana Cristache London designs and creates exclusive custom made and made to measure wedding dresses based on each client's requirements. This well-designed site allows you to browse through the photos of their collection, as well as giving full details of prices, sizes and deadlines.
Hugh Harris
Now one for the boys. Hugh Harris is a men's formal wear shop near Woking in Surrey offering suits, jackets, waistcoats and other items for sale or hire. If you can't get to the shop you can place an order via the website. If you don't want to do either you should still take a peek at their Dressing Room where you can mix and match trousers, waistcoats and jackets. Be warned - the main site has music.
Johanna Hehir
This wedding dress shop specializes in non-traditional gowns, ideal for civil or second marriages. They offer made to measure dresses priced from £800 - £2000, or from £3000 if you want a couture style requiring a personal consultation with one of the designers. They also do an evening wear range, bags and accessories. The site has profiles of the designers, photos of some of the dresses and allows you to book appointments at the Marylebone shop.
The Bridal Chest
This stunning bridal shop in South London offers discerning brides-to-be designer wedding dresses from acclaimed bridal wear designers, occasion wear, accessories and shoes. All products are made to order.
Moving Makeup
This is the website of Victoria Edwards, a mobile make up artist specialising in weddings. It's sort of an online woman's magazine with vanity quizzes, chat room, competitions, articles, a guide to bridal hair, tips and step by step guide to putting on make up and other girly things. The site also offers information on their roving makeovers service. Make sure you have a look at the page called Makeovers to see what they're capable of.
Bridal Corsets
The bridal site all the grooms (and best men and ushers and so on) are only too happy to visit. This is a nicely designed bridal lingerie shop offering a good selection of corsets, bra sets, slips, nighties and negligees as well as basques, teddys and other accessories. All of the items are modeled with the black and white photography adding a classy touch. You can order securely online or by fax or post. They also sell gift vouchers.
Elderberry Brides
This isn't an exceptional site but we thought we'd include it because they are one of the few we've come across that realise that not all brides are size 8. They carry a large range of gowns by well known wedding dress designers in sizes 1-32 (US sizes) and the site has a 3 page gallery of plus size gowns. The shop is in Basingstoke but you can order by phone, fax, email or post if you know what you want.
Buy Wedding Gown Dress
This company sells all kinds of vintage wedding gowns, custom made wedding gowns, plus size and bridesmaid dresses, flower girls dresses, prom outfits, mother of bridal dresses and other formal wear.
UK Wedding Services and Planners
Getting a fabulous wedding dress is one of the most important stages of your wedding preparation process, and a lot of wedding service providers will have so much more to offer than just a wedding gown selection. Visit British Services to find the best wedding planner in your area.