tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87123419412956602392024-03-13T14:30:47.806+00:00Flo & PercyFlo & Percy design and create vintage accessories. Specialists in vintage headbands, tiaras and any adornment for the hair, we use materials from the past to create heirlooms of the future.Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-54656716057027800302015-06-18T12:51:00.000+01:002015-06-18T12:51:01.901+01:00Team Glam Collaboration!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The folks at <a href="http://www.teamglam.com/">Team Glam</a> got in touch with us a little while ago to ask if we wanted to be involved in a shoot with them, we eagerley agreed especially as they were planning to use our sister company <a href="http://www.kittyanddulcie.com/">Kitty & Dulcie</a> dresses. The amazing photographer on board was <a href="http://www.photographybyannamarie.com/">Anna Marie</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you haven't hear from <a href="http://www.teamglam.com/">Team Glam </a>before, they are a team of make up artists and hair stylists available to make you look wonderful on your big day, here is a little word from them:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.floandpercy.com/shakespeare-s-garden/151-ophelia-lace-forehead-band.html"> "Ophelia"</a> headband by Flo & Percy £75.00 <a href="http://www.kittyanddulcie.com/jasmines-secret-cheap-wedding-dress.php">"Jasmines Secret"</a> dress from Kitty & Dulcie £395.00<br />
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</span></span>Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-54571577304566998022015-03-19T12:20:00.000+00:002015-03-19T12:22:06.878+00:00The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique - Opening Night!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Well what can I say…the launch of the boutique has been everything I had hoped for and more! We had a little launch party a few days before we opened and it was so great to see so many family, friends and industry friends come along and support our launch. We even took a booking from a bride-to-be on the night which was just lovely. It was the perfect evening, lots of fizz, thank you’s and being able to show everyone around. We had the fabulous Hayley Baxter come along and take some gorgeous shots of the boutique. I can’t believe it is now very real!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Opening on Valentine’s Day was great too! Such an appropriate day of the year. Despite being a little nervous ahead of the appointments we had booked in, I loved every minute of it. Everyone had such nice things to say when they walked in and saw the boutique and what we stock. It certainly is a proud moment and is comforting to know the decisions I’ve made along the way on design, style, what to stock, have been the right ones!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">There has certainly been a lot of pressure to get bookings in the diary for when we opened! Thankfully we have received such lovely enquiries that we had full Saturday appointments for the first 3 weeks of opening. Nothing, however, goes without a hitch though, and typically after the boys being back at nursery we get hit by illness!! Thankfully running your own business does allow me to be flexible sometimes so it hasn’t been too bad. Having a very supportive family has helped immensely! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Obviously I have been gearing myself up for this for a while now - getting to know our designers, the gowns, the accessories, what can and can’t be done to suit different brides. It is totally different putting it into practice though, but I have found my stride and I’m surprised how much my memory has absorbed!! Our brides and their families are obviously what makes it all worthwhile and listening to their stories about planning their wedding is just such an honour. To then have had two brides-to-be find their perfect gowns and become #PearlsGirls in our first two weeks of opening has just been amazing. I can’t wait to see them again and share this special journey! We have lots more appointments in the diary and I’m busy planning an exciting event for May time. Plus we are attending lots of fab wedding fairs in April, so we are looking forward to a busy few months!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The grand finale of our gown designers here at The Little Pearl is the divine, <a href="http://sassiholford.com/">Sassi Holford</a>. Here is a bit more information about the gowns and the fabulous Sassi herself.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sassi Holford has been designing bridal gowns for nearly 30 years and truly is at the top of the bridal industry! She is completely self taught and has royal acclaim from having the honour of dressing Autumn Kelly, who married Princess Anne’s son Peter Philips.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sassi is known for designing and making classic, English wedding gowns with a contemporary edge. The finished result of every bride’s gowns is exquisite lines, sumptuous fabrics and a cut that echo the bride’s own style. All of Sassi's gowns are handmade in England by her first class team of talented cutters, seamstresses and hand beaders. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Diana xx</span>Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-54248632110981729812015-02-24T12:23:00.001+00:002015-02-24T12:32:59.236+00:00The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique - The Final Countdown!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Phew, the gowns are here, with just a couple we are still waiting on, but our designers have kindly lent us some of their samples in for our opening. It’s so lovely to have such supportive designers, they truly are all great to work with. It’s certainly been a stressful final week getting ready for the launch evening and our opening day!! As soon as the carpets were down I was desperate to start hanging the gowns up proudly from their rails and titivating all the accessories!! My mum loved this part, it must’ve taken her 10 goes to get a garter displayed in the right spot! Thankfully all the furniture we bought matches and we haven’t sent something back for a few days now, so that must be a good sign?! The curtains however, have not been the most seamless of installations! How can a made to measure curtain by a professional be 5 inches too short?!! We did have another little issue with no chocolate hearts arriving for the little gift bags to give away on the launch evening. Brett came to the rescue and went and bought us some more! I’m sure we’ll use another 100 chocolate hearts for something else down the line!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have to say that the boutique is now looking just stunning. It’s everything I had hoped for and more. Everyone has been so supportive and helped out where they can to get us to this point. I’ll be eternally grateful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Well this week as certainly been a rollercoaster of emotions this week. Our eldest boy had to have a little operation this week, so all the focus has been on him obviously! I can’t believe how well he has sailed through it all though. Kids are definitely a lot tougher than you give them credit for sometimes! Mummy and daddy certainly came off worse! With that now thankfully behind us, we are back in boutique launch mode. Finally all the VIP invites have been sent out for the launch night, and fizz and treats have been ordered! Gown deliveries are all set for the next few days, so its like a military operation making sure we have people in the right place to accept all of them! In the midst of all this as promised I wanted to share some more about another one of our fabulous designers….Enzoani.</span></div>
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</span>Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-47382377656832887472015-02-03T11:04:00.004+00:002015-02-03T11:04:51.207+00:00The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique - Not long now! <div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So now that I’m officially unemployed, the realisation of what I’m doing is certainly starting to set in! I’m so excited about what lies ahead, but can’t see how everything is going to get done for our grand opening on Valentines Day!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">First stop this week was a visit to a Wedding Fair at Ripon Castle hosted by The Wedding Affair. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After a busy weekend and having some much needed family time, it was back to sourcing things for the boutique and checking how the decorators were getting on! Thankfully we didn’t get all the predicted snow we thought we would have, so the decorators managed to get rid of the awful black window frames on the outside, to something more in keeping with my colour scheme! The fabulous feature wall paper is now up, although I think I caused them quite a headache with one of the papers! Apparently it was like sticking cardboard to a wall - but it does look amazing!! </span></div>
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-52016071203259347472015-01-30T12:52:00.000+00:002015-01-30T13:15:37.844+00:00Shakespeare's Garden is now ready!<br />
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richer shades will adorn the hair, choose from halos, headbands,
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-65668919120700298802015-01-29T12:19:00.000+00:002015-01-29T12:19:30.836+00:00The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique - New Beginnings!<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It’s been a frustrating time, and i’m not sure who has been more stressed with it, me or our web designer! I’ve certainly seen a different side to my assertiveness since starting my own business, but it comes with the territory! It won’t be the only time so Brett keeps telling me! We’ve had so much lovely feedback so far, and I’ve learnt that constructive feedback can only benefit you! I still can’t believe its actually up there for everyone to see. It’s an amazing feeling really and great that we’ve had enquiries from brides already! We’ve also produced some gorgeous leaflets as part of our marketing material, so pleased with them </span><br />
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-33596089232115007642015-01-27T10:00:00.000+00:002015-01-27T10:00:03.682+00:00The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique - Decisions Decisions!<div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It’s certainly been a week of indecisiveness! People do say its because my star sign is Libra, but it seems the whole of my family is indecisive!! It has worn me out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It’s gradually starting to look like a boutique! Thankfully the decision on carpet or no carpet has been made. I really want the boutique to feel warm and inviting and there’s just something about carpet that helps this, so despite my husband saying ‘I don’t think we should’, we are!! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It’s also been a great week for meeting and speaking to new people. An old friend from my previous work has started his own lifestyle magazine in the local area. After having a chat with him about the reach and response he has been getting so far, its sounds such an exciting opportunity for us to be involved in, so watch this space! </span></div>
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0Billericay, Essex, UK51.627903 0.4183970000000272251.549035 0.25703550000002723 51.706771 0.57975850000002715tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-27526643753270637952015-01-26T08:38:00.001+00:002015-01-26T08:38:30.570+00:00The British Wedding Awards 2015<br />
Going to have a little break from Diana's diary at <a href="http://www.thelittlepearlbridalboutique.co.uk/">Little Pearl Bridal Boutique </a>today to tell you about our night out at <a href="https://www.thebritishweddingawards.com/">The British Wedding Awards</a>. It's usually called The Wedding Idea Awards, but it's still organised and run by the folk at the Magazine, they have however done a little rebranding. Not the usual big glitzy party but a more elegant affair this year with a kind of a wedding theme. No red carpet entry or iced voda luge and no disco. Awards were down to 12 from about 20 last year.<br />
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Unfortunately<a href="http://www.floandpercy.com/"> Flo & Percy </a>weren't up for any awards this year, but we have won best hair accessories for the last two years so no disappointment from us, <a href="http://www.weddingideasmag.com/celeb-favourite-flo-percy-retain-their-best-accessories-crown/#.VMX2U8ZD6Nk">See last years pictures here</a> we were just pleased to be able to come along and enjoy the party. We had a fabulous 3 course meal, watched the awards and got the chance to catch up with many friends from the Wedding Industry.<br />
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<br />Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-40124721773155860142015-01-23T10:16:00.000+00:002015-01-23T10:16:32.158+00:00The Little Pearl Bridal Company - It's starting to come together!<div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">What a way to start the New Year….we have been announcing all of our designers in the boutique to the world this week and have got such an amazing response so far. Over 400 likes on Facebook too! Just thrilled. We have also been featured on the fantastic Brides up North! The very lovely Julia Braime has done a blog feature on the boutique and our launch shoot. It is a fantastic read if I do say so myself! Here is the link if you’d like to have a read too, plus see lots of amazing images from the shoot <a href="http://bridesupnorth.com/2015/01/09/pearls-girls-little-pearl-bridal-boutique/">http://bridesupnorth.com/2015/01/09/pearls-girls-little-pearl-bridal-boutique/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It certainly does feel like a long time coming. My mum even said it feels like we’ve had this shop for months already!! Thankfully we can now finally start putting our thoughts and designs into practice. Saying that I’ve already bought 2 chairs, lights, wallpaper, a rug, gowns and accessories! I kept being told I was tempting fate, but phew, we are in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So proud of our little boutique already. I’ve been quite overwhelmed with people’s reaction to it too, all the wishes of luck and how well we are doing already. It’s certainly making me feel like I did make the right decision to follow my dream. I just hope it continues.</span></div>
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-46611068690857181992015-01-22T09:58:00.000+00:002015-01-22T09:58:12.509+00:00The Little pearl Bridal Boutique - A busy few weeks<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well it’s been all go since the launch photoshoot. We’ve been packing up all the gorgeous gowns and sending them back to the designers. I can’t believe the next deliveries will actually be ours for the boutique…eeek! I’ve also been writing an editorial piece for the 2015 <a href="http://www.weddingsite.co.uk/magazines/yorkshire-bride-magazine">Yorkshire Brides magazine</a>. Choosing the images to support it has been hard, there are so many amazing ones! I’ve also been writing the copy for the website, which is looking so lovely and now live at <a href="http://www.thelittlepearlbridalboutique.co.uk/">www.thelittlepearlbridalboutique.co.uk</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> Then to top a very stressful few weeks off, we are told the property for the boutique won’t be ready until after Christmas!!! Not a lot could be done though but it has certainly increased the stress levels in the McMann household! Plus it has been the festive season, and we’ve had Christmas presents for the kids coming out of our ears!! After all the expense and stress our 3 year Tobias is still more than happy just playing on our IPad! Despite the happenings with the boutique, we had a lovely family Christmas and really got to have some quality time, which I know will be limited for a while after the New Year! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Phew what a busy and stressful few weeks! If anyone said emailing whilst bottle feeding and planning for your toddler to have an operation was easy, it’s not! Its certainly been a roller coaster of emotions.</span><br />
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-2895161416743843162015-01-16T10:07:00.002+00:002015-01-16T10:07:33.649+00:00The Little Pearl Boutique part 2<div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Picking the right location for the boutique was imperative for me. I wanted something in more of a village location, with great community spirit and that wasn’t too close to other bridal boutiques. Pickering was therefore the ideal location. As soon as I saw 19 Eastgate on the agents website, its quaint look and feel was perfect. It is currently a Hairdressers, so don’t get me wrong there is lots to do internally but the space is fantastic. Its been a stressful process securing the property (solicitors!! Jeez!), but we are finally there and can’t wait to get the keys early January. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Alongside deciding on the right property and branding, I’ve constantly been researching bridal designers and deciding on who I wanted to approach to become a stockist. Now that was nerve-racking! I kept thinking to myself, how do I know if my brides will like what I’ve selected?! To be honest though, how could you not, they are just divine! I knew I wanted to get a particular look for the boutique - elegant, glamorous and stylish. It’s so important to me to work with designers who are passionate and also supportive of their stockists too, especially as The Little Pearl is just starting out! After meeting with the designers or reps in some cases, my top 4 designers were selected and orders placed! I’ll be revealing who those amazing designers are very soon (with pics)! Then it was on to select accessories - I love an accessory, it just completes the whole look! When I was planning my wedding I found it so hard to find bridal shoes. There are now some fabulous bridal shoe designers out there, and I believe we have one of the best! Lots of different styles and even colours too. I certainly took advantage of trying on a few pairs whilst visiting the designer. Accessories are also what has led me to write this blog for Flo & Percy. Their pieces are just divine, with so many that compliment the gowns I have selected but will also suit many more. I can’t wait to try some on and play dress up! Getting the right accessory stockists is a key feature of the boutique as we will be offering exclusive accessory styling appointments, even if you haven’t bought a gown from us. They’ll be lots of veils, stoles and garters to choose from too!</span></div>
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-7208800652401422222015-01-15T10:04:00.000+00:002015-01-15T10:06:22.692+00:00The journey of our newest stockist The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique to opening <div>
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This year we will welcome a brand new stockist <a href="http://www.thelittlepearlbridalboutique.co.uk/">The Little pearl Bridal Boutique</a>. Each week we will be excitedly following Diana's personal journey as she works towards opening her boutique and the work she has put in while still juggling a family 2 small children. Here is her first blog entry and the start of her story towards her grand opening!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I was absolutely thrilled when Julie and Kirstie asked me to write a blog for their website. I’m only just starting out though I thought! Who would be interested in what I’ve got to say?! But after thinking about it, I bet there’s lots of people out there in a similar position to me who might be inspired (even just a bit!) from my story! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So this is me, Diana McMann, the proud owner of The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique in Pickering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Owning my own bridal boutique has always been a dream of mine and after bringing two bundles of joy into the world I thought maybe this is my time! Don’t get me wrong, it’s been the most nerve-racking, as much as rewarding, last few months. Making the decision to leave my career in sales and marketing was a tough one, alongside the realisation of tightening the purse strings! Plus Brett telling me ‘maybe you’ll have to stop getting your eyelash extensions done’ (I’m sure they can now be an expensable purchase!). Losing my dad a few years ago also spurred me on. Life is just too short and you need to make the most of the time we have here! So….welcome to The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique journey.</span></div>
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-91978661143026488042014-11-14T11:10:00.002+00:002014-11-14T11:50:07.373+00:00British Wedding Awards 2015!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It's that time of year again when everyone dusts off their party dresses; it's awards season! This year there is a new addition to the line up The British Wedding Awards! This exciting new event is held in association with Wedding Ideas Magazine and will reveal the very best wedding suppliers across twelve categories. These awards are exclusively voted for by the public so don't miss your chance to vote!</span><br />
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-34662230566559552582014-11-06T13:21:00.000+00:002014-11-06T13:21:03.520+00:00Flo & Percy's new collection - Shakespeare's Garden!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Short style dresses - A sash really shows off a waist in this short 50's esque dress the floral diamante pattern on the <a href="http://www.floandpercy.com/let-s-go-outside-hair-accessories-jewellery/59-audreys-dream.html">Audrey's dream</a> sash really adds a bit of sparkle.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Long dresses - Add a touch of glamour and sophistication to this long Art Deco inspired dress with either the <a href="http://www.floandpercy.com/let-s-go-outside-hair-accessories-jewellery/16-rock-baroque-sash.html">Rock Baroque Sash</a>, the <a href="http://www.floandpercy.com/let-s-go-outside-hair-accessories-jewellery/56-queen-of-persia.html">Queen of Persia Sash</a> or the <a href="http://www.floandpercy.com/let-s-go-outside-hair-accessories-jewellery/50-i-feel-pretty.html">I feel Pretty Sash</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Images by Lisa Devlin <a href="http://devlinphotos.co.uk/">http://devlinphotos.co.uk</a></span></div>
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Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-68224421954788225132014-09-11T11:06:00.001+01:002014-09-11T11:06:52.190+01:00Rebecca Adlington wears Flo & Percy for wedding!<span style="font-size: large;">Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington looks beautiful wearing the <a href="http://www.floandpercy.com/bohemia-hair-accessories-jewellery/32-wilderness-.html">Wilderness comb</a> for her recent wedding. It matched perfectly to her stunning <a href="http://www.stewartparvin.com/">Stewart Parvin</a> gown. Check out this weeks <a href="http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2014090820845/rebecca-adlington-wedding-hello-exclusive/">Hello magazine</a> for all pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We were delighted to continue our long standing collaboration with the lovely <a href="http://www.charlottebalbier.com/">Charlotte Balbier </a>to provide accessories for her 11th collection Iscoyd Park. Inspired by her own wedding the collection is named after the wedding venue where Charlotte and her now husband, Edward were married in December 2013.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I trained as a florist almost 30 years ago now and did a third year of training specilaising in Wedding Floristry. As part of the final exam I created a "one stop bridal boutique" even at this early stage the seed for The Dressing Rooms had been sown! After many years in Floristry and a few other career changes along the way I decided the time had come to branch out on my own. Premises were found and so The Dressing Rooms began. With a small loan from the bank and a lot of hard work and determination, the business bloomed into what it is today.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">There are many little features that make us different, like being child friendy (we have a box of toys to keep them amused) like having an "open door policy" (you can come back and try on as many times as you need to even after the order is placed) Free storage right up until the wedding day (dresses are safe and most importantly, insured) Our unique Order Of Service (a beautiful little book that explains the process each bride will go through with their time with us) Rebeccas eye for detail and current trends, (always ensuring we have the latest styles in store) Our opening hours (seven days a week and three late nights) so brides can come in their spare time rather than use up precious Holiday time that they want to keep for their Honeymoon) Most importantly our Team of staff, all chosen because they're lovely and kind, not because of any selling techniques they know or how they can compete with sales targets, we are simply not interested in that. If the stock is good and up to date it does that work for us, we just need to be kind, find time and always listen.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It is a cliché but when shopping for my own dress I was
disappointed with the local bridal shops…. Tiny changing areas, mediocre customer
service and no passion to be seen. I have a business background and a lot of
experience in sales and customer service, teamed with my interest in fashion
and passion for dressing to suit your body shape, I said to my friend Carmen “
I could do better than this!” – she agreed and that was the day Amanda K was
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The day my boutique opened was wonderful – I had so much
support from family and friends and although we started small with just two
designers I was proud and threw myself completely into making it the success it
has become today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The opening of the new
boutique was completely different with great support from suppliers in the
industry and generally an altogether more upmarket evening! I feel proud of how
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Along with our friendly service, what stands out is that
brides come to us not to just buy a dress… but to be styled. According to our
brides we are the only boutique who suggest styles that flatter and try out
different looks that we know will compliment our brides weddings. We have also introduced
our own “Signature” Collection where we can change the design of a dress to
suit each bride. We try to create an environment that is about more than just a
dress, it’s an all-encompassing experience for the bride that we want her to
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The best<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- making changes and improving
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A bottle of bubbly – a desert island sounds like a break
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Raspberry Aval – I always make sure I have a bottle chilled in the fridge as
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>Our Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15152825646054689593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712341941295660239.post-45284320815592070692014-07-24T11:53:00.002+01:002014-07-24T11:53:35.130+01:0010 mins with….The White Collection<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We are very lucky to have welcomed lots of fabulous new stockists to <a href="http://www.floandpercy.com/">Flo & Percy</a> over the past few months. We would therefore love to share some of these beautiful boutiques with you in the coming weeks, hopefully you will find one in your area!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Store: <a href="http://www.thewhitecollectionbridal.co.uk/">The White Collection</a>, Clevedon, North Somerset</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Owner: Lea Watson</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">A few years ago, after several unfulfilling years studying and pursuing a career in litigation, I decided to develop my hobby of designing jewellery. This soon moved towards designing bridal accessories, but things didn't stop there, my love of all things bridal got the better of me and when the opportunity arose for me to open my own bridal boutique I couldn't resist. It's a wonderful business to be in and I love all the different aspects associated with running the shop. Meeting people at such a happy and important time of their lives is a privilege to be part of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Over the moon! Getting the shop ready and open was a gradual process and took time but when the first few customers came in and commented on how beautiful the shop is and what a wonderful experience they’d had, it was really lovely to hear and reassured any nerves I had!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Any business is a reflection of it’s owner, I’d like to think that my boutique has a strong identity that represents my values and style. It can be daunting making an appointment to try beautiful designer gowns in an exclusive boutique. I want Brides to genuinely have a fabulous time when they visit, in a relaxed and welcoming environment without feeling uncomfortable or pressured to purchase. The aim is for them to have fun and enjoy the process of finding their dream dress and accessories in a luxurious environment. With a background in accessories I love helping to style the bride from top to toe and offer consultation appointments purely to try different accessories. The collection of dresses we stock are carefully chosen and all fabulous but equally, accessories are so important in finishing the look and often appear in every photograph on the wedding day so, I feel that it’s important that the bride loves them as much as her dress. I take pride in ensuring that visiting brides have the best choice of accessories available and time to indulge in trying different options.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The best thing - the sense of personal satisfaction from knowing that you’ve helped create happy memories for the bride and their party when they’ve visited the boutique. I love hearing the squeal of delight from the Bride and seeing the hugs from her loved ones on the pavement outside when she’s just left the shop after an appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The worst thing-life’s a balancing act, running your own business can be very time consuming and especially if you love what you do as it can be hard to turn off in the evening and leave the business behind for a few hours. I have a family so have to make sure that I’m not just giving the best of myself to the business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Assuming the basics are covered like food and drink…I would take my family, I have a husband and four children (can I include our dog here too?!), some way of playing music and a camera to capture the memories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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