2021 Global Wedding Awards

www.lux-review.com Page 35 LUX 2021 Global Wedding Awards Valentia Bridal Boutique is situated in the heart of the Sussex countryside, offering an exquisite collection of gowns using the highest quality laces, silks and satins, with appointments available 7 days a week. It also specialises in made-to- order bespoke wedding dress designing and production. Valentia Bridal Boutique Best Bridal and Bridesmaids Boutique – East Sussex Apr21497 Purchasing their wedding dress should be one of the most memorable days of one’s life. The beautiful Valentia Bridal Boutique has been designed to ensure the client feels comfortable and its friendly staff are experts in making sure they feel at ease, giving them a truly personal experience that they’ll treasure forever. The boutique’s consultants have over 20 years’ bridal industry experience, designing dresses for brides all over the world, and they endeavour to guide clients to find their dream dress, whatever their budget or requirements. Private one-to-one consultations can be carried out at the boutique’s showroom or in the comfort of the client’s own home over a video call. For those clients who have visited numerous bridal boutiques but have had no joy finding “the one”, it is likely that they may never actually find it, because it simply doesn’t exist. They may find they like parts of one dress and parts of another but wish it could all just be one dress. This is where Valentia Bridal Boutique comes in. Headed up by British bridal designer, Jools Valentia, the expert team promises to create the dress that clients thought they could only dream of. There are a number of reasons to choose a bespoke made-to-order wedding dress, including that it will be made especially for the client, making it their design and their design only; it’s a personal luxury bridal experience; there is an extensive choice of colour and quality fabrics; there are flexible payment plans available; the dress will be designed and hand-finished in the UK; it greatly reduces any alterations being required, which are common with off- the-peg gowns; and it gives clients peace of mind with quality assurance guaranteed. Once the bride has chosen her perfect dress, she needs to decide what her bridesmaids are going to wear. Luckily, Valentia Bridal Boutique has heaps of choice when it comes to bridesmaid dresses, with over 100 samples in stock to try on, with stunning designs to cater for the fussiest of maids and made from high quality workmanship. The boutique’s exciting bridesmaid and occasions range incorporates the latest styling, fabrics and boasts all the colours of the rainbow in fashion forward styles that the bride and her bridesmaids will love. Short, halter neck or strapless; satin, lace or chiffon; the client can mix and match the styles to suit. And not only does the boutique provide attire for every lady attending the wedding, but it also offers a venue decoration service which provides the set-up of romantic lighting, chair covers and sashes, table decorations, wall drapery, pop-up photo booths, and finishing touches such as an ivory aisle carpet. Meanwhile, due to the pandemic, January 2021 saw the unfortunate and temporary closure of Valentia Bridal Boutique, which in turn led to the introduction of i-Bride, a virtual consultation service which enables clients to share their ideas for their wedding dress with a consultant. Wedding dresses can take up to 12 months to create, life still goes on and brides still need to organise their big day, so it was important that the boutique could continue offering consultations. This also had the benefit for the boutique in that it meant it could not only serve brides in the UK, but also expand to those around the globe. With the reopening of the boutique, it’s important that it is following government guidelines for best practice in managing the risk of COVID-19. It fully understands that clients may like to share the experience of purchasing their wedding dress with their nearest and dearest, so it has adapted its instore appointments to allow for one special guest to join the appointment in person, in addition to live conferencing which lets the client interact with other loved ones during the experience. In light of this, the boutique is no longer allowing walk-in appointments; it is running on a strict appointment-only basis, with the option to book in online, whilst remaining closed to the public so no-one can enter the premises without an appointment. Ultimately, the need to support local business has never been more prevalent; the team at Valentia really does appreciate the custom it receives at what is a truly difficult time, and it is delighted to be back making brides’ dreams come true. Company: Valentia Bridal Boutique Contact: Alex Willis Website: www.valentiaboutique.co.uk