Shops and suppliers

A list of all the shops and suppliers I used for my wedding along with contact details and links to blog posts I mentioned them in.

Trisha's
57-59 Beatrice Street, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 1QR
e: trishasbridalwear@hotmail.co.uk
t: 01691 671133
w: trishasbridalwear.co.uk
Sells wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, shoes, tiaras and other accessories. Also does alterations. I got my wedding dress from here.
• Buying my dress


Kirkham's Sewing Boutique
26 Willow Street, Oswestry, SY11 1AO
e: kirkhamsboutique@yahoo.co.uk 
t: 07546 107172
Sells children's occasion clothing including shoes, hair accessories ranging from flower hairbands to tiaras, evening bags and artificial flowers. Also does alterations. I got my little bridesmaid dresses from here as well as various accessories.
• A fantastic shop find


Noah's Nuptials
w: www.noahsnuptials.com
Abbi does have a shop on eBay, but also has her own website. She has a dozen designs to choose from and is willing to make changes as well for specific requests.
• Wedding stationary


Singular Sensation
8 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5TD
e: info@singularsensation.co.uk
t: 0121 355 8158
w: www.singularsensation.co.uk
Sells wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, shoes, tiaras and other accessories. Also does alterations. I got my big bridesmaid dresses from here, and if I had been buying my dress in Sutton instead of in Oswestry, this is the shop I would have gone to.
• Dressing the big bridesmaids


Red Rose Bridal
11-13 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5UY
e: redrosebridal@btinternet.com
t: 0121 354 6292
w: www.redrosebridal.com
Sells wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses for big and little bridesmaids, does mens wedding clothes, shoes and accessories. Nice staff who offer suggestions if you're stuck. I got my shoes from here.
• Dressing the big bridesmaids


eBay
w: www.ebay.co.uk
Sells anything and everything! I used eBay to look for little bridesmaids dresses before I found The Sewing Shop, got ideas for jewellery, found place cards and invitations, and hunted through everything else from serviettes to silver cake knives.


Textile Express
42 Church Street  Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 2SY
t: 01691 670562
w: www.textileexpressfabrics.co.uk
Sells fabrics and sewing paraphernalia. I got satin ribbons to tie up flowers with, black safety pins for making buttonholes, and will probably be finding materiel and supplies for waistcoats there too.


Aston Parish Church
Witton Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6QA
t: 0121 327 3880
w: www.astonnechellscofe.org.uk
• Walking up the aisle
• Finding a reception venue - part 2


AB Taylor Wedding Services
49 Wolverhampton Road South, Birmingham, B32 2AY
t: 0121 434 4340
e: taylorweddings@btconnect.com
w: www.abtaylor.co.uk
Car hire company which serves Birmingham and surrounding areas.
• A bit of history


Woodberry Hair & Beauty Ltd
196 Reddicap Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7ET
t: 0121 311 2891
The salon I'll be getting my hair done at on the big day. The staff are lovely and made me feel so relaxed. They even offered to come in earlier if I needed an early appointment time.
• Finally a decision!


Ramada Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield
Penns Lane, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1LH
e: enquiries@ramadasuttonhotel.co.uk
t: 0121 351 3111
w: www.ramadasuttonhotel.co.uk
Formerly Penns Hall Hotel, this is where a lot of our guests are staying the night before the wedding and is where we'll be spending our first night as a married couple.
• Finding a reception venue - part 1


Beaverbrooks
58 The Parade, Gracechurch Shopping Centre, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1PH
t: 0121 354 6796
w: www.beaverbrooks.co.uk
Jewellers which does ring engraving. We got our wedding rings engraved here.
• The finishing touch




MitchellsWeeford Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6NA
w: www.mitchellsshopping.com
The craft centre which houses Farmhouse Bistro and Cafe Ceramica. Lovely just to mooch around and a really nice, relaxing setting for a hen do.
• My kind of afternoon

Farmhouse BistroMitchells, Weeford Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6NA
e: info@farmhousebistro.co.uk
t: 0121 323 3658
w: www.farmhousebistro.co.uk
• My kind of afternoon

Cafe CeramicaMitchells, Weeford Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6NA
e: julie@cafeceramica.com
t: 0121 308 3984
w: www.cafeceramica.com
• My kind of afternoon


The Wedding Centre
58-64 Gravelly Lane, Erdington, B23 6UH
e: info@weddingcentrebirmingham.co.uk 
t: 0121 384 3444
w: www.weddingcentrebirmingham.co.uk
Sells wedding dresses, dresses for little bridesmaids, accessories, groomsmen's clothes, and has a florist. We didn't end up getting anything from here, but the range of services it offers is fantastic and the staff were very nice and helpful.


F&F at Tesco
w: www.clothingattesco.com
A supermarket might not be the most obvious choice for wedding clothes, but I found some gorgeous underwear here in January. I wasn't expecting a proposal back then, but the underwear was so pretty I snapped it up and it's been hung up in my wardrobe ever since, 'just in case'! I don't know what would have happened to it if I wasn't getting married this year - it would probably have been used at Christmas as a treat to myself!