Wedding services in Redland: venues, dresses, flowers, rings, hair...

Being married less than a year myself I know exactly what a

mission it can be to plan your nuptials  –

that’s why I’ve come up with a list of helpful contacts for all your wedding

planning needs in Redland.

The most important thing (apart from the proposal and the

soon to be bride and groom of course) has to be the venue. It is often the

biggest expense and could well be subject to a ridiculously long waiting list.

Seriously, once this is booked you can relax...a little.

So what do we have in Redland? If you’re religious we have

two very beautiful churches, Redland Parish Church

and Cotham Parish

Church.

For those secular folk you’ll probably need to head outside

of Redland for the actual ceremony (we’re lacking large hotels/barns/mills here

in Redland) but there are plenty of places to host a reception, including The

Elmgrove Centre, if you want to organise your own caterers and decorations

and if the weather’s fine and your garden is big enough, there is Marquee Master.

Then we have the big question of the dress. There are plenty

of bridal shops in Bristol City Centre and in nearby Clifton but the best one

in Redland is Dressed to

Impress, which has the usual fare of white and ivory fairytale dresses. Or

if you’re looking for something a bit more unique then check out Teresa Gale period dress. For all your

alteration needs, check out Sew

Bespoke. As the name suggests, Sew

Bespoke will carry out your bespoke sewing needs. Does what it says on the

tin.

And for the men, we have the refined Frocks and Tails. Frocks

and Tails on Cotham Hill has everything from tuxedos to cufflinks and is a

must for the groom and his party. Alternatively, there is TM Lewin on Park Street, which may look

expensive but has some fairly decent sales throughout the year.

Back to the blushing bride, we need to consider hair and

make up. Personally, I feel a bride should do her own make up – after all she

knows what looks best on her, she puts it on every day. Anyhow, hair is a

different matter altogether. For that we have SK109 Hair Salon in Redland. SK109

is a down to earth salon which will take you through all the options for your

wedding hair. There is also Moda

Hairdressing, another good choice for Redland brides.

There’s little worse than looking through the photographs of

your big day to find they’re anything less than wonderful so the photographer

is another expense worth having. There’s plenty of choice in Redland but among

the best is Suzie Kelly

Photography, also known as SDK

photography, and PhotoDabek.

Another of the key expenses is the lasting symbol of the nuptials,

the rings. Redland has many jewellers but these are probably your best bet for

wedding bands. Alexander

Parkin for your traditional plain rings and Diana Porter Jewellery for more

bespoke designs.

So we’ve got the rings covered, but what is a wedding

without flowers? There are a couple of Redland florists worth getting a quote

from, including House

of Flowers and Lloyds

Flowers.

Gone are the days of boring white iced, bitter fruit cake –

welcome the days of chocolate cake, Victoria sponges and delightful little

cupcakes. Topping the chocolate lovers list is the Redland-based Organic Chocolate Company and for twee

little cupcakes, check out Rosie

and Richard’s cupcakes.

And if this planning is all getting a little stressful for

you, how about treating yourself to a session in the The Coach House Day Spa?

This list is not conclusive so please do tell me if I’ve

missed any good ones out!