Valentine’s Day 2021- how to celebrate! Going in to lockdown in March 2020, I think none of us would believe we would be spending Valentine’s Day 2021 in another lockdown! But, here we are and we have put a few ideas together to make it a...
Winter Wedding Dresses- Our top 5! Gone are the days where weddings are always on a Saturday and in the Summer months! Winter Weddings are now popular, and designers have taken note! Keep reading for our top 5 winter wedding dresses our designers have to offer! 1. Grace...
Our top tips for planning an Intimate Wedding! During this pandemic, intimate weddings have been a bride's only option and very different to the larger day previously planned. Our guess is that although larger weddings will go ahead in 2021, with a global recession and people...
Hayley Paige SS21- all you need to know! We have waited a long while to see the Hayley Paige SS21 collection, and it did not disappoint! This collection is entitled ‘Reckless Optimism’ which is Hayley’s words means “….leaning in to disciplined gratitude and reckless optimism; knowing no matter...
The Disney Fairy Tale Weddings collection! We are so honoured to be one of the original stockists of the Disney Fairy Tale Weddings collection when it launches here in October 2020! Just like many of you, we have all grown up wishing to be one of...
How many of you were shocked to see Princess Beatrice married in a private ceremony this month? We were, but with hindsight, we shouldn't have been as this Princess has always done the unexpected. With just a few photographs released by the Royal Family, we were...
How to celebrate your wedding date in lockdown if you've postponed your special day Here, Jack Jahan from Ramsdens Jewellery gives you some inspiration for celebrating your wedding date if the coronavirus lockdown has forced you to postpone your nuptials. While the UK's lockdown has been put...
#kentbridestobe and other tips for wedding planning! It is Spring 2020 and the entire world has been introduced to a ‘new normal’. But how can a bride-to-be meant plan a wedding during this time? Is it even possible to arrange a ‘mass gathering’ of your loved...
Bridal Alterations- The Lowdown! So many brides enjoy their wedding dress shopping so much that they forget about what comes after! The bridal alterations process is an unknown entity until you go through it yourself. So we sat down with our seamstress, Jane, for the insider...
Wedding Dress Shopping Myths- THE TRUTH! Are you about to start your wedding dress shopping and feeling nervous? Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by all the information given to you at wedding fairs or in magazines? Well, this blog is perfect for giving you the truth about...
Eddy K - The reasons why we love them! Eddy K is a Milan based, family run bridal design house, where Eddy, has been designing the gowns for decades. With a total of 6 different collections, they are worthy competition of any bridal designer globally. We...
Destination Wedding Dresses Our research from our 2019 appointments suggest that approximately one third of our brides are having destination weddings…therefore please allow us to inspire you with some brilliant destination wedding dresses! Typically, when we have a bride looking for destination wedding dresses, they request that...
Wedding Dress Shop 2019- our first full year! Hi Everyone! It’s Victoria here, owner of Victoria Elaine Bridal, the best wedding dress shop in Maidstone (so our brides tell us!). As we are very near the end of 2019, it’s only natural to reflect on the past...
Celebrity Wedding- the best of #FamousWeddingFriday 2019 A celebrity wedding can often inspire your own choice of bridal gowns when planning your wedding. It was during a discussion with a member of #TeamVEB that inspired us to begin our #FamousWeddingFriday weekly post. We discovered that not...
Bridal Hair Accessories- Arianna Tiaras in Maidstone! Victoria Elaine Bridal is the only stockist of Arianna Tiaras in the heart of Kent. Read on to find out why you will love this bridal hair accessory maker. Bridal hair accessories have really modernised in style over the...
Wedding Shoes Available at Victoria Elaine Bridal Once you have found your dress, you need to start the hunt for your wedding shoes! But there are so many styles out there, which will suit your bridal style the best? Here at Victoria Elaine Bridal, we stock shoes...
New Designer Alert! We are very pleased and proud to announce that in the New Year, we will be stockists of Eliza and Ethan! This is a new bridal designer coming to Kent and we are thrilled! We have followed this L.A. based design house for some...
Victoria Elaine Bridal- Bridal Shop Kent- What to ask in bridal appointments. So you have researched which bridal shops to visit, booked your appointments and made sure your #bridetribe have R.S.V.P’ed to the shopping day! But what do you actually need to consider during your appointments...
Victoria Elaine Bridal- Our birthday Album Hi guys, Victoria here! Just thought I would add a few snaps taken on our first birthday at Victoria Elaine Bridal! It was such a lovely occasion with lots of brides enjoying our services and some even becoming #vebrides! A couple of...
Bridal Boutique in Maidstone turns one! Read all about our first year as Victoria Elaine Bridal. As I sit here at my desk pondering over the past year, it’s both astonishing that it’s our first birthday already and surprising as it feels like we have been...
Hayley Paige- what’s not to love? If you follow Victoria Elaine Bridal closely, then you will know we have a lot of love for Hayley Paige and her designs. But ahead of our second Hayley Paige trunk show of 2019, lets delve in deeper about what...
Bridal Shop Maidstone- Why you should book Victoria Elaine Bridal! [caption id="attachment_16476" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Victoria Elaine Bridal in the Royal Star Arcade, Maidstone[/caption] Did you know that in a survey completed by Confetti.com, bride to be’s in 2019 visited an average of three bridal shops and tried...
2020 Bridal trends Our job comes with many perks. Helping lovely brides find their dream bridal gown is right at the top of the list but buying trips that take us around the world is definitely in the top 3! This gives us as stylists the...
Bridal Boutique Director: a day in the life. A few months ago, I volunteered to write a piece for an industry magazine, Bridal Buyer. They requested I write what a day in my life was like. It was published alongside articles by designers, sales representatives and...
Wedding Planning Checklist- what to do when! Did you know that on average, couples getting married in 2019 only gave themselves between 7 to 12 months to plan their wedding? This may sound like a lot of time. However, when you take in to account that...
What is a Bridal Trunk Show? With 58% of brides to be scouring the likes of Pinterest and Insta for bridal gown inspiration (confetti.com), you may have come across a designer or two that you favour. Perhaps you have started shopping for your gown and found...
Which bridal gown would suit my body shape? Considering we spend most of our working days in the changing room with several bride's to be, we can vouch for the fact that every one of you is a different body shape and size. As well as...
Are you one of those brides who wants to fully understand a bridal gown but are unsure of what a sweetheart or Bardot is? Then keep reading and by the end you should understand all the necklines we are currently seeing in the bridal market! V-neck Everyone...
Have you left a bridal store with the stylist showing you A-lines, Trumpets and Sheath silhouettes and you leave feeling more confused than when you entered the boutique? Then this is the blog for you! This blog series takes you on a tour of different...
Why we love Ellis Bridals! Who are they? Ellis Bridals began in the early 20th Century when Ada Ellis designed and created specially made dresses for London’s aristocracy. Ever since then, it has grown and developed to become a pioneer of luxury bridal design and is the...
If you thought bridal wear was all about lace and silver beading, then fortunately you are incorrect…it is becoming much more contemporary and taking on lots of different bridal trend! After our recent trip to London Bridal Fashion Week and the constant research we do to...
Bridal trends- High Necks! After our recent trip to London Bridal Fashion Week and the constant research we do to understand the wonderful world of bridal, we have selected some of the trends we are noticing to potentially include in your bridal style for 2020 or...
New trends entering the bridal market- Floral The bridal trend of 2018 was undoubtedly the stripped back, elegant and plain crepe dresses inspired by the gowns the Duchess of Sussex wore on her wedding day to Harry, the Duke of Sussex. However, a year on we are...
Newly engaged and wondering if wedding fairs are worth using your valuable Sunday’s for? Then read on… Having been engaged and now a wedding supplier, I have seen the benefit of wedding fairs from both sides. Many of you will undoubtedly be searching through Pinterest and...
What to expect from a bridal appointment. Feeling nervous about attending a bridal appointment? Never stepped foot in a bridal shop? Wondering how you will ever be able to choose your gown? Then this is the blog for you….. Getting started: It is never too soon to start...