I was looking for my wedding dress on a budget witch is not easy thing !!! I found Elliot Claire…read moreadvert on a Facebook when i brows through there web side it all look to good to be true. Dresses was exactly what i was looking for with the price tag to die for ! I've book a appointment with extremely lovely lady on the phone(sorry didn't catch her name) When i arrived there was few beautiful dresses waiting for me to try on & i found the one ! Staff was excellent. They listing to my suggestions & recommend few changes. Can't wait to pick up my dream dress! As for now am getting updates via email about a progress of my order. Already been recommending Elliot Claire to all my family & friends.

From the owner: Offering some of the most unique designs while still keeping our price range reasonable between…read more£300 - £1500. Specialising in made to measure and one off designs; you can choose a design from their collection or have your dream dress made just for you. This little gem of a shop is centrally located in Hatton Garden, a prestigious jewellery quarter of London. The beautifully decorated boutique has friendly and attentive consultants to provide an enchanting experience from the moment you walk in. Inspired by ruffles, pleats, soft fabric and intricate embellishments, each piece in Elliot Claire London collection provides a perfect marriage of exquisite tailoring, sumptuous fabrics, high value, and reasonable price.

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest bridal boutique of them all? (That's how it goes,…read moreright? If you're shaking your head in confusion, you must not have experienced this gorgeous little gown gem.) From the second we walked in, everything was right. The warmth of the store, the quality of the dresses, the combination of warmth and quality of the staff -- it was like something straight out of a Julia Roberts RomCom. Oh, and then there were the dresses... These were by far the best, most diverse, painfully stylish and affordable dresses we have seen here in London. The first one my best friend tried on had just been returned from a Vogue shoot. We of course learned this before our helper Natasha filled us in that her Mum (the shop's master tailor) had fitted the likes of Twiggy in her over 20 years of experience. With lace so light and silk that would make a baby's butt feel rough, these dresses were absolutely stunning. And affordable! Every dress we tried on was under £1500, and the top contender was just over £800 including a veil and £50 off an accessory of her choice. Ummm, wow. (That leaves a lot more money for her to spoil her bride's maids!) Moreover, the experience was *fun,* which is quite an accomplishment with a bridzilla, a moody maid of honour and an oblivious bride's maid. Natasha whooshed dresses in and out, sensing instantly the feelings from both the decision maker and the peanut gallery. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I highly recommend having a fitting session at Mirror Mirror. Go on then, be fabulous for a day before your big day!

Please take time to read this if you are thinking of buying a dress or wanting to know about the…read moreservice I received from Mirror Mirror (Angel). I first went to MM in April 2011 and am getting married in December 2011. I tried on a variety of dresses - their selection was really good and I think would please most brides but it's key to remember that MM is a boutique store. This means they aren't a major store and therefore don't have thousands of dresses. But with a boutique store and this one in particular comes expertise and a one-to-one service that you wouldn't get from a big store. Also, you sometimes have to share the dressing room - from all the wedding dress shops I did, this was a common occurrence. I'd recommend you embrace it instead of having issues with sharing the space. If you are the bridezilla type (I didn't think I was but have found that I have tendencies like I'm sure a few of you have too!) and want them to be at your beck and call and fall at your feet, then please consider this: they are a business and they are experts in their field - once I realised this, I was much more accepting of them. When I went back for a second viewing of the dress I thought I wanted, they made me feel really special but I still thought they were way overpriced. I looked around and actually found that they were bang on price-wise with other shops that were selling the dress. The alterations package may have been slightly more expensive but this money is so unbelievably worth it (see next paragraphs for more details). I got a girl called Andrea who did my fittings and she was beyond amazing. She knows anything and everything about weddings - from attire to hair styles to jewellery to fake tan to catering. This girl is an encyclopaedia of invaluable knowledge that you won't find on any blog or wedding mag. She is also totally straight-down-the-line and honest. But most importantly, she is lovely and makes you feel completely at ease. She made my experience at MM a really memorable one. When I went for my second fitting, I felt ill half way through. I have been sick for a lot of the year and with a little stress (like packed tubes and running late), I started to feel faint and thought I was going to vomit - just what you want when you have a wedding dress on! Andrea got the dress off me within seconds and made me take my time until I felt better. She then asked me to stay there for an hour until I felt a lot better. There aren't many bridal shops that would have taken care of me like this I don't think. This is the kind of exceptional service you get from Andrea and I can't recommend her highly enough. I brought my wedding dress home today and I couldn't be happier with it, the work that's been done to it and the service I received. Below are some pros and cons for those of you that don't want to read the above. I really hope this helps you and if you do visit MM, enjoy every minute of it. Karola Pros: - Andrea - They know what they are talking about and know what will work for you and what won't. If you know what you want, that is great but I'd listen to them as you never know what they may pick out for you. Remember, they are the experts and know more about wedding dresses than you do - you know you and they will listen to that but they have good ideas that are worth considering. - Reasonable. I did at least ten shops and they were in line with other shops in terms of price. - They are a boutique service - please remember that (this comes with pros and cons, but in the end I found this 9 times out of 10 to be a pro) Cons: - A bit scrappy at times with their organisation but it is a family run business not a big department store - Bad reviews from others - these nearly turned me off buying from MM. I'm really glad I didn't listen to those reviews. - They didn't give me a receipt when I paid but then again I never asked. But when I did ask they sent it to me by email.

The staff was super lovely and knowledgeable. Great selection of dresses and super calm and private…read moretry on experience.

This shop is simply lovely. I had a day out shopping with my sister, and I liked the look of one of…read morethe dresses in their window. My sister is really REALLY excited about my wedding, so she got me to make an appointment to come back and try it on (along with other be-autiful dresses) I spent an hour choosing and trying various dress styles, and changing my mind completely about what I thought I wanted. - The staff are complete sweeties - The dresses are simply gorgeous - They lend you shoes (I spent a lot of time in underwear and heels while they'd get the next dress ready) - They weren't pushy at all - There was lots of room for mum and my friends to sit and give their opinions I fell in love with most of the dresses I tried on here, and I am considering going back to buy one of them...I'm not sure why it is so hard to commit to a dress when I have no problem committing to my fiancé.

Pennie's is another lovely store situated just off the vibrant Camden Passage. They have some…read moregorgeous dresses, furs and trinkets to occupy the most fussily fastidious of vintage and antique browsers. Although it is a very pretty and grannies closet-esque space, this shop clearly has a lovingly handpicked collection which is reflected rather too much in the prices. For those who don't have the time to peruse the markets, thrift stores and charity shops of the world, it might seem like a bargain to get the finer things of life (fur and silk) at the high end prices charged by Pennie's, but being practically unemployed, I can assure you it is not. It's well worth a look in if you happen to be in the area because the thing with second hand clothes in London is that there are no second chances. If it is very special, someone else will snap it up, regardless of the price and I am of the general persuasion that I would rather be broke and fabulous than envy green with £50 more to spend on wine.

This wardrobe of a shop is full of stuff you might find in your granny's attic, if your granny was…read moreparticularly cool. Lots of antiques and collectables, and interesting bits of girlish attire - beautiful lace capes, silk gloves, dresses from different periods - it's like stepping into compact other-worldliness. The shabby interior offsets the pieces on display with charm, and there's lots to be discovered tucked away in the corners.

A place to avoid at all cost. I now understand why the…read moreGoogle reviews were so bad! RUDE STAFF: The woman in charge of us at Mia Sposa seemed bothered from beginning to end. She was plain rude several times to my mother and MIL: saying that the only important opinion is mine, not theirs! Well, if I brought them along with me, it's because I value their opinion! She criticised everything possible: you're not wearing the right bra blah blah, you're giving us too short notice, etc. NO-PICTURE POLICY: My mother and mother-in-law attempted to take pictures: they were very rudely scolded by the store manager who shouted at them "NO". On top of the impolite manners to ask this, how stupid is that policy! CONCLUSION: We decided to leave after 40 minutes. It was long enough for me to realise that there was no way I was going to deal with these guys over the coming months for my dress. I ordered mine at Pronovias :)

This is actually quite a good shop, if you want an a-line dress or a white dress. They have a huge…read moreselection of those styles. Unfortunately that's not me. However, I liked the girl who was helping me look at dresses. Prices seemed to range around 600 quid and up, but those were just the ones that I looked at, I'm not sure about the whole shop. One girl was getting her dress fitted today and I thought that the two people doing her fitting were really doing an excellent job tut-tutting and wanting another half an inch off the bottom of her dress so she could walk more smoothly.

Thanks to Le Spose di Milano and Caroline Castigliano, on my wedding day I was incredibly…read moreuncomfortable and frustrated. I did not receive the dress that I'd paid for and to this day neither company has taken responsibility. Here is my story: https://lesposedimilanoruinedmyweddingdress.com/

It was my very first time in a Vivienne Westwood shop and I was so impressed !…read more Didn't dare to touch a thing or even take a picture ! The salesperson looks nice though ^^ It's a friend of mine which are a huge fan an knows the boutique already that bring me here for our London Shopping weekend. The clothes are just amazing, as well for the shoes and the jewelry. Some things are even affordable ! The boutique is not really big, but not too small either. You can see some couture clothes as well, and it looks like there is a VIP part downstairs. I didn't buy anything that time cause I was a bit too much impressed, but maybe next time I'll dare to try something on. ;)