The Bridal Path is a little bridal store on Childwall Road, a hidden gem. If you are getting…read moremarried and you're just browsing for ideas, or if you are genuinely intending to purchase something, the staff are more than happy to chat to you. You can also expect to have a designer selected to your personal style. When I walk into a bridal store, I usually attract looks which shout out "what do you want?" - but the staff here aren't judgemental at all, very welcoming. The store has been endorsed by Hollyoaks and Radio City and quite rightfully so.

The Bridal path covers everything a bride needs. According to their literature you can find bridal…read moregowns and bridesmaids (I think they mean bridesmaids dresses). They also have accessories and dresses for proms. As my boyfriend will tell you, desperate brides travel miles to find the right dresses. Here they are beautiful and sophisticated with designs from Raylia, Justin Alexander and Veromia. Don't turn up on a Monday as you will find the shutters down. On a Thursday evening they are open late, well, later anyway and you can have a glass of wine although it doesn't look as if they are a licenced premises. They were offering a free tiara with every bridal gown and its worth asking if this is still the case. Don't get a ticket, use the car park at the back.

My mum knows the owner of Corniche and whenever we would pass the store she'd mention this fact as…read moreone might discuss knowing a celebrity or an icon of some sort; that is the sort of reputation Corniche has, at least in the world of brides, dressmakers and, well women; us girls love the element of glamour surrounding a dressmakers, the romance and reverie of a bridal shop and there is no absence of fairytale here. Corniche is a beautiful store filled with Beautiful dresses and all the requisite accessories for a bride (and groom) there's also a vast range of children's wear for wedding celebrations and communions. Dresses can be tailor made or bought straight off the rack. While the focus is on wedding attire, general formal wear is available such as dresses for prom parties and days at the races.

This is a formal wear/alaterations shop in New Brighton. Shops like this always make we wish that I…read morehad an event to attend so I could justify buying a gown. The dresses are lovely. They always have some really nice ones displayed in the front window. I would definitely recommend this place if you need a new gown, or if you have something that you need altered or hemmed up. Their work is beautiful.

My cousin had her wedding dress made at Nico and it turned out beautifully! 100% recommend to all…read moreof my friends!

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. Ring any bells...it should…read more Thelma Madine, whose shop is Nico's Dressmakers in Liverpool, is the designer favoured by traveller brides competing to wear the biggest, most elaborate wedding dress possible. Her dresses appeared on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding which revealed insight into the process the travelling community go through in preparation for marriage. In 2006, she designed what is believed to be the world's biggest wedding dress which weighed in at a whopping 25st with a 60ft train. The dress had 30,000 Swarovski crystals and 120 metres of silk. As well brides dresses, the shop also stocks bridesmaid and special occasions outfit.

Pronuptia is located in Liverpool City centre's busy Williamson square, adjacent to the queens…read moresquare bus station and close to the train stations. When a friend announced that she was engaged and wanted me to be her bridesmaid it was the first place that came to mind to start trying on wedding and bridesmaid dresses. I phoned the shop, made an appointment, and we went along a few days later. The shop appears to be very small. Menswear is situated downstairs, which I obviously didn't go in. After climbing a steep set of stairs you enter the ladies section. The first thing that strikes you is the sheer amount of dresses lining the walls of the shop. It is a bit daunting at first but the staff are on hand straight away to help you if you need it, or they will leave you to browse if you prefer that. The staff are very friendly and are happy to assist you in picking out dresses to try on. They happily take any dresses you like off the rails and transport them to the fitting rooms to try on when you are ready. The wedding dresses are extremely varied. They have a multitude of styles and colours to suit all tastes. The range of bridesmaid dresses is smaller but again, they have a good range of styles and colours to try on, and are happy to explain the various colour and size options available for each dress. The main fitting area is spacious, with two fitting rooms, very suitable for 2 or more people who are wanting to try dresses on at once. When trying on dresses the staff are extremely helpful and will assist you with getting dresses on and pinning them in place when the size is not suitable. They are able to suggest accessories to go with the dress you try on, such as tiara's and veils, to complete the look. The staff make a fuss of you and really do make the experience enjoyable. They like to chat about the Bride's wedding plans and seem genuinely interested. They certainly don't pressure you into buying something straight away as they understand the importance of finding the perfect dress for you and not rushing into anything. We ended up purchasing the brides dress from there, and as they then offered discount on bridesmaid dresses we went back and bought them too.

myself and my wife purchased a dress from this shop for our wedding. that was the biggest mistake…read moreof our wedding. the untold problems this shop has caused us is unbelievable. when complaining i asked to speak to the owner or a manager, i was told he was busy and didn't want to speak to me. i insisted i spoke to him after an hour of complaining he eventually spoke to me and asked for us to come back to the shop in a few days. as the alterations that we had paid for haddnt been done. we live in bristol so couldn't. but he was adamant that it wasn't his shops fault that the alterations that we had paid for hadn't been done. all i was offered was £20 back. when my wife tried the dress on for the final time, two buttons fell off, the sides were unequally taken in, the length was cut at different lengths. they had put random stitches in silly places bunching the netting. we had to pay over £200 to get the alterations that we had paid them to do luckily we found a great dress maker who undid what Brides of Liverpool ruined and fitted the dress properly. this shop truly gave my wife the worst customer services ever. never never go with them

I cannot praise the staff at Elegance Bridal enough. They provide such a pleasant, friendly service…read morewhich I did not experience in any of the other bridal shops I visited. I would like to say a big thank you to Jan, Jane, and Beth for going completely out of their way for me, there is literally nothing they won't do to make buying your dress an amazing experience. They also have a seamstress who is second to none, so a big thank you to Lisa too who can literally work miracles. I will be writing to Maggie Sottero Head Office to sing their praises as I believe they deserve some recognition for promoting the Maggie Sottero brand in such a positive way and creating such pleasant memories for me. After all buying your wedding dress should be a memorable experience. I would thoroughly recommend any bride to shop here! Thank you so much Elegance Bridal!

What miserable service Going to find a dress for the…read morehappiest day of your life? Take a can of laughing gas with you may cheer up the shop workers Dont forget to ring the door bell cant just walk into the shop The staff so unhelpful my friend took her business elsewhere

The service provided at Copplestones Bridal is unrivalled…read moreand stress free. I couldn't have been made to feel more welcome when I bought my wedding dress (unlike at several more traditional bridalwear shops I had visited before who couldn't believe I wanted a dress to wear in 3-4 months not 2 years time and seemed to take no notice of the style I was interested in and either wanted to sell me something entirely different or said they couldn't possibly help with such a short timescale). The choice at Copplestones was huge but as the shop was so well laid out it was easy to find what I was looking for. I only tried on a few wedding dresses and came away with exactly what I wanted for under £300. Truly amazing! The seamstress recommended for altering the wedding dress was also helpful, reasonably priced and had plenty of tips for the big day. Kari, Leyland, Lancashire

It has all sorts of dresses in and is very different to a normal shop. You book an appointment and…read morego and look through all the dresses (there are hundreds of them on rails!) and the great part is that they're all the top labels from the high street wedding shops but for much less! No dress is more than £300. Mine had a price tag of £1200 but was only £300! You can then either put a deposit on it and pay it off or pay for it then. Then you can go back and have a fitting with their seamstress (Angela is lovely!) a couple of weeks before the wedding. You don't get the same fuss as in an expensive shop but they have made the place as nice as possible and then you can go off for a glass of wine in Liverpool afterwards! Good luck with the dress hunting!

I love Monsoon & this one is full of their gorgeous clothes at bargain prices. Everything is…read morediscounted. They have women's, men's & children's clothes as well as some accessorize items. They even have some bridal wear so if you need to do a wedding on a budget it's well worth a visit for something totally gorgeous at a bargain price. Everytime I go here they seem to just bring out more & more stock. You sometimes have to rummage through to find the correct size as the hangers are sometimes incorrectly marked. They sometimes have shoes & always have a nice selection of jewellery (accessorize). A nice shop with all of the usual beautiful Monsoon clothes & an excellent place to find some bargains. Nice friendly staff as well.

Monsoon has got a rather lodge plot at Cheshire Oaks (double the size of most others) which sells a…read moremass of formal and informal clothing for men, women, children and dogs (I got my dog as amazing Elvis cape here for £2 not long ago!) The menswear section is very small but you can get some real bargains here i.e. winter coats. Keep an eye out for items on top of racks and in boxes on the floor you can find some real home bargains like picture frames and door knobs. Prices are really good perfect for bridesmaid's dresses and even wedding dresses. Shoes and bags crop up a lot too.