Established for over ten years, Wonderful Wraps' accessories are offered in major UK retail outlets such as Harrods, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols in London and Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus in the US. They offer a collection of sumptuous velvets, silk organza, chiffons and tulles, satins, faux furs, marabous and other luxury wraps, stoles and capes, with styles ranging from luxurious embroidered organza to classic angora throws. To place your order you need to call them.
You can order totally bespoke shoes here or you can shop from their online boutique and choose one of their ready-to-wear styles. Don’t expect to save money, but if you want something truly elegant (and shoes that hopefully you’ll wear after your wedding as well), you should think of shopping here. Expect to find seriously beautiful shoes that you can’t buy anywhere else.
Louella, based in Leeds and Harrogate, offer a lovely selection of wedding gowns which you can clearly see online, plus really pretty and quite unusual jewellery, hair pins, tiaras and feathered and jewelled combs. There's also an excellent collection of shoes by Pink and Paradox plus handbags to match, all of which you can order online. They don't advise you order dresses without fittings as they are non returnable.
Here you'll find a very good choice of wedding shoes from designers such as Diane Hassell, Gabriella & Lucido, Else and Paradox, some which are very well priced and some quite expensive so it's well worth spending some time here. They also offer wedding petticoats and a small collection of jewellery. If you send them a swatch of fabric they'll dye your shoes to match and they deliver only to the UK.
Kate Pennington specialises in exquisite hand decorated ballet pumps for bridesmaids and flowergirls. Using their extensive range of trimmings they'll decorate your shoes to complement the theme and design of your dress. You can see lots of the styles on her website and then you need to contact her about a month before your wedding to confirm the style and sizes you want to order and if you can you should send her a photo of your dress plus a fabric swatch which can be incorporated into the shoes..
Shoe designer Joseph Azagury creates a superb collection of beautiful and wearable shoes each season for all occasions. He’s especially well known for his bridal collection, where you’ll discover stunning and elegant designs that don’t try to outshine your dress that that you’ll be able to wear all day. Expect to pay designer prices for a wonderful pair of shoes.
Lucy Marshall is a mother and daughter partnership who have been inspired by the beauty and skill to be found in traditional hand embroidery and beading. This is a bespoke collection, with each item being made by hand and tailored to the bride and fabric, beads and threads being chosen to complement the bridal gown. Originally having started out designing bridal gloves the collection now includes exquisite headpieces and hair jewellery.
There's quite a range to click through here from the simplest satin sling back to lovely beading and embroidery and from gorgeous classic styles to contemporary heels. The number of designers on offer covers a wide selection of prices, and includes Benjamin Adams, Filippa Scott and Jonathon Kayne. You can call them to discuss having shoes dyed to match your dress and also choose from handbags and other accessories
At Browns Bride you'll find a sophisticated and beautiful selection of veils, tiaras, pins, combs and jewellery, both vintage and modern from designers such as Coleman Douglas Pearls, Jessica Rose, Paris Tiaras, headpeaces and veil clips, Kira Bella chokers and earrings. There are also shoes by Christian Louboutin and exquisite bags by Lulu Guinness, all of which you can order online.
In 1964 Samuel Faith established Faith shoes with the aim of combining style and affordability and he seems to have succeeded extremely well. The range of bridal shoes here is very pretty and exceptionally well priced, from sequinned ballet pumps in pale pink and ivory to satin and diamante sling backs. This is definitely the place to come if you're looking for something gorgeous without any hassle.
There are some really chic bridal shoes on this US based website (who promise speedy delivery to the UK) and many of them are limited editions so you know you'll be the only one wearing them here. My favourites are their stitched embroidered and absolutely gorgeous ballet flats which would be perfect if you're tall and want to be comfortable all day. In their Store Info section you'll find an excellent conversion chart from US to European sizes.
This US based website offers a wide choice of really lovely designer wedding shoes (and matching handbags) by names such as Stuart Weitzman, Vera Wang, Cynthia Rowley and Kenneth Cole. You will have to pay extra for shipping and duty on top so don't expect to make any great saving on the shoes but this is an opportunity to get special and different shoes for your wedding which you can't find here. Don't forget that you'll be buying in US shoe sizes so go to www.onlineconversion.com and Clothing to check your size.
There's a lot to choose from on this website, where you can order shoes, headwear, veils and your dress online. This may sound a lot to pick over the web, particularly because there's so much detail you need to be sure of before ordering, however their help section is really excellent, giving you lots of advice on every aspect of each item so if you're not sure you actually want to place your order online you can get a good feel for different styles and fabrics here then call them to make sure you're happy with your choice.
Gina was first established in 1954 and named after Gina Lollobridgida. Now it’s run by the three Kurdash brothers (the sons of the founder, Mehmet Kurdash) who continue to design totally exquisite shoes, so if you want the couture look for your wedding and a seriously special pair of shoes then click no further. Their bridal collection is stylish, elegant and priced to match and you'd definitely want to be able to wear them more than once so choose something here on that basis.
This is a really stylishly designed website offering you, as they put it, 'everything bar the dress'. So you can choose from their range of shoes by Paradox, Fillipa Scott, G&L and Benjamin Adams (don't worry if you don't know these names, there are some really pretty styles here at all price ranges) jewellery and hair clips, and silk and beaded handbags (plus Hollywood Fashion Tape and comfort shoe pads). If you want your shoes dyed a specific shade they'll do that for you and they offer small and large sizes as well. They'll ship Worldwide and offer an express delivery service.