February 16, 2009

The Designer Wedding Show

From the 13th - 15th February The Designer Wedding Show was exhibiting in Battersea Park, London. I went to visit it on the first day to be inspired, find out what the trends are and to eye up any competition!

It was very inspiring, particulary as it seems to house the creme de la creme of the bridal services from tiaras to tents.
What came across strongly from the cat walks was that vintage is very BIG this year. Whether it is your dress or your jewellery, it must be vintage. The wonderful thing about vintage is that it is an elegant "green" option.
There were a few of Mai Pearls' competitors there however although there were some great jewellery brands for the bride there was absolutely nothing for the bridesmaids. From my experiance, the bride often likes to give her bridesmaids a piece of jewellery to wear on the big day. This is a lovely keep sake from the day whilst ensuring that all the bridesmaids look tidy and uniformal. This is certainly a niche that may have been over looked by The Designer Wedding Show and an area that Mai Pearls may be able to fill next February. However there is absolutely no reason to wait as today we have just launched our "Pearl Bridesmaid Jewellery" range, making it even easier for the bride to shop for her bridesmaids!

Posted: February 16, 2009 02:03 PM