Did you know at Martels Bridal Boutique, we offer payment plans? We want all brides-to-be to find the wedding dress they have always dreamed of!  Therefore we can offer payment plans to all our brides, from our boutique here in the Essex countryside. With a minimum payment of £250 deposit.  We can discuss interest free, monthly payment amounts that are affordable for you (minimum amounts apply). You can also make extra payments this does not have any penalties. This will not impact your credit score in any way, we are just helping you to find the dress of your dreams. *Applies ..read more

Lots of bridesmaid’s dresses to buy?  Bridesmaids and flower girls?  Here’s a special offer for you – If you order 6 or more  bridesmaids dresses and/or flower girls dresses we’ll help by giving you £150 off!   So email us on hello@martelsbridal.co.uk or call on 07872 600095 to make your appointment. The post SPECIAL OFFER – BRIDESMAIDS & FLOWER GIRLS appeared first on Martels Bridal Boutique ..read more

Traditions: Still Cool v Old School Do you plan to embrace old school wedding traditions, are there any you think are still cool or just plain outdated? Easy Weddings social followers had a lot to say, and the results are really interesting!  They recently ran a poll about wedding traditions, thinking some were a little outdated and some might be die-hard traditions that’ll stand the test of time. They had nearly 15,000 responses that ranged from passionate to tepid in their feelings about these traditions. Here are the findings, mixed with some ideas on new spins to the old school trad ..read more

Our 7th Anniversary (Apparently that’s copper!!) In June this year it’s our seventh anniversary of Martels Wedding Village, and now with 20 wedding professionals under our roof, including our own beautiful bridal boutique, we are so proud of all we’ve achieved in this time period… including us all surviving 2020!!   As landladies we supported all our tenants and as individual business owners we all pulled together, and we feel privileged to have made it through what can only be described as the hardest thing we’ve ever done!   Onwards and upwards towards a fabulous future, and ..read more

How Martels Bridal Boutique is keeping you safe after Covid-19 What To Do Before Your Appointment Find out more about the boutique’s safety guidelines At Martels Bridal Boutique, brides are asked to read through the store’s Covid guidelines before their appointments. Advice also comes via email or text before the appointment, the list includes information about how many people a bride can bring with her to her appointment — two — what to do prior to arrival — wait until your exact appointment time before entering — and what the appointment will be like — guests must wear a mask at all times a ..read more

On Trend for 2021: Wedding Dresses with Sleeves Hello fabulous brides-to-be, it is February!  So you know what that means . . . we’re in the heart of Winter!!  And so with this sweater weather – why not consider adding sleeves to enhance that fabulous dress you found?!  We are here to help you decide if you do want sleeves, and how easy they are to add. We are currently obsessed with some adapted beauties like the gorgeous Lyla from Richard Designs, pictured here as was and adapted by our very own seamstress for bride Suzanne . . . It looks amazing I think you’ll agree. So for ..read more

Martels Pride We’re very proud to say that at Martels Wedding Village we are completely inclusive of all couples of all sexes, and are now also proud to say we’re an official LGBTQ Wedding Supplier. The road to marriage for same sex and LGBTQ couples has been a long one, fraught with pain and challenge. Finally in 2013, parliament passed the legalisation of same sex marriage, with the first marriage taking place in London in 2014. Prior to this, the only option for same sex couples was to enter into a civil partnership. However, although this could include a ceremony and celebration, the gover ..read more

How To Store Your Precious Wedding Dress With weddings on hold and many postponed for a year or so, we at Martels Bridal Boutique, have had brides asking us how to best store their precious dresses until their big day.  We thought we’d write a blog with some great help from the experts – classiccleaners.net (thanks guys). With a plain and not-too-heavy dress you could store on a padded hanger in a garment bag in a cool, dry place for up to seven months.  Hang it in a cupboard away from direct sunlight, leaving several feet of space on either side to prevent wrinkling.  ..read more

An Update from Martels Wedding Village Martels Wedding Experience To all our lovely brides and grooms who were planning on coming to one of our cancelled Martels Wedding Experiences, we are sorry not to see you; but we are still here to help with your wedding plans! We’re busy planning a wedding extravaganza for our re-opening.  But we’ll keep you posted about that in the future. Martels Wedding Suppliers In the meantime, just because our building has had to temporarily close, all our suppliers are very much open for business, and taking bookings for future weddings. We have a thriving co ..read more

NHS, Emergency Services & Military Personnel Discounts In order to celebrate the amazing work you do, we’re increasing our discount for all NHS and emergency service staff as well as all military personnel and armed forces, from 5% to 10% until the end of September, 2020. As soon as lockdown ends it will be time to start wedding dress shopping, so whether you will be looking for your bridal gown or searching for bridesmaids dresses, then pop down to Martels Bridal Boutique or make an appointment to come and have a try-on.  Our next wedding experience will be rescheduled when the lockd ..read more