Wedding Dress Inspiration | Styles, Trends and Real Brides by Phoenix Gowns

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Real Brides: Hannah and Luke

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Hannah Luke met on holiday in Kavos, Greece in July 2015 despite living over 250 miles apart they continued their relationship once they got home ...

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Real Brides: Sarah and James

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Sarah and James planned their wedding around Halloween, leaning into gothic colours, pumpkins, and eerie details that made their day feel like a festi...

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Why Choose Phoenix Gowns for Your Wedding Dress

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Your wedding day is one of the most special moments of your life, and choosing the perfect gown is a milestone that every bride cherishes. At Phoenix ...

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Trending Lace Wedding Dress Designs of 2025 + FAQs

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By Phoenix Gowns Lace wedding dresses have long been a symbol of romance and timeless beauty. Loved for their intricate detail and delicate femininity...

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Real Brides: Marie and Peggy

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We know Marie as the Manager of bridal boutique, Smart Brides in Portlaoise but were thrilled when we found out that she had chosen to wear one of our...

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Real Brides: Lucy and Tom

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Lucy and Tom met on a night out in 2018 but it wasn’t until a few months later that they had a date and love blossomed! Like many couples the COVID r...

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Real Brides: Laura and Nick

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Nick and Laura met in 2019 but didn’t started dating until November 2020. This was in between lockdowns so most of their dates were spent outdoors; c...

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Real Brides: Fern and Dean

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Fern got in touch and told us how fabulous she felt when wearing her wedding dress. We invited her to take part in our Real Bride feature and tell us ...

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Celebrating Your Marriage

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When planning your wedding there are now so many options available to make your day trulyunique and memorable but for many couples a church or registr...

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Picture Perfect

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Despite living in a digital age whenever someone whips their phone out you will often hear “Oh no! I hate having my photo taken”! An increasing numbe...

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Real Brides: Eluned and Alan

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Both Eluned and Alan were born and bred in the beautiful coastal town ofFishguard, Pembrokeshire and having met via a local social media page theywant...

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Finding The One

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Whether you love or loathe clothes shopping deciding on a wedding dress can take you out of your comfort zone and poses the most searched-for wedding ...

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Real Brides: Isadora and Carwyn

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A real life Romeo and Juliet story that has a happy ending… Isadora and Carwyn met at a mutual hobby of rifle shooting in 2015. On their 5th anniversa...

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Real Brides: Lauren and Ian

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The amazing Northern Lights in Iceland, in October 2019 were the perfect setting for Lauren and Ian to get engaged. We chatted with Lauren about how t...

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Real Bride: Steph and Tom

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Tom and Steph had been together to 3 years before he proposed and then spent two years planning their perfect Christmas themed wedding to be held on ...

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Let s Talk About Sizing

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We are constantly bombarded with images of “perfect” size Celebrities or “Influencers” and told that we should aspire to look this way or that so it’...