A little while ago we received one of those emails that we like to describe as a ‘happy heart’ mail. The below words epitomise the reason Julia started FDB, to have brides feel this kind of support and dare I use the ‘J’ word, go on a fabulous journey together.

Take it away Jessie…

I can't begin to put into words how grateful I am for all of your love and support in the run up to our wedding which finally happened on 9th August last year. I simply cannot fault the experience you gave us during every single visit. You are all so incredibly welcoming, friendly and professional and I cannot thank you enough for that. The phone call from Emma early in 2020 to see how I was with all the news of a potential lockdown with weddings not going ahead etc will always stick with me. It was so kind of you to get in touch just to let me know you were thinking of me during that time in particular.

I will never forget waiting for over an hour outside of FDB early on the Sunday morning of your sample sale many moons ago in June 2019. I remember my Mum, Sam, insisting that we go extra early to ensure that Suzanne Neville's 'Rosa' was there waiting for me and wouldn't be in someone else's hands before we arrived. To our luck, we were the first through your doors that morning and my Mum launched past the lady with the clipboard and grabbed the dress as quickly as she could! The rest, they say, was history!

Waiting to get married during a pandemic was horrendous especially after postponing 3 times in total, but knowing that my dream dress was being looked after and waiting for me helped me to see the light at the end of a very long tunnel.

Fast forward to June 2021 when I came for my first fitting, I was fairly nervous as a lot of time had passed and I'd hired a personal trainer during lockdown to help me tone up for the big day so I was worried the dress wouldn't quite look the same. BUT IT LOOKED BETTER!! I fell in love with the dress all over again and was so proud of everything I'd achieved with getting fitter and being more toned during the time between our original wedding date in May 2020 to then.

We had the most perfectly flawless day and everybody said how much of a fantastic time they'd had (especially after being cooped up with no social life for so long) and we can now say it was 100% worth the wait!!!!

I'll stop babbling now but in nutshell, I just want to thank you for the wedding dress experience every girl dreams of. Best Wishes, Jessie x