Afternoon ladies and gents, in this the final post of today, I’m going to introduce you to ruby+diva, a new online bridal boutique jam packed with products and services from all the very best and most stylish designers working in the UK wedding and creative industry today.
ruby+diva founder, Sara, is here to tell us more about this exciting new venture…
“Hello! I’m Sara, the founder and Creative Director of new online wedding marketplace – ruby+diva, the chic, unique wedding boutique!
We want to help couples plan the most wonderful and unique wedding day with the minimum hassle. The idea is that we do the hard work by cherry-picking the best and most original wedding products and services from around the world and bringing them together in one marketplace…”
Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Images kindly provided by ruby+diva
Above there, the beautiful ‘Pop’ wedding dress by Suzannah.
“We cover the whole wedding spectrum from bespoke engagement rings to once-in-a-lifetime honeymoons – we even have a section for grooms!
We don’t believe there should be rules about what you should wear with what and our ethos is that true beauty is allowing your personality to shine through. So, the main criteria for our suppliers, and we carefully choose every single one, is that they offer a little something different to the wedding market, be it creative, handmade or just downright unconventional…”
Below, beautiful and flawless bridal make-up by Mariam Jensen…
“Our site works as both a shop and a directory. Shopping is really easy. It works like a supermarket and you can buy products from different designers and make just one payment at our secure checkout.
For wedding services, you can browse the categories, view each service’s website and email them directly from our site.
For both products and services, we have a wish list option so you can save your ideas and create your very own inspiration board…”
The Bespoke shoes by Hetty Rose…
“I decided to launch ruby+diva after planning two weddings to my lovely husband Rob in 2012. One was a big country wedding (which didn’t happened in the end) and the other a small urban wedding {which did!}.
I had no idea where to start so, as I’m a lawyer by profession, I began months of thorough {to be fair, obsessive/OCD-level} research into the most unusual and unique wedding ideas out there {incidentally this led me to Love My Dress!}.
So, after our wedding I was left with files and files of information, which I felt might be helpful to other brides. Plus, I love the idea of working on a creative project and developing a community of like-minded small businesses who can support each other…”
Above, gorgeous handmade stationery by Love My Dress regular contributor, Berinmade.
Below left, Charlotte bra and bloomers, and below right, the lux convertible dress by Muse…
“A convertible dress is designed to be worn in more than one way. Our dresses can be worn in 10 or 15 different ways depending on how creative you want to be with it! Try it in a halter style, strapless, or the ever classic one shoulder style – it’s the ultimate style chameleon!
Click here to view a video showing you how to wrap our dresses!”
Top left, the flower cake stand by Storm and top right, unique, contemporary jewellery by De Anna Kiernan.
Bottom left, Mills and Boons Confetti and guestbooks by Shabby Scrap…
Below, big wave flags…
“Welcome your guests with giant handmade flags available for hire nationwide in a huge choice of colours and designs.
Delivered to your door, the 8m tall full size festival flags are a visually stunning but simple and cost effective way to decorate any venue. The flags are designed to be quick and easy to self-install, or with our crew-install service, our experienced staff can transform any venue to create a quite unique ambiance, from private gardens to castles and palaces.
Fully bespoke service also available…”
“I can honestly say I love absolutely everything on the site. We have to be true to our brand so we only choose our favourite suppliers.”
Custom made canvass by StudioJones – they take your wedding picture and add images and text to create a really cool, one-off canvas…
Vintage bus hire by The Yorkshire Bus Company…
The r+d bride, by Andy Dunn Photography…
“We are a new website but have had a fantastic response so far and have lots of exciting plans ahead, including a major design redevelopment over the summer. We are also a small team and run our business on a personal level so if couples can’t see what they want on our site now, they can ping us an email and we’re happy to source it for them….”
Below left, wedding dresses by Pure Magnolia, and below right, lingerie by Queen of Clover…
Great stuff Sara! Stylish, well organised, friendly and a great personal service to boot. To find out more, visit the ruby+diva website or email Sara on [email protected]. ruby+diva can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.
Have a lovely afternoon folks,
Annabel
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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.
