Special Occasions Bridal is a family owned business based in Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex and currently stocks well over 300 dresses in store making it one of the largest wedding dress shops in Essex. We stock a huge variety of affordable wedding dresses, bridesmaids dresses, flower girl dresses, Mother of the Bride dresses and Prom dresses.
Whether you are looking for a fairy tale tulle gown or a more tradition elegant A line gown we have something to suit your needs. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service, quality and affordability and these qualities have meant that Special Occasions Bridal has been in business for well over 30 years now.
Whether you are looking for a fairy tale tulle gown or a more tradition elegant A line gown we have something to suit your needs. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service, quality and affordability and these qualities have meant that Special Occasions Bridal has been in business for well over 30 years now.
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Our in store sample dresses are stocked up to a size 32. We can order your wedding dress for you in any size, in either white, ivory or some can even come in a colour! We are introducing our off the peg bridal gown range over the 2020/2021 season so we will have dresses to purchase on the day and ready to take away!
Reviews (9)
Matt Griffiths
Sep 29, 2021
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Very slow service and difficult to get hold of. Would certainly not recommend as a wedding outfit retailer - was told 3 weeks before our wedding that the flower girl dresses we had ordered 4 months prior were not coming in. Were then given a choice out of 2 (cheaper) options and had to phone their supplier ourselves to actually find alternatives which were acceptable. Special Occasions then seemed annoyed at us for going directly to their supplier (even though this was the only way to get any service) and seemed to try their hardest to be as unhelpful as possible.
Would recommend this store open
Would recommend this store open
Amy Turner
Sep 28, 2021
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Ordered and paid for my bridesmaid dresses in full also ordered belts to be attached to the dresses which when I finally got them we’re not down on was not a full belt either only the buckle had to ring them on several occasions to get an update on when the dresses would arrive got told I would get a call back when they had checked which I did not I had to ring them again when the dresses finally arrived I was told they would call me when the dresses were ready to be picked up after 3 weeks I then called them to see if I could pick them up belts had to be sent back as one was missing diamantÃ
Andrea Kitts
Aug 17, 2020
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Jackie Smith
Nov 22, 2019
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I really appreciated Danika coming out to my home on numerous occasions to enable me to try wedding dresses on as due to being in a wheelchair I was unable to try dresses on in a shop. I went along to the shop & chose 3 dresses to try on, Danika arranges a day & she came to my home with them for me to try them on.
Once I had chosen the dress I wanted Danika came back to measure me for it & then once the dress was ready she come back again for a final fitting.
I also used LilyMaeRose Dressmakers Ltd to do my alterations & the dress ended up looking completely different & perfect in every way.
Once I had chosen the dress I wanted Danika came back to measure me for it & then once the dress was ready she come back again for a final fitting.
I also used LilyMaeRose Dressmakers Ltd to do my alterations & the dress ended up looking completely different & perfect in every way.
Leanne Harris
Aug 17, 2018
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This is the best bridal shop ever. My cousin has her dress from here and so does my sister and now me. Staff are so friendly and do not rush u or make u feel pressured into buying anything. I put a deposit on a dress last week from here but then had a wobble about my chosen dress as i had liked a couple of dresses. The ladies at the shop were very happy to help and allowed me to go back and retry on the 1 i originally chose plus others. I finally chose a dress and am happy with my choice and its thanks to the ladies at this store. Would highly recommend to any future brides
Jenna Jess
Jul 19, 2018
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Visited yesterday to look for bridesmaid dresses for my sister and friend, plenty of staff on hand to help out if needed. We had been there before so knew what to do and the staff left us alone unless we had a question. When we wanted to try dresses on, a lovely lady came to help us pin any dresses that might be a little large and offer advice/ information. Just the right mix of attentiveness and space. I ordered dresses and thought the price was reasonable for the quality, the changing room had plenty of space and light although if you pick a colour, I would recommend perhaps going to the front
Line Marie Nielsen
Jul 02, 2017
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This was my very first wedding shopping stop on my list of many. They have lovely dresses at affordable prices and a massive range of bridesmaids dresses. They have offers on from time to time and we were lucky to get my bridesmaids dresses from here, in the right colour and at a really good price :) the staff were wonderful and so helpful.
Rita Nastri
May 22, 2017
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Amy Marsh
Jan 02, 2017
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These ladies are the best. They were the first shop I tried wedding dresses on and they made me feel so comfortable - being more of s curvy lady I was dreading trying on dresses but they made me feel so at ease, they are the most normal, down to earth, non pushy people & they encouraged me to shop around putting absolutely no pressure on me whatsoever but I knew I would be back to order my dress from them. They have been fab from day 1, even when I had an issue with alterations on my dress and I went back to the shop in tears ( no fault of theirs) they put me back in my dress, reassured me that
