Well, it’s Friday and tomorrow the big set-up for the BBEH starts. We hope you have enjoyed finding out about what Richard Designs have to offer this spring.

We’ve packed up the product and it is on its way to Harrogate as we speak, we’re so excited about this season’s collection and we can’t wait to share it with you. You’ve heard about some of the team – Richard Allen and Kelly Harper on Nieve Designer Couture; Benjamin Dicks and Jane Adams on the Boutique Collection, but who else can you expect to meet?

Elaine Dicks, the company founder will be present for her 36^th Harrogate show – a record that is almost impossible to beat! Karen Setchell and Wendy Dixon are our veil experts for this show and both have years of knowledge to share; Karen has been with us since she left school and as well as being a talented embroidery machinist, is now assistant to the workroom manager for the whole firm, if there is something she doesn’t know about veils, it just isn’t worth knowing. Gemma Cornwell is our team-leader in the tiara department and having trained in design at college, is responsible for many of the designs on display.  She is ready to show off the team’s sparkling new creations (which were previewed in our tiara blog last week). Kelly Harper, our head designer, is itching to meet you all and discuss the inspirations behind this season’s accessories. Last, but certainly not least, Richard Coles and Shaun Walker, our full-time sales representatives, will be present – many of you will have been charmed by them in the past and know them well.

This exhibition there is also a strong family connection, as Ben Allen, William Dicks, Louise Dicks and Benjamin Dicks will all be buzzing around – prizes to anyone who manages to meet them all! All are veterans of the show and have grown up in and around the company, so feel free to grill them if you have any queries!

We warmly welcome you all to M33, M30, M29 and M28! Every exhibition is a great pleasure and we look forward to seeing you there.

The British Bridal Exhibition Harrogate is trade only; if you aren’t a trade customer but you love our bridal accessories, then we’d love to hear from you; give us a call on (01353) 661600 or an email and we can direct you to your nearest bridal shop.

By far the brightest and most eye-catching stand of the BBEH Spring 2010 is M30; home to the Boutique Collection, which makes a welcome return this spring.

The Boutique Collection is a wonderful celebration of seasonal colours and styles, perfect for the mother of the bride or wedding guests looking for that perfect hat or fascinator.

All the hats and fascinators in the Boutique Collection are handmade by our highly skilled milliners in England. If you visit stand M30 you will have a wonderful opportunity to meet Benjamin Dicks and Jane Adams, who are two members of the hat department team. As true experts in hat making, they will be able to answer any questions or queries you may have.

All our hats are made using specialist techniques, our approach to using sinamay produces both incredible colour tones and strong, clean lines. Fascinators receive the same top-quality treatment, extensive use of sinamay and silk give a structured and substantial feel.

The personal service we offer is second-to-none, a comprehensive colour-matching service is available, which we believe to be unbeatable due to our ability to create different shades between standard colours. There is no minimum order with our hats or fascinators, so you can just try one or two and see how well they are received by your clients. We also never discontinue a style and we’re constantly updating our colours to match the latest trends; so there’s always something new to see in the Boutique Collection!

This FQ109 fascinator in Giraffe, Almond and Pewter was a real hit at the Moda show and will be exhibiting at BBEH too. We were especially pleased the new print-style sinamay was so popular; we work hard at sourcing the best quality products and latest colours for the Boutique Collection.

The BM52H hat shown below was also one of the most popular hats at the Moda show, shown in aqua here, it is of course available in a huge variety of colours and, if required we can match it exactly to your customer’s outfit. Come visit stand M30 to see even more great hats and fascinators and meet our wonderfully skilled staff.

You can see our hat and fascinator gallery for more pictures of our products and previous millinery blogs offer even more information on what we do. Finally, don’t forget our bridal millinery advice page and the Boutique Collection advice page for top tips on picking the perfect hat.

The British Bridal Exhibition Harrogate is trade only; if you aren’t a trade customer but you love our petticoats, then we’d love to hear from you; give us a call on (01353) 661600 or an email and we can direct you to your nearest bridal shop.

The next stand on our tour of Richard Designs at the BBEH, is M28. Home to Nieve Designer Couture, this stand is not for the feint-hearted. Only the finest materials are used in the Nieve range of veils, tiaras, jewellery and hats, each of which is a masterpiece in its own right.

The March collection, which has been specifically designed to preview at the Harrogate show, incorporates all the elements that you adore in a Nieve design. We have an even greater variety of innovative designs in veils and an expansion on our very popular closely scattered sparklers. As is expected from this luxury label, we have a few ‘wow’ creations for you to peruse, while we have not ignored the need for simple, elegant and impeccably finished staple pieces.

The Reflections range is also available from M28. In response to customer suggestions for some high-quality but simpler designs we launched the Reflections range. Simply outstanding quality is complemented by subtle designs that are sure to delight your brides!

Many of you will know Kelly Harper, the designer for this collection, who will be available to guide you through the new concepts. Richard Allen will also be on hand to discuss your exact needs and provide his usual effortless direction, enabling you to look with confidence and without pressure.

If there is one new stand you need to look at this year, it is M28. Every visitor leaves feeling energised by the wonderful display.

You can view a sample of the Nieve collection of veils, tiaras, jewellery, millinery and hats at our dedicated Nieve Designer Couture site.

The British Bridal Exhibition Harrogate is trade only; if you aren’t a trade customer but you love our bridal accessories, then we’d love to hear from you; give us a call on (01353) 661600 or an email and we can direct you to your nearest bridal shop.

Tommorrow we will be previewing the Blue Ribbon Petticoat stand on M29…

In the first of a four-part series, we’re going to let you know what to expect when you visit Richard Designs at the British Bridal Exhibition Harrogate this coming weekend. As mentioned previously, we have 4 stands this time around, which means lots of choice. Today we’ll be looking at what the centrepiece stand – M33 – has to offer.

Stand M33

Our biggest stand is M33 – in Hall M. This is where we show the Richard Designs collection of veils, tiaras and jewellery. As you can read in our previous blogs, there is going to be lots of beautiful new veils, tiaras and jewellery to see on the stand.

We know that the exhibition is a great opportunity to ask lots of questions and enjoy a personal service; we have a fantastic team at the show who are all extremely knowledgeable. Our dedicated sales representatives have second-to-none knowledge of what is in trend and what sells! We also have ‘the faces behind the designs’ as our top veil, tiara and jewellery designers join us to provide expert advice on the inspirations which have driven this year’s collection.

An incredible 60 new tiara designs, 30 new jewellery pieces, 30 new veil designs and all of our best sellers ever, mean you will find the perfect bridal accessories to match those dresses you have just bought! Our fantastic team will be delighted to help you choose just the right bridal accessories, in a no-pressure environment.

As well as all the Richard Designs wedding accessories, new Classics designs will be on stand M33. Designed for the high-volume customer, the Classics provide the lowest priced, best-quality veils, tiaras and jewellery, which are guaranteed to sell and have a broad appeal, no matter what dress collection your bridal shop has chosen. There are new tiaras and jewellery as well as veils in this low price collection.

There are so many new veils, tiaras and jewellery items that there isn’t time to show them all here – you’ll have to pop along to see them!

Take a fresh look at bridal accessories at stand M33, Hall M.

The British Bridal Exhibition Harrogate is trade only; if you aren’t a trade customer but you love our bridal accessories, then we’d love to hear from you; give us a call on (01353) 661600 or an email and we can direct you to your nearest bridal shop.

Tomorrow: Nieve Designer Couture on Stand M28

Richard Designs are pleased to present our brand new website.

After several months of development we are extremely pleased with the results; we hope the website will cater for both our retail customers and brides looking for more information about our products. As well as the main website, you will also notice on the home page links to view our Boutique and Nieve Designer Couture labels.

We are extremely proud of our new ‘advice centre‘ which provides all your need-to-know information regarding colours, materials, styling and design; we hope to expand this area of the website as you ask us questions. We also hope you enjoy the new ‘shop window‘ area which shows a small selection of our most popular designs, these pictures serve to give a flavour of the quality and style we offer across all of our products. As always, we firmly encourage brides to visit their local stockist in order to purchase Richard Designs products; we don’t offer items on this website direct for sale to brides, but we are more than happy to advise your nearest stockist, just contact us.

Finally, keep an eye on this area of the website for all of our latest news; we will also be providing advice on the latest trends in the market, information on trade show appearances and product launches as well as answering any of your questions. Your comments on the website or anything else we do are always welcome so please feel free to comment below or contact us.