Author: Rebecca Furbank

As the saying goes in The Devil Wears Prada – “florals for spring, groundbreaking” but if something isn’t broke don’t fix it. When I think of spring the first thing that comes to my mind are all the flowers coming into bloom and how beautiful my garden looks so I think it is the most perfect inspiration when designing a Mother of the Bride or Groom dress.

The first trend is that we are seeing a lot of the colour orange and the colour pink.

When it comes to colours some people will say I cannot wear orange or pink but what we say here at Anne Furbank is you can wear all the colours its just finding the right shade of that colour. So when you come in and we try to put an orange dress please do not dismiss it, there will be a reason why we pulled it.

I love the psychology of fashion and clothes so I looked into the meaning of wearing the colours orange and pink.

Orange means optimism and happiness

Pink means love and compassion.

So why wouldn’t you want to wear these two colours to a wedding?

 

Becky has been very busy the last month buying Occasion Wear for Spring/Summer 2025. A  few trends have been popping up so we are going to give you some of the insider gossip and share just some of the things we are going to be seeing next year.

Venues and wedding settings have changed a lot over the years. So no matter if you are inside or outside we have got you covered when it comes to your outfit.

Whether you want sleeves or sleeveless, jacket or no jacket, a wrap or no wrap the possibilities are endless. Book yourself an appointment today on 01480 811 333 and we look forward to seeing you soon.

When you come in to look for your Mother of the Bride or Groom outfit some customers have a budget in mind of what they want to spend, others don’t. If you do have a budget in mind please do share with us so we can show you dresses that are in your budget. When deciding a budget there are lots of moving parts so we understand the importance of a budget.

At Anne Furbank we are here to help you in any way we can to find the right outfit for your special occasion and make sure you have the best experience possible.

In this blog I wanted to let you know our Summer Occasion Wear Sale is continuing so if you have a special occasion coming up why not pop in and see us.

If you follow us on social media you would have seen we have some new Veni Infantino dresses instore! So if you have an occasion coming up make sure you come in and see the new arrivals.

So this week I wanted to know your opinion. If you are looking for a Mother of the Bride or Groom outfit would you look in a sale rail?

Our Occasion Wear sale is on currently but would you be put of looking in a sale rail for such an important outfit? Or would you be pleased that you got an amazing dress for half the price?

Let us know your thoughts by emailing us at shop@annefurbank.co.uk

In this post I am going to tell you about some lesser known wedding superstitions.

Weddings today some brides wear a veil, some don’t and that’s ok but dating back to the Greeks and Romans all brides wore a veil because they believed a veil would make the bride less susceptible to curses from jealous witches or evil spirits who wanted to steal her happiness.

Another superstition is if one of your rings gets dropped in the ceremony who ever dropped it was due to die next?

If you receive knives as a wedding present the Vikings believed this was bad luck. A knife was seen to break of cut the marriage up.

Lastly being carried over the threshold, this was to avoid bringing evil spirits into the house. People believed the bride is more vulnerable and the evil spirits would entre through the soles of the brides feet.

Today’s post we are going to be discussing all things superstitious.

This saying is based on an Old English rhyme that dates back to 19th-century. It says that a bride should have on her wedding day: “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Did you know the Brides something borrowed should be something from a happily married woman? in the hopes that their happy marriage rubs off on the newly married couple. Also that is not the end to the rhyme, it ends with a sixpence in your shoe. In the 19th century the brides dad would put a sixpence in the brides shoe for good luck and prosperity. (My colleagues from Anne Furbank actually brought me a sixpence coin for my wedding which I tied to my bouquet.)

Another well known superstition is rain on your wedding day is meant to be good luck, this is because it symbolizes fertility and cleaning, starting your marriage on a clean slate.