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A beautiful Bridal Boutique with staff that care about you. Maintaining the trust you need during this very special time. Feeling relaxed and spoiled with the very best of Designers providing the most gorgeous gowns for you to choose from. From the moment you walk in to the moment you walk up the aisle we are there to listen, help, advise and just be there for you. Our dress the bride service take

s all the stress out of getting ready for that ultimate moment especially for those that a Bride would normally expect to dress her!!! Wedding Gowns, Bridesmaids, Accessories,Suits we have it all for you to ponder over. So remember LIVE LAUGH LOVE your Kokoa Bride Experience xx

Dressing Nicola:-Part OneAs I’m sure you all know my favourite job is dressing my Bride on her special day 💗 I always st...
05/08/2024

Dressing Nicola:-Part One

As I’m sure you all know my favourite job is dressing my Bride on her special day 💗
I always start with the bits and pieces that make up the day. Things like perfume, shoes and flowers but more times than not there is that special thing, that item that brings a loved one close to you on your happy day.
The ring you see in the first few photographs belonged to Nicolas Nana - her Mums Mum and was to accompany Nicola up the aisle. Nicolas dress had pockets so it was placed safely there to bring her close, although her memory is tucked safely in Nicolas heart forever 💗

Can’t wait to see you gorgeous girlies. Hope you are having a fab morning 💗
03/08/2024

Can’t wait to see you gorgeous girlies. Hope you are having a fab morning 💗

16/12/2023

Please read this wonderful poem and pass it on for Christmas. !!!!

T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE,
MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY,
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO,
IN THIS HOME, DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES,
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT,
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR,
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED,
A TRUE AUSSIE SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO,
OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALISED THE FAMILIES,
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS,
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE,
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM,
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN'T HELP WONDER,
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE,
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT,
A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES,
AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED,
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
"SANTA DON'T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS.."

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL,
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED,
FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.

I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE,
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR,
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA,
IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE."

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT."

This poem was written by a Peacekeeping soldier stationed overseas. The
following is his request. I think it is reasonable

PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favour of sending this to as many people as
you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to all of the
service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let's
try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and
think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us.
Please, do your small part to plant this small seed.

Today was a day and a half filled with every emotion from the deepest sadness to the most elating of experiences. We’ve ...
14/12/2023

Today was a day and a half filled with every emotion from the deepest sadness to the most elating of experiences. We’ve said our final goodbyes to a special friend, felt proud of our superstar granddaughter and then had one of the most wonderful Christmas experiences ever - not all originally planned to be on the same day!! We’ve rushed from pillar to post to make it work but wouldn’t have missed one single thing of the day. I don’t have the energy to explain right now but will lift a glass of champagne for each part and catch up with you all soon xx
Goodnight friends especially you a

IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMMA ERRINGTONEmma,The one that named me “The Fairy Bride Mother” such an honour to receive such an ...
28/11/2023

IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMMA ERRINGTON

Emma,The one that named me “The Fairy Bride Mother” such an honour to receive such an accolade from someone who spread so much love and magic wherever she went and to whom ever had the pleasure to meet her. She touched so many people’s lives with her kindness.
I will treasure the magic wand that mysteriously appeared in the shop and will think of her smile and the happy memories we have when I look at it. It was part of my office anyway, a talking point with whoever comes in!
My life is fuller for having Emma part of it all be it for only 7 1/2 years. Thank you lovely lady 💕
Rest in peace my beautiful Angel and I hope your wings are sparkly as we all know how much you loved a bit of sparkle. You will rock being an Angel because you have always been one.
Sending so much love to family and friends 💔 — feeling heartbroken.

WARNINGSoppy post alert‼️ Today I had the pleasure of dressing a very special young lady - I will reveal soon 💕But first...
21/10/2023

WARNING

Soppy post alert‼️

Today I had the pleasure of dressing a very special young lady - I will reveal soon 💕
But first I needed to write about this amazing fantastic person Nic 🥰. Some of you will already know her but for those of you who don’t, if you ever have the pleasure of meeting her please just know she is one of the best.
Mine and Nics journey together began some 38 years ago ish and to be honest we lost touch. She was just a young un and my life was just starting on that - on your marks - get set - gooooo kind of time.
When we met again, my memory needed a bit of refreshing, that was two and a half years ago (I suppose my name is always a big give away lol) and that was when she walked into with her fabulous friend Lynn. I loved their energy, their sense of humour, their ability to be real, honest, but caring and kind to each other and with all others round about. NB:- That was a fantastic wedding too btw.
Then I received a message from a girlie who lived in Edinburgh asking to come and look at some dresses. Of course that was fine with us but then, oh my days, who walked in but Aunty Nic. We had the best time. We laughed, we cried but most importantly we all connected like FAMILY. I won’t go into everything on here
1.it’s too long and 2.There’s no need as the important people know the story. So this is how I like to think of these beauties as kinda FAMILY 💕💕 as they have every attribute that a family should have and I loved being part of it, even if it has only been for a year or so 🥰 I’m going to miss your regular visits (they have been many 😘) your sense of humour, your ability to make everything ok, your pragmatic approach your LOYALTY and respect. I best stop now as someone’s heads gonna be getting big 🤣 No but seriously - Thank you Nic it’s been a blast 💕 Next stop beautiful bride alert xx watch this space xx

Where am I today 💕
21/10/2023

Where am I today 💕

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17/10/2023

PROM 2024

Prom Event
23rd - 30th OCTOBER
Dresses £25 - £200
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REBECCAWelcome Welcome to our beautiful new Bride and her fabulous Bride Tribe. We had the loveliest of afternoons with ...
15/10/2023

REBECCA

Welcome Welcome to our beautiful new Bride and her fabulous Bride Tribe.
We had the loveliest of afternoons with these amazing ladies 💕💕💕💕💕💕
Wow - we were all on track with this - there literally could only be that for her to say in although so many others looked 🤩too.
Of course with a figure like has there was always going to be many dresses that could be butttttt when you really do wow WOW!!! Is all I can say. We can’t wait to see you as a bride on your big day. This is certainly one to watch out for. 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

EMMAWhat a fun time we had with these       came in with an open mind and tried on different styles shapes and even colo...
06/09/2023

EMMA

What a fun time we had with these
came in with an open mind and tried on different styles shapes and even colours to explore the collection. Putting one dress on as a just for her which we all actually loved 🤩 tbh. It was a hard choice but Emma trusted the process and chose the most gown. You will look perfect and will make the most
and we will see you soon Emma 💕

JESSICAHello lovely Jessica. After a wonderful morning dressing one of our fabulous brides I came back to the shop to he...
02/09/2023

JESSICA

Hello lovely Jessica. After a wonderful morning dressing one of our fabulous brides I came back to the shop to help this beautiful in the circle of The sun shone on both of these

had absolutely no clue what she wanted but was very decisive on what she did and didn’t like - keeping an open mind was key and trying different styles even when she felt they weren’t going to tick the necessary boxes helped. There were all round when she came in to wearing
We love sharing these that mean
Congratulations we can’t wait to see you again soon xx
couldn’t wait to get the on to Jess xx

REBECCA Welcome to our fabulous new bride RebeccaToday we had literally the best time with this     and her family and n...
26/08/2023

REBECCA

Welcome to our fabulous new bride Rebecca
Today we had literally the best time with this and her family and not forgetting her beautiful

Well of course the usual thing happened and went for the to what she thought but there was something that was just meant to be but you will need to wait to see what it is
Thank you so much for choosing here’s to styling 🙌

NOW SOLD As we get ready to relocate we know that all of our beautiful bits and pieces won’t fit in the new place so we ...
20/08/2023

NOW SOLD

As we get ready to relocate we know that all of our beautiful bits and pieces won’t fit in the new place so we reluctantly but seriously need to downscale. I didn’t even realise how many mirrors we had tbh. I’ve already sold 2 and still have more but I think I’m taking those with us. These mirrors would be perfect for any house, shop or beauty salon. Please DM for more details and prices xx

FOR SALEAs we get ready to relocate we know that all of our beautiful bits and pieces won’t fit in the new place so we r...
20/08/2023

FOR SALE

As we get ready to relocate we know that all of our beautiful bits and pieces won’t fit in the new place so we reluctantly but seriously need to downscale. I didn’t even realise how many mirrors we had tbh. I’ve already sold 2 and still have more but I think I’m taking those with us. These mirrors would be perfect for any house, shop or beauty salon. Please DM for more details and prices xx

LAURENPlease welcome our beautiful new bride   She had the busiest day trying on dresses. Wow - three shops in one day i...
19/08/2023

LAUREN

Please welcome our beautiful new bride
She had the busiest day trying on dresses. Wow - three shops in one day is quite some going. It’s quite a work out trying dresses on and then there’s all the thinking. But ….. being the third shop meant that lauren had tried a few dresses so by the time she got to us she knew what she wanted or should I say what she didn’t want. The dress she chose was like no other that she had looked at and indeed not one bit like she thought she wanted, however, once on, she absolutely fell in love. It was only the second dress with us but as we say - once you know, you know.
Congratulations lovely lady. We will see you soon xx

ACCESSORIES SALEYou’ve probably seen these advertised on your FB and Instagram pages. Reduced from £123.00 to £49.99We’v...
19/08/2023

ACCESSORIES SALE

You’ve probably seen these advertised on your FB and Instagram pages. Reduced from £123.00 to £49.99
We’ve got them (in different colours too) but ours are REDUCED TO £30
Come and have a look at all the beautiful bits we have before they go!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

RachealThat moment when the entourage see you for the first time in the dress you   to. Tears, gasps, smiles that’s what...
17/08/2023

Racheal

That moment when the entourage see you for the first time in the dress you to. Tears, gasps, smiles that’s what we like to see 💕💕💕💕
Racheal is now

NOW SOLDBeautiful Crystal Chandelier Buyer collects ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
16/08/2023

NOW SOLD
Beautiful Crystal Chandelier
Buyer collects
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AWARDS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Dear EVERYONEPLEASE READFirst of all THANK YOU to all our wonderful Brides and Grooms who nominated us f...
16/08/2023

AWARDS
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dear EVERYONE

PLEASE READ

First of all THANK YOU to all our wonderful Brides and Grooms who nominated us for this Award. It was so lovely to win last time and that was literally down to you and all the staff at Simply KoKo.
UNFORTUNATELY we won’t be entering this year as they have now started charging businesses to do so!!
I have never entered awards that you pay for (unfortunately, that’s now all of them) as I think it’s not a FAIR PLAYING FIELD as all Bridal Shops would not be entered.
Last time all Bridal shops WERE entered and they ran the awards at no cost so, all Bridal Shops had a fair chance. That meant the winner was chosen for the right reasons and that was because the staff worked hard to make people happy and do a good job. We did pay for our meals which is understandable.

We loved receiving the regional and National awards last time and I feel sad that this has been changed.
Again, thanks to you all we got this far.
We love you 🥰

HELENWedding Ready!! An appointment we always love. Those bits that complete your look in an exciting and sometimes emot...
11/08/2023

HELEN

Wedding Ready!! An appointment we always love. Those bits that complete your look in an exciting and sometimes emotional appointment. Don’t rush your wedding dress shopping experience - have the best time in relaxed and comfortable surroundings.
Helen you will be amazing.
We will soon see your final look

KIND WORDSThank you Alexandra. Looking forward to seeing you again soon xx
10/08/2023

KIND WORDS

Thank you Alexandra. Looking forward to seeing you again soon xx

ALEXANDRAOur beautiful     Alexandra 💕 If ever there was a perfect dress for the   bride - it was this one. We always as...
08/08/2023

ALEXANDRA

Our beautiful Alexandra 💕
If ever there was a perfect dress for the bride - it was this one.
We always ask what our think they want in a dress and today was no exception! told us what she felt her special gown would look like. Well that’s I thought and proceeded to present a few that fitted the description. 🥰 she looked so incredible and any of them would of been perfect knowing her daughter so well, wanted to enhance her look by seeing Alexandra’s personality shine through. She chose a dress that her daughter didn’t even see at first. Alexandra obviously wanted to please her Mum and so proceeded to try on, not really thinking she would even like it but….. it/she was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. WOW - we really cannot wait for styling where we will complete Alexandra’s look.
Congratulations and thank you for choosing I hope there was a glass of bubbles after your exciting afternoon 🥂💕🥂💕🥂💕

CARLYWhat a week……….It’s been amazing and to finish the week perfectly we had this     Where to start - there’s so much ...
06/08/2023

CARLY

What a week……….

It’s been amazing and to finish the week perfectly we had this

Where to start - there’s so much to report but….. what I will say….. is, I think this was about the that I had nothing to do with the selection!! 😱
We had gone through nearly all the dresses that had been selected to try on when suddenly came through with her very own - I blinked and blinked and looked again and was completely thrown!! Now here’s the thing, getting changed in a dressing room that’s full of other dresses (we have so many) gives the bride lots to look at as she’s being fitted into gowns. was just poking out so being intrigued she asked my 🤩 if she could try it on. Well, yeah, that was always going to be a thing 😎 now, here’s the next bit. When we looked at Carly’s board THERE IT WAS!!! Wow how things turn out. But here’s the part I truly love… CALLIE (not Callie) from the other day is Carly’s very good friend and if you remember that story CALLIE (not Callie) hated everything on her Pinterest board 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣so these two friends in as many days have shown that it’s good to look at images but keep an open mind - just in case 💕💕
Congratulations I hope you didn’t toooo hard last night 💕💕

CAITLIN Well, what a day - our next super star was Caitlin. She was sooo excited to be with her Mummy making plans for h...
05/08/2023

CAITLIN

Well, what a day - our next super star was Caitlin. She was sooo excited to be with her Mummy making plans for her special day. Caitlin saw the Flower girl dresses and couldn’t wait until it was her turn to try on. We decided that we would surprise and so, set to, finding her favourite style of dress. Well, I have to say, when mummy came through to the room she was delighted to see her little looking beautiful in a - they stood together, in a moment that will be remembered - it was so special 🥰 it’s so special when you see something truly perfect that just can’t be replicated, that’s what I love about my job.
As you will see by the third photo, it was quite the for these two little lovelies, they literally just conked out 💤😴💤😴but then these sofas are so comfy, why not!! Well done you were amazing 💕💕

CLAREOur next wonderful   to be was this     Clare She brought her lovely Mum   her     Caitlin and adorable   ColinAww ...
04/08/2023

CLARE

Our next wonderful to be was this Clare She brought her lovely Mum her Caitlin and adorable Colin
Aww what a lovely time we had - now not only did but we surprised her with something else too (watch this space for what happened 💕)
This was the ideal appointment as Clare had no clue what she wanted. No pre conceived ideas at all so was open to everything. Although, she was attracted to one particular dress that kept calling to her every time she looked at it. Unfortunately, that dress was far too big but it did mean I could go and get what turned out to be
It just shows you should 🙌
I just know we are going to have the best time with this
Congratulations lovely lady and see you soon xx

CALLIENot Callie - Name change for sensitive job reasons. So today we had the most fabulous lady  come to visit. Callie ...
03/08/2023

CALLIE

Not Callie - Name change for sensitive job reasons.

So today we had the most fabulous lady come to visit. Callie (not Callie) is getting married in 2025 - yep you heard correctly 2025. She felt that our SALE shouldn’t be missed as this was such a great opportunity to not only look at soooo many dresses in one place but, to perhaps find at an amazing price. As I always say - there is really no shame in spending less. Welllllll - wowwwwww what a morning. We started with what Callie (not Callie) thought she wanted. Absolutely, stunning that reflected her board but no they were not for her (this happens alot btw) instead we looked at that kissed all the correct places and enhanced the parts that were best. If you’ve ever had an appointment with us you will know exactly what I’m saying. We were absolutely by the image in the mirror. First on was a fav but second was .
Due to the nature of Callie’s job we cannot it her gorgeous on social media but we still want to the moment. So here we are
Huge congratulations ****** 😘

CAITLINOur next fabulous new Bride   was Caitlin. Caitlin brought her Mam, Nana, Sister and daughter witb her to choose ...
30/07/2023

CAITLIN

Our next fabulous new Bride was Caitlin.
Caitlin brought her Mam, Nana, Sister and daughter witb her to choose her but her little darling literally slept for the whole appointment. Bless her, she had been so excited to see but just couldn’t keep her eyes open. What did she say when she woke up Caitlin?
These lovely ladies came all the way from Sanquhar in Scotland to join us and they were thrilled that they did. Caitlin knew when she put the dress on that it was
We can’t wait for your dress to come into stock so we can see you in it again Caitlin.
I hope you had a glass of when you got home.
Lots of love and

KIND WORDS Thank you so much   ⭐️💕⭐️💕⭐️💕⭐️💕
30/07/2023

KIND WORDS

Thank you so much
⭐️💕⭐️💕⭐️💕⭐️💕

AMIEOur first gorgeous girl to     was our fabulous new bride   Amie had done literally no trying on when she came to us...
29/07/2023

AMIE

Our first gorgeous girl to was our fabulous new bride
Amie had done literally no trying on when she came to us today. She was open minded but in the same respect knew what she didn’t want. We love that she trusted the process and went with all the suggestions that we made. The thing I loved the most though was seeing Amie’s face when she realised she was wearing The happiness just shone through and lit up the room. Wow - you looked incredible and we just can’t wait to complete your look on your next visit.
Thanks to Mum and Sis for being
amazing. It’s always great to have the team with us. Also, a massive thank you to our fabulous already bride who recommended Amie come to see us. It means the to us 🤩 what a star ⭐️

RELOCATION SALEPLUS SIZE FOCUS There is a dress for everyone in our relocation sale. You are going to love what we have ...
28/07/2023

RELOCATION SALE

PLUS SIZE FOCUS

There is a dress for everyone in our relocation sale.
You are going to love what we have to offer.
In four simple steps you can
1.Book here -
2.Select your perfect dress
3.Pay less
4.Be the most Beautiful Bride

WIN WIN WIN WIN
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