Queen Bee Bridal

05/11/2024

Eeeeek! Three weeks tomorrow and we’ll be at the regional finals of the awards ceremony to see if our lovely Queen Bee Bridal or Bee Bridesmaids have scooped any accolades!

Queen Bee is up for Best Boutique (less than 4 years old), and Bee Bridesmaids is through to the Best Newcomer and Special Touch categories.

Thank you once again to all our lovely brides who took the time to provide their feedback to the judging panel, without you we wouldn’t have even got this far.

Can’t wait to share more with you on the day and keeping everything crossed.
Kate & Anna xx

28/10/2024

🍁HELLO AUTUMN🍂 bringing the magical colours of fallen leaves to welcome you to the boutique 🧡

Dresses in the window…

22/10/2024

🐝 REAL BRIDE 🐝 When Kate told us she was going to be wearing Barbie pink platforms for her wedding on the side of a Cumbrian mountain, we were so excited to see these images of her wedding day, and how incredible they are!

From the dramatic and moody setting, and oversized bouquets, to that pop of the brightest pink, we’re loving everything about her vision and styling. And, you know how much we love a Doggo or two at a wedding 💞

Huge congratulation to Kate & Tom it really does look like you had a blast! xx

Bride |
Photographer |
Venue |
Dress |
Florist |
Hair |
Make up |
Catering |

19/10/2024

✨HERE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY✨
This fairytale lady has only come to visit for a short time, so be quick and book now if you’d like to come and give her a try. Isn’t she gorgeous, we might just be trying her ourselves 👏

16/10/2024

🐝 REAL BRIDE 🐝 When our lovely Queen Bee bride Laura described the magical walled garden setting for her and Gemma’s big day, we absolutely couldn’t wait to see the pictues…and WOW, they didn’t disappoint!

We are totally in love with their venue, colour palette, fabulous flowers and, of course, who doesn’t love a pooch at all wedding, how gorgeous do all three ladies look including poodle Brie 🐩

Just everything about this outdoor autumnal wedding makes us feel warm and glowing inside.

Many congratulations Laura & Gemma, and thank you for allowing us to share these inspiring photos of your day xx

Photographer |
Laura’s Dress |
Gemma’s Dress | .rose.bridal
Bridesmaids Dresses |
Venue & catering |
Florals |
Venue Styling & Stationary |
Hair |
Celebrant |
Cakes & Desserts |
Dog Chaperone |
Bridal Party Suits |

25/09/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Don’t just take our word for it; one of many 5-Star Google reviews that we are incredibly proud of from our happy Queen Bee’s. This means everything to us.

22/07/2024

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER! Anna and I will be taking a much needed rest with our families over the coming weeks (if such thing exists with children!), so Queen Bee and Bee Bridesmaids are now closed and opening again on 8th August (other than bookings on 3rd August).

Emails will be checked every few days and any urgent enquiries responded too. For any general enquiries please head over to the website and check out our FAQ’s. For all booking enquiries please complete the Make An Appointment form also found on both websites.

We wish you happy holidays if you’re heading off on your adventures too, and thank you for your patience whilst we have a re-charge.

Kate & Anna x

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19/07/2024

Our Amazing Anna- introducing our absolute diamond level stylist Anna…or Annaliese if we’re being fancy.

Many of our lovely brides will have met Anna who joined us just before we made the big move to our new boutique in Pangbourne, she was excited to join Queen Bee at such a pivotal point in our growth.

Anna has a background in PR and luxury sales, most recently flogging posh bespoke wine cellars to the rich and famous 🍷

Asked for her favorite dress, she said she couldn’t possibly pick just one, but makes no secret of her love for the simplicity and elegance of a ‘plain’ fabric, creating a timeless and chic look. Add an off the shoulder neckline and a sparkly veil, and she’s anyone’s!

Her favorite part of the job? Working creatively with her brides, adding tweaks or personalizations to bring to life a design totally unique to each lady.

Quick Fire Anna Facts:
*Favourite drink- will say yes to most things, but Champagne hits the top spot
*Favourite literary character- anyone one of Jilly Cooper’s fabulous heroines
*She’s half Dutch which brought friction to her home during the recent Euro’s semi-final!
*When not drinking Champagne, her other down-time love is walking her four legged bestie Wilbur along the Thames Path.

We love Ann and so do our Queen Bee brides! x

28/06/2024

Yes, that’s right, a mega FLASH SALE bringing you 50 gorgeous off the peg sample dresses each priced at £500. What a bargain!

Sizes UK10-UK18, but don’t forget that bridal sizing usually comes up small which means they are closer to UK8-UK14/16.

Everything else you need to know:
*For two days on 9th & 10th July, 3pm-8pm ONLY, please do not come outside of these hours.
*No appointment necessary, but you may need to be patient and wait for a fitting room and consultant to come free if we are busy.
*You are welcome to try a maximum of three dresses on at a time.
*These are all stunning designer dresses, mostly in as new condition. However, some may not be perfect (we’re talking missing buttons or faulty zips) or from current collections, they are £500 for a reason!
*Sample sales are not recommended if you haven’t already narrowed down what you want, they are pretty fast paced, so be prepared to be decisive! Not suitable if you’re just looking to see what styles suit you.
*All sales are pay in full and take away on the day, we cannot hold or reserve gowns…first come first serve!
*Please only bring a maximum of 1 special guest with you and no children under 12 please.
*You will only be able to try sale dresses, not gowns from our full priced collections.
*There is no parking at the boutique, please visit our website for directions and details on public car parks.
*Designers include: Madi Lane, Stella York, Martina Lianna, Maggie Sottero, Elysee, Pronovias, Justin Alexander, Allure Romance, Watters

And for extra bonus points…everyone who buys a dress in the sale will be automatically entered into a prize draw…more on this to follow!

Please feel free to comment with any questions below….and share share share!

Kate x

27/06/2024

How lovely to get a surprise feature from Guides for Brides, THE best platform to find your team of industry leading wedding suppliers 🌟

01/05/2024

Love this feature from Guides for Brides ❤️

01/05/2024

After months and months of hard work and planning, we have finally moved Queen Bee Bridal to her new home in Pangbourne! Yipppee! Professional photos coming soon, but here’s a few sneak peeks for you! Oh, and not forgetting we have now also opened our brand new bridesmaids dress boutique in our original premises in Mapledurham, check out over on Insta x

20/04/2024

Thanks so much to The Reading Chronicle for this great article about our Guides for Brides win last month! Still buzzing! X

A bridal shop in Berkshire has been crowned the best bridalwear supplier in a national award.

20/04/2024

Welcoming today’s lovely ladies in our Englefield suite for their appointments. What do you all think of our gold bee wallpaper 🤩?

23/03/2024

That’s a wrap! What a fabulous day we had with some gorgeous ladies and their families, the sun shone for us (apart from a random downpour at lunchtime), we couldn’t have asked for anything more. Cheers to us, to Queen Bee, our old girl Dons Yard, all our much loved Queen Bee brides, and to our wonderful husbands and children who brought the bubbles and did some expert back-patting through the tears.

Thank you for all your lovely messages, I promise to reply to everyone once aboard the train to Harrogate in the morning.

Kate & Anna ###

14/02/2024

💛Happy Valentine’s Day from us and the bees! 🐝
Congratulations to all you lucky ladies that might receive and extra special gift this year 💍 🤩👏

Kate x

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29/01/2024

With the prettiest side cutouts and delicate lace illusion back, we cannot get enough of this new lady who’s just landed in the boutique. have outdone themselves again 👌

Book your appointment now to be one of the first lucky ladies to give her a try.

03/11/2023

I just can’t believe where this week has gone, we spent a glorious morning on Monday visiting our friends over in their impressive studio, and have been desperately trying to report back since!

Jennifer and her lovely team really have created a hive of beauty and creativity, their skill, talent and love of what they do is very clear to see. And what do they do? Really the question should be what don’t they do!

From skilfully ensuring your wedding dress is the perfect fit, to creating bespoke veils, capes, trains, sleeves….if you can dream it, they can create it!

But pop over to their socials and you will see so much more that they specialise in, including bespoke mother of the bride design and creation for that totally unique look, and remote bridesmaids dress alterations.

And not forgetting Modify, their cutting edge movement offering creative ways to re-use your dress after the big day, including their famous miniature wedding dress (a scaled down mini version of your dress using fabric offcuts), lingerie creation using spare lace from your dress, dress redesign, or the classic Christening gown design.

We’re just loving it all! Pop over to their socials or website to be inspired. Thanks for having us ladies! X