Princess Bride

26/08/2020

Hello my bridal beauties. It has been a wee while since I have posted mainly due to the covid restrictions and because I have been in a lot of pain with my back and have reduced the amount of clients that I see. I am having more spinal surgery hopefully soon, but until then, I still have some beautiful gowns and accessories for sale at very low prices. All gowns between $100 and $800. If you are needing wedding dresses, formal dresses, bridal jackets, bridal belts, veils or jewellery/tiaras etc then please message me on here as I would love to help you. If you are a dress size 8,10,12 or 14 then I have some really gorgeous bridal gowns for you. Unfortunately I have no plus size gowns left as they all went first. I am available days, evenings and weekends for your convenience. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Much love, Rochelle ###

08/11/2019

EDIT: I am so sorry but because of my serious back injury, it is too hard for me to take individual pictures of my gowns and veils. If you are local, then you are all very welcome to come to my home and have a look at anything you like. But pulling gowns down off my rack hurts my back so much which is one of the reasons why I closed down my shop. I really don't mean to inconvenience any of you but I do hope you understand. Much love Rochelle ###

Hello my bridal beauties. I just wanted to thank every one of you that has come to my home recently and purchased dresses, veils and accessories. I am really touched that you still wanted me to help you even though I don't have my shop anymore.
Anyway, I just want to mention that I have sold my last remaining size 24 gown and 2 of my size 18 gowns so that means I only have sizes 8,10,12,14 and a couple of 16s left on my rack. So I am calling all you smaller brides out there, that if you need a pretty dress at a ridiculous price, all my gowns are between $100 and $800, to get in touch with me and see if I can help you. Just pm me and we can go from there. Much love Rochelle

31/10/2019

EDIT: For the ones who still don't know, I have closed down my beautiful bridal shop on High Street and I am now selling the rest of my stock from my home in Avalon, Lower Hutt. If you need me for anything, please pm me and I will give you my address. Thank you and much love, Rochelle ###

Hello my bridal beauties. Sorry for being so quiet lately. I have had a lot on my mind. My back is getting worse and I am up for more spinal surgery pending ACC saying yes to cover the cost of my surgery, so I've been keeping a low profile as of late. Anyway, as you can see from my pics, I still have quite a bit of stock available. Although I am extremely limited with sizes etc, I still have 40 bridal gowns, 30-40 coloured dresses, veils, bridal jackets, horseshoes and garters and a beautiful selection of jewellery and headwear available. The main sizes of the bridal gowns in stock are sizes 10, 12, 14, 16 and a few 18s and 1 size 24. So my lovelies, if you need a dress or any accessory for your wedding, please pm me and see if I can help you. Oh and by the way, my prices are ridiculous. All gowns between $100 and $800. Much love always, Rochelle

30/09/2019

Hello to all my bridal beauties. So my beautiful shop is now closed. It has been a roller coaster of emotions but I truly believe it was for the best especially for my health.

When I closed, I still had quite a bit of stock left so my wonderful husband built me a little mini "Princess Bride" room out the back of my house. I still have quite a few wedding dresses (sizes 10, 12, 14, 16), a few size 18s and a size 24 available. I have plenty of veils, bolero jackets and bridal belts plus horseshoes and garters so if you need any bridal accessories then please pm me and I will be only too happy to help you. I am available days, evenings and weekends. I no longer have eftpos available so it is cash or internet banking only.

Thank you to everyone who wished me well and sent beautiful messages to me. It was a very hard decision but I am still here to help you if you need me while I still have stock available.

Much love always, Rochelle ###x

08/08/2019

Princess Bride

Hello my bridal beauties. WARNING: LONG POST AND THIS MAY CONTAIN A FEW TEARS. It is with a very heavy heart that I announce that Princess Bride will be closing her doors down in 2 weeks time. I tried so hard to stay until the end of the year but my back has gotten much worse and I am in so much pain that I am finding it hard to walk and do my job properly without the use of very strong painkillers. I need to go to Auckland shortly because my Surgeon thinks that the implants that he put in 2 years ago may have loosened and he will need to take them out and put new and bigger implants in. So I could be up for another 2 surgeries and the pain that I am in currently, is more than I can bare.

Having Princess Bride not be open to dress all you beautiful women is actually breaking my heart. I started the shop in 2006 after I went into a bridal shop when I was looking at getting married and the woman said that I was too fat to wear a wedding dress. It didn't matter to her what size I was, only that I wasn't a size 8. She wouldn't even let me try on any of her dresses. I left there crying and feeling ugly and started to second guess myself as to why this Man wanted to marry me. As it turned out, I never wore a wedding dress on my day and I never felt like a bride nor did I feel beautiful.

So when Princess Bride made her debut in Lower Hutt in July of 2006, I made it a mission that no other bride would ever feel the way I felt leaving a bridal shop. If you are getting married then you HAVE a divine right to look and feel beautiful on your wedding day. Remember this Man chose you, not someone else. It didn't matter to me if you were slim, plus size, white or dark skinned, tattooed, pierced, young or mature, had 10 kids or on your 4th marriage. If you walked through my doors, then I was honoured to dress you and make you feel special. After all, we ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL no matter what.

So, from now until Saturday 24th of August, everything must go. There will be no holds, no laybys just first in, first serve. Everything in store is between 50% and 80% off. Although my bridal gowns are all brand new, they were brought in as samples so there may be some dresses with some imperfections but then the price will reflect that.

I just want to say thank you to the hundreds of women who have bought their gowns and/or accessories from me. It was my absolute pleasure helping you and being a part of your wedding day. I want you all to know, my job was never about money. It was about making you look beautiful and feeling confident on your very special day.

I love you all. Much love always

Rochelle ###xx

Bridal Wear and Accessories

26/07/2019

Hello my lovelies. Princess Bride will be closed tomorrow as it is my beautiful daughter Abigail's 21st birthday and we will be celebrating tomorrow with family. My apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and the shop will be back open again on Wednesday. Thank you and much love to you all ###

26/06/2019

Hey everyone. Just a reminder that all my gowns are heavily reduced due to the fact that I am closing down. I also have veils, bridal belts, bridal boleros and bridal accessories all reduced in store. Horseshoes and garters, tiaras and jewellery are also on sale so please come down and see if you like anything. I hope you like this display. Much love, Rochelle ###

04/06/2019

Hi my lovelies, I am so sorry but the shop will be closed today as I am having a really hard time with my health. I am on a new course of drugs for my autoimmune disease and they are making me very sick and along with my spinal problems, I am not doing so well. Although I wanted to try and stay at the shop for as long as I could, I think my time at Princess Bride is slowly coming to an end so if you or anyone you know needs a wedding dress, ballgown, veil, bridal belt, bridal jacket, horseshoes, garters, jewellery, tiaras or bouquets, please come and have a look and see if I can help you. Everything in store is dramatically reduced. It would be best to make a time with me via my email which is [email protected] or private message me on here as I would hate for you to turn up at my shop and I am not open for you. My sincere apologies if I have caused any inconvenience to any of you. There is nothing I wouldn't do for my brides and I am so sorry that I am not always open but I thank you all for your patience. I will be back at the shop tomorrow and I still have some time slots available for Saturday if you need me. Much love always, Rochelle ###x

21/05/2019

Hello my bridal beauties. For this display we decided on some different shades of pink to go with my beautiful bridal gowns. Just remember, all my coloured gowns are all half price and all my bridal gowns are now all heavily discounted. If you need a beautiful dress then please come down and see if I can help you. As I am closing down my shop, I am now limited with sizes so please don't miss out. If you don't mind, please share this with anybody you may know who is on a tight budget but still wants a beautiful dress. I hope you enjoy this display. Much love Rochelle ###

02/05/2019

Hey everyone, so for this display we decided on some simple gowns with minimal beading for those that don't like a lot and we teamed it up with some cocktail dresses. I hope you all enjoy. Much love Rochelle ###

12/04/2019

Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you all know that as you can see I still have a lot of ballgown and cocktail dresses available. I have many sizes available. These gowns are now all half price so everything is under $180. If you need a gown for the school ball or a bridesmaid dress or any formal function, then please come and see if I can help you. Please share if you know anyone who might want a beautiful dress. Thanking you. Much love Rochelle ###

05/04/2019

Hey everyone, so for this display my beautiful daughter Abi chose the colours and the gowns on her own and put this display together. I think she did a wonderful job and I really love this display. I've taught you well my darling. Well done. I hope you all enjoy. Much love, Rochelle ###

01/03/2019

Hello my lovelies. I am so sorry but my shop will be closed until next Saturday. I have had a massive allergic reaction to my face and my mouth and lips and my eyes have puffed up and it's too hard to talk. I have been to the hospital but the doctors don't know what did this to me. Please forgive me for any inconvenience this may cause you. I have tried to work through it but it's getting really difficult now. I'm so sorry to everyone that wanted to see me today. Love Rochelle

19/02/2019

Hello my lovelies. Ball season will soon be among us and because I am closing down my shop in June/July, I am having a sale on all my coloured gowns, ballgowns and bridesmaids gowns. They are all one off dresses and I have a beautiful range in many colours and sizes. All gowns now between $75 and $250. Please come and check out my lovely dresses. Much love Rochelle ###

29/01/2019

Hello my bridal beauties. For this display, it was my darling daughter Abi who chose these gowns. She wanted something a little sparkly this week and I think she did an awesome job. Well done sweetie. I hope you all enjoy. Much love, Rochelle ###

17/01/2019

Hello my bridal beauties. Unfortunately I have some very sad news to tell you all and I do say this with a broken heart. I have decided to close down my beautiful bridal shop this year. For those of you that know the history of my back problems, well it is not over for me. I saw my Surgeon late last year and the last surgery I had 2 years ago, didn't work and now I have 2 definite but possibly 3 more spinal surgeries to go over the next few years. The stress that this has taken on me is more than I can bare and so the best thing for me is to close Princess Bride down so I can focus on my health. I am so sorry that I won't be around for my future brides that I would have loved to dress for their wedding but I am also so grateful for the beautiful women and friends that I have met since opening my shop in 2006.
I am happy to still order bridal gowns for clients up until 31st of January but after that, everything is to be sold off the rack as is. This has been an agonising decision for me, as I love my shop more than anything, but my family have told me that my health must come first and it is getting really hard on my back to continue working at the shop. I have cried more in the last 3 months than in the last 3 years just thinking about Princess Bride not being open. The shop has been my life for 13 years and I loved dressing brides everyday.

I will still be around for the next 4 or 5 months until I sell everything in store so if you need a wedding dress, formal dress, bridesmaid gown, veil, or anything wedding related, then please come by and see if I can help you.

Thank you to everyone who has helped make Princess Bride a success. It has been my absolute pleasure dressing you and making you all into princesses.

I love you all. Much love, Rochelle ###xx

14/12/2018

Hello my bridal beauties. I just wanted to let you know that Princess Bride will be closed until next Friday 21st of December. I am travelling up to Auckland to see my Orthopedic Surgeon again regarding my back. My back has slowly been getting worse over the past months and a 4th spinal surgery could be on the cards. We will find out more after we have had the appointment. So if you need me before Christmas, I will be open on Friday 21st and that will be the last day before I close for the holidays. My apologies for any inconvenience. Wish me luck. Much love always, Rochelle ###

07/12/2018

Hey everyone so this week I decided on an Ivory and Red theme. They are all simple and elegant gowns and perfect for a spring or summer wedding. I hope you enjoy. Love Rochelle ###

08/11/2018

Hello my bridal beauties, for this display I decided on something icy and shimmery so I teamed up some white and silver bridal gowns with 2 satin silver dresses. Thank you to my darling daughter Abi who put this look together for me. I hope you all enjoy. Much love Rochelle ###

11/10/2018

Hello my bridal beauties. Princess Bride will be closed today as it is my birthday and my family wanted to give me a lovely day so we all took the day off. My apologies for any inconvenience. I will be back open tomorrow. If you need to talk to me today for any reason, please don't hesitate to pm me and I will get back to you assp. Much love Rochelle ###

10/10/2018

Hey everyone, so this week I decided on a white and burgundy/pinky colour theme. The gown on the left with the scrunchy bottom is one of my sale gowns. It is a size 16 and it is 50% off. Was $1400 now $700. I hope you all enjoy. Much love Rochelle ###x

16/09/2018

Hey everyone, so for this display I decided on a white and purple theme just to brighten up the window. I hope you all enjoy. Much love, Rochelle ###

21/08/2018

Hello my bridal beauties. For this display I would like to introduce my 2 beautiful new bridal gowns. They are from a brand new factory that I have just started with and already these gowns have done so well. They are both made from tulle and lace and are very boho and romantic. I have teamed it with some icy/sky blue. I love this display and I hope you all enjoy. Much love Rochelle ###xx

26/07/2018

Hey everyone so for this display I have a new wedding dress to show you. It is the gorgeous white and silver ballgown on the left. It is a sweetheart neckline with silver jewels, tulle skirt and a lace up back. I teamed it with orange and yellow just to add some colour in the window. I hope you all enjoy. Much love, Rochelle ###

04/07/2018

Hello my bridal beauties. So July has come around again and so has Princess Brides birthday and to celebrate I have some wonderful specials.

Firstly, I have over 20 wedding dresses in stock that are heavily reduced. They are all 50% to 80% off the retail price. They are all discontinued gowns from the factory so they are to be sold off the rack as is. I can't order any in so the sizes and colours are what they are on the rack.

Secondly, if you order a brand new gown in the month of July, between $700 and $1100, you will receive a $100 wedding present (discount) from me.

Thirdly, if you order a brand new gown in the month of July, $1200 or over, you will receive a $200 wedding present (discount) from me.

So why not come and see what Princess Bride has to offer and see if you can pick yourself a beautiful dress. Looking forward to seeing and hopefully dressing you soon. Much love, Rochelle ###xx

30/06/2018

Hey everyone so for this display we have 4 brand new wedding dresses to show you. They are very simple and elegant dresses with no trains. They are all very light and will make for perfect summer wedding dresses. I hope you enjoy. Much love, Rochelle

24/05/2018

Hello my bridal beauties, to follow on from my last display of sale gowns, here are another lot of sale gowns that must be sold off the rack as they have been discontinued by the Factory. These gowns are all under $700. So from left to right the prices are as follows: Ivory Chiffon gown size 10 was $1200 now $400, Ivory Organza gown size 14 was $2000 now $600, White Satin gown size 10 was $1600 now $640 and White Satin gown size 10/12 was $1700 now $680. These are all brand new and have never been worn and at these prices won't last long so if you're looking for a beautiful gown and you're on a low budget, please come and see me. Love Rochelle ###x

02/05/2018

Hello my bridal beauties, I'm afraid I am exhausted so I am taking a few mental health days. Of course if you need me urgently, please don't hesitate to contact me via email or pm on my page. I am so sorry I just need a break for a few days. My sincere apologies for an inconvenience caused. I will be back on deck on Friday. Thank you for your patience. Love Rochelle ###x

29/04/2018

Hey everyone, just an update, I only have 1 spare time slot for Saturday 12th of May and it is for 1.30pm otherwise I am fully booked. If you would like a consultation, please book in with me asap or you will miss out. Also Saturday 19th of May is starting to get filled as well. Thank you all so much for your custom and choosing Princess Bride for your bridal fittings. It honestly means the world to me. Much love Rochelle

29/04/2018

Hello my bridal beauties, just an update. I am now fully booked for this Saturday 5th of May and only have a few appointment times left for the following Saturday 12th of May. Everyone is saying that bridal season should be slowing down now but not for my beautiful little bridal shop. So if you would like a consultation with me on the Saturday 12th of May, please make a booking soon otherwise you may miss out. It just goes to show that size doesn't always matter when it comes to Bridal. You don't have to be the best or the biggest bridal shop in Wellington to do well. I hold my own against all the bigwigs in town and I truly believe in my heart, that if you have a good product and definitely have good service, that you can do well. I am in bridal for one reason and one reason only. "To make every bride not only look beautiful but feel beautiful too no matter your size, colour, age or religion." So if you need me, I will always be here for you, no matter what. Much love Rochelle ###x

28/04/2018

Hey everyone so this week I decided on a Grecian style display. Here we have 4 gorgeous Ivory chiffon gowns all with flowy skirts. The best part is they are all under $650. The first 3 gowns are in my sale so need to go off the rack as is so from left to right the prices are $440, $650 (belt not included) and $600. The gown on the right is new and is $550 and can be re-ordered. So if you want to be a goddess on your day, come and check out these gorgeous gowns. Much love Rochelle

04/04/2018

Hey everyone I just wanted you to know that I am fully booked for this Saturday 7th of April and I am already starting to get booked for Saturday 14th of April and Saturday 21st of April so if you would like a consultation with me, please let me know on 920-1400 or via email on [email protected] or private message me here as soon as you can so you don't miss out. Thank you.

Some clients have been asking me some common questions so here are the main answers for my shop. I do charge a one off small fee of $40 for a full one hour consultation with me and then you can try on as many gowns as you like in that time. My size range goes from size 4 to size 34 so everyone can feel like a princess on their wedding day. I cater for plus size and I have plus size wedding gowns on my rack for you to try on. My price range is one of the best in Wellington. All my gowns are under $2200 and I start them at $500. If you are getting married and haven't found your wedding dress yet, then please come and see what Princess Bride has to offer. I would love to dress you and make you look and feel like a princess. Much love, Rochelle ###x

28/03/2018

Hey everyone so for the Easter break I thought I would leave you with 2 more brand new bridal gowns. The one on the left is a gorgeous fit and flare with a beautiful beaded bodice and the one on the right is an A-Line gown with a full skirt and also has a beaded sweetheart neckline. I thought it looked amazing with some blue. I hope you all enjoy and have a happy Easter. Much love Rochelle ###xx

07/03/2018

Hey everyone so here are 2 more of my new bridal gowns. The one on the left is a lace mermaid with a floaty organza skirt and the one on the right is a sweetheart neckline lace bodice ballgown with a tulle skirt. And I thought some pretty in pink would be lovely for this display. I hope you all enjoy. Much love Rochelle ###

19/02/2018

Hello my bridal beauties, so here are 2 of my brand new bridal gowns that arrived a few days ago. They are both satin gowns with sweetheart necklines. The one on the left is a ballgown and the one on the right is a fit and flare. I thought they looked quite glamorous teamed with red. I hope you all enjoy. Much love Rochelle ###