Bridal Buyer Award Winner 2009 Announced

HARROGATE, England, March 16, 2010 - The prestigious Bridal Buyer Awards is one of the key events on the
bridal industry's annual calendar, recognising and saluting creative talent
and business acumen within all sectors of the market.

Now in its 8th year, the awards programme attracts a vast number of
entries and new categories are added as a direct response to sector growth
and demand. This year, for example, Bridal Exporter of the Year, Young
Designer of the Year, and Bridal Shoe Collection of the Year brought category
total to 17.

The entry method and judging procedures vary from category to category.
Consumers vote online for the Best Bridal Retailer, Best Groomswear Retailer
and Best British Bridal Designer through the websites of You & Your Wedding
magazine and The National Wedding Show; visitors at the National Weddings
Show in London and Birmingham vote on site for the Wedding Dress of the Year.
A panel of independent retailers judge the supplier-related categories, while
industry experts and sector specialists study entries in categories such as
Best Retail Website, Best Bridal Innovation, Exporter of the Year and Best
Student Designer. The judging processes are detailed, complex and
time-consuming - in most categories six finalists are selected, from which
there is one winner.

The glittering 2010 awards ceremony was held this year during the British
Bridal Exhibition in Harrogate, on the night of Monday 15 March, at a
glittering black-tie dinner and ball in the reception halls of the Harrogate
Exhibition Centre, attended by more than 600 industry names.

TV presenter Dominic Holland hosted the celebration of the best in
bridal. Some left the festivities jubilant, starry-eyed and clutching their
trophy; others, while disappointed at not being named overall winner were
still delighted to have been a finalist and enjoying the kudos that
recognition brings.

So who were this year's champions?

Best Bridal Retailer Bellissima Weddings, SouthWoodham Ferrers, Essex

Best Groomswear Retailer Tux 'n' Tails

Best New Bridal Retailer Quello, Kinilworth, Warickshire

Best Retail Website Cavendish Bridal House

Best Bridal Ship Display Ellie Sanderson Bridal Boutique, Beaconsfield,
Bucks

Best Bridalwear Manufacturer Mark Lesley

Best Groomswear Manufacturer/Supplier Anthony Formalwear

Best Bridesmaids' Collection Kelsey Rose

Best Occasionwear Collection John Charles

Bridal Shoe Collection of the Year Rainbow Club

Best British Bridalwear Designer Ian Stuart

Best Bridal Headdress Designer Halo &Co

Young Designer of the Year Freya Rose

Best Student Designer Samantha Mason

Best Bridal Innovation Liza Harrison of Liza Designs

Bridal Exporter of the Year Rainbow Club

Wedding Dress of the Year Sophia Tolli

Details of the 2011 Bridal Buyers Awards entry criteria will be available
in August 2010.

For further info contact

Bridal Buyer Editor: Susi Rogol on +44(0)20-7431-2259/
susi@rogol-goodkind.co.uk

For further info contact: Bridal Buyer Editor: Susi Rogol on +44(0)20-7431-2259/
susi at rogol-goodkind.co.uk