Slanovskiy Bridal - www.slanovskiy.co.uk

I had a wonderful experience when I visited the Slanovskiy shop in Blackheath. The service was friendly and the lady in the shop went to great lengths for me - even opening the shop especially for me on a Sunday (when the shop should have been closed). I never felt pressured to rush and I was offered a lovely freshly brewed coffee and yummy biscuits. I really loved all the dresses, the quality and designs are amazing. All of the dresses were very unusual yet not too 'different', if you see what I mean. The quality of the lace and beading on the dresses was incredible and they are made in Italy to your specifications. The veils etc looked stunning. I couldn't recommend the shop, the dresses and the staff highly enough. If you are looking for an unusual yet traditional and high quality dress then do go to this shop.

I received appallingly service by the owner of Slanovskiy and would highly recommend all brides choose another boutique to purchase their important bridal items from. I ordered and paid upfront for a veil from Slanovskiy which it turns out was over priced by some £50. Unfortunately I had been led to believe it was a good deal, so in good faith I took the owner at her word and proceeded to pay in full. When the veil arrived I took it to compare against my dress and it was not a perfect match. I then contacted Slanovskiy for a return as the veil had been unworn, was still in it's original box and in perfect condition and the owner point blank refused. As you can image I am really upset by this as a bride and think that if a boutique like this has no compassion or goodwill it does not deserve bridal custom. Brides beware!!