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Wanting to come and view our newest collections…. We will be at the following Wedding Fayres Durham County Cricket Club – 20th January2013 Quality Hotel East Boldon – 20th January 2013 Hilton Hotel Gateshead – 17th February 2013 Wynyard Hall – 24th February 2013 Stadium of Light – 3rd March 2013 Ramside Hall – 17th [...]

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VIP Exclusive Bridal Fashion Show featuring House of Mooshki at Kathryn S Trueman Bridal Boutique Morpeth – 8th September

Register Now to Avoid disappointment…spaces are limited ! Are you still looking for inspiration for your bridal gown ? To celebrate the launch of the Mooshki Spring/Summer 2013 collection newly into boutiques we will be attending a grand VIP Bridal Fashion Show hosted by the fabulous Kathryn S Trueman Bridal Boutique in Morpeth to celebrate their new [...]

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Kaman

Hi Vikki how are you hun? i had a fabulous wedding and everyone loved my dress! thank you so much Vikki, Mooshki is amazing! sorry hun, my wedding photos are not ready until 3 months time so i could only attached 2 photos taken from my friends camera to show you. As soon as i receive the [...]

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Sarah R

Hi Vikki! I just wanted to say thank you so so sooooooooo much for my perfect wedding dress!!! I can’t stop looking at it! It’s just so pretty and everything I wanted it to be! I’m so excited about wearing it! Please send my thank yous to Olivia and Nana Mooshki too! I will send [...]

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Curtain Dress kafuffle … real bride story by Zara pink shoes !

This is her wedding dress journey ! ….. “So there I was, beginning to think about my wedding dress. I won’t pretend it was the first time. I’m sure every woman pictures how her dress will look even from being a little girl, doodling pictures of it on scrap bits of paper… (That wasn’t just [...]

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Lou Pops

Being a 5ft 1in size 16/18 bride with humongous 36GG boobs I always knew that I was going to struggle to find a wedding dress that flattered my figure. I didn’t want a gown that was going to make me look wider than I am tall and I certainly wasn’t interested in a strapless gown. [...]

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Katie Adams

Hi Vikki! Happy New Year – I hope you’re well!! I’ve finally had some of my official pics back if you want a little looksie I’ve tried to include ones that show the dress from different angles… The whole day was completely amazing and I can’t begin to tell you the compliments I had on the dress [...]

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Amy Hillary

Hi Vikki Hope you are well and being kept busy!! Sorry it has taken so long to get these to you… went on extended honeymoon!! It is a hard life!! Just wanted to say a massive thank you for the gorgeous dress!!! It was everything i dreamed of and everyone was blown away by it – as well [...]

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Wedding Fayres Spring 2012 – where we are going to be ?

For all you ladies out there who have just been proposed to over the Christmas Period, why not come along to one of the wedding fayres below and say HI and check out our collections. 15th January – Emirates Stadium Durham County Cricket Club 22nd January – Quayside Exchange – Sunderland 5th February – Beamish [...]

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Real Brides Stories, designer days and FREE hair and make up trials.

Real Brides Stories, Designer Days and Free Hair and Make Up Trials There is so much to talk about this month its hard to squeeze it all in ! This month we are featuring one of our brides from the summer Andrea and her bridesmaids, offering you FREE hair and make up trials and also [...]

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Laura T

I loved wearing my dress on my wedding day….it was such a fun dress and fit in perfectly with my theme and the feel of the venue. I’m refusing to put it away ! ..-it’s still hanging up on display and I’m trying to think of a reason to wear it again!! Love it! Thanks [...]

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Nadia

My wedding day was perfect. It took place on the banks of the lake Bolsena in Italy. A beautiful setting with sunshine and clear skies surrounded by our close family and friends and of course- my perfect dress! Thank you House of Mooshki. You saved the day. I would definately recommend you to any brides [...]

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Terianne

I absolutely LOVE the design and am so excited about wearing the dress on my wedding day. Thank you so much Vikki, and thanks to both you and Olivia for making this so enjoyable and stress-free for me x Once again, thank you for all your help, and olivia has been amazing. Can’t wait to [...]

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Leoni

Hi Vikki, Thanks to both you and Olivia for getting back to me so fast! I have been so excited all day so to receive the sketches tonight was a wonderful surprise! I love what Olivia has sent me so far, I think you have both really understood what I wanted. I love the lace [...]

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Amaka

Hi Vikki, I would like to commend you for your professional way of dealing with brides, particularly me. As expected, I was very nervous and agitated about my dress, but you completely blew my mind away with your kindness and polite nature, someone seeing us chat would think that we were old friends. The whole [...]

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Nicola K

Hi Vikki The dress and cape are beyond what I could have imagined and I have a VERY fertile imagination. I’m amazed. I’m stunned. I’m beyond happy and I’m very VERY grateful to you and Olivia and Kathryn. I know it sounds quite cheesy and cliché and you’ve heard it before, but you really do [...]

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Tara R

Hello, I would just like to say a big massive THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!, the tears are gone for now, but only for a little while till I see her in it Sorry for all the stress we gave you and thanks for providing demi with her dream dress, it is better than we could of ever [...]

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Laura

Brilliant, thanks Vikki. Really enjoyed today, it’s such a refreshing change to be dealing with normal people who are themselves! I love it! My dress is beeeeeeeautiful too!!!! Really looking forward to monday

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Victoria E

Vikki I love it!!! I really do. Had a really good look and cant see anything I would want to change. Its like you guys got into my head saw what I wanted and perfected it!!

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Catherine

Wwaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! I am possibly the most excited girl in the world after seeing these!! Thankyou so much Vikki they look perfect! I’m still not sure whether to go with the lace along the bottom or not but obviously we have plenty of time to make a decision about that. Thank Olivia for me too! Over [...]

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Natalie M

Ahhhh vikki, I absolutely adore it!!! I can’t believe it…it’s like she’s in my head. So what’s the next steps in regards to pricing? Thanks so much!

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Rachel

hi vikki, wow i love it, its so exciting to see it on paper. how i wanted it and the dress overall is how i’ve pictured it in my head! i still cant believe how quickly olivia and yourself have produced this for me, am so impressed, thank you, x

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Hayley

Hi ya Ok after looking at the amendments I have 3 words for you BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING, STUNNING! Thank you it is truely stunning…..I can’t stop smiling hehehe

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Katie

Hi Vikki, Thank you so much this is THE dress – I’m 100% in love with it! I wouldn’t change another thing on it so now I just need to sort out choosing the lace pattern and paying you my deposit (or am I forgetting anything else)?! Just let me know when’s best with you [...]

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Lynsey

Hi Vikki, OH MY GOODNESS!!! I LOVE them all!!! I think I know my faves but gonna email it to my mum and best friend and get some opinions… will be in touch asap!! Lots of love,

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Jenn

Hi Vikki, Thank you so much for sending this- it’s so quick! I’m so overwhelmed- I think I might cry! The sketches, the description- it’s wonderful. The description of it fits exactly with what I’ve had in my head. Thank you! I had a great time at the consultation yesterday- it was so much fun [...]

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Nicola Kenyon

Nicola was an amazing bride. She tracked us down one cold and dreary Sunday afternoon to a wedding fayre at Wynyard Hall. Amongst a sea of people I looked up and she was standing in amongst the crowd…we could not take our eyes off her. She was dress head to toe in compelte 60′s. Everything [...]

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Claire Foss

We first came across Claire as she was one of our competition winner where she won a dress through a competition on Love My Dress. She met with our designer Olivia in London to talk through the finer details of her ideal gown. In Claire’s own words… “The dress was bold but simple, with some [...]

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Susan Oliver

Susan’s dress for me is one to the cutest dresses we have made. Susan met with our designer Olivia Wright in London. Susan had left it until the last minute to find a dress and only had 3 months to find her dream gown. She had seen our short ostrich feather dress and had taken [...]

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Laura Doherty

‘I’d been wedding dress shopping a few times and nothing was standing out to me. I knew I didn’t want a long dress but there seemed to be nothing else available or nothing right for me in the shops. It wasn’t until I went to meet my photographer Helen Russell, that I saw the dress I had [...]

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Nadia Brown

Nadia was a wonderful bride although we met in the worst of circumstances. Her previous dress designer had let her down 6 weeks before the wedding … Here is her story written by Nadia…our desperate bride of the summer. I first came across Nadia when I received a frantic telephone call from her sister in [...]

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Kerry Lynn

What a fabulous sight Kerry was when she first knocked on the door of Mooshki HQ. Tall, statuesque figure that was just screaming out FISHTAIL GOWN !! As we discussed her ideal gown..I was so pleased to hear that she was going with the fishtail / mermaid style that would so suit her frame and [...]

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Gemma and Dean

It was a cold and gloomy day last November when Gemma came bouncing into our lives. She was marrying Dean and they were eloping to South Africa to be married ! The holiday they had planned was only 3 weeks away and she did not have a wedding dress. She contacted us one crazy afternoon [...]

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Victoria Thornton

Ok, the day went like this. Victoria had put out a plea to a very good friend of mine Annabel Beeforth from love my dress blog . Of course, here at House of Mooshki, last minute brides are one of our specialisms. We answered Annabel with haste to not waste any time who quickly sent us [...]

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Durham County Cricket Club Wedding Fayre

And so another wedding fayre season is upon us and for those out and about this weekend, House of Mooshki can be spotted in 3 different locations. Vikki and Lisa will be attending the Emirates Stadium wedding fayre with wedding pages Nana Mooshki will be gracing the fabulous Seaham Hall hotel and our new comer [...]

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Real Bride Stories – Laura Docherty and her mum

Wedding News – Real Bride Stories…… Laura Docherty and her mum. What a treat we have in store for our fabulous readers today. This months newsletter comes from one of our real brides who was married recently. Laura is a dream bride for any company to work with and was an utter pleasure from start [...]

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And so, another wedding fayre season begins. If you are looking to catch us at any of the North East’s many wedding fayres then please come and say hello. 11th September – Ramside Hall, County Durham 25th September – Assembly Rooms, Newcastle (attended by our new recruit Paula Bennett) 25th September – Durham County Cricket [...]

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Royal Wedding Dress Design……MOOSHKI STYLE

ITS HERE….FINALLY !!! Its the dress design of the year and the one everyone has been waiting to see. Who is the designer ? what will she go for ? … all these questions have been whispered about for months leading up to today….and its finally here…. DIDNT SHE LOOK FABULOUS. We had Olivia on [...]

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My Mooshki Story…….So Far

It was a wet miserable morning but I jumped out of bed with excitement. My first wedding fayre as a real life bride. We had not long set the date of our wedding and the excitement was taking over me, I became similar to a hyperactive child. Johnny, my hubby to be forced himself to get [...]

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Dress of the Month

This has to be one of the most stunning gowns we have ever designed. I fell in love with this dress the moment it was complete. Truly magnificent dress with an out of this world 4 meter long train … just to add a touch of drama. This dress has become a firm favourite with [...]

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Customer Feedback

We pride ourselves on being able to turn your vision into a reality. Our in house designer Olivia Wright is prepared to work miracles to make sure that what you envisage is what you get. These are some of the remarks we have had recently from some of our brides. “WOW! these are so SO [...]

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February News

February, probably the most romantic month of the year. Winter is trying to subside…well … ish… and the spring flowers are trying to push through the frosts. Valentines Day is here and we wanted to offer all our beautiful brides some  special offers. Have you got your dream wedding gown yet? Do you have a [...]

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Lisa Jones – Hair and make up artist.

Lisa Jones is one of the North East’s best hair and make up artists. She specialises in bridal makeovers and travels around the country tending to brides needs. Her work can be seen on her website www.lisajoneshairandmakeup.co.uk or on each photograph of the Mooshki Website

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Where are we going to be ?

If you are out and about come and say HI ! We are exhibiting at the following events and would love to meet gorgeous brides. We always travel to our events with some beautiful gowns and you can catch up with Vikki and Lisa who would love to talk courture gowns , hair, make up [...]

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Bridal Gathering Wedding Fair

And so our first big wedding fair was upon us last weekend. We were proud to say we were sponsors at the Bridal Gathering held at Rainton Meadows arena ran by Belle Bridal Magazine and Anorak Events The planning started months ago with a few new mermaid style white ostrich feather bridal gown being unveiled [...]

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Real Bride Photos and Stories

Ok, the day went like this. Victoria had put out a plea to a very good friend of mine Annabel Beeforth from love my dress blog . Of course, here at House of Mooshki, last minute brides are one of our specialisms. We answered Annabel with haste to not waste any time who quickly sent [...]

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