Introducing Emma Tindley
Emma Tindley is a bridal designer based in East Grinstead, West Sussex. Working from her dedicated boutique and workroom, Emma creates every individual dress from scratch, with a tailored fit and endless customisations, ensuring that each dress is as unique as the bride herself.
It all began with a Princess
It's 1981, and a 7 year old Emma is transfixed. On the screen, a vision in a cloud of ivory silk taffeta and antique lace has stepped out a grand golden carriage. It's of course, the beautiful, elegant Princess Diana, and along with millions of viewers around the world, Emma is falling in love. This is the moment where it all started - a life dedicated to wedding dresses, and a passion for making women feel their most incredible, confident and beautiful selves.
"I knew from that moment that I wanted to become a wedding dress designer.
I spent years dressing all of my friends as brides, and chopping up every net curtain or bed spread I could put my hands on."
A dream was realised
Following an academic education, Emma studied business before following her dream and completing her college education at the London college of fashion and central Sussex, specialising in period corsetry and pattern cutting.
In June 2002 Emma stood in front of a little Victorian double fronted shop and pictured her name above the door. With space for a workroom at the back and a showroom to the front, it was the perfect location for Emma to work from. The dream was realised and Emma Tindley Couture opened for business.
22 Years Later
22 years later, Emma continues to welcome brides to her showroom, and has delighted in creating dresses for hundreds of brides during this time. Over two decades of wonderful work has earned her a number of incredible achievements, including national awards for Designer Of The Year for two consecutive years, Designer Retailer and Designer South East for both the National Wedding Awards and the You and Your Wedding awards, as well as a finalist accolade in the Bridal Buyer awards for Young Designer Of The Year and Best Customer Service.
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"What can I say; Emma is such a talented and wonderful lady, super friendly and honestly made my wedding dress experience perfect!
Emma made my dream wedding dress beautifully, during the pandemic, she was always kind and patient, even with our ever changing wedding dates!
I would 100% recommend Emma, if ever I need another gorgeous gown, I will be sure to come to her!"
- Karis
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"Emma is an absolute superstar, she created the most beautiful wedding dress for me and we had a lot of fun in the process! Emma is also really professional and a genuinely lovely person. Couldn't recommended her enough!"
- Niki
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"I would highly recommend Emma - she did an amazing job with my dress! Very professional, friendly and very talented. She was very attentive to my thoughts and needs: always listened and offered friendly advice to help bring my dress to fruition (and even improved on my original ideas). I fell in love with the final finish – Emma designed a T-length, handkerchief-styled dress for me and all the guests thought the dress was absolutely stunning and unique."
- Katy
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"Emma is the most amazing lady! She was so accommodating and calming.
She helped me find a dress that I loved and was comfortable in. She took her time to talk me through what I needed and who I should have help me on my day! I would recommend Emma and her business! Most amazing dresses and the most lovely lady"
- Sidony
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"Emma is super talented and very skillful and humble about it too!
I was very unwell in the lead up to our wedding and she really made the whole dress experience and fittings, so stress-free for me and easy.
You can 100% trust Emma and that's what I wanted, someone that was not only experienced, but intuitive and in touch with the creative making process. It was so precious to have a bespoke, one of a kind dresses made by Emma. Emma is also super empathetic and compassionate.
If you're thinking about visiting Emma, go for it....I'm so glad I did in every way."- Lilly
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"I have really enjoyed the experience of having my wedding dress designed by Emma. She managed to capture my individuality in the dress. Emma has a wealth of experience and is an exceptional designer. My dress was unique with so many little details that made my dress like a fairy tale. And indeed everyone commented that they have never seen such a beautiful drees!"
- Dáša
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"Emma is brilliant. Thanks to her exceptional levels of personal service and endless patience, the whole experience from our first visit to the last one a few months later, was very special and completely stress free. Her attention to detail is amazing and the dress was perfect. I cannot recommend her highly enough."
- Tessa
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"Absolutely faultless. Beautiful dresses, lovely shop, excellent service and care. There's a lot to be said for a business where you deal directly with the person whose name is above the door. Emma is such a warm, friendly person, you really feel that you are a true VIP! No pushy sales pitches, just Emma's genuine excitement to help you find the dress of your dreams!"
- Sam
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"Wow what can I say?? Amazing!!! Forget other wedding shops if you want a wedding dress that is truly special and out of this world go see Emma for your own personal dress designed by a real professional."
- Sian
Working with Emma
Whether you start with one of the collection dresses as your base, or would like to commission a completely bespoke custom bridal design, Emma will welcome you to the boutique with a warm, friendly and reassuring presence. Tap the buttons below to discover more, or to request your first appointment at Emma Tindley Bridal.
