The Blue Bow Bridal Company

The Blue Bow Bridal Company Look no further than our luxurious wedding dress boutique in Durham, near Sunderland, Washington, Chester le street, Birtley & more.
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We are a stunning award winning bridal boutique based in Durham, offering a bespoke personal and passionate service with an amazing collection of designer gowns. Your perfect wedding dress awaits you!

26/08/2026

Turn that frown upside down 🩵

One thing our BB girls are amazing at and that’s making you smile 🥰 and lifting you up.

Never a dull day with this lot 🤣 the best way to be!

There are some moments in business that make you stop and realise just how far you’ve come… 🤍Today, during the school ho...
24/08/2026

There are some moments in business that make you stop and realise just how far you’ve come… 🤍

Today, during the school holidays, I was sat with my little man and he started looking through the photos on my phone. We went right back to the days when we moved into our bigger Blue Bow store.

There they were… the children, so little, helping us clean, tidy, unpack and build this little dream of ours. Just being part of it all. 🥹

And suddenly, looking at those pictures, I felt a little emotional.

Because when you’re building a small, family-run business, your family really does become part of it. They see the long days, the busy weekends, the sacrifices, the late nights and all the things that people don’t always see behind the scenes.

And then you blink… and those tiny children who were running around the shop are suddenly not so tiny anymore.

I think that’s one of the funny things about working so hard to build a future for your children — you can become so consumed with creating that future that you sometimes forget to stop and notice how quickly they’re growing up right alongside you. ❤️

But honestly… I wouldn’t change a thing.

Because Blue Bow isn’t just beautiful dresses, amazing brides and those unforgettable YES TO THE DRESS moments.

It’s our family.

It’s memories.

It’s watching your children grow up knowing what hard work looks like.

It’s hearing your son talk about his memories of Blue Bow and hearing how proud he sounds when he tells people about what his mummy does.

And THAT makes me prouder than I could ever put into words.

Ten years of Blue Bow.
Ten years of dreams, challenges, laughter, tears, incredible brides and the most amazing memories.

Small business life isn’t always easy. There are sacrifices that come with it that only those who live it truly understand.

But it is SO rewarding.

And when I look back and see it all through my child’s eyes… I realise just how much more we’ve built than a business.

We’ve built something our children have been able to be part of.

Something they remember.

Something they’re proud of.

Something that, I hope, they’ll look back on one day and say…

“That was our Blue Bow.” 🤍

And for that, I’ll always be incredibly grateful.

10 years. So many memories. And so many more YES moments still to come. 🥂🤍

Happiest of Sundays, everyone 🖤How stunning are these images of our gorgeous BB bride Rachel. We couldn’t wait to share ...
23/08/2026

Happiest of Sundays, everyone 🖤

How stunning are these images of our gorgeous BB bride Rachel.

We couldn’t wait to share them with you all.
Huge congratulations guys we wish you both so much happines in your future together as H&W.

Much love your Blue Bow girls xx

21/08/2026

POV: The bottle lands on THE DRESS 👰🏼‍♀️✨💙 Friday feeling is strong and we’re ready for a weekend full of new brides, smiles, happy tears and plenty of YES moments! Bring on the weekend brides, we can’t wait to meet you x

Wow our beautiful Bethany 🤍 thank you so much for sharing your special day with us and you’re amazingly kind words. This...
19/08/2026

Wow our beautiful Bethany 🤍
thank you so much for sharing your special day with us and you’re amazingly kind words.

This means everything to us.

You looked incredible and we wish you both all the happiness in the world.

Much love always your Blue Bow girls 🩵

💙 Holly, you’re officially a Blue Bow Bride… 💙This one is close to our hearts guys 🩵 For a little while now, we’ve been ...
17/08/2026

💙 Holly, you’re officially a Blue Bow Bride… 💙

This one is close to our hearts guys 🩵 For a little while now, we’ve been following Holly’s journey The Land of Holly and honestly, her story has touched all of our hearts here at Blue Bow.

The strength this girl shows, alongside her incredible family, through everything she has faced is nothing short of amazing. Holly takes every challenge head-on with so much courage, positivity and determination, and she is truly an inspiration. 🩷

We’re sure so many of you already follow Holly’s journey, but if you don’t, please do give her a follow and show her some continued love and support. ✨

When Holly recently shared one of our posts featuring one of our absolute favourite dresses, something just clicked for us. We knew we wanted to do something special for her. We wanted to give Holly a little bit of happiness, create a beautiful memory and, in our own little way, help make her wedding journey extra special, and of course her dream dress of choice (which you will have to wait and see what she chose)

So, we reached out… and we are SO incredibly proud to say that Holly is now officially a Blue Bow Bride! 👰🏼‍♀️💙

Seeing her beautiful smile in these photos, knowing that we’ve been able to be a tiny part of that honestly means more to us than we could put into words. We feel incredibly privileged and proud to be able to call Holly one of our Blue Bow girls. 🩵

Holly, you are going to make the most stunning bride this April, and we absolutely cannot wait for your beautiful dress to arrive and to see you again! 🥹💙

Until then, know that you have every single one of your Blue Bow girls — and our whole Blue Bow family — behind you every step of the way.

Sending you the biggest hugs, so much love and all the happiness in the world. 💙

Welcome to the Blue Bow family, Holly. You’re one of our girls now. 🦋💙

15/08/2026

How absolutely amazing is this 🥹. Thanks Holly for sharing your journey with us and for officially becoming a Blue Bow Bride. We can’t wait for everyone to see you in your chosen dress ###x🩵

Maybe living your best life isn’t about doing more, being better or finding something perfect… maybe it’s simply slowing...
12/08/2026

Maybe living your best life isn’t about doing more, being better or finding something perfect… maybe it’s simply slowing down enough to see how good it already is. 🤍

We see so many of our Blue Bow brides putting pressure on themselves, rushing from one thing to the next and worrying they might miss out on something better — even when the most beautiful choice is already right in front of them.

Sometimes, you don’t need to keep searching for perfection. You just need to pause, trust yourself and appreciate what you already have. ✨

And that might even mean trusting the dress you’ve already fallen in love with. 👰🏼‍♀️💙

You are enough. What you have is enough. Trust what’s in front of you.

11/08/2026

Happy Tuesday guys! Our very own Fay twirling into one of our newest arrivals 🩵 already a hit with our brides. Could she be the one you have been searching for? Xx

Wow!! what a wonderful day making memories with our amazing brides 🩵So many wonderful yes moments shared that we will be...
08/08/2026

Wow!! what a wonderful day making memories with our amazing brides 🩵

So many wonderful yes moments shared that we will be forever grateful for. Congratulations to each and everyone of you. Thanks for choosing us.

We can’t share any images of our Stella York preview gowns as they are top secret 🫶
But here are some of our faves from last time which are now in the boutique and our brides are loving. 🩵

Address

95a High Street, Carrville
Durham
DH11BG

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+441913864444

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