Emma Hartley Bridal Wear shop in Colne named as Best Bridal Retailer North West at Wedding Industry Awards 2025

Emma Hartley Bridalwear will now go through to the national final in London in January after scooping the title at a glittering red carpet awards night held att at Larkspur Lodge in Cheshire.

Director Emma Hartley said: "We were absolutely thrilled to be finalists and I was gutted that I was unable to attend the awards ceremony, but sent two of my fabulous team to represent us.

“I was in Manchester when the call came through to say we had won. The girls were giddy with excitement, and I was absolutely delighted that our efforts to make all our brides have a magical experience have paid off.”

Emma, who has owned her bridal shop in Colne since 1998, added: "I have been obsessed with weddings since I was a little girl living opposite St Matthews Church in Burnley where I would spend hours waiting for brides to arrive so I could see their dress. I am literally living my dream, doing the job I love with an amazing team who share my passion and it is a total privilege to have helped so many brides find a dress that makes them look and feel amazing for one of the most special days of their lives."

Emma and her team took their award for an extra celebration at Crow Wood Hotel in Burnley and are now looking ahead to the national finals.

Emma said: “We are super happy to be North West winners but a national win really would be amazing. We cannot thank our brides and the judges enough for helping us get this far.”

Damian Bailey, the founder of The Wedding Industry Awards, the competition was the ‘most rigorous, respected and coveted awards in the UK wedding industry’ adding: “The regional winners really are at the top of their game. The competition is tough, the standards very high indeed, but thanks to over 27,000 client votes and our panel of more than 150 expert judges, the regional winners have risen to the top in an industry that absolutely demands the best."