Company History.

The House of Weddings was started as a new concept in the wedding industry. Born from a merger of two specialist wedding companies that each saw the need to fill in the gaps in their portfolios.

The House of Weddings directors, Grace Jerling and Beverley Streets met in 2002 when they were both running their own businesses, both based in Cosham. Grace was founder of Everything But The Gown which was a retail shop selling literally everything but wedding gowns, Beverley had an established wedding and celebration cake business called Sakura.

They both realised that they shared a common dream of starting a One Stop Wedding Shop and took the first step by renting space in adjoining office premises and ran the businesses side by side. By popular demand they introduced a 3rd business called The Gown supplying wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses. Business grew quickly and soon new larger premises were sought. North Street Havant was an ideal size and benefited from a great location. After an extensive refit the new home for House of Weddings was opened in March 2004 by the Mayor of Havant.

The business is now firmly established at the North Street location delivering a personalized service where the customer is king. Brides-to-be are treated like old friends and given the time and space to decide on the perfect gown for them. In the words of Beverley Streets “many wedding shops just try to sell either the most expensive dress or ones that are just about to go out of season with no thought to what suits the bride. When we started selling dresses, Grace and I took the decision to only sell what we where happy to see the bride wear."

In March 2006, Grace left to start a family and Beverley took the exciting decision to take over the entire business herself. Along with this big change was a revamp of the shop which created new space on the shop floor. This allowed Beverley to expand the collection of Brides-maid, evening and Prom dresses to become one of the largest collections in the South. Beverley also has been able to dedicate an area solely for Men’s wear hire and accessories. Keeping a close eye on new trends, and listening to the needs and requirements of the customer, Beverley has some new and exciting ideas for the near future, so watch this space.