Emma responds to a thought-provoking post we saw from E&W Couture last week, an independent Welsh bridal designer who shared their experiences after exhibiting at New York Bridal week. Is bridal losing touch with reality, and are trends moving faster than engagements? Listen to our 56th episode today!
We also discuss the disinformation being shared about bridal across social media platforms, and why we're no longer chasing 'viral posts' and big numbers.
Finally, we welcome more questions from both brides and bridal businesses - we want to share content that will be helpful and inspirational for you, so please get in touch with your suggestions!
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This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
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Find out more about Miss Bush at missbush.co.uk and follow us on Instagram @missbushbridal for the latest news.
In this episode we discuss our upcoming sample sale - why it's necessary, how it works, and the challenges of putting on a sample sale.
Emma also reflects on a recent styled shoot we provided dresses for, discussing the venue, model and fashion.
Finally, we share news about some exciting new creative collaborations for our in-house bridal fashion brand, Nortier.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at missbush.co.uk and follow us on Instagram @missbushbridal for the latest news.
Emma is back from Venice! After attending a wedding morning to dress a bride for the first time in a while, Emma has some thoughts, musings and advice to share about the experience.
We also chat about Emma's experiences visiting Venice for the first time, and our upcoming Sample Sale.
With a shoot coming up this week, Emma also touches on the challenges of choosing models for shoots.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at missbush.co.uk and follow us on Instagram @missbushbridal for the latest news.
Emma is still in Venice for Chloe's wedding, so in this mini episode Leah invites you to head over to YouTube to watch the video from Chloe's final wedding dress fitting at Miss Bush - click here.
The 9 minute video focuses on Chloe's final fitting with our Senior Fittings and Alterations expert, Adrien, along with an interview with Chloe about her wedding and dress shopping experience.
Leah also teases the Miss Bush sample sale coming up later this month on Thursday 30th October. Get your tickets via Eventbrite - click here.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at missbush.co.uk and follow us on Instagram @missbushbridal for the latest news.
In our 52nd weekly podcast episode (hello 1 year anniversary!) we chat about the plans for Nortier, a separate bridal brand created by Emma along with designers Ben and Adrien. We discuss what happened at the recent Nortier meeting, what's coming up over the next few months and ideas for collaborative shoots.
We also discuss Emma's plans for this weekend, when she flies to Venice to attend the wedding of our friend and long time bridal model, Chloe.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at missbush.co.uk and follow us on Instagram @missbushbridal for the latest news.
With 8 new dresses arriving soon from the 2026 Suzanne Neville bridal collection, Emma shares a deep dive into the structure, cut and fit, fabrics and design details for each dress, discussing what she loves about them and why she chose these particular pieces to join the collection at Miss Bush.
Visit our blog post here to see the accompanying images.
This is a great episode for Suzanne Neville fans, brides to be and wedding dress geeks who want to know more about how things work.
We also answer a quick question sent in from a listener - stay to the end to find out how to button your Suzanne Neville dress.
The 2026 'Everlasting Grace' bridal collection from Suzanne Neville will arrive at Miss Bush this Autumn.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at missbush.co.uk and follow us on Instagram @missbushbridal for the latest news.
Recently, someone told Emma that what we do here at Miss Bush is old-fashioned. With our year end looming and new business challenges on the horizon, Emma questions whether the service offered at Miss Bush is something brides still want in this age of fast service and one-click convenience. Should we stick to our 'old-fashioned' values, or is it time to let go of some of the luxuries to meet the demands of the modern shopper?
We'd love to hear your input following this episode - brides, what's important to you when shopping for a wedding dress? And fellow business owners - is this something you're asking yourselves too?
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at missbush.co.uk and follow us on Instagram @missbushbridal for the latest news.
In this episode, Emma goes over the customisation options at Miss Bush and the core values that make up the Miss Bush ethos. From the provenance of who makes your wedding dress and where, to single cut dresses, size inclusivity and the endless opportunities for design changes.
You can read the article Emma refers to here: missbush.co.uk/customisation-standard-bespoke-wedding-dresses-miss-bush/
Leah and Emma also touch on a recent viral video, and why as a small businesses going viral isn't always the most effective option. Quality over quantity = better enquiries.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at missbush.co.uk and follow us on Instagram @missbushbridal for the latest news.
The Miss Bush Lovely Job podcast returns after the Summer break! In our 'Back to School' episode we catch you up on all the latest news from Miss Bush including our new booking system and why we needed one, a website refresh, and talk you through a flurry of new wedding dress arrivals from our bridal designers.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
A quick catch up with Emma and Leah before we take a break from the podcast for the Summer. We'll be back in September!
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
We're delighted to welcome Award-Winning Shoe & Jewellery Designer Freya from Freya Rose London to the podcast today!
We chat to Freya about the origins of her business, her creative process and inspirations and the incredible artisans and materials used in her designs, as well as her amazing work with The King's Trust.
Freya Rose are collaborating with Miss Bush on the Jesus Peiro Perla launch next month - listen to the episode for more details.
Find out more about Freya Rose here: https://freyarose.com/
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
A very special episode of the podcast today, as we chat to Miss Bush muse Chloe Keenan, who after 9 years modelling for us is now on her own real bride journey as a Miss Bush bride! Chloe talks about her wonderful experience visiting Jesus Peiro HQ with Emma earlier this year, and how it felt to be choosing her own wedding dress after so many years modelling them.
Chloe also tells us all about her Venice wedding plans, from choosing the venue, the importance of music throughout the day, floral colour palettes and her photography team.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
Emma discusses the sizing hurdles she came across whilst shopping for a dress for the polo, with most fashion brands stopping at a Size L, discussing the limitations and struggles that come with shopping for a larger bust. This also leads to a conversation about retail spaces and high street shopping, reflecting on what's missing from the high street, and some of our favourite brands that don't exist anymore.
We also talk about dress codes for wedding guests - would you ask your guests to stick to a certain colour palette when choosing what to wear to attend your wedding?
Finally, Emma reflects on the lessons we learnt during Covid-19 in response to a question from one of our Miss Bush brides.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
We respond to some listener questions sharing advice for two brides, one who is just about to get married and the other a newlywed. The first bride wanted some last minute advice for dealing with pre wedding stress - particularly coming from those around her! The second bride, newly married, wanted tips for dealing with the dreaded post wedding blues.
We also discuss wedding hair, as requested by our go-to MUA and stylist, Carolanne Armstrong, with Emma sharing her current preferences and predictions.
With two celebrity weddings in the past couple of weeks, we also had to touch on Mel B and Daisy Lowe's bridal outfits.
Finally, Emma tells us all about the 3 latest new arrivals from Jesus Peiro's 2026 Perla bridal collection.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
Emma and Leah catch up about their weekends, and recap the events of our Content Day last week, giving listeners a preview of some of the topics, dresses and styling ideas we covered on the day.
We also discussed the upcoming Jesus Peiro 2026 'Perla' bridal collection Trunk Show and Launch Event, brainstorming some theme ideas for the design and promotion of the campaign.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
In this episode we discuss the impact of global events on our mental health, and how to stay positive during anxious times.
We also discuss trends for content creation on social media, as well as come up with ideas for our upcoming bridal fashion content day.
Finally, Emma talks us through the 4 new wedding dress arrivals from Jesus Peiro's 2026 bridal collection.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
Following Father's Day yesterday, we're talking about Dads. We discuss the role of the Father of the Bride in your wedding day - covering everything from getting you into the car, who should walk you down the aisle, photos and speeches and the after-party clean-up...
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
In this episode we discuss our marketing plans for Miss Bush, looking at current projects, planning shoots and content days, ongoing campaigns, new season promotions and the website build for Nortier.
Along with some casual chat about juggling work and personal life, and catching up from the past week!
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
Covering everything from fabrics, skirt lengths, shoes, coats and styling your bridal party, Emma goes through her essential tips and advice for Winter Wedding fashion!
We also circle back to the previous episode, discussing the points made by a large corporate bridal company as part of the 'Propaganda we're not falling for' trend.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.
We discuss the 'Propaganda we’re not falling for...' trend on social media, and why we won't be using it as a marketing tool to promote our bridal business.
The episode also covers Emma's Barcelona trip with Chloe, and our plans for the coming months covering Chloe's dress shopping journey with Jesus Peiro.
Emma also touches on the topic of Influencers - are they the right fit for Miss Bush?
Finally, we discuss the upcoming Sample Sale and what brides can expect on the night.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
This must be a lovely job... Go behind the scenes of bridal boutique Miss Bush with Emma Marshall, Managing Director and Marketing Manager Leah Spicer-Pownall.
Located in a converted Victorian chapel in Surrey, Miss Bush is one of the UK's longest established bridal boutiques, dressing brides since 1988.
GET INVOLVED
Find out more about Miss Bush at https://www.missbush.co.uk/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/missbushbridal/ for the latest news.