At our very first ‘SEWcial’ we met Rio – founder of BrideClubME.com, the Middle East’s premier online wedding directory and information portal, as well as chief blogger and bride-to-be at ExpatBride.com which charts Rio’s wedding plans for November (and we’re invited! So exciting!).

DIY weddings are hugely popular now and brides will often get together with their girlfriends for a series of DIY bridal showers to create something truly unique for the big day. And Rio is no different.  As an extremely creative person, Rio has clear ideas of what DIY elements she’d like to have.

We’re working with Rio to create a DIY bridal shower and ‘crafternoon’ tea party with her bridesmaids to make some of the DIY elements.

You can read about her visit to The Sewing Parlour and her DIY wedding wishlist here.  We can’t wait to host our very first ‘Crafternoon’ tea party in our cosy parlour.