It’s everybody’s worst nightmare – and for 200 excited brides-to-be in Hampshire, picking the wrong bridal shop is not only threatening to leave their wedding preparation in tatters, but their dress well - invisible completely. For after painstakingly choosing the outfit for the biggest day of their collective lives, they have been completely let down by Arvella Bridal Wear in Lyndhurst – which has recently closed its doors owing approximately £400,000 in missing dresses.

“I’m gutted. It’s my wedding dress and I want it back” speaks one heartbroken woman on the ITV Local video, and in a recent hearing things are looking bleak. According to administrators it looks likely that those who paid by cash won’t get their money back at all - ever.

Unsurprisingly tensions are running high, and shop owner Lisa Clarkson had to attend a recent meeting with a bodyguard. As our reporter states, they didn’t just give their money to the shop – they gave the hopes and dreams for the most special day of their lives. Hopes and dreams that have literally been torn from them.

Has this closure affected you – if so we would love to hear about it…

What do you want to see done? Is this the sad risk you take whenever you buy anything of high value, or a gross injustice on the women of Hampshire?

Photo courtesy of Jacob and Kiki Hantla

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