AN Altrincham boutique is no stranger to receiving awards, having collected two already since opening its doors in 2012, writes Tom Dyson.

LOVE Bridal, run by husband and wife Jonny and Emma Draper, scooped the most recent coveted award for Britain’s Best New Bridal Retailer in the prestigious ‘You and Your Wedding Magazine’ Awards.

The dynamic duo are well known within the wedding industry, with Jonny winning Best Regional Wedding Photographer in 2013.

The couple first met when working together for an advertising agency in Manchester, but soon followed their passion to weddings, with instant success.

Emma, 34, said: “We are overwhelmed and can’t quite believe we’ve been named Best New Bridal Retailer by ‘You and Your Wedding’ magazine.

“We have worked really hard together to build LOVE Bridal exactly as we envisaged and are proud of our achievement.”

The first award the Oxford Road boutique won was Best Regional Wedding Boutique in The Wedding Industry Awards.

Emma added: “We are delighted to have been recognised as one of the best in the industry by not one but two industry awards, despite having only been in business for just over a year.

“Being named joint winner of The Wedding Industry Awards Best North West Bridal Retailer – beating off serious competition in the Cheshire and Manchester area, let alone the rest of the north west – was no easy task, and knowing that this was based on our brides’ feedback made it even more special.”