Cocoa Couture

Cara and her team are delighted to see the beautiful Cocoa Couture wedding gown featured in HELLO magazine. The gown created for Hermione, daughter of designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen who inspired the design, was finally worn at her wedding in the Cotswolds in January 2022 after nearly 2 years of delays due to Covid. We send our heartfelt congratulations and wish her a long and happy marriage. Cara and her team are delighted to see the beautiful Cocoa Couture wedding gown featured in HELLO magazine. The gown created for Hermione, daughter of designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen who inspired the design, was finally worn at her wedding in the Cotswolds in January 2022 after nearly 2 years of delays due to Covid. We send our heartfelt congratulations and wish her a long and happy marriage. beautiful Cocoa Couture wedding gown featured in HELLO magazine. The gown created for Hermione, daughter of designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen who inspired the design, was finally worn at her wedding in the Cotswolds in January 2022 after nearly 2 years of delays due to Covid. We send our heartfelt congratulations and wish her a long and happy marriage. British bridal boutique Cocoa Couture was established in 1970 and has been making brides’ dreams come true for the last twenty six years under the creative direction of Cara Wagstaff. Cara’s expert skills and vision has seen Cocoa Couture create some of the most beautiful dresses worldwide. At Cocoa Couture it is our ethos that every bride should feel beautiful, happy, comfortable and above all confident on her special day. Our couture made to measure service allows each and every bride to have her very own dress created allowing her to truly shine and feel her most beautiful on the biggest day of her life, whilst expressing her unique style and personality.  The journey begins with an initial consultation, by appointment only,  where each bride-to-be will have the chance to try on a selection of dresses from our Cocoa showroom, to discover the perfect silhouette, as well as discussing, with Cara, the myriad of options including colour, fabric, lace, embellishment and other wonderful design features. All of the components are then sourced by Cara herself to ensure quality and design aesthetic. 

Clare Herd
5 Star
Cara made my wedding dress - it was gorgeous! She's not only a highly talented lady, but also a lovely person! Cara's service was fantastic. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Cocoa Couture. Thank you for helping to make my wedding day so special.
Thursday 21st November 2019

Pamu Chan
5 Star
Exquisite! So refreshing to see such unique and utterly gorgeous gowns. Cara is so attentive and down to earth and was quick to understand my aesthetic and find me the perfect dress all within budget. Couldn't recommend enough.
Wednesday 27th February 2019

Verity Brain
5 Star
I bought my wedding dress from Cocoa Couture and it was the most wonderful experience. Kara went above and beyond my wildest expectations and created me my dream dress. This is vintage couture at it's very best, at the heart of the Cotswolds. Style, sophistication and unique one-off pieces with a finish you simply will not find anywhere else. Do not think that her dresses will be out of your budget either, I was surprised to learn she was actually more reasonable than some 'off the rack' dresses in other local bridal shops. Their accessories are also incredibly beautiful and I found a vintage hair brooch which matched my dress perfectly. To wear a custom made dress with vintage heritage is a rarity and you'll not find another designer in the area to match Kara's quality or service. She made me and my wedding party of girls feel so welcome and in the gorgeous town house off of Clarence Parade it will make your experience all that more special. Thank you Kara.....you're wonderful!!!
Thursday 19th May 2016

Gabi Greenwood
5 Star
Top Cheltenham wedding shop!! Bespoke couture inspired wedding dresses with effortless style. The dresses are tailored from the most premium fabrics and designed to sculpt and flatter in the most unique of silhouettes. The perfect bridal solution!!!!
Friday 15th July 2016

Linney Nut
5 Star
Cara is FABULOUS - She has made me my wonderfully OTT dream dress and coat in pink silk and red velvet for my 50th birthday Sat 8/3/14 It's taken us a lovely long time to design it from scratch and lots of lovely attentive trying ons to make it perfect I've enjoyed every second and can't wait to show it off to all my favourite people at my party THANK YOU Cara and the team - LXXXXXX
Friday 28th February 2014