Today we’d like to introduce you to Betsy Mayfield.
Hi Betsy, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
Hi! I’m Betsy the owner/founder of The Bridal Brocante, a unique wedding boutique currently located just minutes from The Woodlands, in Tomball, TX!
A momma and a mimi, I am just as comfortable in Paris, France as I am in Paris, Texas! A lover of brides-to-be, small business, and family, when you enter the doors of my cute little shop, you’ll be treated like one of my own!
The Bridal Brocante emerged from the experience of planning our daughter’s wedding. Throughout the process, we encountered a handful of challenges. In the search for fun and meaningful details, we joined bridal groups on Facebook, scoured Pinterest, and consulted friends who had recently planned a wedding. Despite our efforts, we found only a handful of sources.
One of the most labor-intensive tasks was finding bridal party robes and quality items for bridesmaid proposals. To our surprise, there wasn’t a local shop offering all these details in one place. Like many planning a wedding, we resorted to Etsy and Amazon, opting for online purchases, spending precious funds on shipping and risking delays, sizing issues, color discrepancies, and subpar quality.
And let’s not even talk about the quest for multiple white dresses for her showers and rehearsal dinner – it felt like mission impossible! This experience, coupled with the empty nest season of life, fueled my passion to launch The Bridal Brocante, the ultimate destination for your engagement season!
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The Bridal Brocante started as a question: “Why has no one opened a boutique specializing in the engagement season?” It then became a teeny, tiny, proof-of-concept shop inside a collective, a creative community of small shops under one roof. In months, The Bridal Brocante outgrew its initial location, restructured into an LLC, and now resides in its new, larger, and super cute shop at 405 E Main St., Tomball, TX!
The journey has been fun, exhausting, stressful, and exciting! I have learned something every step of the way, and I’m incredibly grateful to have the honor of helping brides-to-be and those that love them as they prepare for their weddings!
Thanks – so, what else should our readers know about The Bridal Brocante, LLC?
Situated just outside of Old Town Tomball and minutes from The Woodlands, The Bridal Brocante introduces a new concept in the wedding industry. Offering wedding-related items usually ordered online, we provide an in-store shopping experience and host monthly events catering to the engagement season of wedding planning and celebrating.
We are such a new concept in the industry that I’m often asked if we carry wedding dresses. The Bridal Brocante is not your typical bridal dress shop; in fact, we do not carry wedding dresses. Instead, we offer party dresses to be worn for engagement photos, bridal showers, bachelorette parties, and wedding rehearsals. You’ll find beautiful wedding jewelry, cufflinks, gifts for the mother of the bride and mother of the groom, keepsakes for the father of the bride, bridesmaid proposal cards, bridal robes, bridesmaid pajamas, slippers, bachelorette party supplies, cocktail napkins for wedding showers, flower girl goodies, and more!
Many products we carry are sourced from small, independently owned businesses right here in the great state of Texas! The Bridal Brocante carries a curated selection of bespoke items created in small quantities by artisans and designers in the greater Houston area! As a woman-owned business with over 100 years of family business history, I take supporting local and small businesses seriously!
To meet the demands of our brides, The Bridal Brocante has plans to include additional inventory, events & services in the future… Follow us @thebridalbrocante on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with us! Check out our website at www.thebridalbrocante.com, and be sure to sign up for our email newsletter! Share our business with your friends!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.thebridalbrocante.com
- Instagram: Instagram.com/thebridalbrocante
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebridalbrocante
- Other: https://www.theknot.com/marketplace/the-bridal-brocante-tomball-tx-2078226
Image Credits
Elle Belle Branding Photography
Rivers Light Photography
Blushing Rose Photos
Elaine Michelle Photography
