Development in the City

Worley Place and Alexandra Street are getting their revamp starting from next Monday. I went to a consultation this evening in Esquire Cafe on Ward Street. We've all voiced our concern about the development, but generally speaking, I am all for new development for the inner city because it's way overdue. Hamilton is evolving into a modern city that will accommodate more citizens in the future. Basically, what is going to happen in a nutshell is that Worley Place will have more angled parking, and a shared pedestrian-vehicle path will go down Worley Place through to Alexandra Street. The parking lot entrance will also be changed from Alexandra Street to Angelsea Street. There will be a new stage area and some other covered area in the Civic Square and Garden Place. Civic Square and Garden Place will be lit better, and the place will become an area with more events that are suitable for families to go to. This will revitalise the area around there, and bring in more business for the tenants. That's us. We already have three major shopping malls in city, Centre Place and Downtown Plaza (where Fairytale Bridal is close to), Westfield Chartwell Shopping Centre, and The Base and Te Awa. Tainui owns the land in The Base, and they are putting in a new cinema in The Base as well. The Base and Westfield shopping centre are both focusing on getting chain stores into Hamilton, but on Ward Street east, there are a lot of boutique shops that cater to a different kind of crowd. Currently, all the bridal shops are in town, except a few smaller providers that are scattered around the suburbs that are home-based businesses. Fairytale Bridal is within walking distance to all the bridal shops in town, such as Bridal Gallery, Sassy Lime, Astra Bridal and Botticelli. All these bridal shops provide beautiful gowns, with different design concepts, and they are able to alter the gowns to suit different brides. Fairytale Bridal is moving away from the traditional bridal shop setting and focusing on providing good quality shoes to brides, bridesmaids, and flower girls. The business can also help brides who want to dye their wedding shoes to a different colour, sending the shoes to a professional dying service in Auckland. Some brides also wish to transform their shoes after the wedding to another colour so they can wear the shoes to other events after the wedding. Bridesmaids may also utilize this service to dye their shoes to match their gowns, or dye the shoes after the wedding so they can wear the shoes again. My philosophy is that if you can describe your dream shoes, and the shoes exist in this world, then I can find them for you and import them to New Zealand or send them to other locations in the world. I believe that your wedding day is one of the most important day in your life, therefore if you want the best, then you can get it. However, if I can't assist you, then I will make constructive suggestions to potential customers about where to find their dream shoes. Do consider your budget first, but I also think that it's important to get a pair of quality shoes for your wedding since you are going to wear them for the whole day. Sometimes, this means that the pair of shoes you buy are more expensive to your normal shoes. The reason may be: 1. The shoes have extra padding added to them so they are more comfortable with high heels. 2. The shoes are hand-made. Crystals and sequins are pasted on individually. 3. Shoes are covered with dyeable satin to ensure that they can be dyed and transformed easily. Shoes with more affordable prices are also available from Fairytale Bridal. Some wedding shoes are left plain so a crafty bride can decorate their own shoes. Brides may have their own embellishments, such as pearls that they want to put on the shoes. Some shoes are already decorated with crystals and they can be removed from the shoes. The possibility is endless. I wish that I can help some brides in Hamilton and beyond to find their dream shoes. I also hope that I can make them happy and the whole process of getting shoes can be less stressful.