A ROSS-ON-WYE based stationary business has been voted the regional winner in the Wedding Industry Awards.

The judges of the Wedding Industry Awards, held in Wolverhampton, along with the thousands of customers who voted, declared Dear Emma Wedding Stationery as the West Midlands regional winner in the best wedding stationery category.

As regional winner Emma Nicholls will now go through to the National Final in London in January 2025.

Emma said: “I feel it is so important to receive recognition of the work we provide within the wedding Industry - more so that this award is achieved by the customers votes and feedback whose weddings we have been a part of throughout the year. To win Best Stationery for the West Midlands region has been amazing.”

Emma explained that she has almost 10 years of experience in the event and wedding Industry and said that she has gained the experience of working alongside many couples leading up to their special day.

Based on average voter scores and feedback from customers from the past 12 months and the opinion of more than 150 expert judges, the 2025 Awards saw 27,300 votes cast for 1,500 entrants.

“The Wedding Industry Awards is the most rigorous, respected and coveted awards in the UK wedding industry, so the regional winners really are at the top of their game,” said Damian Bailey, the founder of awards scheme.

“The competition is tough, the standards very high indeed, but thanks to over 27,000 client votes and our panel of more than 150 expert judges, the Regional Winners have risen to the top in an industry that absolutely demands the best.”

With the UK wedding industry being worth an estimated £15 billion annually, it’s no surprise that wedding suppliers are working hard to stand out in a crowded marketplace.

Happily, for the regional winners, they’ve now got a coveted award to help them woo clients in 2025 and beyond.

Mr Bailey concluded: “If the excited buzz in the wedding world is anything to go by, The Wedding Industry Awards 2025 are set to be the best yet.”