Teacher Sian Harris, 31, splashed out £1,800 on a wedding gown and three bridesmaid dresses from Bella Rose in Ashton-under-Lyne last March.
However she began to worry after they failed to arrive and she was unable to contact anyone at the shop. And she was then stunned to find a message on the website of the boutique, on George Street in the town centre, saying it had closed down.
In a message on their website they blame their demise on the opening of a rival shop nearby.
Sian, from Chadderton, is due to fly to Cancun in Mexico to tie-the-knot with her partner of fiancée and partner of six years Jamie Brown, 28.
And the primary school teacher now faces a desperate hunt for a set of replacement dresses before the intimate ceremony on July 21.
She is one of a number of brides believed to have been left disappointed by the shop’s shock announcement.
Sian said: “I’m just devastated. Your wedding is supposed to be the happiest day of your life. It takes months and dozens of shops to find the right dress and when you order you think it’s all sorted. I should be getting all the last minute things done this week like my hair and nails but instead I’m going to have try and find four new dresses from somewhere.”
Sian claims she has contacted the supplier of the dresses who told her that her order wasn’t placed properly and that they wouldn’t be available until after her departure.