RiRi's Promcast

The Journey of RiRi's with Annette Carroll

Welcome back to the sixth and final episode of the World’s first prom podcast!   In episode six Ria Carroll, owner of RiRi’s in Billericay, is joined by her mum Annette, a significant support system for Ria and a key part of the shop's day-to-day operations and overall success. Ria reflects on the crucial role her parents have played getting the shop up and running, especially her mum Annette, in supporting and helping the business thrive. Annette & Ria also tell some behind-the-scenes stories of starting the business, including initial struggles and creative solutions to financial challenges. You’ll also hear about Ria's experience with pageants, the importance of family in the business, an insight into the day-to-day operations and the dedication required to run a successful prom and bridal shop and Ria & Annette reflect on the past ten years and hopes for the future. Thank you for listening to ‘RiRi’s Promcast’ we hope our stories and experiences provide inspiration and insight for your own prom and bridal adventures. We look forward to welcoming you to RiRi's soon! Follow us: https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast [https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast]  Produced by The Podcast Guys: https://thepodcastguys.co.uk [https://thepodcastguys.co.uk/]  Want to create your own podcast? Contact The Podcast Guys to bring it to life.

Confessions from a Prom Shop

Welcome back to the fifth episode of the World’s first prom podcast!   Episode five sees host Ria Carroll, owner of RiRi’s in Billericay, Essex, and her right-hand woman and manager, Lucy Hallett reveal the realities of working in a prom dress shop. Working in the prom dress industry is never dull, we have some serious highs and moderate lows. We meet some lovely people and have some amazing stories to tell. Including a dress bag disaster, break in attempts and robberies but it’s not all doom and gloom there has been some amazing moments including launching the curve specific prom range, making the shop wheelchair accessible and so many more.   Ria & Lucy also give you a few more tips about accessories, making sure your bag doesn’t catch on your dress and making sure you choose the right shoes for your prom. This is a really great episode jam-packed full of tips, advice and hilarious stories so don’t miss out! What are you waiting for?! Press play!  Follow us: https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast [https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast]  Produced by The Podcast Guys: https://thepodcastguys.co.uk [https://thepodcastguys.co.uk/]  Want to create your own podcast? Contact The Podcast Guys to bring it to life.

Becoming a real life Princess with Lois Mia

Welcome back to the fourth episode of the world’s first prom podcast!   In episode four Ria Carroll, owner of RiRi’s in Billericay, Essex, talks to Lois Mia all about her relation with RiRis and her journey to becoming a social media sensation. Lois first met Ria when she came prom dress shopping at RiRis for her own prom back in 2018 where Lois was made to feel like a princess but then she became a real life princess after shooting to fame cosplaying Disney Princesses on TikTok. In this episode Lois shares red carpet experiences, the Importance of picking the right prom dress, memorable experiences from dress shopping and cosplay stories. This is a really brilliant episode jam-packed full of tips, advice and hilarious stories so don’t miss out! What are you waiting for?! Press play!  Follow us: https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast [https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast]  Follow Lois: https://linktr.ee/Loismia [https://linktr.ee/Loismia] Produced by The Podcast Guys: https://thepodcastguys.co.uk [https://thepodcastguys.co.uk/]  Want to create your own podcast? Contact The Podcast Guys to bring it to life.

Dos and Don'ts of Prom Dress Shopping

Welcome back to the third episode of the World’s first prom podcast!   Episode three sees host Ria Carroll, owner of RiRi’s in Billericay, Essex, and her right-hand woman and manager, Lucy Hallett talk you through the dos and don’ts of buying your dream prom dress.   From avoiding fake tanning the night before and keeping dresses off the floor to coming in open minded and doing a bit of research on your dream dress ahead of your appointment. This episode is a crash course on what to do and what not to do when shopping for your prom dress.   But their top tip… it’s about how the dress makes YOU feel. Even if you had never imagined yourself in a big ballgown, give it a go it may turn out to be your dream dress! This is a really fun episode jam-packed full of tips, advice and hilarious stories so don’t miss out! What are you waiting for?! Press play!  Follow us: https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast [https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast]  Produced by The Podcast Guys: https://thepodcastguys.co.uk [https://thepodcastguys.co.uk/]  Want to create your own podcast? Contact The Podcast Guys to bring it to life.

Buying your DREAM prom dress

Welcome back to the second episode of the World’s first prom podcast!   Episode two sees host Ria Carroll, owner of RiRi’s in Billericay, Essex, and her right-hand woman and manager, Lucy Hallett talk you through the process of buying your dream prom dress - step by step.   How many steps can there be!? Well, quite a few from the moment you make your appointment online, to the second you walk out with your dress it turns out, so they want to make sure you’re fully prepared and can have the best experience from start to end.    They’ll talk you through the ranges they offer, what you can expect when you come in for your appointment, as well as the things you can do before coming in to make sure you make the most of the entire experience. They also discuss the steps AFTER you’ve bought your dress, accessories and share some tips for looking after your dress.   Their top piece of advice?  Be open-minded about trying on different styles because these two know a thing of two about prom shopping and apparently 9 times out of 10 girls walk out with a completely different dress to the one they thought they would!   This episode is jam-packed full of tips, advice and hilarious stories so don’t miss out!  What are you waiting for?! Press play!    Follow us: https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast [https://linktr.ee/ririspromcast]  Produced by The Podcast Guys: https://thepodcastguys.co.uk [https://thepodcastguys.co.uk]   Want to create your own podcast? Contact The Podcast Guys to bring it to life.