Opus staff are trained, qualified and have real life experience, allowing us to give you helpful and insightful advice for your special day.

Sharon McPherson

Sharon is the owner and lead designer of Opus Couture.

Sharon was born and lived in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland where she studied for her first Degree in Textiles, Fashion and Embroidery at York Street College of Art, Belfast.

When Sharon moved to Birmingham she studied at Gosta Green University for a Masters Degree. Having completed seven years of study, she returned home to Northern Ireland to marry her Scottish husband (Stewart) and settle down.

She has been extremely fortunate to have the honour to dress, not one, but three Ms Northern Irelands for their own special day.

Roma Herbin

Roma joined the Opus team in Jan 2008 and works full time in Opus Couture.

As our fulltime Design consultant Roma may well be your first contact. Roma who is a qualified fashion designer with a B.A degree from the school of Textiles, will take you through our sales process, our fitting process, and maybe even our dispatch process.

Roma's personal experience of organising her own wedding in June 2009 has helped her understand the needs of today's brides.

Susan Lightbody

Susan joined the Opus team in Jan 2008 and works 3 or 4 days each week.

This means she gets to spend some time with her young family, but still manages to do most of our pattern cutting. Also working on the sales floor, Susan will take our brides through the Couture process and when required move over seamlessly to our Occasions store. She is also a fully trained designer with HND in Fashion Technology from Cardonald College.

Gaye Young

Gaye has been with Opus from 2004 and is one of our original staff members.

She works mornings, Friday’s and alternate Saturdays as she also has a young family. Her experience, styling ability and attention to detail has proved invaluable to our brides and to Opus staff and management. Her dedication to moving Opus forward and maintaining our service record is second to none and much respected within our team.

Brenda Clarke

Brenda has been part of the Opus team since 2006.

Brenda too has a young family, which is at the moment expanding, (she is just about to go on maternity leave). Brenda’s ability and experience in stitching especially beadwork will be well used during this time. Also a member of our sales staff Brenda pin fits, beads and even steams gowns for collection. A much-valued member of our team, we are all very excited about her new arrival.

Khara Welsh

Khara has been with Opus for four years as our Saturday support, and now over the summer break too.

With four years experience under her belt, Khara is a major asset too our team and joins us every Saturday taking new bride appointments, working on visual display and helping to organise the wedding shows each year which she also models at. Khara is studying for a degree in Retail Management at Caledonain University in Glasgow.

Carole Halliday

Carole joined the Opus team in April 2009.

She is mainly situated over in Opus Occasions making our Mother of the Brides and grooms look stunning, but is also trained to take bridal appointments too and helps in Couture.

Her attention to detail and perfection has come as a massive help to mother of the brides with the result being mothers end up finding outfit, matching hat and accesorise all in one place.

Carole has a City and Guilds of London Institute certificate in clothing craft, an HNC in Clothing construction and pattern cutting and SQC in soft furnishing and Interior finishes.

Cavan McPherson

Cavan is a full time student at Ardrossan Academy.

The subjects she has chosen to study will stand her in good stead for a career in the fashion industry. She hopes to study fashion design and technology in the future. At Opus Cavan supports our sales team and can be found in either Couture or Occasions.

Cavan is also growing her modelling portfolio and models catwalk at the major bridal shows.

Michelle Shek

Michelle joined the Opus team in April 2010.

Michelle has six years of bridal experience under her belt is confident and happy when assisting our brides. Michelle is full time in the shop but spends half of her week working on alterations to gowns and the rest of the time she is either pin fitting or helping brides find their perfect dress.

Michelle has a BSC in Clothing Design and Manufacture which she received from the school of Textiles.