Butterfly wing wedding dress

Butterfly wing dress with pale blue green edging and hand beading.

Official Wedding pictures by Kate Bellinger Photography

I made Katie a simple ivory satin dress with sweetheart neckline and halter strap. The bias-cut skirt flows from the underbust line with silk georgette ‘wing’ panels laid over the top. I created the wings to extend onto the train at the back. All the beading was applied by hand. I used a mix of Swarovski crystals, natural quartz and turquoise stones, seed beads and sequins. The beading was thickly applied around the neckline, fading away over the bodice and applied in informal scatters on the coloured wing edges.

Katie designed the look and detail of her whole wedding day to perfection. She is a designer herself and knew exactly what she wanted!

Visit Katie’s website to see more of her work. See how she can help with the concept and design of your big day!

couture wedding dress with aqua blue silk trim and edging

Thank you letter

Katie Wrote: I want to thank Felicity for making me the most wonderful wedding dress! I tried on quite a few ready made ones and had an idea of what I wanted but nothing was quite right. It was very easy taking my ideas to Felicity who designed and then made the perfect dress for my special day. I was able to incorporate my colour scheme (Aqua) and theme (Butterflies) by having the dress made specifically for me and of course it also meant that it fitted beautifully. The cost worked out at no more than buying a shop bought one too!
>>>>I had so many compliments on the day itself and am still getting them now when people see the photos- I would highly recommend using Felicity’s services to anyone who is getting married…. Many thanks, Katie.

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I was also privileged to make a wedding dress for Katie’s mother who was married the same year. You can see pictures of her tea length wedding dress here.

Menswear for Katie

butterfly wing wedding dress handmade to order

Katie commissioned tie and hankie sets for her groom and the groomsmen. I made them in silk to match the pale green edges of her dress

Photoshoot

photoshoot silver blue and ivory silk ethereal wedding dress

After her wedding Lauren booked a ‘treasure the dress’ photo-shoot. She came back with this (and other) wonderful fashion-spread style images. Similar shoots can be booked via The Image Cella . Packages start at £500

Making Katie’s beaded butterfly wedding dress

fitting picture bespoke wedding dress with blue trim

Pictures from Katie’s last fitting before the beading was applied.

creating applique panels for hand made wedding dress

Working out the wing edge shapes by cutting them out of paper and pinning them to the dress.

I applied all beading by hand. I used a mix of Swarovski crystals, natural quartz and turquoise stones, seed beads and iridescent sequins. The beading is thickly applied around the neckline and fades away over the bodice. Lower down it is applied in informal scatters on the pale green wing edges.

butterfly wing wedding dress train hooked up and down

The train spread out and buttoned up for dancing.

To see another example of a hand embellished butterfly wedding dress visit Karen’s purple wedding dress . And another hand beaded dress here in red gothic fantasy.

Or to talk to me about having your own wedding dress designed and hand beaded head over to my contact page.

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Recently I was looking through my emails, as you do, when I see one that looks a little bit more exciting than the usual spam. It was from the Wedding Industry Awards letting me know that one of my clients has put me forward for the "Independent Dressmaker/Designer" category. It was such a lovely surprise!⁠
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