Cadbury purple and silver bridesmaids and flowergirls with butterfly detail

flowergirls on bench grey silver tulle and silk georgette

Alice commissioned three fairytale dresses for her flower girls.

Official Wedding pictures by www.laurencephotography.com

The dresses each had simple bodices in silver silk satin and layered skirts in grey and white chiffon over gathered tulle. The skirt layers were cut and graduated in petals with tiny purple and white organza butterflies sewn with their wings left to flutter as the girls moved. The neckline and waistline of each dress was embellished with hand applied Swarovski diamante stones to echo the bride’s own dress. Shaped necklines and chiffon shoulder frills made the dresses truly unique.

strapless simple bridesmaid dress with sashAlice commissioned dresses for her grown up bridesmaids in gorgeous purple silk dupion. The simple strapless dresses have fitted and boned bodices, cut princess line with floor length a-line skirts. They have silver silk-satin sashes that loop rather than tie at the back with diamante detailing.

bride and bridesmaid silk dupion hand beading diamante stone swarovski detail sash

The sash ends of both dresses were beaded with swarovski crystal diamante stones to echo the beading on Alice’s wedding dress.

finished couture dresses made to measure silver and purple
The two dresses hanging up ready to be collected, along with Alice’s wedding dress. They have all been steamed and stuffed with tissue paper to make them crease free and easy to travel.
fitting picture couture dressmaker bridesmaids cadbury purple

At the final fitting for the two girls

design sketch princess line ruched sash

design sketch layered dresses for bespoke bridesmaid flowergirls

Original design sketches, showing shoulder and neckline options for the flowergirls

finished dresses on the stand butterflies purple diamante sleeve frills

Finished dress on the stand

neckline detail sweetheart bespoke flowergirl hand beading silver stones

Details of hand applied diamante stones on shaped neckline and waist. This beading took 2.5 hours per dress and used Swarovski stones.

waistline detail swarovski diamante detail couture techniquesbutterflies purple and ivory white with silver bodies hand sewn detail beading

The butterflies were each layered with purple and white edged wings and then highlighted with silver seed-bead bodies. Their wings were left loose to flutter as the girls moved. They were sewn in a flock on each dress to look as though they had just lighted on the girls.

flowergirl fitting picture made to measure dresses silk and tullesilver silk satin baby bridesmaids flowergirls sweetheart necklinein the mirror layered silk chiffon georgette grey silver wedding bespokeflowergirl dresses all ready to go butterfly detail purple silver grey white on the hanger

The steamed dresses, each on their own pretty pink padded hanger, await collection ready for the big day.

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Felicity Westmacott

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It’s the night before you’re wedding day. You have your dream bridal outfit ready to go for the morning. But there are a few things you should do before you go to sleep, to make sure your wedding dress is looking its best for the big day.

First up, make sure to hang your dress up high. A curtain rail or a wardrobe door are good choices. And make sure to hang it in a pet and fiancé secure room.

When unzipping the bag, put your finger behind the zip to stop it catching on any delicate fabric.

Your main priority is to get the train out, so it has time to flatten out overnight. Hang the dress in the bag so it’s facing inwards. Leave the shoulders of the bag on the dress to keep protecting the dress from dust.

You’ll want to lay a clean towel or sheet on the floor to protect the train when you pull it out.

Check to make sure the dress is hanging from its dress loops, not straps or sleeves. This prevents any delicate fabrics being stretched out by the weight of the dress. As you can see from the one I’ve chosen, that’s a lot of (heavy) dress!

On the wedding day, your dress can be taken completely out of the bag. To prep it for the photographer, turn it round so it’s facing the front, and pop any straps or sleeves, back onto the hanger so it looks its best..

And that’s about it. It isn’t very much, but it can make all the difference, and avoids any unwanted wrinkles, especially on your dress’ train.

Let me know if you have any other tips and tricks!

(Shout out to @engaged_bridal_studio for inspiring this post 🙌🏻)

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This wedding dress is inspired by the same era that Titanic and Downton Abbey (well, some of it) are based on; the Edwardian Period.

The corseted bodice fits close to the body, and is made of panels of silk chiffon over luxurious duchess satin. Trimmed with satin ribbon and embellished with hand sewn lace appliqué and tiny glass beads. 

I love the tiered skirt so much. With three layers of gathered chiffon and trimmed with more intricate lace, giving it a perfect vintage feel.

There is something so timeless and elegant about this wedding dress, don’t you think? If you love this design, you can either head to my Etsy shop, or drop me a message if you'd like it made entirely to your measurements and preferences.

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If you're curious about what I get up to in my breaks at the shop...now you know!

Inspired by @theadhdpersonaltrainer 🥰

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With spring finally appearing, it was time to update my bridal shop display window.
(If you're curious what it was last month, you can look at my previous post...if you're a fan of dip dye, I think you'll really like it)

I wanted to create something that was full of verdant texture. I feel really strongly about single use plastics, so I always try to either re-use elements from previous window displays, or gather things from nature. This time I used a floral garland by @muscariwhites and added dried flowers from the hydrangea bush in my garden, as well as ivy, and anything else I found that I thought would look pretty.

For this display, I featured two dresses. Usually it's three, but when one of them takes up so much space, I had to make sacrifices! I chose the sumptuous pink Evil Queen dress, as well as the lilac dip dye Bridgeton dress. Both of them are historically inspired (the former by Elizabethan fashion and the latter by Regency), but also have fantasy elements to them. Completely my style as a wedding dress designer.

Which dress in this display is your favourite?
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