Dress and Bolero for Karen, Mother of the Bride

 Dress and Bolero for Karen, Mother of the Bride, by Felicity Westmacott. Cerise chocolate silk, v-neck dress and waterfall collar bolero , with her duaghter the bride, also wearing a Felicity Westmacott creation.

Karen’s dress was made in shot brown/black chiffon layered over a cerise satin lining. The dress has an empire-line waist with cross over v-neck bodice and knee-length a-line skirt. The bodice lines are emphasised with pin tucked chiffon along the neckline and underbust line.

Official Wedding pictures by www.laurencephotography.com

Karen’s daughter’s wedding dress was also made by Felicity, see it’s portfolio entry for more pictures.

 Dress and Bolero for Karen, Mother of the Bride, by Felicity Westmacott. Cerise chocolate silk, v-neck dress and waterfall collar bolero

Karen’s bolero was a cut-away style with long sleeves in earth and pink silk dupion to match the dress. A waterfall collar revealed the pink lining and softened the line of the front.

 Dress and Bolero for Karen, Mother of the Bride, by Felicity Westmacott. Cerise chocolate silk, v-neck dress and waterfall collar bolero

On the stand ready for Karen’s final fitting

 Dress and Bolero for Karen, Mother of the Bride, by Felicity Westmacott. Cerise chocolate silk, v-neck dress and waterfall collar bolero , design sketch

Design sketch for Karen’s outfit Dress and Bolero for Karen, Mother of the Bride, by Felicity Westmacott. Cerise chocolate silk, v-neck dress and waterfall collar bolero , neckline detail

Detail showing the pin-tucked panels on the bodice

 Dress and Bolero for Karen, Mother of the Bride, by Felicity Westmacott. Cerise chocolate silk, v-neck dress and waterfall collar bolero

Picture taken at Karen’s final fitting

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Story time! 

Remember the Swan Lake themed wedding photoshoot I featured a few days' ago?

When the day came for the shoot, we were blessed with one of the sunniest days of the year so far (and this was March), but the ground was still very wet. We really wanted to get some photos amongst the trees for that real fairy tale feeling, but our beautiful bride, @alicia.modelling_x⁠ didn't want to risk ruining the outfit.

And that's when I stepped in!

You may think that a seamstress is only on set to help with the dress. But I'm here to do anything that might be useful to the shoot, and if that means carrying Alicia across the boggy ground, then that's what I'll do! 😂
(I was quite pleased that all my work on strength with @mybodyrocksstudio is paying off!)

If you want a seamstress who will not only make the perfect bespoke wedding dress for you, but will also go the extra mile for you, I think you know who to call 😉

(shout to @hair_by_tel ⁠for capturing this moment)
Today is my birthday, so I wanted to share something I've been grateful for almost every year of my life.

I started ballet lessons when I was four, moving on to the Lewiston School of Dance until 18 (I even won the Pointe Work cup with them once). My grandmother had been a professional dancer and my mum also took ballet lessons (and still does, at over 70!), so there has always been a lot of ballet in my family.

When I went to uni, I stopped dancing, then came back to it in the form of adult ballet lessons with my mum, and then got pregnant. After that I found aerial hoop, which replaced dancing as my active hobby. However, my ballet training has really helped my progress in hoop, and I'm very grateful for the skills I continue to draw upon for both hoop and acting.

What's a hobby you're grateful to have started, no matter what stage in life?

(and shout out to @hair_by_tel ⁠for capturing this video of me playing around during a recent bridal photoshoot)

#ballet #passion #dancing
The main inspiration for this wedding dress was this blue and white gown, worn by Emily Blunt for Vanity Fair. Claire, the bride, added photos of the infamous Mr Pearl's beautifully ornate corsets to her mood board as well.

As a bride, talking in images is one of the easiest ways for me to understand your vision and aesthetic. If someone says to me 'dreamy' or 'classic', that can mean very different things to different people. But this gorgeous reference photo of a Dior gown gave me everything I needed to know to start sketching.

What images are on your dream wedding mood board right now?

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