Cristina commissioned a blush chiffon wedding dress. I made her dress in palest pink silk georgette over satin linings. The chiffons layers were draped to flatter her tiny waist and full bust.

Official photographs by Sarah Lauren:

I made the dress with a fitted and boned bodice with round neckline and straps. Draped georgette is ruched in a cross over design across the front bodice and flows into the skirt with waterfalls from the hip. I cut the skirt as a full circle which hangs straight to the floor in these soft fabrics. I made sure that though dress fastens with a hidden zip, it is to one side allowing the back bodice to have unbroken ruching across its width. The subtle colour ‘blush’ of the georgette was perfect for her summer wedding day

Cristina has a perfect hourglass figure with a tiny waist but fuller hips and bust so the structure of the bodice was important. We needed to provide support for the bust while keeping the overall look of the dress soft and flowing.

Cristina was kind enough to nominate me for a Bridal Industry award. here is what she said in her nomination:?She was patient, knowledgeable, & trustworthy. She went out of her way to make the dress design & fittings a relaxed & fun experience. She listened well and completely understood the vision I had for my dress, and made me feel confident & beautiful.”

Thank you letter for a blush chiffon wedding dress

Cristina said: I hope you can see from these pictures that the dress was just beautiful. You were friendly and approachable, and made the whole process just a treat. I felt glamorous ad romantic yet comfortable and like myself in the dress. I couldn’t ask for anything more. Thanks and best wishes to you and your family, Cristina.

Original Design Sketch for a blush chiffon wedding dress

Cristina opted to have her blush chiffon dress without a train. Instead, the fluted look of the hip waterfall and the roll hem of the main skirt created enough interest. This left Cristina un-encumbered for her outdoor wedding day.

Making Cristina’s ethereal blush chiffon Dress

Making Cristina’s dress included the a ‘toile’ fitting which is a practice run of the dress made up in cheap materials.

Above: pictures from Cristina’s fittings in the final fabrics, with ruching half done and the hem as yet uncut.

Above: the finished dress at Cristina’s final fitting

You can see another blush wedding dress I made here, this time for an Edinburgh castle wedding.

And I have a page dedicated to pink wedding dresses I have designed for you to explore the range of that beautiful colour.