Simple and elegant dress made in pale gold, buttermilk, soft silk satin and ivory beaded lace. The dress has a fitted and softly boned bodice in layered silk and lace with the pretty scalloped edging used to soften the line of the waist. A v-neckline and integral inch wide straps are finished with a clean...
A contemporary fusion of 1930’s and Victorian fantasy elements went into the design of Katherine’s wedding dress. Official photography by?Debs Ivelja The main dress was made of buttermilk coloured silk satin and ivory lace with subtle gold thread running through it. The bustle was made of silk chiffon in five subtle dusty-pastel colours and ivory...
Creating a burlesque wedding dress for this fabulous shoot showcases everything I love most about my job. From time to time I collaborate with other wedding professionals on styled wedding photoshoots. This one took place in August 2016 in London with the theme ‘City Burlesque’. Our locations including the Duke of York steps on The...
Christening gown for baby E in beautiful pale gold beaded lace. A simple bodice with folded chiffon sash and real buttons and loops to close. Little puffed sleeves in matching lace complete the picture. This was made in the traditional ‘long clothes’ shape with the skirt flowing far beyond the baby’s feet.
Lou commissioned a simple Kimono style dress in soft sand-coloured silk satin to wear for her wedding day. This dress was worn for a wedding day but was made to an evening dress budget, and so was not lined. The dress has a high boat-neckline and is loose fitting but pulled in at the waist...
A beautiful 1950’s style wedding dress with delicate cream lace over Autumnal golden-orange silk. Photography by Gregg Brown, www.greggbrownweddings.com Rebecca’s dress has a fitted and boned bodice with a face framing collar and v-neckline. Long lace sleeves are finished with scalloped edging. The skirt is a tea length full circle over many layers of ivory...
Irene had very firm ideas about what she wanted to wear to her daughter’s wedding. The dress and coat ensemble was designed to take her from a cold January daytime to the black-tie evening party. The dress was made from old gold silk dupion, lined with silk satin. The boned bodice has a v-neckline front...
Bow-tie’s and Cummerbund for Irene’s Groomsmen Irene had her Mother of the bride dress and coat made by Felicity and then commissioned accessories made in matching fabrics for her husband and various members of the bridal party The bow-ties were made in different fabrics for each member of the bridal party. Irene’s husband had blue/gold...
The dress needed to have a vintage, showgirl feel and be really sexy but still realistic as a bridal dress, not many people actually get married in a leotard and feathers! The wiggle skirt with a boned bodice hit all these marks showing off our lovely model, Vanessa?s curves and cinching her waist. I added a teal net petticoat that would show when the high/low hem moved and delicate gold lace detail with Swarovski crystals for showgirl glamour!
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"Can I just say a massive thank you for my dress. I absolutely loved it and I had so many compliments."
Isn`t Andie such a glamorous mother of the bride? It`s giving red carpet couture.
For her daughter`s wedding, Andie wanted a classic, elegant silk dupion dress. Once we picked out this gorgeous colour (called Strawberries and Cream from @bennett_silks), I pleated and folded the fabric to give this figure-hugging statement silhouette.
A wedding is a significant day for parents as well, so it was wonderful to be able to create a dress for Andie that really spoke to her style and personality.
I still have some slots for mother of the bride (or groom) bookings this year, so drop me a message if you want something extra special for such an extra special day.
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I`m taking part in Dorking Wedding Week!
There are loads of amazing businesses in Dorking; @dapper_dorking and @westdawmens providing menswear, @flowersbyelaine making beautiful bouquets and @scottsofdorking for wedding rings and bands. Just to name a few!
There`ll be various exclusive deals that each of these businesses are offering, so make sure to check out @hellodorking to find out more.
For Dorking Wedding Week, I`ll be opening the doors of my shop to the general public on the 15th of March, 10am-3pm.
Usually a visit to my shop is by appointment only, but on the 15th I`ll be welcoming you to come in and have a nose. There`ll be bubbles, nibbles and lots of beautiful wedding attire for you to have a look at.
So, if you`re planning your wedding and looking for a dress that`s completely unique to you, pop along and let`s have a chat.
I hope to see you there! 👋
After Catherine came to me to get her wedding dress altered, she told me the biggest compliment she received was from a bridesmaid. She was doing up the buttons at the back of Catherine`s dress, and halfway, the bridesmaid paused and said "wait, I seem to remember when you bought it, you said the dress was open back? Did you get a new dress?"
Catherine told her I had altered it to close the back and she was gobsmacked, saying the alterations seemed like they`d always been a part of the dress!
No better compliment than for an alteration to blend so smoothly that unless you know, you don`t know! If you know what I mean 😂
Scroll through to see the before and after...
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Photography - dante.k.photo
How am I supposed to keep tidying, when there`s so much sewing to do?
Sometimes I think a messy shop helps my creativity flow better, and sometimes I feel the complete opposite!
Either way, it`s an endless battle 😂
Are you the kind of person who needs things to be tidy in order to work, or are you at home in a little bit of mess?
To me, a bride who choses a colourful wedding dress is the kind of person that brightens up a room when they walk into it. They`re the kind of person where people around them can`t help but smile. And what better way of embodying that than by bringing more colour into your special day?
I don`t know about you, but as a seamstress (and generally visual person) I`m big on colour. Just seeing the perfect shade of buttercup yellow, or soothing lavender can lift my spirits and make my day. And if colour can affect mood, then why not set the mood with beautiful, vibrant hues?
I loved adding bold yellows, oranges, reds and purples to bride Megan`s pre-bought wedding dress. If you want to see how Megan looked on her wedding day, have a peek at this week`s earlier post.
If you`re interested in getting your dress dip dyed, or adding a dip dyed overskirt to your wedding outfit, check out my Etsy. You can choose up to 5 colours, in any combination that you can imagine.
Megan had brought her wedding dress to me to dip dye.
Originally the plan to to colour every layer of the dress, but when she came to drop the dress off, I explained to her it didn`t necessarily need to be dip dyed on every layer. Especially after I saw the beautiful lace on the top layer. If I dyed all the layers then it would blend in, but if she wanted, it could be made to be a feature.
I`m always here to give my brides options. So before she committed, we tried the layering with a sample of the fabric. And she liked it.
So, I coloured the lining and the tulle layers and left the final layer. The end result was this amazingly vibrant gradient underneath, with the white lace contrasting beautifully on top.
I told Megan that if she found the contrast to be too stark, I could always colour the lace as well. But she loved it, and kept it for her wedding day 💛🧡❤️💜
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Photography - @benselwayphotography
Florist - Sophie Burton
Venue - The Green Cornwall
Make up - Ella Butler
Hair - Phoebe Richardson
Teal shot silk dupion and ivory beaded lace bridesmaids dresses for Nicola » Felicity Westmacott[…] I also made Nicola?s wedding dress, more pictures can be seen in Nicola?s portfolio entry. […]