Sophie and I worked to restyle her Grandmother’s vintage wedding dress into a relaxed maternity wedding dress for a modern boho bride. The original vintage wedding dress Sophie’s wedding dress story is too perfect for words. At her first consultation she brought me the top of her Grandmother’s wedding suit. An exquisite creation in quite...
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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
