Wedding Dresses

As I have never posted images of my wedding dresses and I am sorting them out today, here are a couple for you to peruse!

Firstly, the ineffable Miss Madgwick/Mrs Connell, this dress was made from gorgeous Duchess Silk Satin and Hand Made Chantilly Lace, the bodice is cut in such a way that no underwear is necessary as there are built in cups for comfort, support and confidence.

The petticoat was made from silk tulle for comfort and froth factor! Mrs Connell is a petite lady, so it was very important to make sure that the skirt wasn't too wide, or she would have looked unbalanced, I wanted all of the fullness of the skirt at the back and to keep the tummy flat and flattering.

This is the completed dress in my old studio, the flamingoes couldn't resist joining in too!

Detail of the bodice back, showing the terrifying to cut hand made Chantilly lace, I matched the lace all over the bodice, following the line of the bodice bottom with the scalloped lace edge. The lacing was designed to be more open at the top as the bride has a lovely back and wanted to show it off, and the purple ribbons are because she absolutely loves the colour and there was no way she could have got married without a little bit at least - the world may have stopped spinning!

Another bodice detail shot, this time of the sleeves and the front, the vertical casings on the bodice contain plastic boning as the bride has a lovely figure and needed no compressing!

The bridesmaid's wore complementary purple dresses, really setting off the purple accents of Mrs Connell's dress.

I just love this one, it sums up the bride and the day, both of which are very dear to me.

And this one too, the castle in which the wedding took place was spectacular, as you can see.

A dancing shot, it's essential to be able to dance in your wedding dress after all!

And secondly, the lovely Mrs Crossley, her dress is made from silver and purple (again - these brides seem to love it!) satin and my brief was to create an elven/Lord of the Rings dress which would be traditional enough to please the brides parents, see what you think.

The full length completed dress, it was fully lined in purple so flashes were visible whenever she moved, particularly at the wide sleeves. The bustling effect had to be very carefully thought out as the lacing down the back of the dress was a large feature in itself.

A silver lace overlay on the sleeves added a little touch of interest.

The sleeves had a small lacing detail at the elbow to complement the lacing down the back of the dress.

The first finished try on, it made me a little bit emotional!

On the day, the bustling effect seen to it's full advantage.

And the fullness of the sleeves, as requested.

The train all spread out.

A little bit of off the shoulder sexiness!

The happy couple! I made the petticoat too, it has a dagged edge which overlaps and again I kept all of the fullness at the back.