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Emma had been a guest to one of our weddings last year, she knew she wanted her dress made by us. Emma was such fun to deal with right from the start, she wanted a slick elegant classic look for her wedding dress, then she told me she wanted a party dress as well for the evening.. then she decided to go for bridesmaids dresses well, with different necklines chosen by her 5 gorgeously different bridesmaids. For her Wedding dress Emma chose a soft porcelain coloured satin, it was heavily boned and corseted and ruched to one side. She chose…

Natasha had already purchased her wedding dress from an amazing designer store in London, booked Paul Raeburn Paul Raeburn for her photography. She had booked St Mary’s Cathedral for her ceremony and the The Signet Library for her reception, when she came to see us regarding her bridesmaids dresses. She did have a bit of a challenge on her hands, as her 3 gorgeous bridesmaids has very different colouring, and she wanted a colour to suit them all. She went for a Kiwi green Orissa silk. We made boned bodices with internal lace up and covered buttons and loops over. they had a…

Rebecca contacted us to tell us she was engaged, we were so happy to hear that. We had previously worked with her and made her some stunning evening dresses, so were delighted to be asked to make her wedding dress. Rebecca had ideas of soft soft flowing silk chiffon full double circle skirt and a long length bodice. Soft long sleeves and a boat neckline. The soft flowing fabrics was a stunning contrast to her strong sharp hair cut, she wore a simple hair accessory from Rene Walrus. Her wedding theme was winter forest. The wedding was held in The…

  Liz had bought a beautiful Stewart Parvin wedding dress from Rachel Scott Couture, and asked us to make bridesmaids dresses to suit her 3 lovely but very different bridesmaids.    Liz decided to go for a very textured silk, an orissa silk in black current, she went for short dresses, with boned bodices, concealed zips at the back and netting on the hemline. The 3 necklines were different and suited each of the girls.   The wedding was beautiful held in the The Signet Library, and First Light Wedding Photography took the lovely photographs and portraits of the bridesmaids.   It was…

Anna had spent some of her student time in Lyon, France. So when she managed to source the lace for her own dress in Lyon, we were delighted to work with it and create her very personal dress to suit the seaside venue of Golf View Hotel and Spa, Nairn, Nairn, is where Anna’s Mum comes from. The lace was backed with a pure linen, this gave the lace a more “organic-look” we felt. the dress is really fitted and has a concealed zip at the back and hidden internal lace up and corsetry. She has a loose bolero with…

We met Linda a couple of years ago, when we made the prom dress for her daughter Emma. It was lovely to get the call that Linda was now engaged to get married and that Emma and her Fiance’s daughter (Also called Emma) were going to be bridesmaids. Linda had planned the wedding to be in St. Andrews, at the Old Course Hotel, St Andrews, and she wanted a long sophisticated Wedding dress with a soft drapey skirt made in silk crepe. The bodice was made from tulle with silver embroidery. The dress had an internal corset and buttons and…

It was so lovely when Susan came to see us 18 months before her wedding she had some ideas of what she would like for her wedding dress, together we chose the lace and the fabrics and details. One Year later we started on her dress and it quickly took shape. Susan had an ivory douppion silk dress with embroidered and beaded lace over the bodice and sleeves. The lace had elaborate beaded scallop edging on sleeve edges and neckline. Susan had functional buttons on the back and an internal corset. The wedding was held at Ellersly House Hotel, Murrayfield…

Louise, came to see me 8 months before her romantic garden wedding. She had tried lots and lots of dresses on in shops, and lots of them she liked or liked bits of, but none of them gave her the woauh factor she wanted. We talked through the things she really liked and the things she really didn’t like in a dress. I then came up with some designs, she picked designs which were a mix of the different styles i had drawn up. She went for the dress to be made in 3 different fabrics, this allowed us to…