Zibeline and Chantilly lace skirt, a beautiful combination for Ruth’s wedding dress Not many people nows of Zibeline fabric yet, so beautiful. It is very heavy and textured and makes a lovely contrast to the very fine and delicate Chantilly lace. Ruth chooses to have a bespoke wedding made by us. She decided that after meetings with discussions about the designs and materials. Ruth tried our collection dresses on and used them as inspiration. Ruth liked experimenting with skirt shapes and styles. The bride’s Mum and sister came to all the fittings. It was a really fun process, where everybody had…
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Green Spring Silk Lace Wedding Dress
What an excitement to get asked to make this green silk lace wedding dress for Maxine. Green silk and lace Wedding Dress When she came to see me she pretty much had her whole wedding organised, apart from her dress. Maxine had a vision in green, but nothing set in stone. She wanted colour texture and not the usual wedding dress, she wanted to be able to dance and move and and feel fab and flatter her shape. So with all of that taken into account, we looked at a lot of materials and green colours and vintage style laces….
Fishtail wedding dress in crepe and lace
Fishtail wedding dress was Kirsty’s chosen silhouette for her bespoke wedding dress. Kirsty had tried a lot of dresses on, but none was quite right for her. We put all the ideas she had together and then started to source the crepe and other materials to achieve the look she wanted. Heavy crepe fishtail wedding dress and a bespoke veil to match Heavy crepe became the fabric choice for the dress. Then she had a rich satin for a deep belt on the dress. We found a lovely embroidered tulle with gold accent colour and pearl and sequin embroidery. Her…
Harris Tweed Wedding Dress
Harris Tweed Wedding dress with Chantilly lace and silk in red colour. What else could a bride called Rot for middle name wear for her wedding on Luskentyre beach? The Red Wedding, in tweed from Harris, silk and lace. Nadin’s dress was a bespoke wedding dress. The bodice was made in a red and burgundy harris tweed, we cut it on the bias. I thought it suited Nadins hourglass shape much better than the rigid shapes of the check. To that, we added lovely red Chantilly lace sleeves. The skirt was red shot with black Orissa silk, pleated to the bodice…
Simple lace wedding dress
Elizabeth had a gorgeous simple lace wedding dress. Elizabeth had a simple lace wedding dress, and although it was simple it was stunning. Sea pearl coloured silk backed the dress, and the cool colours of the lace and the sea pearl really suited her skin tone. The dress had a simple silhouette, being fitted at the top with a straight skirt. It was full length, to just above the ankles and also had a small slit in the back. The bodice had a high neck, high back and long lace sleeves; this gave it a beautiful, elegant look. Their wedding…
Beautiful Tenerife destination wedding
Destination weddings are always exciting, so when Hazel mentioned her wedding was in Tenerife, we knew it would be great fun to make her dress! Hazel’s husband is from Tenerife, and so for their wedding, they decided to jet out to Tenerife. It was beautiful, and their family all flew out to have a lovely few days in the sunshine for their wedding. Hazel’s “dress” wasn’t quite a dress – she has two skirts and a bodice which she mixed and matched! This was a perfect idea for Tenerife, as it meant she could have the long, more traditional style…
Happy Mother’s day!
To celebrate mother’s day, I thought we would look back on some of our most recent Mother of the Bride outfits! As the second most important lady of the day, it’s always an honour to make something for the mother of the bride. These are some of our amazing mother of the bride dresses that we have created recently. They all look wonderful! Margaret had a lovely light ivory dress with a lace overlay on the bodice, which had a sweetheart neckline. The lace overlay created a high neck with beautiful lace edgings. The sleeves were three-quarter length, and the…
Creating Your Dream Dress
Finding your perfect wedding dress is definitely one of the most stressful things a bride has to go through! Here is an example of one bride who felt pressured and indecisive about a dress for the big day. As a result, she came to us and we helped create her dream dress… Freja Designer Dressmaking is one of the best wedding dress designers and dressmakers! It stood out from all others in the industry for many reasons. These were Mette’s fantastic customer service, her amazing creativity, and of course her simply stunning designs! Mette first welcomed me and my mum…
Chantilly Lace dress for Hopetoun House Wedding
Gorgeous lace dress for wedding and reception at Hopetoun House I know I have said it before.. but we really just get the best brides. I met Rachel at the Luxury Scottish wedding fayre, about 18 months before her wedding to Jack. Rachel was working as a designer at Vivienne Westwood before her and Jack Got engaged. So really was looking to basically design her own dress and be involved in the process! This could have been a bit intimidating for me. However, Rachel is so lovely had has such lovely kind manner, we jumped at the opportunity. And it…
Truly Scottish Royal Mile Wedding
Zoe’s Truly Scottish Royal Mile Wedding Zoe and her husband were inspired by the idea of having a real Scottish wedding – and they nailed this. Their wedding included a walk down the Royal Mile! They had just been living in Australia and wanted a real Scottish wedding with a relaxed atmosphere and a ceilidh. That’s exactly what they had, and they chose Lothian Chambers for a lovely simple registry. They then walked down the Royal Mile to the City Chambers for their wedding reception, therefore giving them the perfect Scottish wedding! The photographs are courtesy of Nick Mailer and…
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