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Freja
2012-02-21 08:15:00
We love making mother of the bride and mother and of the groom outfits. In fact we probably do as many as we do wedding dresses. We like to experiment with colours and textures to create a lovely look that goes with the rest of the wedding plans. The choice is endless, we have a lot of stunning outfits on the go at the moment, but here are some we recently made.
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Julia has had a few outfits made by us, here she is guest at a wedding and she wears a dress made in metallic lace in Victorian Lilac, backed with silver silk satin. She has a crushed velvet jacket over.
Photo: First Light Weddings
Mother of Bride in pale blue douppion silk jacket and dress, belt and accessories by Rene Walrus , hat is dressed by us.
Mother of the bride in pale silk velvet dress, and lace coat. She had a suit for the daytime, we made her a very glamourous beaded lace coat to add for the evening.
Photo by: First Light Weddings
Mother of groom in coral silk douppion dress and shrimp coloured Matka silk jacket with lapels and cuffs in douppion silk. Hat From Alex Muir.
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The Mother of groom is wearing a silk crepe dress with cowl neck and beading. Jacket is a douppion silk with purple shot with green.
This mother of bride is wearing an embroidered douppion silk Jacket with paisley pattern. She has a plain turquoise dress with it. Her head dress is from Bridget Webster.
Photo by: Rebekah J Murray
Posted by Freja
2012-01-26 01:30:00
Charlotte's bridesmaids had a chiffon dresses, with ruching to the side to mirror Charlotte's dress, Libby's dress had V-neck and the younger bridesmaid, Ana had a boat neckline.
Both dresses were soft dresses, without boning and only light structure.
Charlotte's Mother wore a silk Douppion Embroidered jacket, georgette skirt panelled flip skirt, and Gorgeous Hat from Alex Muir.
She kept all her accessories dark navy. Liz had a lighter top in satin devoree and in the same colour scheme to change into at night.
All the ladies had hair done by Charlie Miller and LG Make-up the Flowers were from Maxwell.
All the ladies got dressed at The Balmoral Hotel, the wedding was at Fettes College and the reception at The Signet Library.
It has been an absolute joy to work with everyone involved in this wedding, we have enjoyed it so much, and will cherish the pictures.
The stunning pictures are taken by Firstlight Weddings
“Having first talked to Mette at the Wedding Fair at Hopetoun House we knew she was the person to guide us with our weding outfits. She is like a painter with a blank canvas; she listens, suggests, illustrates and little by little the picture evolves. Such a talent. It was very special when Mette agreed to be with us as part of the family at the Balmoral. She helped us all get ready, but particularly Charlotte - an emotional moment for them both, I think. We couldn't have done without her, she gave us all confidence and calmed any nervous moments. Thank you Mette for everything over the last year.”
Posted by Freja
2012-01-16 00:44:00
This is one of our favourite weddings of 2011 and there have been a lot to chose from. I first met Charlotte and her Mother Liz at the Hopetoun House wedding fair. They then came to see me to discuss Charlotte's dress, and we had a great exchange of ideas.
Charlotte had some lovely things to work with. First the wedding itself was to be at Fettes College where she works. We had a great laugh. To get the length of the train right for when Charlotte was standing at the alter, she went to the chapel and held a piece of string behind her down the steps from the alter. The lenght of string was compared to the train as we developed the style.
Charlotte was also so lucky that she had the opportunity to wear a 1920es French Tiara, which was family owned.
Charlotte was very involved in organising her wedding, and had great help from her mother. Along with that, and her teaching and playing the Cello, it has been a very busy year for her.
We so enjoyed working with Charlotte and the rest of her bridal party, that i was so pleased to be asked to come to the The Balmoral, and help Charlotte, her bridesmaids and her mother into their dresses. It was so lovely and I felt totally part of the family to be there on the day, and I do hope I was being a tiny bit helpful too.
We had a whole list of amazing wedding suppliers involved in this wedding, and it was a joy to work with them all. The Bride was staying at The Balmoral, the cars were
from William Sleigh, Maxwell did all the flowers for the ceremony and for the reception at The Signet Library, he especially sourced the beautiful Lily of the Valley.
Liggy's Cakes supplied a lovely autumn style cake, and a cup-cake making class for a girls treat. LG Makeup, made everybody up very nicely, and all the hairstyles were done by Charlie Miller.
With the Fabulous Firstlight Wedding Photography Photographing Charlotte and Allan's wedding, there is far too much gorgeousness to show in just one blog, from stunning venues, attention to detail and lovely portraits, so another blog with the bridesmaids and Mother of Bride will follow one of the next days.
Charlotte's dress was made in a Emperor Thai silk, silk Satin "lip" and silk satin bolero jacket. Charlotte had hand beading of aurora borealis Swarowski Crystals, and
pearl. She had a little bolero jacket in silk duchesse satin, With the dress Charlotte wore a 2 tier fine silk veil.
After the ceremony the jacket came off and then the veil came off after the Dinner. The dress bustled up for the dancing by The Ceilidh Experience.
Charlotte said this after the wedding:
Charlotte had some lovely things to work with. First the wedding itself was to be at Fettes College where she works. We had a great laugh. To get the length of the train right for when Charlotte was standing at the alter, she went to the chapel and held a piece of string behind her down the steps from the alter. The lenght of string was compared to the train as we developed the style.
Charlotte was also so lucky that she had the opportunity to wear a 1920es French Tiara, which was family owned.
Charlotte was very involved in organising her wedding, and had great help from her mother. Along with that, and her teaching and playing the Cello, it has been a very busy year for her.
We so enjoyed working with Charlotte and the rest of her bridal party, that i was so pleased to be asked to come to the The Balmoral, and help Charlotte, her bridesmaids and her mother into their dresses. It was so lovely and I felt totally part of the family to be there on the day, and I do hope I was being a tiny bit helpful too.
We had a whole list of amazing wedding suppliers involved in this wedding, and it was a joy to work with them all. The Bride was staying at The Balmoral, the cars were
from William Sleigh, Maxwell did all the flowers for the ceremony and for the reception at The Signet Library, he especially sourced the beautiful Lily of the Valley.
Liggy's Cakes supplied a lovely autumn style cake, and a cup-cake making class for a girls treat. LG Makeup, made everybody up very nicely, and all the hairstyles were done by Charlie Miller.
With the Fabulous Firstlight Wedding Photography Photographing Charlotte and Allan's wedding, there is far too much gorgeousness to show in just one blog, from stunning venues, attention to detail and lovely portraits, so another blog with the bridesmaids and Mother of Bride will follow one of the next days.
Charlotte's dress was made in a Emperor Thai silk, silk Satin "lip" and silk satin bolero jacket. Charlotte had hand beading of aurora borealis Swarowski Crystals, and
pearl. She had a little bolero jacket in silk duchesse satin, With the dress Charlotte wore a 2 tier fine silk veil.
After the ceremony the jacket came off and then the veil came off after the Dinner. The dress bustled up for the dancing by The Ceilidh Experience.
Charlotte said this after the wedding:
"Mette is simply fabulous! I went to her with ideas for my wedding dress but absolutely no artistic skills to draw any of them. She was instantly able to draw up each of my ideas, not only creating the perfect outfit for me but also for my bridesmaids and mother: all of us felt a million dollars on the day and there were compliments from everyone about our dresses! Every visit to her was relaxed and full of giggles and having her with us on the morning of the wedding was truly special. Mette sparkles with enthusiasm and talent and has a real gift with people too: a thousand thank yous Mette!"
Posted by Freja
2012-01-10 23:50:00
Danni, came to me with her idea of the Black and white theme, via Wedding organiser Joann Scott. Her wedding was in September, so we still wanted to keep a fairly light feel to the dresses.
Danni chose black cationic Chiffon and a soft satin belt for her bridesmaids. The dresses had a deep V-neck, and were soft without boing or structure.
Danni had 4 gorgeous bridesmaids, and the style colour suited them all. They were really lovly girls to work with and we enjoyed the banter during the fittings. Their hair and make up and the day was done by Monica & Sharon at Made-up.
The soft white flowers softened the whole look and it all looked stunning in the lovely setting of The George Hotel Edinburgh and the whole wedding and the lovely details were captured perfectly by Robin Frowley Photography, We would like to wish Dannie and Scott all the best.
Danni chose black cationic Chiffon and a soft satin belt for her bridesmaids. The dresses had a deep V-neck, and were soft without boing or structure.
Danni had 4 gorgeous bridesmaids, and the style colour suited them all. They were really lovly girls to work with and we enjoyed the banter during the fittings. Their hair and make up and the day was done by Monica & Sharon at Made-up.
The soft white flowers softened the whole look and it all looked stunning in the lovely setting of The George Hotel Edinburgh and the whole wedding and the lovely details were captured perfectly by Robin Frowley Photography, We would like to wish Dannie and Scott all the best.
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Posted by Freja
2012-01-05 09:54:00
We don't do many Glasgow weddings. So to get asked to do a wedding dress for a wedding in Glasgow University Chapel Glasgow University Chapel with Reception at One Devonshire Gardens after, felt like the cream of the milk.Sarah had many ideas about her dress when she first came to see me. I enjoyed going through the process with her, as she had so many ideas to contribute and as a Teacher always had done all her home work and research in advance of our meetings.
She went for very fitted boned corset and circle skirt in Silk Taffeta with soft draping of a silk Chiffon Satin over. All materials was from James Hare Silks. The colour was pale ivory.
Sarah had lovely ideas of flowers, in very soft colours, ivory and pinks, and bridesmaids i a soft blue colour. It seemed to all blend in to the beautifull sandstone of the Chapel and the stunning neutrals of the Devonshire gardens. I think it really suits the light we have here in the summers.
Sarah brought her mum to the wedding dress fittings, and i was so honoured they both came such a long distance for Sarah's dress.
Life in Frame did the phototography, I so enoyed how they have played with the light round the pillars at the chapel. Thank you so much to them for letting me show you the photographs of Sarah's dress.
She went for very fitted boned corset and circle skirt in Silk Taffeta with soft draping of a silk Chiffon Satin over. All materials was from James Hare Silks. The colour was pale ivory.
Sarah had lovely ideas of flowers, in very soft colours, ivory and pinks, and bridesmaids i a soft blue colour. It seemed to all blend in to the beautifull sandstone of the Chapel and the stunning neutrals of the Devonshire gardens. I think it really suits the light we have here in the summers.
Sarah brought her mum to the wedding dress fittings, and i was so honoured they both came such a long distance for Sarah's dress.
Life in Frame did the phototography, I so enoyed how they have played with the light round the pillars at the chapel. Thank you so much to them for letting me show you the photographs of Sarah's dress.
Posted by Freja
2011-12-21 09:17:00
When Rebecca came to see me she had allready been round a few wedding dress shops, and thougth what she wanted wasn't exactly there for her to buy.
We talked about her wedding and it was supposed to be a small affair at the Signet Library with stunning food from Heritage Portfolio. The shape she would like to replicate from an evening dress, she had worn a before, and she loved the shape of, was the shape we created on her. The dress she liked was a soft dress without boning and structure. Rebecca couldn't get the dress simple enough. But once her daughters got involved in the process, they persuaded her to go for lace.
Rebecca chose a very fine chantilly with a floral motif. I think Rebecca looks stunning in her dress. She had her hair done by my friend Lesley at Hershaws in Rodney Street. Another friend Mikee did her makeup. Spiral Flowers had made her lovely bouket, Renee Walrus her head dress.
Rod Irvine took the photographs utilising the stuning pillars outside the Signet Library.
Rebeccas gorgeous daughters wears bridesmaids dresses from John Lewis which we altered for her gorgeous girls.
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Thanks to Rod Irvine for letting us use his photographs.
Posted by Freja
2011-12-04 13:45:00
It was such sad news to recieve this week that Francois Lesage had passed away. Francois Lesage ran the very famous embroidery house in Paris, which has provided embroidery for decades for the most exclusive Couture houses such as Dior, Givenchy, Balenciaga and Christian Lacroix.
Lesage ran his workshop till his death and had nearly 50 embrioderers working there. Jobs could require up to 500 hours of work, like the famous Jean Paul Gaultier's evening dress from 1998 collection, Leopard Evening dress in taffeta and embroidery required close to 500 hours in embroidery alone. Amazing and stunning work.
Lesage was in 2002 bought by Chanel, so it will carry on in the future, as long as the couture houses still require the exquisit and specialised work for their collections.
This dress i saw at Victoria & Albert Museum London It was part of the exhibition about the New Look. Lesage did this emboidery for Lanvin in 1957. it was truly stunning, the detail in the embroidery was breath taking.
Before his death, Lesage said:
Lesage ran his workshop till his death and had nearly 50 embrioderers working there. Jobs could require up to 500 hours of work, like the famous Jean Paul Gaultier's evening dress from 1998 collection, Leopard Evening dress in taffeta and embroidery required close to 500 hours in embroidery alone. Amazing and stunning work.
Lesage was in 2002 bought by Chanel, so it will carry on in the future, as long as the couture houses still require the exquisit and specialised work for their collections.
Boots Embroidered for Roger Vivier
Before his death, Lesage said:
"I never had any doubt as to what I was to do in life, given I was born into a pile of beads and sequins"
Posted by Freja
2011-11-17 09:49:00
Lynne came to us as she had been to a wedding last year, where we had made the Wedding dress. She was full of ideas of having 3 bridesmaids dresses, with 3 different necklines, but a common theeme.
We came up with some ideas, and Lynne settled for the chiffon Changeant material in this gorgeous shade. Changeant means that it has been wowen with 2 different colours of thread one colour for warp and one for weft. this gives it a much more lively look, and in particular the sheer materials becomes much more vibrant in this way. We had even more benefit of the changeant material as the dresses were cut with some parts on the bias and some on the straight fabric.
All 3 dresses had a boned bodice with ruching on top, and then a double circle skirt for each one. That means, if you lift up the hem above your head, you have a full circle of skirt in front of you, and a full circle behind you... this is what makes these dresses seem so lush... lots of luxurious material. They looked fab and were accessorised with fab shoes, very city chique look.
The 3 bodices were:
Strapless, halterneck, and one shoulder dress.
Thank you so so much to Parris Photography for supplying the lovely images below. Have a look at their website, there is a lovely blog post about Lynne and Scott's wedding.
We came up with some ideas, and Lynne settled for the chiffon Changeant material in this gorgeous shade. Changeant means that it has been wowen with 2 different colours of thread one colour for warp and one for weft. this gives it a much more lively look, and in particular the sheer materials becomes much more vibrant in this way. We had even more benefit of the changeant material as the dresses were cut with some parts on the bias and some on the straight fabric.
All 3 dresses had a boned bodice with ruching on top, and then a double circle skirt for each one. That means, if you lift up the hem above your head, you have a full circle of skirt in front of you, and a full circle behind you... this is what makes these dresses seem so lush... lots of luxurious material. They looked fab and were accessorised with fab shoes, very city chique look.
The 3 bodices were:
Strapless, halterneck, and one shoulder dress.
Thank you so so much to Parris Photography for supplying the lovely images below. Have a look at their website, there is a lovely blog post about Lynne and Scott's wedding.
Posted by Freja
2011-11-10 02:18:00
Robyn wanted colour, folds and lots of fabrics and lots of drama for her wedding dress. And that's what she got!
We used Pure Douppion silk from James Hare Silks, which is a company we buy lots and lots of silk from, we are proud to say they conscientiously source their materials in Asia. The colour is really unusual as it is purple shot with green. We had lots and lots of purple netting and some very lightweight bremsilk lining...in... purple.
The dress was constructed with a "plain'ish" skirt, with a big netting underskirt with a hoop, then we had Edwardian drapes over the skirt, which created a large train which could bustle up for evening reception. Then there was a bodice on top of the bustle, which was very structured with lots of heavy interfacing and lots and lots of boning, the back was loops which laced up, and had a modesty panel behind. The bandeau was created with ruched bias cut douppion silk. Despite all the seperate pieces it still was a one piece dress.
Robyn had very early booked her venue Royal Terrace Hotel, and planned so much detail about her wedding, how she would have her hair, and how her bridesmaids dresses were, flowers and lots of other thing. The amazing collar necklace was a gift from her bridesmaid, and i think it went very well, with the whole look. Everything turned out fab, colourful and dramatic, just like she wanted it. The gorgeous flowers were from Garlands in Leith the bridesmaids dresses were from Vivien of Holloway
Robyn was in the very fortunate posistion of having a Photographer in the family, here are her photographs taken by Julian Grant.
We used Pure Douppion silk from James Hare Silks, which is a company we buy lots and lots of silk from, we are proud to say they conscientiously source their materials in Asia. The colour is really unusual as it is purple shot with green. We had lots and lots of purple netting and some very lightweight bremsilk lining...in... purple.
The dress was constructed with a "plain'ish" skirt, with a big netting underskirt with a hoop, then we had Edwardian drapes over the skirt, which created a large train which could bustle up for evening reception. Then there was a bodice on top of the bustle, which was very structured with lots of heavy interfacing and lots and lots of boning, the back was loops which laced up, and had a modesty panel behind. The bandeau was created with ruched bias cut douppion silk. Despite all the seperate pieces it still was a one piece dress.
Robyn had very early booked her venue Royal Terrace Hotel, and planned so much detail about her wedding, how she would have her hair, and how her bridesmaids dresses were, flowers and lots of other thing. The amazing collar necklace was a gift from her bridesmaid, and i think it went very well, with the whole look. Everything turned out fab, colourful and dramatic, just like she wanted it. The gorgeous flowers were from Garlands in Leith the bridesmaids dresses were from Vivien of Holloway
Robyn was in the very fortunate posistion of having a Photographer in the family, here are her photographs taken by Julian Grant.
Posted by Freja
2011-10-31 06:43:00
Abi and her mum came to us in the beginning of the year and asked about bridesmaids dresses, we knew straight away this would be an amazing wedding with such contemporary and sophisticated style.
They decided for 2 styles of dresses in the same theme, so skirt and belt detail was the same on all 4 dresses, and then 2 different necklines, 2 v-neck dresses and 2 strapless. The dresses have light boning and zip at the back and are fully lined. The fabric was a soft drapey satin in coffee colour and it had an ivory sash to match Abi's dress.
We had a lot of arranging appointments to do as Abi's 4 bridesmaids stayed as far away as, London, Dubai, China and Australia... never one to miss a wee challenge we said, "no problem, let us know when the bridesmaids are about, and we will get the dresses done in time" and so we did.
Apart from the fact that everybody was so lovely to work with it was so nice that all our "wedding friends" were also involved, Planet Flowers, on their website you can see all the flower designs on the blog. Heather's Cakes, CherryTree Films and Heritage Portfolio And Gorgeous photographs from Lindsay Watson.
They decided for 2 styles of dresses in the same theme, so skirt and belt detail was the same on all 4 dresses, and then 2 different necklines, 2 v-neck dresses and 2 strapless. The dresses have light boning and zip at the back and are fully lined. The fabric was a soft drapey satin in coffee colour and it had an ivory sash to match Abi's dress.
We had a lot of arranging appointments to do as Abi's 4 bridesmaids stayed as far away as, London, Dubai, China and Australia... never one to miss a wee challenge we said, "no problem, let us know when the bridesmaids are about, and we will get the dresses done in time" and so we did.
Apart from the fact that everybody was so lovely to work with it was so nice that all our "wedding friends" were also involved, Planet Flowers, on their website you can see all the flower designs on the blog. Heather's Cakes, CherryTree Films and Heritage Portfolio And Gorgeous photographs from Lindsay Watson.
Posted by Freja
2011-10-28 06:23:00
Susie's brief to me about her wedding dress, was that she wanted a dress which was easy to wear, and one that was not the traditional wedding dress, and one that was in a lovely colour. She had looked in a lot of different places before coming to us, and failed in her attempt to get a special dress for her Wedding Day.
She went for this Victorian lilac pure silk satin with ruched satin chiffon on the bodice part. she had V-neck and covered buttons and a godet at the back.
Her bolero was made in matching lace.
We were so pleased with the final result, and excited when it was Cate Gillon, at Weddings By Cate who was doing the photography, as i have met her a few times, and never actually done a wedding with her, so that i was so pleased about.
Susie told me how the day was made so special by the Ceremony at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Murrayfield Avenue, (Episcopal Church ) with the Reverend Dean Fostekew and the reception at The Caledonian Hotel where the staff surpassed expectations at the Wedding Breakfast.
Her bolero was made in matching lace.
We were so pleased with the final result, and excited when it was Cate Gillon, at Weddings By Cate who was doing the photography, as i have met her a few times, and never actually done a wedding with her, so that i was so pleased about.
Susie told me how the day was made so special by the Ceremony at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Murrayfield Avenue, (Episcopal Church ) with the Reverend Dean Fostekew and the reception at The Caledonian Hotel where the staff surpassed expectations at the Wedding Breakfast.
Posted by Freja
2011-10-17 08:08:00
We make a lot of bridesmaids dresses, and this year we have been working on a few weddings with very pale colours, neutrals, nudes and pale pinks.
Gone are the day days where the bridesmaids are just told to have to turn up wearing a specific colour and style. Usually we have an initial meeting with the bride, and if the bridesmaids can come that is great, i try to take ideas from everyone involved on board, as it is important everyone feels happy with the result.
I create several designs and fabric combinations, and it then gets approved before we start making the dresses.
We have so much choice, in fabrics and colours and style, that you can have exactly what you like.
We often have groups of bridesmaids with specific requirements, such as pregnent bridesmaids, younger teenagers to match the adult bridesmaids, but with a style which is appropriate for their age, and also flowergirls.. We also sometimes make a dress for doll or teddy to match for the younger ones. Often we make the bridesmaids dresses in very short time, if the bridesmaids lives abroad, and only arrive days before the wedding.
Here are a couple of examples from this season.
Photograph by: Kieran Dodds
Gone are the day days where the bridesmaids are just told to have to turn up wearing a specific colour and style. Usually we have an initial meeting with the bride, and if the bridesmaids can come that is great, i try to take ideas from everyone involved on board, as it is important everyone feels happy with the result.
I create several designs and fabric combinations, and it then gets approved before we start making the dresses.
We have so much choice, in fabrics and colours and style, that you can have exactly what you like.
We often have groups of bridesmaids with specific requirements, such as pregnent bridesmaids, younger teenagers to match the adult bridesmaids, but with a style which is appropriate for their age, and also flowergirls.. We also sometimes make a dress for doll or teddy to match for the younger ones. Often we make the bridesmaids dresses in very short time, if the bridesmaids lives abroad, and only arrive days before the wedding.
Here are a couple of examples from this season.
Photograph by: Kieran Dodds
Photograph by: Kieran Dodds
Posted by Freja
2011-10-13 03:42:00
When Kirsten first came to visit us about her wedding dress, she had experimented a lot with the silhouette of the dress, and by then knew exactly what she wanted. She had not made a decision on the lace or if she wanted a ruched silk dress. She decided in the end for the lace. I am glad she did, it worked perfectly with the romantic setting of Edinburgh Botanics. They were so lucky, the weather was great enough for the ceremony to take place outside.
The flowers were really lovely and supplied by Planet Flowers.
Kirsten's dress, had a sweet heart neckline, an internal lace up corset and buttons and loops at the back. The netting in the back of the dress was attached to a bustle, which could come up and the dress could then loop up for the dancing.
The whole feel of the wedding was that of a romantic summer party. Very pleased with the result, and it was lovely working with you, we wish Kirsten and Jamie all the best for their new life in South Africa.
The flowers were really lovely and supplied by Planet Flowers.
Kirsten's dress, had a sweet heart neckline, an internal lace up corset and buttons and loops at the back. The netting in the back of the dress was attached to a bustle, which could come up and the dress could then loop up for the dancing.
The whole feel of the wedding was that of a romantic summer party. Very pleased with the result, and it was lovely working with you, we wish Kirsten and Jamie all the best for their new life in South Africa.
Posted by Freja
2011-10-11 06:39:00
We don't make very many dresses for little girls, but we did have the very great pleasure this year to make this dress for Karen's gorgeous bridesmaid.
The dress was made in duchess satin, and then we had lots and lots of netting of different weights on top of the satin. on the top layer of netting we fixed little butterflies, made in silk organza, some of them had hand beading of swarovsky crystals on the "body" of the butterflies.
The velvet ribbon on the waist had a fixed bow at the back. in this way she could swirl and swirl without the bow coming undone.
Karen's niece just couldn't stand still while we fitted her dress, she was the cutest thing. There was an extra surprise for her... a little dress for her doll was made as a mini me of the dress.
I feel a bit sorry for Karen, it was her wedding but i think her gorgeous butterfly girl stole a bit of her attention.
The dress was made in duchess satin, and then we had lots and lots of netting of different weights on top of the satin. on the top layer of netting we fixed little butterflies, made in silk organza, some of them had hand beading of swarovsky crystals on the "body" of the butterflies.
The velvet ribbon on the waist had a fixed bow at the back. in this way she could swirl and swirl without the bow coming undone.
Karen's niece just couldn't stand still while we fitted her dress, she was the cutest thing. There was an extra surprise for her... a little dress for her doll was made as a mini me of the dress.
I feel a bit sorry for Karen, it was her wedding but i think her gorgeous butterfly girl stole a bit of her attention.
Posted by Freja
2011-10-02 03:23:00
When Robyn first enquired about having her wedding dress made by us, she knew about our shop from having been an apprentice Gardener at Edinburgh Botanics, and walked passed our shop everyday.
Robyn knew she wanted a soft light dress, which was like a wedding dress, but easy for her to wear and move around in and feel comfortable in on her Wedding day.Ospisdale House with the use of the gorgeous grounds and the marquee in the garden.
She decided for a soft satin dress, with minimum boning and internal lace up, it had a very fine Chantilly lace overlay. The dress had satin covered buttons and loops and a keyhole neckline at the back. The colour is called Porcelain and is just one shade lighter than Ivory.
The look of the whole wedding is soft and romantic and really matched the setting perfectly.
Andy Allan kindly supplied the photographs of the wedding, Andy has taken lots of different types of photographs as you can see on his website, but he has recently stated doing weddings, and i think he captured this wedding very well and in a really relaxed manner.
Robyn knew she wanted a soft light dress, which was like a wedding dress, but easy for her to wear and move around in and feel comfortable in on her Wedding day.Ospisdale House with the use of the gorgeous grounds and the marquee in the garden.
She decided for a soft satin dress, with minimum boning and internal lace up, it had a very fine Chantilly lace overlay. The dress had satin covered buttons and loops and a keyhole neckline at the back. The colour is called Porcelain and is just one shade lighter than Ivory.
The look of the whole wedding is soft and romantic and really matched the setting perfectly.
Andy Allan kindly supplied the photographs of the wedding, Andy has taken lots of different types of photographs as you can see on his website, but he has recently stated doing weddings, and i think he captured this wedding very well and in a really relaxed manner.
Posted by Freja
2011-09-25 12:55:00
Esther and Joe had decided to get married in the Lake District. Esther was so lucky to have her family living there, and her parents with a farm, big enough to have all the wedding guests there.
Esther wanted a relaxed wedding day, with lots of fun with friends and family, she wanted it to be outdoors and spend time in the area around, Joe is a very good Fell runner and they both really enjoy the outdoors.
The wedding preperations were great, Esthers Folks stay in the area and had asked all their friends in the area to supply summer flowers from their gardens for the decorations. Everything was keept with a rustic country feel with event he cakestand being a bit of sliced tree trunk! LOVE IT!
Eshers dress had to fit the relaxed day, i thought she loooked so so pretty, She went for an Empire line cut dress, with ivory lace with champagne cording on the lace. The dress was a slinky silk satin with a silk chiffon overlay, and internal lace up. and buttons and loops. The sash was made of the slinky silk satin. Esther has been so lovely to work with and here is what she wrote to me after and said: "My dress was perfect"
The photographs are from Dave Muirhead @muirheadphotography he must have had such fun going off in the woods, mud and filds to capture the best shots, and it really shows. The photographs are great, and i am so pleased to be able to show them.
Esther wanted a relaxed wedding day, with lots of fun with friends and family, she wanted it to be outdoors and spend time in the area around, Joe is a very good Fell runner and they both really enjoy the outdoors.
The wedding preperations were great, Esthers Folks stay in the area and had asked all their friends in the area to supply summer flowers from their gardens for the decorations. Everything was keept with a rustic country feel with event he cakestand being a bit of sliced tree trunk! LOVE IT!
Eshers dress had to fit the relaxed day, i thought she loooked so so pretty, She went for an Empire line cut dress, with ivory lace with champagne cording on the lace. The dress was a slinky silk satin with a silk chiffon overlay, and internal lace up. and buttons and loops. The sash was made of the slinky silk satin. Esther has been so lovely to work with and here is what she wrote to me after and said: "My dress was perfect"
The photographs are from Dave Muirhead @muirheadphotography he must have had such fun going off in the woods, mud and filds to capture the best shots, and it really shows. The photographs are great, and i am so pleased to be able to show them.
Posted by Freja
2011-09-20 00:29:00
To have our dresses travelling to far away destinations is always a great excitement for us. Phillippa contacted us to tell us about her wedding she would be having in New Zealand. We knew we had to make her a dress, which would travel well.
Phillippa decided for a pure white 1 shoulder strap dress. It has an internal lace up and covered buttons at the centre back, it looks quite light, but its actually got a fairly "firm" shell to the dress, where we could fix all the folds on to. We had a challenge, as the top layer of fabric is quite fine, and we kept dealing with the issue of transparency. On top of that.. working the fine folds with the grain of the fabric, going in all different directions was a real challenge for us. We really are happy with the final result, and we are hoping to get to do it all again soon... now we know so much more... I think we will be doing lots of similar styles to this in the spring with "woven" detail.
Phillippa achieved a real contemporary feel to her wedding. I love the black and the grey colours for the men, against her dress.
Phillippa decided for a pure white 1 shoulder strap dress. It has an internal lace up and covered buttons at the centre back, it looks quite light, but its actually got a fairly "firm" shell to the dress, where we could fix all the folds on to. We had a challenge, as the top layer of fabric is quite fine, and we kept dealing with the issue of transparency. On top of that.. working the fine folds with the grain of the fabric, going in all different directions was a real challenge for us. We really are happy with the final result, and we are hoping to get to do it all again soon... now we know so much more... I think we will be doing lots of similar styles to this in the spring with "woven" detail.
Phillippa achieved a real contemporary feel to her wedding. I love the black and the grey colours for the men, against her dress.
Posted by Freja
2011-09-15 00:40:00
I really liked Shelly’s ideas for her wedding dress, when we met the very first time. After discussing her ideas and the look she wanted to achieve, I then had to come up with different fabric and lace solutions to achieve the desired look. Shelly had a lot of inspiration from vintage styles, and she wanted a lot of drama. Her wedding venue was to be Edinburgh Botanic Gardens and for her bouquet she wanted reds and black and white orchids.
Shelley settled for a “slinky” silk satin as the main dress material, then she had a detachable train in the silk satin chiffon, cut as a big fan this was attached to the low back of her dress, to detach for the dancing. The embellishment was made from black guipure with beading and sequins. The dress was fully lined in soft, antistatic bremsilk lining. The dress had godset inserts in the skirt to make it full on the hemline.
While working on this dress I saw the film “Water for Elephants” I absolutely loved the costumes and the whole feel of the film the and felt Shelley’s ideas were similar to these grand costumes.
Michael Becman is a very skilled make up artist. He has done my own make up a few times, and each time it has been amazing, I was so pleased when Shelley decided to use him for the make-up on the day. Michael’s work totally finished the look with a vintage glamour look to Shelley’s make up. His email address is: michaelabecman@hotmail.com he can give you more information about the service he provides.
Claire Cox took the photographs, and has kindly let us use them to show you.. You must have had such fun going round in Botanics to take photographs in all the different lovely little secret places of the garden.
Posted by Freja
2011-09-12 08:15:00
We work a lot with Rachel Scott Couture in fact, we are very proud to say that we are the business she recommends to do alterations on her dresses. We love all her dresses, and are happy in the assurance that they all leave perfectly fitted.
Kate had bought a lovely Sassi Halford dress from Rachel. Then she came to us to enquire about having bridesmaid’s dresses made, before long she had booked us, not only for her 3 bridesmaid’s dresses but also for her mother’s outfit for the big day.
Kate chose a douppion silk with a smooth finish, the colour is called Pea, and it was stunning against the white washed walls in the Coo's Cathedral. Kate was planning a rustic country feel to her wedding and lots and lots of greenery from birch trees as the decoration, a lot of thought was put into it and it showed. The bridesmaid’s dresses were soft dresses without boning; they were fully lined and had a bow to tie at the back.
The colour was stunning against the decor of the venue, and it also went very well with her mum’s choice of colour, Purple. Her mum had a simple shift dress in wool crepe with silk douppion piping, and then she had a shawl collar jacket to go over it.
Here are a couple of stunning photographs provided by Firstlight Weddings where you can see more on their blog.
Kate had bought a lovely Sassi Halford dress from Rachel. Then she came to us to enquire about having bridesmaid’s dresses made, before long she had booked us, not only for her 3 bridesmaid’s dresses but also for her mother’s outfit for the big day.
Kate chose a douppion silk with a smooth finish, the colour is called Pea, and it was stunning against the white washed walls in the Coo's Cathedral. Kate was planning a rustic country feel to her wedding and lots and lots of greenery from birch trees as the decoration, a lot of thought was put into it and it showed. The bridesmaid’s dresses were soft dresses without boning; they were fully lined and had a bow to tie at the back.
The colour was stunning against the decor of the venue, and it also went very well with her mum’s choice of colour, Purple. Her mum had a simple shift dress in wool crepe with silk douppion piping, and then she had a shawl collar jacket to go over it.
Here are a couple of stunning photographs provided by Firstlight Weddings where you can see more on their blog.
Posted by Freja
2011-09-08 11:49:00
Pinks and Purples have been very popular colours this summer for Mother of the bride outfits. Here are a couple of gorgeous mums we have helped to get organised.
As well as designing and making the outfit, we can advice on accessories to complete the whole look.
The Mother of Groom for this same wedding chose a black Douppion silk dress and Jacket with Cerise pink details on the dress, and belt on dress.
As well as designing and making the outfit, we can advice on accessories to complete the whole look.
Julia is one of our very dear clients, we have made a lot of garments for her. We thought we got it exactly right for her son’s wedding. We made her a douppion jacket and dress in Pansy coloured douppion silk and Alex Muir made her a lovely hat. You can see more pictures from this wedding on this blog:
The mother of the bride at this wedding chose a pure wool crepe dress with silk tie neckline and a woolcrepe jacket to wear over the dress.
Photo: Elemental Photography
The wedding was amazing and was documented here on Elemental Photography and on this UK weddingblog Rock MyWedding
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| Fuchsia pink dress and jacket in douppion silk with Pin-tuck details on collar and cuffs. Hat from Alex Muir, Pittenweem |
Posted by Freja
2011-09-03 02:31:00
When my good friend Jo's then boyfriend proposed to her... I was so happy for her... and even more excitement, when she asked me to make her dress. Jo was certain, she wanted a colour, she went for turquoise, as John John always loved her in that colour. I had a formal appointment with Jo: it was really difficult as we usually just giggle and make no sense at all. But I needed to know all about what she wanted from her dress. I love making coloured wedding dresses, but I think they must be very distinctive, and must have something exclusive about them, so that you know this lady is the bride.
Jo had a couple of things she told me: how she liked her body, and the types of clothes he always said she looked nice in.
Jo had a trip to London planned, and she arranged an appointment with this very brilliant fabric shop in London I use a lot, called Joel & Son Fabrics. She came back with some lovely samples, from which i made a design brief.
Jo's dress was then made in calico, so we could see the neckline etc. and then we made it in the silk fabric.
Jo went for a pure silk georgette, and a silk satin for the straps, sashes and belt. The georgette had tiny pintuck detail on the front, and a little keyhole, to create detail on the bust area.
I think Jo looked lovely. She achieve a contemprary bride look. She got a stunning head dress from Rene Walrus and to top it all off Ditte from Firstlight Weddings took the photographs.
We love the result... what do you think?
Posted by Freja
2011-09-02 04:59:00
I was delighted when Francesca contacted me regarding her Wedding Dress, she already had the venue, the gorgeous George Hotel and her florist Planet Flowers (who we love!!) And she already knew the silhouette she wanted. Francesca had decided for a ballerina length dress with a nipped in waist. and straps. We thought it would be nice to work with different textures in some quite exclusive fabrics to create a very simple, stylish and elegant look that would suit both Francesca and feel of the venue.
We ended up with this result, and i think it works brilliantly. Francesca had a douppion silk skirt with silk organza overlay. The skirt had netting under which had the edges bound in the same silk as the skirt was made of. the bodice was fully boned and lined Douppion silk, with a beaded Ivory lace overlay. The waist was accentuated by a bias cut crepe back satin belt and the same silk was used for ruched bias cut straps.
Francesca had chosen Jonathon Fowler as her photographer. We love the look he has given to her day. Beautiful!!.. i bet you had a few tooting horns on Queens Street.
We ended up with this result, and i think it works brilliantly. Francesca had a douppion silk skirt with silk organza overlay. The skirt had netting under which had the edges bound in the same silk as the skirt was made of. the bodice was fully boned and lined Douppion silk, with a beaded Ivory lace overlay. The waist was accentuated by a bias cut crepe back satin belt and the same silk was used for ruched bias cut straps.
Francesca had chosen Jonathon Fowler as her photographer. We love the look he has given to her day. Beautiful!!.. i bet you had a few tooting horns on Queens Street.
Posted by Freja
2011-09-01 06:30:00
It is always hard for a mother of the bride.. or harder for the mother of the groom to chose her outfit for a wedding. It is common practice that the mother of the bride will chose her outfit first, and then the other of the groom. Usually the bride will have chosen her dress, and often her bridesmaids colour too, so it is important to get it all to work together. We make a lot of outfits for mothers... here are a few for you to see.
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| Sky Blue Douppion silk dress. Lace Bolero with pink embroidery and pearl and bead beading. Photo: Blue Sky Photography |
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| as above |
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| Cotton sateen dress inspired by Edwardian Summer Party. Hat by Bridget Webster |
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| Seagreen chiffon changeant dress with lace blouse at Lennoxlove |
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| Douppion silk jacket, moss green shot with red, and silk satin shawl collar. Head dress from Bridget Webster photo: Blue Sky Photography |
| Sky Blue Jacket with ruched collar and dress in douppion, ivory and gold lace blouse. Hat from Alex Muir |
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| Sage green embroidered Douppion jacket and Cashmere-wool Dress Photo: Elemental Photography |
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| Embroidered pale blue douppion jacket with pale blue skirt, Hat from Alex Muir Photo by Firstligh Weddings |
Posted by Freja
2011-08-31 05:26:00
Claire came to see me in May last year. She had some great ideas for the style she wanted for her wedding, a very sophisticated city wedding. Her reception venue was The Scotsman Hotel, she wanted all the vintage glamour she could manage, but in a very sophisticated sleek way, no bohemiean feel to it.
Claire was in the process of loosing weight, she had done amazingly well even before i met her first time, so i knew, she knew what it took to meet her target. The funny thing was her body had changed shape so much that she really didnt know what suited her new shape, never mind the shape she would be at the wedding.
We made some plans for the dress and arranged to meet up in August to start her dress. When she arrived, she looked amazing, and she was all up for exploring what styles she could now wear, which wouldn't have suited her before.
She opted for a V-Neck bodice in pure silk Satin, and she had a slight fishtail skirt, in the duchesse satin as well, then she had a silk organza overlay with lots and lots of frills at the back.. they were such fun to make... was it about 60 meters of it?... something like that. Claire also had a little jacket in a fine Ottoman silk. (thats a weave which gives a ribbed texture like you get on a grossgrain tape.
We were thrilled to have some of our favorite wedding suppliers involved, Joyce Paton made the amazing head dress, and some of our best wedding friends Blue Sky Photography took the photographs.
Claire said me to after her wedding:
"You were great and I don't understand why everybody doesn't have their dress bespoke to them - much better than buying of the shelf!”
Claire was in the process of loosing weight, she had done amazingly well even before i met her first time, so i knew, she knew what it took to meet her target. The funny thing was her body had changed shape so much that she really didnt know what suited her new shape, never mind the shape she would be at the wedding.
We made some plans for the dress and arranged to meet up in August to start her dress. When she arrived, she looked amazing, and she was all up for exploring what styles she could now wear, which wouldn't have suited her before.
She opted for a V-Neck bodice in pure silk Satin, and she had a slight fishtail skirt, in the duchesse satin as well, then she had a silk organza overlay with lots and lots of frills at the back.. they were such fun to make... was it about 60 meters of it?... something like that. Claire also had a little jacket in a fine Ottoman silk. (thats a weave which gives a ribbed texture like you get on a grossgrain tape.
We were thrilled to have some of our favorite wedding suppliers involved, Joyce Paton made the amazing head dress, and some of our best wedding friends Blue Sky Photography took the photographs.
Claire said me to after her wedding:
"You were great and I don't understand why everybody doesn't have their dress bespoke to them - much better than buying of the shelf!”
Posted by Freja
2011-08-30 03:47:00
Debbie's Dress
Debbie contacted us last winter and we had a wee chat about her dress. Debbie was great she had firm ideas about what she wanted. she wanted no train, and and easy to wear dress for her wedding day. Her and David, had decided they were going to get married on her Auntie and Uncles farm and wanted to keep the summery rustic feel to her day.
The result was beautifull, she had her dress made made in a matte pure silk duchesse satin, it has an overlay of a lovely really fine lace with a floral pattern. The dress was fully lined with the lining handstiched down to enclose all seams. The dress was constructed so it had boning and an internal lace up, and a concealed zip over.
The bolero was seperate, but completed the dress beautifully.
It was a joy to work with Debbie, and we think that the way that Mirrorbox Photographyhave captured their wedding is just stunning.
Posted by Freja
