Such an exciting wedding dress to make, as Nuam is from Myanmar and wanted to incorporate the traditional elements of the national costume the “longyi” but also have a traditional “western” wedding outfit.
I absolutely love the final look of it. She suits it so well.
So we made the “longyi” skirt which is like a wrap-around skirt. We made it in the heavy Mikado fabric. We also made a boned bodice in the same fabric, to go over the top. Then we spent quite a bit of time choosing the embellishments. Nuam went for lovely guipure lace motifs down the overlay of the skirt and along the hemline of the skirt. I really love how they sit proud on the shiny textured Mikado skirt.
Nuam then chose a lovely embroidered tulle for a little cover-up. It almost looks like a cobweb and it has a silver thread going through it too. It’s so delicate and sits beautifully on Nuam’s skin and over the boned bodice.
Nuam’s dear friend came along for the fittings. It is so sweet, the friend’s mother hand made the veil for Nuam to wear and it travelled carefully all the way from the US for the fittings. And then we added a few lace motifs to the hemline.
I am so proud of how it all came together and how lovely Nuam look like a mix of the 2 cultures which is really what she is in the best possible way, and a truly Myanmar inspired wedding.
It has been lovely working with Nuam, and I have so much admiration for her for teaching and working on PhD as well as planning a wedding in a pandemic. The thought nearly takes my breath away.
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nks so much to Berni Palumbo for letting us use the lovely photos.
Nuam writes:
Highly recommended!
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- Wedding planning: Mrs T Weddings
- Church: New Road Baptist Church
- Venue: St Hilda’s College, Oxford – Events
- Flowers: Nong Smitinand Flowers
- Furniture Hire: Ineko Home
- Signage: Fidelity Weddings
- Pub: The Cape of Good Hope
- Dessert: Waste2Taste