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On this dark January day, I just want it to be summer again. What could be better than to look at the best outdoor wedding? Months before her wedding Emily came to me to talk dress. I was so happy to work with her, and she chose a beautiful dress from our collection. She went for the Millie dress which is empire-line cut and has an illusion neckline and it has beaded lace motifs and beaded lace scalloped hemline. The feel of the wedding was light, summery, so colourful and informal. The wedding held in one of my favourite places…

We love doing a photoshoot! Over the Moon to be going to Mansfield Traquair to do it. We love seeing our wedding dresses “in the flesh” and not least, it’s a great way to meet industry friends and together achieves best look and styling for the dresses, for the season and for the venue. A Dark November day was just such a day. Duncan Holmes photography worked hard finding both models for the day.  He also arranged for hair and makeup professionals.  I had a very kind and generous invitation from Mansfield Traquair allowing us to use the venue for the…

Maria is such a cool girl you would just admire, she is working hard at her PhD and she is doing great at sports. She is the beautiful daughter of good friends. Working with her on her Wedding vision was just wonderful. Maria wanted a bespoke dress with a full skirt and lace and some blue accent colour. This was the brief I got from her. We made her a fitted bodice with ivory lace overlay. The lace had a champagne cord enhancing the floral design. The colour really suited Maria.  The lace created a sweetheart neckline on the front and…

Short wedding dress for a San Francisco Elopement Making a wedding dress which is going places is always very exciting.  Helen and her partner planned to marry in San Francisco Town Hall, with a bunch of close friends. Following, they would have the Holiday of a lifetime. Lastly, Come back to Scotland and host a big party. So, therefore Helen’s dress had to do cover a few different requirements.  Helen was not interested in a traditional dress. She wanted a modern, lovely dress, she could move in and one with a touch of colour. She decided for beautiful luxurious silk crepe…

It was a real pleasure being asked to make a short silk satin wedding dress for this amazing venue. We discussed different cuts and colours, she settled for this style and ivory colour. The Robert Burns Monument is one of my favourite spots in Edinburgh and fairly unknown. The location is stunning and the building itself almost looks like a wedding cake. So, a dress to suit this venue!. This was the challenge. Pippa wanted a simple dress she could wear and enjoy the informal wedding day in. She chose a lovely heavy silk crepe back satin. This silk drapes very…

Donna had been with her partner for years. They had happily had 2 lovely kids together, so they decided on a summer wedding in New York. Talking for years of getting married, they decided to secretly take the plunge. Their daughter was working at Camp in America,  it seemed the perfect adventure to follow her to America. Once the trip was planned, they just had to get there and queue up at the town hall for the marriage licence. On the day they had the wedding ceremony in the Town Hall, followed by family celebrations. The family enjoyed and spending some quality time together…

How exciting! Our dresses got a trip to Glasgow. The stunning historic venue Sloan’s in Glasgow offered us a venue for a photo shoot. We jumped at the opportunity to work with Fern Photography once more. And we are so happy with the result. Professional models and hair and makeup were engaged for the day. The Panels in the Grande Ballroom is the perfect Backdrop for my dresses. This lovely 2 piece consists of a jacket in guipure lace with sequins and our Avery skirt Below is the lovely Audrey dress with Rose jacket with 3D lace Here is the…

Pale gold silk, pearls, and sequinned, wedding dress We are so happy being asked to make this dress for Sheelagh. Because we are already so fond of her family as we had made her sister’s wedding dress a while ago. We really enjoyed catching up with her and the family again. It can be hard getting married soon after your sister. Anyone would like to put a personal stamp on their wedding day.  Making it memorable and different, despite loving what your sister had chosen. 4-piece wedding dress Sheelagh went for a bespoke dress in a completely different style of…

Silk chiffon contrasting with rose gold lace for Kimberley’s dress We made a bespoke wedding dress out of silk chiffon for the bride of this unusually colorful wedding. Kimberley didn’t change her mind at all during the process, because she was set in what style of dress she wanted from the moment she first met with us. Kimberley designed her future wedding dress when she was younger. Despite not being a teenager anymore, she was still interested in the same sort of design some years later. She brought the picture to us, and the dress we made ended up almost…

Styled summer photoshoot in Newhall Estate When your industry friends ask if you want to some play time on a Styled Summer Photoshoot… we just have to say YES! The weather played with us, and for once gave us sunny Scottish Summer, and Duncan Holmes Photography had organised and a whole team. Three beautiful models, with quite different looks, were happy to model for us on the day. We also had hair and makeup lined up, beautiful work from Taylor Louise hair and Lynn Muir. We also had beautiful accessories from Mhairi Brunning to use on the shoot. All the dresses…