Whitemoor Farm Wedding Festival.

Looking forward to meeting some lovely new brides at this exciting Wedding Festival at Whitemoor farm, near Barnstaple, North Devon on Sunday 15th September.
Do come along if you can, you will be sure to be in for a treat or two!

Summer time!

This summer has been a really encouraging one for me. I have had some really super brides that I have worked really well with , the results have been stunning!

This is one of my brides on her wedding day. She is wearing a double crepe backed satin gown [of which we turned the silk over to have a non satin side, as she wasn't to keen on shine!] She chose a leavers lace in Ivory to come down half way as an over top. The lace had a beautiful scolloped edge. It had a slight scooped neckline, long fitted sleeves and rouleau loops and buttons all down the back. I love this photograph by Michael Wells photography. He captured this fantastic image, quite unusual for a wedding day. Thank you Hannah  for letting me use it.

A new sample gown for my Collection!

This week I have been working on a new sample gown for my collection. My collection gowns show my customers the quality of my workmanship. I take them with me to Wedding Fairs and they are available to see from my studio and website.

This gown is a slim fitting 'A' line gown with a scooped front and low back. It is a very elegant gown, made in ivory Regal Silk Dupion, with an embroidered bodice. I have intricately used some very vintage sequins and diamantes on the flowers to decorate it. The train is also decorated with the embroidery, which I have painstaking cut and placed. I finished off with a duck egg blue flower for something 'blue' in the middle!

A Country Bride!

I was delighted when my lovely bubbly bride Charlotte sent me this photo, with her father on her wedding day.
Charlotte chose a favourite of mine, a fine Italian embroidered net. This is worn as an overlay on a bias cut  heavy double crepe backed Satin gown.We chose this heavy weight Satin so that it would hang beautifully. Fabric choice is so important, it takes time and knowledge to chose the right fabric for the particular gown designed. This is of course where my expertise is invaluable.
Charlotte also wore a beautiful fitted bolero jacket that complimented the whole look perfectly. I hope to have some more photo's soon so that I can show off the back of the gown and train.

Cream Silk and Leavers Lace.

This lovely outfit was worn last weekend by Emma.

Emma came quite late to me, maybe three months before the Wedding! She knew exactly what she wanted and so this was a delight to make, and she was wonderful to work with too!
Many shops will not take on customers so late, really they want a good 6 months lead into a Wedding. However I rather like a late challenge, which was just as well!

The dress is in a cream Regal Silk Dupion with a cream Leavers lace bodice, with 3/4 length sleeves.
Under the bust sits a band. As you can see this dress is finished off with a wonderful hand tied bow and tails.

I love the back of this and I hope Emma will send me some good photos of it to show it off to its full glory...watch this space!

Just right for a Country Wedding!

 

                                       

This month has seen quite a few of my gowns leave my studio, finished and ready for the big day.

  

I always feel sad when they go, as I get very attached to the gown, given that I have worked on them for several months. I also make friends with the brides. Last weekend was the wedding of a gorgeous bride, Sian, from Plymouth.

The gown was bias cut in a double Crepe backed Satin with an all-over Leavers Lace. Although it is not clear, the gown was in a dark ivory, almost cream colour. It was cut in an empire line, gathered in at the bust and finished with a pretty vintage broach. Small shoulder sleeves just finished off the look, with 32 pearl buttons, and a small train.

Sian loved her gown, and has just sent me this message before she left for her Honeymoon!

“Hi Caroline, I just wanted to email to say thank you so much for making my dream dress come true! I loved every second of wearing it. I felt wonderful in it, and had so many compliments! I will send over a decent picture of it when they come. 

Had an amazing day - best day of my life! And the sun shone!!

Thank you so much.

Lots of Love,

Sian xxx”

Grandma of the Groom!

This lovely ensemble is soon to be collected for a Wedding in Brussels.

I have had great pleasure in making this outfit for a very trendy lady, who is the grandmother of the groom.

It is a Trouser Suit in a Silver Silk Dupion. The fitted jacket is  lined in a deep claret, which looks stunning. I have finished this off with 8 diamonte buttons.
I have also made a grey lace top, which is lined in a double crepe backed satin, this makes the top hang beautifully.

My client looks absolutly gorgeous , she was a pleasure to work with, so was her husband who came along to pass me the pins!