Mel, August 2009

"Thank you so much for all the work you put into my dress it was perfect and looked amazing, everybody loved it."

Mel was very clear about how she wanted her wedding dress to look. It consisted of an off-the –shoulder, corseted bodice with flared medieval sleeves and a full skirt in purple velvet. We decided to line the dress in black to make a striking feature of the flared sleeves. I also suggested sheer, fitted under sleeves in black chiffon with medieval style pointed cuffs and silver pearl, mock buttons up the seam on the inside of the arm. After considering various options, Mel decided to have the neckline and sleeves decorated with a simple, black, hand embroidery of entwined vines with Celtic style hearts enhanced with silver thread, silver pearls and jet crystals for a touch of sparkle.