Dressember Wedding Dresses

This picture was just after the ceremony, I couldn't wait to get this dress off however beautiful as I hate having trappings around my legs. The main reason I make such a fuss with brides being able to walk and dance in their trains!

Our first dance, Wing did amazingly well to brave this in front of people. The band 'Shoot the Moon' played such a gorgeous song for us. Completely unplanned.

Wings poster that we used as the invite for our wedding.

The dress now, the champagne tulle, and crazy amounts of pearl sequins and feathers. Everything I loved in one dress!

My hat was an 80's Kangol/ 40's style beret hat that I beaded the weeks up to the wedding.

My cocktail dress for the evening, candy stripes and ribbons, the very first version of our prom dress which is now perfected. This was quite a rough sample, too many drinks spills and tears in this to show it fully, we all camped in the field the night of the wedding and I slept in my dress !

This was the dress I wore to the registry office the day before, complete with leopard print heels and a black pill box hat. I still love the shape and the drapes have added tulle for structuring. Made from a beautiful Sari sent over from our family friends in Singapore.

We were married on the 7th and 8th September 2007. It's amazing what can happen in four years and how much we can learn. The seams inside these dresses would have never passed the test of our dresses now but it's really wonderful to see how in this short space of time my designs and our spec has developed. I remember being in a crazy rush making these as I wanted to make not one but three dresses for my wedding, whilst working full time! There are pictures of me and my friend Morgan sewing the dresses, along with the bridesmaids dresses I chose to make too, the morning of the wedding!

Wing (my husband) illustrated the invitation poster and we found bands on myspace (again amazing how things change in four years!) to play in the field that the day was held in.
Everything was quite low key on one hand, nothing too formal and it was really designed to be a fun day for friends and family. No stresses, on the day all the little mishaps went straight over my head, we had a very simple hog roast, guests bought puddings and we filled a bathtub with drinks for everyone to help themselves. If I could do it again I would, as it was an awesome day but I think I would save Wing all the worries and make it a party with a very private ceremony just for us.  My dresses would be vastly improved too!

Dresses: Alexandra King
Shoes: Topshop
Venue: A Marquee at Badgworth Farm, Somerset
Flowers: sweet peas grown by my Mum
Music: Shoot the Moon, The Skabucks (a very young band), A Jazz Band in the Afternoon
Catering: Pasture to Plate 
Photography: Charlie Deane

yes we had plastic garden chairs and we had a really amazing day and the last thing I noticed or cared about was the chairs!

My wonderful brides people! Morgan wore his own collection knitwear, Vivienne Westwood boots and lots of old foxes, Sara's dress was embellished by me with lots of sequins and Sooz's dress was adapted from an original 1950s cocktail dress. The all looked amazing ! (sorry about the tight corseting Sara, I owe you in February!)