Fiona's Guipore Lace Wedding Dress

Fiona’s May wedding was one of the very short notice weddings we have done. Fiona and her husband to be was going to have a fairly small and intimate wedding with close friends and family, and their gorgeous 2 boys!

She came in to see me after being recommended to come and see me from a few different people, which was very special to us and made up so keen to make her dress, she had a lovely idea of the silhouette she wanted, she was determined she wanted a slim fit dress, with little sleeves, we thought it would suit her very well. Then Fiona fell in love with our heavy guipure laces. We have been dying to use this one which is a brand new design, and very much in vogue as both collections from both Prada and Valentino has recently had such laces in their collections.

We had the dress ready in time, Bride and groom had a lovely day, with time to spend outside between the showers!!

Hair by Susan Grant and Make-up by Carey of Simply Smooth in Tranent, both friends of Fiona.

The Photographs are kindly supplied by Rod Irvine,  Thank you for letting us use them!

Elizabeth and Bruce at Dundas Castle

Elizabeth and Bruce got married at Dundas Castle on the 1st April 2012. Liz gave us a bit of a surprise when she came to see us to have her dress made. She was pregnant, and would be 22 weeks gone by the time of the wedding. We were very excited for the challenge of her dress and Liz had lots of initial ideas which made the design stage much easier.
At first, I thought a lot about how Liz's bodyshape would change quite quickly over the months leading to the wedding and how this would affect the fit of the dress.I decided the best idea would be to start making her dress 5 weeks before the wedding date leaving it as late as we possibly could but it turned out that I had nothing to worry about as Liz was training hard with her personal trainer Sally Scott at Virgin Active and the results were incredible!
Liz looked gorgeous in her beaded empire line dress which was made from a slinky silk satin with a deep v at the front and buttons down the back. The bodice was pleated which flattered her shape perfectly (not that she needed it!). Liz teamed her dress with a simple hairpiece which gave her a very elegant look.Liz's hair was styled by Princess Cut Bridal Hair. She carried a dusky pink colour scheme through from her beautiful bridesmaids to her fabulous flowers by Planet Flowers.

Liz's perfect day was captured by photographer Cate Gillon and as you can see, no baby bump in sight! Big thank you to Cate and Liz for letting us feature this stunning wedding.

Blue necklace inspired beauty!

A few years back the Freja team created a beautiful two-piece wedding outfit for Caroline for her wedding to Fergal at the Hub. On her special day, Caroline wanted to wear a sentimental blue jewel encrusted necklace and so was keen for her wedding attire to incorporate the colour of this special necklace in some way. She therefore opted for a beautiful design made from silk duchess satin in ivory and comprised of separates; an elegant bandeau top with an internal corset held together by button and loop fastenings and a long flowing skirt with a delicate train. In order to incorporate the element of blue, she then handbeaded the upper section of the top by herself with an array of cream Swarovski pearls of varying sizes and with intermittent clear and blue Swarovski crystals, sourced via Rene Walrus. This slow and intricate process took Caroline such a long time to complete but with a lot of drive and determination and a little help from Rene Walrus she managed to see it through to the end! The final result was outstanding, with Caroline looking fantastic on her big day! The two-piece design is rarely opted for these days but it really is such a classic look with wonderful results and is a great option for adding that little something different! Caroline has just sent us some of the photographs taken of the happy couple on their wedding day by Absolutely Fabulous and we couldn't wait to share them with you all!

Contemporary Dress for a Rock and Roll Bride!

Louise came to us in November 2010 with lots of ideas for her wedding in March 2012.She had planned to get married at the Vu in West Lothian, so we knew straight away that her dress would have to fit in with the modern style of the venue.

Louise's one shouldered dress was made from a beautiful Polysatin in an asymmetric style with a long train for her grand entrance! She had an internal lace up inside the dress which gave her all the support she needed whilst being hidden by a concealed zip on the outside.
Her ivory and black flowers from Lilypad complimented her dress amazingly. I loved how she then carried this colour scheme through to the Groom, matching it with his charcoal jacket which completed her black and white rock and roll theme for the day!

Louise had lots of fun working with her photographer Christopher Currie Wedding Photography and they captured her day perfectly.

Louise said: 'I really want you to know how truly amazing the dress was and how amazing it made me feel in it, I couldn't have imagined it being so beautiful and you some how did it exactly how I had dreamed it to be! Not only that but it was so lovely to work with you to get the dress made, you were simply wonderful and such a lovely person it made the build up even more special to have you so excited for me! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, you made my day!'

Gold beaded lace and Paisley patterned lambswool

Kerry contacted us last year. She had had us recommended from a lovely bride we had a few years ago, in fact, this bride was going to be maid of Honor at the wedding.  It is a real honor to be recommended from brides we have worked with years before.

Kerry was so lovely; at her first appointment she brought in a few bits and pieces like her favorite broach a couple of tops and told me a bit about her love of crafts and hand worked details. We loved her ideas about her wedding as well, and how her and her groom and all of the wedding party was to walk from the Stirling Tolbooth to the Albert Hall, where they were to have the reception.  With the date planned for a February wedding… we clearly had no control of the weather, so the outfit was to be up for anything from sunshine to sleet.

I had to chew it over for a few days, I really got on great with Kerry straight away, and felt I really got what she was all about, and I felt I had to mull it over a few days to come up with a few suggestions. And I did, Kerry phoned me on the way home from work that day, and said she had looked at the designs on her phone.. And she could pretty much have every one of them, brilliant!.. That was a good start and a lovely feeling. We talked and emailed a bit more, and then it was all settled and we started on the toile.

Kerry chose a gorgeous ring from Zoe Duthie and enjoyed taking part in chosing designs and materials.

We love the final result, she had a paisley patterned coat, in golden colors, we had good fun matching up the swirly patterns of the paisley pattern in all the seams.

For the dress she chose a golden lace with beading. It was on top of a douppion silk and hand a darker douppion silk on the empire line belt. The neckline and hemline had the beaded scalloped edge.

We love the final result of the whole outfit, and we love even more that the day was dry and Kerry got to walk in Stirling and show off her gorgeous outfit and handsome groom.

Lots of love to you both, it was so enjoyable to work with you and we wish you all the best wishes for the future.

The photographs are kindly supplied by Fred Phillips