Analogue photography is unpredictable and art-led - fleeting moments are captured and can’t be edited afterwards. It’s something of an emotional rollercoaster trusting in the process and then waiting to see how the images come back from the developers - but so worth the wait!
I’ve arranged to be at a few events this year and wanted to share the details for any brides who are still looking for wedding day inspiration - lots of cool independent suppliers to be found at all the following events.
As part of our tenth birthday celebrations, we’re holding a Sample Sale in our Sheffield studio. This is the first time we’ve ever sold off our sample gowns and separates – a once in a decade opportunity to take home a Kate Beaumont gown at a heavily discounted price.
Late Spring wedding editorial among the bluebells
When photographer Emily Joan shared some dreamy pictures on Instagram that she’d taken among the bluebells, I got in touch straight away to ask if we could go and create some more together.
Earlier this year we created a capsule collection of honeymoon lingerie. This idea bloomed as a way to make use of our leftover silk pieces – sustainability is at the very heart of these pieces.
It was a pleasure to loan a few pieces for this simple but striking photoshoot at luxe industrial wedding venue The Mowbray. Photographer Becky Payne popped into the studio to choose three looks she felt worked well together for the three models she’d secured for this shoot.
I’ll be taking a selection of my wedding dresses, bridal separates and honeymoon lingerie to stylish Sheffield wedding venue The Mowbray on Sunday 11th June - 11am to 4pm - for their Summer Love Open House.
This latest shoot was one of Emma Pilkington and Sarah Morten’s new bridal content days – an opportunity for independent wedding brands to collaborate on a shoot vision pulled together by Emma and Sarah.
Videographer Michael Duggleby contacted me by email to see if I’d be interested in working on a project with him. Inspired by the laces I use for my designs, Mike sent me over some dreamy mood board images to showcase the vibe he wanted to create. He was interested in shooting through opaque fabrics to build a soft, dreamlike aesthetic, and lighting through lace in order to form beautifully delicate shadows on the model’s skin.
The idea for this shoot began as a vehicle to showcase the differences between the subtler bridal tones we love, to really highlight the variety and nuance between colours.
This nineties inspired photoshoot was dreamed up by photographer Gabriela – who’d shot the wedding of one of my Viola brides Debbie in the summer.
We’ve recently made up versions of some of our gowns in non-traditional bridal colours, to show alternatives for brides seeking something alternative to that white-ivory-champagne palette.
When I decided to re-sample some of our favourite dresses in a larger size for the studio, I was keen to make some tweaks to the designs and show options to brides-to-be. For our Viola gown, we decided to create a few different sleeve options, which would work across several of our bias-cut dress styles.
This styled shoot was a collaboration between Sheffield creatives Emily Joan Photography and Blosm. Emily was keen to capture the connection between a real couple, and invited same sex couple Jade and Sophie along to model on the day.
Super stylish Sheffield venue The Mowbray are hosting an Open House to show off their stunning wedding space. They’ve invited a selection of their favourite creatives and makers to join them for Le Petite Marché, and I’ll be there with a selection of my dresses.
This collaborative editorial shoot with photographer Emma Pilkington and hair & make-up artist Sarah Morten is a gentle beauty, built around the ‘something borrowed, something blue’ concept.
It’s been a real pleasure to finally create a selection of our existing styles in a larger dress size. We’ve picked out dresses that work beautifully on fuller figures and have reworked the design details in places to show off different possibilities – changing sleeves or necklines, sometimes presenting a new colour or fabric combination.
These gorgeous images are from the second day of a two-day shoot for Daisy Sheldon Veils. Daisy asked me to loan dresses for both, and how could I refuse when her work is so very beautiful.
Daisy Sheldon creates the most incredible embroidered veils, using freehand antique embroidery machines. Each veil is a unique piece of art featuring Daisy’s stunning illustrative style, and can be further personalized to better tell the wearer’s story.
