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.
This opulent shoot for Unveiled magazine was shot at the stunning Grand Hotel Continental in Siena, Italy.
My lovely friend Beth Pegler makes gorgeous textile jewellery, and introduces new colours and styles to her collection twice a year. For her latest shoot, she borrowed two of my skirts – Hyacinth and Peony
Sheffield’s super-chic, tiny bar Public – so called as the building was a former gents’ toilet – now offer special packages for intimate weddings.
Bridal hair accessory designer Debbie Carlisle asked to borrow some dresses for an upcoming shoot, to showcase her new Stardust collection pieces in curly hair.
This Art Noveau inspired editorial was shot at Whitley Hall in Sheffield.
Hong Kong couple Elise and Joshua took a long trip around Europe ahead of their wedding back at home, and booked Shelley Richmond of Kindred Wedding Photography for a pre-wedding shoot while they were visiting the UK.
I met Kate of Agnes & Bee at The Indie Wedding Fair in Manchester and was blown away by her incredible display there, so I was over the moon when she asked to borrow a gown for a shoot she was planning.
The Once Upon A Wedding stylists sought inspiration from the glamour of The Great Gatsby for this collaborative shoot, which features the wares of lots of talented local suppliers.
I worked with my studio neighbours here at Beehive Works on this little shoot – photographer Shelley Richmond and hair & make-up artist Jenn Edwards.
Living in Sheffield means we have plenty of access to urban backdrops and green spaces, plus the beauty of the Peak District on our doorstep, but for this shoot hair and make-up extraordinaire Jenn Edwards fancied something completely different, and headed to the coast.
Photographer Karina Lax of Richmond Pictures and Make-Up Artist Laura Gingell of Craft Sheffield collaborated to style several different bridal looks for this shoot at the stunning Pumping House venue in Ollerton.
Photographer Shelley Richmond had told me how incredible the wildflowers at Sheffield’s Manor Lodge were looking this summer, and they didn’t disappoint.
This dreamy beach shoot by photographer Meg Gisborne captures the movement in my dresses and veils so beautifully. Featuring my Amaryllis bias cut silk gown, Wild Lupin tiered lace dress, and Dahlia paneled lace gown.
This beauty of a shoot is the third one of Nicola Dixon’s that I’ve been involved with. Nicola puts on inspiration shoots for photographers to attend; curating all the details with a group of fantastic wedding industry creative and sourcing a couple to model on the day.
Bloom - by Shelly Richmond - is one of my favourite editorials to date - I just adore the colour and texture in this shoot.
This shoot was the second one of Nicola Dixon’s workshops for photographers I’d loaned dresses for, and the results were just as stunning as the last one.
