Sparkling Embellished Sleeves for a white Winter Wedding in Grenwich, London

Sarah planned her wedding for Mid-December, which creates a gorgeous cosy atmousphere, and she wanted a wintry, sparkling bespoke wedding dress.

I created a veil for Sarah in silk tulle, which had a mixture of tiny silver sequins hand embroidered around the edges with metallic silver thread. As it was mid-winter, I took a chance and I bought some snowflake shaped sequins too, and luckily Sarah really loved them too!

Sarah had in her mind that she wanted slim bodice, that was softly draped with a body con effect, and some densely beaded sparkly sleeves and a soft and flowing skirt.
There was a huge mixture of different cuts and shades of silver and white Swarovski crystals and pearls within the sleeves so that they would reflect off of each other and have a depth about them. There is a little drape in the sleeves, which gives the illusion that the sleeves are lightweight, and flowing, just as the rest of the dress. I made a narrow trim in matching crystals and pearls to follow the waist too.

The drape and skirts are made in porcelain french chiffon, which has a really beautiful sheer, matte texture to it, one of my favourites!

All Photographs are by documentary style wedding photographer, Nick Tucker