Follow the bride #9

With just over 2 weeks to go we wanted to catch up with our bride to find out all about the dress…and the shoes…and the veil…ok, the whole outfit!

So Katie, the question on all of our lips, is your dress finished?!

Yes! I’m loving the fact that I edged on the side of caution as my dress is plenty big enough so today I’m off to enjoy my hen do knowing that I’m not a Bridezilla worrying about what she can eat or drink!

Have you got the perfect accessories to match? Please tell all!!

My dress and veil are quite simple and understated so I’ve added a couple of extra bolder touches with my accessories, in the form of shoes and jewellery. I’m quite a quirky person so they definitely suit. I think keeping things simple allows for key touches to stand out rather than everything being OTT. I’ve finally got pockets in my dress too which makes me so happy! My sister has them in her Chief Bridesmaid dress too so I can see a pocket pose being on the photographers list!

Being a winter wedding, keeping warm is definitely an issue. I’ve got gloves as it’s going to be chilly and we’ve got lots of big woollen blankets as shawls. Coincidentally mine matches the pattern of mums Mother of the Bride dress so that’ll make a nice photo too!

How are the groom and groomsmen’s outfits coming on?

Graham’s booked the suits and they’ve all been for fittings. Graham knew what he wanted and I love them too, the waistcoats certainly suit the relaxed feel we are after.

I’ve made Naithan our page boy a little waistcoat as the suit company didn’t do a waistcoat for age 5 so I made him one out of some of the fabrics I’ve used for the dresses – he’ll match the flower girl then too- so cute!

For the ties Graham chose a pale blue, not knowing the Bridesmaid colours he selected his favourites and I just told him which ones wouldn’t go, however there weren’t actually any I didn’t like.

Have the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom got their outfits sorted?

Yes they are all sorted, two very excited Mums! As Nan started the dress making tradition, my Mum has made Nan something to give to her on the day (I can’t say what as Nan will be reading this), we’re going to see whether we can keep the tradition alive!

Any tips for brave brides who want to have a go at making their perfect wedding dress?

It’s you big day so do what you want and don’t be put off by people saying you can’t do something, Perfection isn’t about everything being right it’s about it being right for you.

I still got that feeling of ‘the one’ when I found a dress pattern I loved.

You’ll fall in and out of love with your dress so many times.

Know your limits, I picked a fairly simple pattern which I loved and I know Graham will love, however if I had of found the perfect dress and I knew I couldn’t have made it I would have bought it instead.

If there’s a choice between ‘wedding’ and what you think you want, ‘wedding’ is usually the right choice. The ‘experts’ are not named so for no reason. And, a little sparkle never hurt anyone… Embrace it!

Love Katie, the Bride to Be! X x