I really didn't want a traditional wedding dress, it just wouldn't fit with the whole relaxed vibe of the day, and there's no way that I'm prepared to spend a small fortune on a dress that I'm never going to be able to wear again. So I decided to ditch the white dress and go for something completely original and much more 'me'. I'm not going quite as far as a friend of mine who had a fancy dress theme at her wedding and hired her outfit from the costume shop (she had a fab day)!
I trawled around all of the major department stores and scoured various boutiques with no luck. Fortunately I eventually wandered into Michelle Oberdieck's shop in the Oxo Tower. Michelle is a textile designer and among other things she works with a dress maker (Lilly) to create stunning garments. Having already tried on a lot of different styles and had a dress fitting in a bridal shop, I knew roughly the style of the dress I was after, but was clueless about colour. It turns out that there's not a lot a textile designer doesn't know about shade and colour, and we were able to settle on blue and green silk for the dress. This is the first (and probably only) piece of clothing I've ever had made just for me, and it has been a really exciting and rewarding experience working with Michelle and the Lilly. Many fittings later my blue and green dress is almost finshed and looks fabulous, it's exactly what I wanted my wedding dress to be.
Coming up.... shoe shopping.....
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