Tessa wanted a contemporary, colourful wedding gown for her special day.
Tessa, looking radiant on her wedding day.
Chinese knotwork creates a focal point at the back of the cloak
Tessa wore a classically styled silver silk cloak which concealed the embroidery on her dress, for maximum effect later
The cloak’s fastener has hand-sewn buttonholes and silver embroidery.
The dress is made from jade green satin with over layer of very pale green chiffon.
The cloak is cut and made in a way that makes it look like it has a hood at the back.
The false hood is embellished with the same crystals as the dress.
The hand embroidered design is based on Tessa’s necklace.
Together, we designed a delicate wedding dress in jade green silk, with a chiffon overlay in a very pale green. Inspired by the design of her favourite necklace, I hand-embroidered the bodice with silver thread and crystals.
In order to create a magical ‘reveal’, Tessa chose to wear a silver silk cloak over her dress. The fastener tab cleverly concealed the embroidery on her bodice until she removed the cloak during the service.
The cloak was cut to a classical shape, carefully draped to create a ‘hood’ at the back which I decorated with a piece of Chinese knotwork. The same crystals and silver thread which I used to embellish the dress bodice were scattered over the cloak to discreet effect.