REAL BRIDE HELEN'S STORY IN HER MADE-TO-MEASURE MINI WEDDING DRESS
Helen wearing her made-to-measure mini wedding dress.
There is something we love about a bride who comes in, tries something on and immediately starts imagining how she could make it her own.
For our bride Helen, it started with Eden.
She loved our Eden sample, but rather than wearing it as we'd originally designed it, Helen wanted to see it short.
And that's the beauty of having our wedding dresses designed and made right here in our Kent studio. We can play.
THE TRY-ON
During Helen's bridal appointment, she tried on our Eden wedding dress sample straight from the rail.
To help her visualise a completely different version, we simply pinned the hem up into a mini.
Suddenly, she could see it.
A modern mini wedding dress that felt much more like her.
But we weren't quite finished.
We added our organza frill overskirt over the top, giving Helen the option of creating a more dramatic bridal silhouette while still keeping the short dress underneath.
It completely changed the look.
The overskirt brought the bridal moment for the ceremony, while the mini underneath kept everything modern, fun and unmistakably Helen.
FROM OUR SAMPLE TO HELEN'S OWN DRESS
Once Helen had decided on her look, the dress she tried on wasn't simply ordered in the nearest standard bridal size.
We made a new one for her.
Helen came back to the studio to have her measurements taken, and upstairs in our West Malling bridal studio, our dressmakers used those measurements to create the pattern for her own dress.
That's the difference with made-to-measure wedding dresses.
We're not trying to make your body fit a standard dress size.
We're making the dress to fit you.
HER WEDDING DRESS FITTINGS
Over the next few appointments, Helen came back to us for around two to three fittings.
This is where she got to see her own dress taking shape.
Not the sample she'd originally tried.
Hers.
At each fitting, we could check the fit, make adjustments and perfect the little details before the wedding.
Because our dresses are made here in our studio, the whole process happens under one roof from the first try-on and measurements to making, fitting and finishing the final dress.
THE FINAL FIT
Then came one of our favourite appointments.
The finished dress.
Two weeks before her wedding, Helen came back to Story of My Dress to collect her made-to-measure mini wedding dress, completely finished and ready for the day.
What had started with us pinning up the hem of an Eden sample had become a wedding dress made specifically for her.
And she loved it.
AND THEN SHE GOT MARRIED…
This is always the best bit.
Seeing one of our dresses leave the studio and then seeing how our bride actually wears it on her wedding day.
The hair. The shoes. The flowers. The jewellery. The venue.
All the details that turn a dress we've spent months working on into her wedding dress.
Helen's finished look is exactly what we want Story of My Dress to be about.
Not walking into a wedding dress shop and feeling like you have to choose something exactly as it appears on the rail.
Trying things.
Changing things.
Pinning things.
Adding things.
Taking things away.
And eventually creating something that feels completely like you.
LOOKING FOR A MINI OR NON-TRADITIONAL WEDDING DRESS?
If you're looking for a short wedding dress, mini wedding dress or something a little less traditional for your 2027 wedding, you don't need to wait until you find the exact dress you have in your head.
Come and play.
Our collection of modern wedding dresses and bridal separates is designed and made in our studio in West Malling, Kent, and our designs can be customised to create your own version.
You might fall in love with a dress exactly as it is.
Or, like Helen, you might look at one of our samples and think…
What if we made it custom just for me?
That's where it gets fun.
2027 bridal appointments are now open at Story of My Dress. Book your appointment and come see what we can create together. We recommend finding your design 8 months prior to your wedding.
