So this weekend I had an appointment to try on some wedding dresses. I took along my sisters and my Mum to help out. I think I have must have tried on around 5 or 6 with varying degrees of success! I wanted to ‘keep my mind open’ so tried on dresses from the lacey to the slinky to one that looked a little like a giant feathery bird (which was actually surprisingly nice on!). At the end of the session I had whittled it down to two quite different dresses. Luckily I don’t need to make a decision right now as my mother is an absolutely amazing dressmaker, so I am able to have a bespoke dress handmade for me. Yesterday we sat down over coffee to chat and do some sketches. The next step is for Mum to make a toile and for me to have some fittings! Perhaps we can combine the two dresses…. oh and some fabric shopping – The Berwick St Cloth shop and Borovick Fabrics no doubt.

© Charlotte Knee

The session also made me realise how important it is for a wedding photographer to get some really lovely shots of the wedding dress. Not only photographs of the dress on the bride, but some detail shots of all the buttons, lace, net, appliqué and diamantes, that can be so easily missed or taken for granted. I know, from Mum, how many hours go into making wedding dresses so I’m determined to make sure each of my brides get a ton of beautiful shots of every detail.