British Bridal Exhibition and Dress of the Month

March has been a busy month at Carrie Yeo....

It started off with preparations for my sister Claire's wedding and I not only had Bridesmaids duties but also the honour of designing all of the lovely Carrie Yeo accessories that she had commissioned for herself and the wedding party. Claire had a Bespoke side tiara based on designs from our Classic Bride Collection.

The photographs are not in yet but we will be sure to add them to the Brides Gallery with Claire's kind permission once they come through.





As a gift for Claire I ordered a small doll from Lauralong.co.uk . I then handmade a copy of Claire's dress in miniature, and added tiny matching accessories including an Audrey headband!

Laura hand knits each doll in her London studio and finds Bride and Groom dolls are becoming popular as gifts for brides and also younger bridesmaids.

To order a doll of your own please visit http://www.lauralong.co.uk/ where you can see her entire collection.

British Bridal Exhibition

The end of the month saw The British Bridal Exhibition in Harrogate. This is the show where all of the Bridal Industry come together to see the new collections before they are delivered to the stores. It was a very inspiring few days and we were lucky enough to be invited to the Bridal Buyer Awards Ball by the lovely girls at Wedding Ideas Magazine. (Carrie Marseden and Rachel Morgan are pictured with me below) We passed the time between awards by playing Bridal Bingo with Natalie from Madeline Isaac James, (pictured below with Rachel Southwood from Wedding ideas) by trying to guess who all of the winners would be. Natalie was at the show to launch her new collection, which was debuted on the catwalk. ( pictured left).

So many beautiful gowns are coming through for the new season many with floral and crystal embellishements and buttons are still a lovely feature with Madeline Isaac James incorporating them down the full length of the back of the dress.

Wedding Ideas girls:Rachel M and Carrie M with Carire Yeo at the awards dinner. Natalie from Madeline Isaac James, and Rachel S, enjoying the awards!

Dress of the Month: Ian Stewart Florentina.

After seeing so many dresses at The British Bridal Exhibition we have decided that the dress of the Month for march is Ian Stewart's Florentina. We love the aysemetric gathering on this style with gives it a gorgeous combination of classic with a fashionable twist.





















We would reccomend a side tiara or headband for this style to be worn on the opposite side to the flower that is on the hip. Alternatively why not continue the floral theme with our Organza Rose clip to the side of your head. A simple necklace such as the Deco crystal drop necklace would finish the look with out over powering the over all style.