New Design!

This new design is inspired by the classic beauty of Audrey Hepburn. The dress that she wore in Funny Face is a timeless classic that's been screaming at me since i started making wedding dresses.

My own take on this timeless design features a boat (or slash) neck line, a full circle skirt and a 3 later black petticoat. The little belt featured in these photos is borrowed from the dress that Louise wore in her photo shoot and i'll be making a more extravagant version for the official photos of this dress. It shows how versatile the pettis, sashes, corsages and belts can be on Lizzie Jayne dresses. The back of this dress drops to a V at the bottom of the shoulder blades.

Louise Golbey!

My friend Louise is an amazing singer/songwriter. You can check out her website and listen to some of her music over at www.louisegolbey.com. I promise you won't be disappointed! Over a few drinks on Christmas eve we came up with a brilliant idea - i could make her a dress to wear for her upcoming photo shoot. I could then keep the dress and use it as a sample for brides to try on at the wedding fayres this summer.

So some quick measurements sending and colour choosing later, the dress was made and send to meet her in town one day.

I'm so pleased with the results and it was lovely to work in colour for a change. The dress is made from red duchess silk satin, with a tiny black belt (it has a small flower detail on it acts as a button) and 3 layer black petticoat. I really love seeing one of my dresses featuring in a non-bridal photo shoot, and just shows how versatile the dresses can be. One of my brides even dyed her dress after her wedding and now wears it to other peoples weddings, great idea and i use cotton thread so this is (fairly) easy to do.

The photos were taken by David Gibson.

Happy (today isn't)Valentines

My husband and i don't really celebrate valentines. It's my Dad's birthday and it always made it difficult to spend time together when we were younger. Not only that, i don't need overpriced flowers to know how much he loves me. So, i decided to give you all a little (today isn't)valentines present, and it's free!

This is my favourite music video of all time, ever. For so many different reasons, and it makes me cry every single time i watch it. At our wedding we had this song sung by a lovely friend during the ceremony. It means the world to us. So here it is, this (today isn't)valentines day, i give you this video.

Buttons... available now!

Well it's finally time to launch the range of button and brooch bouquets that my lovely mum has been working so hard on recently. They are all gorgeous! I'll be putting more photos up on their very own etsy shop over the next few days which you can find over here.

The bouquets will be available ready to by and to custom order. If you see something you love, and it's still on my etsy shop, it's available as seen. The price for these bouquets is £95. Or, if you want something to match your dress and colour scheme, order a custom bouquet for £115. Why not order your Lizzie Jayne dress with a matching sash and bouquet? Make sure you give us a minimum of 3 months to get your bouquet ready as sourcing the right colours and brooches can take a while!

The best thing is that if you have a vintage brooch of your own, perhaps an heirloom from a loved one, you can have this incorporated into the bouquet giving it a personal touch!

You can also have bridesmaids and button holes for the men, please ask for prices as this depends on the number of stems you would like and the number of button holes.

So here you go... this is just a taster of the photos...

If you are interested in any of these bouquets, or to ask for more information, please email us on lizziejaynebuttons@gmail.com

Vintage Wedding Fair

I'm booked into my first wedding fair, yippee!!!

I'm going to be careful about which ones i choose and try to keep them London based, probably taking part in 2 or 3 a year. I'll bring along my samples for brides to have a look at (and even try on if they're near your size), you will be able to order either a made to measure dress or buy one of the samples as seen. I'll also be bringing along button bouquets and birdcage veils (again, made to order or buy as seen).

The first wedding fair is going to be the Vintage Wedding Fair at Chiswick Town Hall on Sunday 19th June. It's sure to be a fantastic experience, with loads of inspiration and goodies. I even hear that there's going to be a tea shop with cupcakes. Yum.

See you there!