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Julie Dutton eco couture wedding dresses

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Julie Dutton Designer Dressmaker has recently launched her new website, full of her beautiful handmade wedding dresses.  Julie uses a variety of fabrics to create her stunning dresses, including ethical silks, Fairtrade organic cottons, vintage textiles and fabric remnants.


Cara: a lightweight bridal gown in peace silk

Julie also up-cycles vintage textiles and reworks heirloom dresses to create for you a bespoke wedding dress.  The emphasis is on reflecting your personal style and vision in the creation of your own custom made handcrafted dress.


Island Girl: textured detailing made from silk fabric remnants


Sienna: simple style in organic silk satin using studio remnants for design details

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Eco wedding dresses

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Daisy Green magazine have done a lovely feature on eco wedding dresses.  They showcase some great eco wedding dress designers and creators, most of whom are listed on our directory – Motasem, Tammam, Julie Dutton and Blushless.  You can view the article here.

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365 days to our wedding?

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This time next year I might be married!  Saturday 21st May 2011 is one of two dates we are considering for our wedding next year.

My mom left a lovely voice message this morning saying that her and my dad sat sipping a glass of wine and wondering last night if they’d be in the middle of a wedding – our wedding.  How sweet!

But it’s true, in one year time I could be married and that is quite scary still.  Exciting, but scary.  I shall leave you with some beautiful photographs from a beautiful wedding – I am inspired and aspire to a wedding like this…

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On the hunt for the perfect wedding dress

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Image: Maggie Sottero ‘Abigail’

I have been away this weekend staying with my family in the Cotswolds.  My mom, little sister and I went to look at wedding dresses for the first time on Saturday.

It was a strange feeling stepping into the first wedding dress – it felt weird and that somehow I wasn’t old or mature enough to be wearing one.  It has always been my intention to get my dress made by a seamstress friend of mine, but I still wanted a girls day out to try some on and get an idea of what suited me and what styles I liked.

We went to three shops, all quite different – from what I would call that standard ‘off the rail’ wedding dress shop full of strapless gowns that are the current fashion in this country, to one with designer gowns (I tried on some beautiful Jenny Packham’s) and finally to a small boutique shop where all the dresses were bespoke and handmade by the owner.

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Gorgeous eco wedding dress on Etsy

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It’s been a wet and wild Saturday here, so this evening Mr Rigg has been watching the rugby and I’ve been browsing the beautiful ‘shops’ over at Etsy.  Handmade heaven if you’ve not been before.

I was delighted to see that Morgan Boszilkov who is listed in the directory in the wedding dress category, also sells her gorgeous eco wedding dresses via her Etsy shop NaturalBridals.

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Beautiful eco gowns from Conscious Elegance

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Beautiful eco gowns from Conscious Elegance

Beautiful eco gowns from Conscious Elegance

I was delighted to hear from one of our eco wedding directory businesses about their new collection of eco-friendly wedding dresses.  Lori, a third generation dressmaker, is the designer and director of Conscious Elegance who create beautiful eco-friendly wedding dresses and bridal wear.

“All our designs are made to show how fabulous an eco-friendly gown can be” and the 2009 collection doesn’t disappoint, with beautiful hemp/silk gowns that combine style with sustainability.

Conscious Elegance only uses 100% organic cottons and pesticide-free silk, hemp and linen blends to create their wedding dresses.  “We know that our dresses look every bit as good as those conventional dresses made overseas.  Ours are just better for the world.”

Beautiful eco gowns from Conscious Elegance

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