Back and married...

[Pandora II]

We had a fantastic day and are just so, so happy.

Here are a few photos that friends put up on Facebook for us...

Me and my daddy walking up the aisle. DH thought he wasn''t supposed to look at me and I was looking everywhere for him and couldn''t see him at all. I was 15 minutes late and petrified he''d done a runner!

 

[Pandora II]

The dress was everything I hoped for and more.

 

[Pandora II]

Signing the register...

 

[Pandora II]

Wedding party...

 

[trillionaire]

What a fantastic dress!!!! You made a lovely bride, congrats! Who was the dress by?

 

[Pandora II]

Sitting on DH''s knee and talking to FIL...

 

[Pandora II]

These are my favourite shots so far...

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Gorgeous, sorry if I am interrupting! Your dress was amazing!

Who are the bridal party (little girl) dresses by? Best wishes Pandora and I am so glad things went well!!

 

[Pandora II]

Last one...

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 8/1/2008 11:58:24 AM
Author: trillionaire
What a fantastic dress!!!! You made a lovely bride, congrats! Who was the dress by?

Thank you. I designed the dress myself and found a girl in London who specialised in historical corsetry to make it. She was 26 and did an amazing job.

The fabric was designed and made for me by the father of my eldest flowergirl. He''s the head of design for Roberto Cavalli.

 

[jcrow]

you look positively beyond regal!

congratulations!

 

[Rachie]

Congratulations! You look stunning! Love the dress!

 

[jcrow]

Date: 8/1/2008 12:03:01 PM
Author: Pandora II

Date: 8/1/2008 11:58:24 AM

Author: trillionaire

What a fantastic dress!!!! You made a lovely bride, congrats! Who was the dress by?

Thank you. I designed the dress myself and found a girl in London who specialised in historical corsetry to make it. She was 26 and did an amazing job.


The fabric was designed and made for me by the father of my eldest flowergirl. He''s the head of design for Roberto Cavalli.

well they did an excellent job! the fabric is to die for!
gosh, you''re such a beautiful bride

 

[noelwr]

beautiful dress. it is almost medieval style? do you have a close up of the fabric in the middle of the skirt. looks like it has a beautiful print.

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 8/1/2008 12:00:07 PM
Author: SarahLovesJS
Gorgeous, sorry if I am interrupting! Your dress was amazing!

Who are the bridal party (little girl) dresses by? Best wishes Pandora and I am so glad things went well!!

Thanks!

I designed the girls dresses myself together with the eldest BM (she''s 11) - they''re cotton voile over cotton lawn (dyed French Lavender in my washing machine!) and my mother made the 3 little ones, and the eldest BM''s dress was made by her granny. I did them in different lengths so the eldest would have the most grown-up looking.

 

[Loves Vintage]

Pandora!!!

Your photos are absolutely stunning!

The dress is amazing! You''re so beautiful too!

Only one request -- more pics please.

Congratulations on your marriage. May you and your husband have a wonderful life together!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Wow, they are gorgeous!! You are very talented, I am jealous!

Thank you for answering!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Your dress is absolutely beautiful--one of the wonderful designs I have seen. And you are stunning in it! Congrats and thanks for sharing your pictures.

cheers--Sharon

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 8/1/2008 12:05:05 PM
Author: noelwr
beautiful dress. it is almost medieval style? do you have a close up of the fabric in the middle of the skirt. looks like it has a beautiful print.

It was a modern twist on tudor - 1520ish, when they still had the straight sleeves. DH came up with the idea. I bought every book on the market on tudor and medieval dress and it was 9 months in the planning.

The corset underneath is 100% historically correct - my brother had to put me into it as he's an expert on corset lacing (his FI wears them a lot!). It was rock solid, but very comfortable.

The centre fabric was metallic gold and white silk. The fabric was then heat-stamped which gave it a quilted effect.

The sleeves and the neckline were all edged with seed pearls and cultured pearls. My father made necklaces for the little girls out of the leftover seed pearls.

The tiara is a 1923 orange-blossom tiara made of wax. The veil is from 1880 and is handmade congleton lace.

The wreaths the little girls are wearing are made from victorian velvet flowers. The petals are heat-stamped and then made up with tiny pearl centres into flowers on wires. I twisted them all together and wrapped ribbon round so the ends didn't scratch. They were a very lucky find in an old antique shop near my parents. I had just enough for 4.

 

[Pandora II]

Close-up of fabric

 

[UCLABelle]

Okay, now that dress is cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lorelei]

Pan, you looked absolutely splendid!!!!!!!

Many congratulations on your marriage!

 

[purrfectpear]

Ahhhh, I was dying to see your dress. You are SO correct, it IS everything and MORE

More importantly however, not only was the dress fantastic, you and hubby just radiate love.

Many, many happy returns on the future

 

[omieluv]

Your dress is amazing and the fabric is fantastic. You did an amazing job tying all of the finer details together, as your dress, necklace and tiara worked very well together. Do you happen to have any pictures of your tiara; I would love to see the detail.

From the few pictures you have been able to post, it looks like you and DH had a fantastic day!

 

[bensbride]

Wow, your dress is stunning!!! It sounds like you put a lot of work into it, and it shows. Its an amazing piece of art!

 

[Loves Vintage]

Oh, and, I don't mean to be pushy, but some pictures of your veil too, please? Remind us of its history?

ETA: Oh, I just saw these are photos from your friends. I see I may have to wait a little longer for more pictures.

 

[Sabine]

Wow Pandora, you look like ROYALTY!!! Congratulations!

 

[Pandora II]

I don''t have any more photos from the day yet, but here are some photos of the veil:

 

[Pandora II]

Close-up

Congleton is a tiny English village that was famous for it's lace-making. It's a tambour lace where the design is threaded into a net background. It's in a fine cotton and I'm terrified of tearing it.

I didn't want to sew it, so I just made a loop of flat elastic and knotted it round so it hung down either side. I then stuck the elastic into alternative teeth on a comb. It held securely and I didn't have to worry about tearing it, so sewing it.

It's not a family piece, I bought it last year, but I hope it will become one.

 

[Skippy123]

Beautiful wedding and couple, congrats!!!

The flower girls are adorable!