cover up where you've been.

the best way to keep on your toes is to take up a bridal job six weeks before you venture out into the big bad world all over again. i always thought i had a more conservative style of designing, but this project was a challenge and a half. stress levels subsided, and i can finally start getting excited about next week :)

eventually it took the place of love.

David Jones Bridal Expo on Seven, 4th & 5th May.

(display work by Kirryn Ross, Maie Dionisio and Samantha Robertson 

for Lisa Gowings, Karen Willis Holmes, Lanvin and Oscar de la Renta)

the terror held in wedding bells.

our David Jones bridal and Mother's Day windows have launched. come take a peek at our display work. you literally have to look through peep holes. and fyi to those bride-to-be's, there's some sort of bridal expo happening soon, i don't care too much about it but perhaps you do. enjoy.

sunny side up.

yesterday i styled and shot my first pre-wed shoot. today i finished a blue velvet jumpsuit for the exhibition.
and tomorrow, we're just going to have to wait and see...

a touch of class.

 David Jones Bridal Windows.

Steven Khalil | Karen Willis Holmes | Akira | Collette Dinnigan

a maiden's playground.

 David Jones is finally restoring elegance back into it's flagship store on Elizabeth Street, with the opening of the 7th floor and bridal suite. with Australian designer gowns by Karen Willis Holmes, Steven Khalil, Alex Perry, Akira, Lisa Ho, Collette Dinnigan and Carla Zampatti, accompanied with accessories by Lisa Gowing, Johanna Johnson, Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin you're looking at fine detail and 4 digit prices. so get ready to spend big if you're thinking of shopping this suite. on the other hand, the view from the 7th floor is priceless.

the second degree.

 the work i left behind.

gradient grecian bridesmaid dresses x2

for Fadhila.

page by page.

off white silk georgette over ivory tulle and satin back crepe | two piece gown.

close enough to start a war.

 and here's a toast to my last wedding for the year... until we have to do it all again in 2 months time. 

my first wedding gown project out of the way. now this doesn't mean i'm going to venture into bridal, it's actually the last thing i want to do. next year i plan to get back into my own designs again. an inspiration trip around the world may also be on the drawing board for 2012. 

check out the zine layout of this shoot here. don't mind the dark morbid mood of the pictures, it's all part of the 'art direction'. weddings are overrated.

once wed.

coincidentally while i am blogging about my recent projects, one of my besties has uploaded her pics from her wedding from last April. lilac/dusty pink seems to be a reoccurring colour. hopefully my next project is black or something. c'mon guys, throw me something less girlie please. cheers.

all in a hard days work.

 ...more like a crazy months worth of work. i know, i know, i need to learn to manage my social life and work time better. the biggest reward in it all is seeing how uber it looks on my clients. the first lilac dress would have to be my stand out of the year. and it doesn't hurt to have a gorgeous girl rocking it out! i had been working round the clock trying to finish off these 10 bridesmaid dresses in the last month or so. and may i say, i am so releaved  it's all over. 

but no rest is for the weary. i must start on my first bridal dress soon, due this December. my last wedding for the year! you guys are killing me with all these weddings haha. but at the end of the day, this is designing...

the English rose.

a couple of snaps of the beautiful bridesmaids and their Maiden dresses 
at the Hunter Valley from last Thursday. 

the bridal party.

two down. four more to go. received my large package of fabric for my biggest project to date, ten bridesmaid dresses + my very first wedding dress. the second photo was taken at my bff's wedding earlier this April, she had the most amazing dress. bridal party frocks courtesy of yours truly. 

my best friend's wedding.

being ready for marriage isn't calculated by how long you've been together. it isn't based on how financially steady you are. not about changing yourself to fit your partner. nor should it be about your choice of belief. you build your life together with what you have, and the rest will all just fall into place...