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Fatou’s Custom Lace Mermaid Wedding Dress with a Pearl-Draped Back
From Her Ideas to Her Gown
Fatou liked the mermaid shape of a wedding dress she’d found online. But the skirt began to flare quite low, and she wondered how easy it would be to walk in. She also wanted to rethink the whole bodice. With the designer’s gowns unavailable in France, she got in touch with us after seeing the styles and details she loved in other BridalMelody gowns.
Fatou had one more worry when she first wrote to us: would her English be good enough to explain what she wanted? As we emailed back and forth, she was clear about what mattered to her. She wanted a different neckline and straps, a low open back draped with pearl strands, and a skirt that kept the mermaid shape she liked while giving her room to walk comfortably.
Making It Work
Once we’d gone through her inspiration photos together, we narrowed the lace down to two options and sent them to Fatou. She was happy with what we’d found. After she approved the quote and paid her deposit, we drew the gown so she could see how the new bodice, the pearl-draped back and the skirt would work together. When she saw the sketch, she told us it looked exactly the way she’d imagined it.
We started making the gown once we had her measurements. As we worked on the 3D flowers, we added a few feathers among them to vary the texture. Fatou first noticed the feathers in the photos we sent her of the finished dress. She loved the addition, and once she’d approved the gown, we shipped it to France.
On the Wedding Day
When the dress arrived, Fatou wrote to tell us how happy she was with it. She said we were the kind of team that makes fairy-tale weddings feel possible for brides.
When Fatou sent us her wedding photos, we thought back to her first email. She’d worried she might struggle to find the words to describe the dress she had in mind. And there she was on her wedding day, wearing the very dress she’d recognised as hers the moment she saw the sketch. After all those emails about lace, pearls and how the skirt would move, it was lovely to see the dress become part of her wedding day.
Photography: Assil-films
