Phillipa Lepley bride Georgina

Phillipa Lepley bride Georgina married on the banks of Loch Lomond wearing a couture, corseted, Italian duchess satin gown, paired with a delicate two-tier, ‘Buttercup’ lace silk tulle veil.

Crafted from Italian duchess satin, Georgina’s couture wedding dress featured a corseted bodice and a softly draped square neckline. Long satin organza sleeves, almost weightless in their delicacy, framed the silhouette. A bespoke box pleat at the centre back introduced an added dimension of volume.

“I had always wanted long sleeves for my dress, and thought that a square neckline would both suit me and help to make a traditional shape look a little more modern.”

 Phillipa Lepley bride Georgina

The design struck a perfect balance: timeless, yet contemporary.

Though originally drawn to the idea of lace, Georgina ultimately embraced the purity of satin during her appointment at the Shop on Chelsea’s Fulham Road. 

“I truly fell in love with my dress when I tried it on and it just felt like the perfect fit for me.”

 Phillipa Lepley bride Georgina

Lace was instead incorporated through the Buttercup two-tier silk tulle veil, designed to complement the family tiara. Crafted with meticulous care in fine French lace and silk tulle, every element, scale and proportion was carefully measured to create balance. The softness of the tulle offered a contrast to the satin’s sheen, while the veil’s delicate lace edging brought Georgina’s love of lace into the look.

Georgina’s fittings at the Phillipa Lepley Conservatory became as treasured as the gown itself. Subtle adjustments were made over time by the Atelier team, almost imperceptible to the eye, but transformational in effect.

“It was those minuscule tweaks that made the dress fit like an absolute glove and made me feel so confident on the day.”

 Phillipa Lepley bride Georgina

Set within the ancestral estate her family has lived for generations on Loch Lomond, Georgina’s Phillipa Lepley couture wedding dress balanced timeless tradition and modernity with grace on her wedding day.

Photography by Colin Ian Ross

Phillipa Lepley is recognised globally as a leading British wedding dress and eveningwear designer, renowned for bespoke couture dresses of the utmost luxury. Her wedding dress shop in London, Chelsea, has over 50 dresses, all of which have been made in England from start to finish at her Atelier.