Custom Made Wedding Dresses

As an experienced designer and dressmaker, I can guide you through the process of turning your vision and ideas into your final unique custom wedding dress. From the initial design sketches and fabric selection through to the creation of the dress we will work together through every stage.  Throughout your time spent with me, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to have as little or as much input as you like.

As a bride you should feel amazing and comfortable on your wedding day. My aim is to help make sure your bespoke experience is exciting, stress free and enjoyable.

I am based in Billingshurst, West Sussex, and work with brides from Crawley, Worthing and Horsham to Chichester and up to Guildford and Dorking in Surrey including all surrounding areas.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
I wish I could give more than 5 stars. This is the best place to go for wedding dress alterations! I absolutely cannot recommend Ceris ENOUGH. She kindly did my wedding dress alterations and did the most phenomenal job. Out of my whole wedding planning, this has been the easiest and most pleasant part of it because Ceris has been a dream to work with. She really went above and beyond to make my dress look sensational. Thank you so much! ❤️
  
 
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Ceris was really easy to work with and has a professional set up which makes booking her services incredibly easy. She took great care with a sample sale dress that needed taking in significantly, as well as repairing a veil and overskirt, and had great attention to detail. It was a relaxing and positive experience and would definitely recommend Ceris
  
 
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 Nona Buckley-Irvine 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
Ceris was amazing from start to finish with transforming my wedding dress! She was so lovely and gave her professional advice with material and alterations. Her work space is beautiful too and easy to find. I would highly recommend Ceris!
  
 
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 Jodie Munday 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
Always a pleasure to deal with you ....Sami
  
 
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 Jonathan Wimpenny 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
Ceris is great! A very talented seamstress who will do exactly what you want but also make suggestions that you hadn’t even thought of! So happy with her work. Thank you ☺️
  
 
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 Elsa Clark 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
I used Ceris when I needed an off the peg Bridesmaid dress altered to fit my awkward body - she was an absolute magician and I felt a million dollars thanks to her and received many compliments on the dress which fit perfectly. Highly recommend
  
 
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 Kaye Freeman 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
Ceris is brilliant and so fantastic.  Made me feel so comfortable.  Love what she did to my dress. Would definitely recommend
  
 
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 Kirsty Brown 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
I recently got married and after purchasing my wedding dress, I was recommended Ceris to make the alterations. I was over the moon with the recommendation! She provided such an excellent service. She is so personable, very professional and nothing was too much trouble. I can’t recommend her enough to future brides and anyone needing alterations made!
  
 
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 Francesca Lacy 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
Ceris has done an amazing job altering my dress and I am so pleased I used her! I would recommend her to anyone looking for wedding dress alterations!
  
 
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 Ashley Lovegrove 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
I had my final wedding dress fitting today.  Ceris provided such a lovely and professional service. Made myself and Dad feel very welcome. I’m very pleased with my alterations. Thank you so much!
  
 
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The Process

Free Consultation

This is an opportunity for us to meet and discuss your custom wedding dress ideas, so I can get an idea of the look and feel you are going for. I have a wide range of beautiful fabric and lace samples to help inspire and will be able to give you details on pricing.

Free Design & Quote

Using all the information gathered at our meeting, I will create a few design options and email them to you along with a quote for your bespoke dress. Once you have confirmed you would like to go ahead, I will invite you back to finalise the design and take a set of measurements. This would preferably be no less than 3 months before your wedding date.

Toile

Once I have created the paper pattern for you dress design, I will make a cotton mock up of the basic silhouette of your dress. During the toile fitting I can make adjustments to ensure a perfect fit and we can discuss any changes to the design.

Creation

This is the creation of your actual bespoke wedding dress. I like to do fittings in stages so that you are able to see the dress coming together and are able to have an input and make any changes along the way if needed. These stages are also a good point to finalise any finishings like buttons or adding a bespoke veil.

Dress Sketches