Real Brides
A portfolio of recent commissions
Wedding Dresses
Bespoke Commissions By Rachel Lamb
A selection of Rachel Lamb’s real brides wearing their wedding dresses on their wedding day. These are all bespoke commissions. Click on any image to enlarge…
Karen
Bride Karen chose a rich red satin for her fuss free bespoke wedding dress. Image: AlexBeckettPhoto
Sophie
Sophie wore a beautiful blue dress inspired by the film Atonement for her civil partnership celebration.
Anneka
Anneka wore a slim cream vintagey lace wedding dress with ribbon details and cap sleeves. The dress was soft and loose around the bust line and a slim, gentle fish tail shape below.
Noemi
A soft layered organza look with hand beading and lace for bride Noemi’s bespoke wedding dress
Giorgia with Beth
Bride Giorgia wore a bespoke ivory A-line wedding dress featuring hand appliquéd lace over satin and organza layers
Hattie
Bride Hattie wore a pale green silk chiffon wedding dress with hand beading and fluted sleeves
Zarine
A bespoke red silk chiffon celebration dress for a civil ceremony
AnnaB
Anna’s bespoke wedding dress featured layers of pale pink tulle covered in delicate sparkly hand beaded and appliquéd lace.
Linda
Mature bride Linda wore a champagne gold fishtail shaped silk wedding dress with hand appliquéd lace on the bodice and sleeves.
Hannah
Beautifully simple soft ivory lace bespoke wedding dress with long lace sleeves and an open back. Image by www.smallpigart.com
JessicaP
Jessica’s pure and simple ivory satin wedding dress with sleeves has a discreet silver trim to highlight the deep V neckline.
Jo
Beautiful bride Jo wore a bespoke draped silk chiffon gown for her winter wedding. Loose draped sleeves and a diamante trim at the waist completed the look. Image by www.nicolacasey.photography
Lara
Lara wore a beautifully simple, totally plain, long sleeved ivory heavy silk crepe dress for her wedding day. The only embellishment was her delicate lace family heirloom veil. Lara’s photo by estherwild.com
RLBD SW2018
Saleha’s bespoke bridal gown featured layering of a red satin ballgown skirt over a red satin fishtail wedding dress to make the final outfit. She teamed her gown with red satin fingerless gloves, and a fake fur wrap, hat and gloves to keep warm in the Canadian snows!
Emma
Bride Emma wore a bespoke green silk wedding dress with pink and ivory 3D lace overlay
Lois
Lois chose a plunging boho 70s look for her bespoke wedding dress. Her dress is made from a lightweight ivory satin with an ivory silk Georgette overlay for a fabulous relaxed look. Photo by mattbrownphotography.co.uk
Emily
Emily’s bespoke floral wedding dress was a 2-piece. The long skirt removable to show a shorter knee length dress underneath for dancing.
Adele
Adele’s bespoke fishtail wedding dress featured a modern patterned lace design with illusion panels at the back & sides.
RLBD SBranum RW front view
Custom bride Savanna wore a slim fitting appliquéd lace wedding dress with a semi sheer fitted bodice and long sleeves
White Ruffles 1
Summer chose multiple undulating white sheer organza ruffles for the full skirt of her bespoke bridal gown, and white lace applique for the fitted bodice and sleeves.
Beth Spring ’22
Springtime bride Beth chose a simple ivory crepe bespoke wedding dress with puff sleeves and minimal detailing.
Claire
Bespoke lace wedding dress for a winter wedding
Laura FL beaded cape satin
Laura’s bespoke backless wedding dress featured a built in cape made from heavily beaded vintage style lace, over a softly draping ivory silk crepe and chiffon bridal gown.
Kirsty
Kirsty’s unusual theatrical wedding dress combined different coloured layers of satin and tulle with hints of lace applique for her winter wedding in a castle. Image: Sian Bevan
Creating Your Dress
Simply email for a no obligation appointment to discuss your ideas with Rachel at her studio in Witcham, near Ely, Cambridgeshire. (Please check your junk folder for replies from Rachel especially if using a gmail account.)
What People are Saying
“Such a pleasure”
“I cannot express how wonderful it has been to have you there as part of this special journey. You brought calm, tranquillity and a lot of excitement to what can be a very stressful time. I couldn’t have wished for a more beautiful dress, thank you.”
Laura
“Perfect”
“Rachel not only made me the perfect wedding dress, but she became a friend (and sometimes a counsellor!) in the process. She’s ridiculously talented, and I trusted her implicitly to do what looked and worked best – quite a scary thing to do, but it was absolutely worth it.”
Catrin
“So talented”
“Rachel is passionate about creating something beautiful and unique for each individual bride. She really listens to everything you say (no matter how trivial) and goes the extra mile to make it happen and to make sure you are completely happy with the end result.”
4 Counties Wedding
Awards voter
“Listens”
“Thank you for being so supportive throughout the whole process. You really listened to my input and made me the most beautiful dress. Every fitting really was a pleasure.”
Carina