Musings

Over the years since we've been making slinky, wedding dresses and have built up a dossier of tried and tested tips for perfect wedding underwear, as recommended by our very own brides. (Warning: what follows isn’t always pretty – but it works). Read the extract from a special article we wrote for the Guardian to help with your underwear shopping!

Accessories are a girls’ best friend and the last finishing touch to create your wedding outfit. However, accessories can be hard and overwhelming to choose as there are so many options. 

It you like adding that specific piece to make the outfit just right or if you just need advice on where to find that beautiful one of a kind piece my suggestion would be the award winning accessories designer Victoria Ferguson. Click the title to see the full article.

Sequin inspired bridesmaids are on trend at the moment and hugely popular. Sequins evoke a glamour from a bygone age of the Art Deco period. Impossibly glamourous and adding sequin accessories to your wedding look adds a touch of class. Perfect for the modern vintage bride.

Here's our round up of the best sequin finds there are out there - from veils to hair accessories and cool cover-ups. Click on the title to see the full article.

The dresses have always been named after inspirational, iconic women, ever since the label started 10 years ago, and now it’s part of our ethos and branding. It’s a fashionable homage to great, creative women who helped to shape our world today in their artistic spheres and our brides love to hear their stories too.

Once you've found the dress and the venue, are you a little 'googled' out and find the planning daunting? Many of our brides say they are. We offer a helping hand by sharing a specially hand picked list of some of the most talented people we know and love in the bridal industry to help complete the bridal look. From underwear, hair stylists and make-up to bridal accessories and shoes, there's everything a bride will need to style their Sabina Motasem dress. 

The first Bridal Spotlight looks at Kelly Spence, a designer of the most beautiful bridal accessories, hair adornments, jewellery and veils

We were interviewed by FMS magazine this week. Read all about what innovative plans we've got up our sleeves and my top tips of secret, much loved places to go in London town!

The interview

This week, in our ongoing Creative London series, we meet Sabina Ali, founder of Sabina Motasem – a bridalwear label of fashion forward pieces, that combine classic glamour with modern lines.

Read the interview here.

We were thrilled to see our beautiful bride Aoife and her gorgeous wedding day featured on the Rock My Wedding blog.  Aoife looked utterly stunning in her Sabina Motasem Gabrielle dress which she found at Frilly Frocks in County Louth, Ireland.  The dress featured delicate, ruched chiffon shoulders (reminiscent of Kate Moss' wedding dress) and a full skirt made in sand washed crepe satin.  Husband Tom also looked every bit the handsome, stylish groom.  A gorgeous couple and a gorgeous wedding.

Read more on Rock My Wedding.

Sequins details and embellishments are a major trend for 2016 in neutral, gold, silver and rose gold shades. It's a great way to add a little glamour and sparkle to your wedding. Here's the first in a series of all things sequins and my top tips, from dresses, cakes, shoes and accessories - starting with sequin bridesmaid dresses and where to find the best ones.

Let us whisk you away for a moment and share the magical wedding of Sarah and Earl in the beautiful island of Santorini. Sarah was such a lovely, gorgeous bride to dress with a bohemian, laid back style. We decided to create a brand new dress called Ida for her, made in a pretty peacock style lace worn over the Lilian dress with a low back. Here are her top tips

Here's a little midweek treat for you today, with a super cool, blue and gold themed chic London wedding of Emma and Rod, who started their romance in Spain and chose to spend their big day in their special corner of London, Islington.  The happy couple, love the Islington vibe and have lived there ever since.  It was a pleasure creating Emma's dress for her, she looked sensational in the Lilian dress, it was the perfect dress. 

The Lilian dress is a slinky, bias cut, backless wedding dress with cap sleeves. Emma accessorised the look with an art nouveau pearl beaded belt embroidered on a satin ivory sash, complete with a vintage fur stole and glamourous red lips. Love the matching red lips and red roses, and the bike covered in roses. Read on to find out more about the stylish day.

Our Lily Raindrop  dress featured in a lovely piece on "16 beautiful wedding dresses for 2016" in Metro's bridal blog.  The blog, 'Style & The Bride', is written by bridal expert and previous Cosmopolitan Bride editor, Marina Licht.  

"Sabina Motasem’s ‘Lily Raindrop’ dress has a very contemporary feel to it. It is made in silk georgette and features a puddle train and floaty sleeves. It is embellished with beads in a raindrop pattern trickling down.  It would suit those of you who are looking for an evening bridal look."

You can read the full piece on the Metro online here. 

The new 2016 colour of the year from Pantone is out, and for the first time two colours blend together, Rose Quartz and Serenity which signify fluidity and peace. 

These are wonderful colours to plan a wedding with, especially as all our dresses also come in Blush, which we love to call cream with a hint of rose in it, looks great for a bias cut, backless wedding dress such as Josephine or Lilian. Layer it with a lovely boho inspired lace, team it with rose gold bridal accessories and bridesmaids in the lovely Serenity blue shade - and you have a super stylish, beautiful wedding.

From shoes, to bags, accessories and some of our brides wearing blush too. Here's my pick of some of the best from and bridal inspiration to help you plan your wedding.