Felicity makes bespoke wedding dresses from her studio in Dorking, Surrey for brides across London and the home counties. Felicity has 20 years experience, creating dresses that tell a unique story for each bride. Felicity specialises in alternative, colourful dresses alongside classic couture.
Surrey|Greater London
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Felicity is the Dress Alchemist
Having a bespoke wedding dress made starts with an individual consultation where we discuss your ideas and look at fabrics. Felicity will sketch out a design and send you a quote letter after the meeting for your approval. If you decide to book in, a deposit secures your spot in her sewing schedule on a timescale to suit your wedding day.
Most bespoke designs come in £3000-£5000 including materials. Some very simple designs may cost less, or the very ornate and theatrical confections can stretch higher.
Felicity can also help with bridesmaids, flowergirls and unique designs for the mother of the bride or groom.
Felicity's training in theatrical design means she has an understanding of world and historical dress and can draw on the depth and breadth of techniques and styles this knowledge affords. Felicity is sought out for her colour work, creating dip-dye dresses on bespoke creations or on dresses bought elsewhere.
Felicity just got me straight away. The minute she saw the dress I had chosen and started chatting to me about my interests, I knew I'd made the right choice to ask her to make the alterations. She really understood the aesthetic that I wanted and catered to needs. Felicity was so helpful and understanding, especially after discovering that I was pregnant and needing to make further alterations to the back of the dress (which in the end I much preferred!) I received so many compliments on the day, and I was so grateful to Felicity for ensuring that I would feel confident and comfortable. THANK YOU!
Chelsea Wade
Beautiful work! The least stressful part of planning my wedding! I was very surprised how quickly everything was done, and how good the sizing was!
Beautiful fabric, good stitching and measurement guide. I did everything online without anything done in person. I was very scared, but thankfully everything was perfect. Very quick response despite the large time difference.
Thank you so much!
I got the Labyrinth dress
Gabrielle Jewell
Incredibly expert alterations seamstress who did some tricky work to transform my wedding dress at a reasonable price. Felicity is warm, kind, and easy to work with - couldn't recommend her more highly.
Catherine Marris
I couldn't recommend Felicity enough, every single step of my experience was positive. Firstly, her website was easy to navigate and when I enquired about dip-dying my dress she was informative, helpful and answered all my questions. Secondly, she was really clear about all the steps of the process and how it worked and made it really easy to organise the work (dip dye and alterations) to be done, which is massively appreciated when you're organising a wedding. Thirdly, she worked with me to minimise my travel and I had an incredibly positive experiencing meeting at her shop, trying on my dress and discussing the work. She made some suggestions I hadn't thought of which ultimately made the dress perfect, whilst also not being pushy and respecting my opinions too. The work itself was to an incredible standard and she was clear about how best to look after my dress and even helped with support on cleaning/storage post-wedding. Felicity is very talented, whilst also being kind and informative.
Megan Wainwright
I’m so glad my sister-in-law recommended Felicity for my wedding dress alterations! The shop has such a lovely, relaxed atmosphere, and from the very first session, I knew I had found the right place. Felicity made me feel calm and confident, offering helpful advice, including tips on the best bra to wear. She is not only kind but incredibly knowledgeable about dresses, always giving thoughtful suggestions on what would work best. As a plus-sized bride, I was initially nervous about how I would feel in my dress, but Felicity made me feel completely comfortable and confident from the start. Planning a wedding can be overwhelming, but with Felicity, I felt completely in safe hands!
Jade Croucher
Felicity truly is a Dress Alchemist who brings dream dresses to life. I had an image of my perfect dress with a pop of colour, I found the exact ombre colour combo on a simple google search and discovered Felicity Westmacott had already created my perfect vision. From the beginning Felicity was so accommodating and incredibly professional, providing a tester piece that gave a beautiful visual idea of the colour combo and ombre effect. I was thrilled with the final skirt, I ended up sewing it to my dress for a seamless transition and I was complimented all day about how "perfectly me" it was. I cannot thank her enough for creating such a beautiful and utterly personal dress.
Natalie Fraser
The one thing I knew I wanted for my wedding even before I was engaged was a dip dyed wedding dress. I spent ages searching but no one I found was quite what I wanted, nothing was bold or vibrant enough.
As soon as I found Felicity I knew she was "the one!"
It turned out due to the material of my dress it wasn't suitable for the usual technique she uses to colour wedding dresses, she did have an alternative method but explained it came with some risks. Felicity explained the process in great detail before we agreed to go ahead, her knowledge and experience made my decision pretty easy and the result was so much better than I imagined!
I had so many compliments on my wedding day and the one thing everyone has said about the dress is "it's so you!"
I think I was more excited about my dress than my actual wedding! It was perfect, thank you!
Gemma France
Felicity really understands and works with you to produce something totally original that matches your personality. As a 60 something mother of the bride the classic outfits really didn't appeal. What she created with me was so comfortable, stylish and fun. I've never felt so good.
Anjie Flower
Felicity is a joy to work with. She interpreted my vision in the most awesome way and every step of the dress journey was magical. Apart from my husband, my dress was the highlight of the day!
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