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Fran and Andrew
Radiant bride Francesca, wore a custom version of our Isabella with the Francois skirt.
"it truly made me feel like royalty! It made me feel so beautiful and it is a feeling that I truly don’t feel often so I am so grateful Katie and her lovely team"
I’m Fran! I am a registered nurse and Andrew is my now husband and he is a plumber. We are both in very male/female dominating jobs and so met online as most people do these days. We have been together 5 years and the day of our wedding was our 5 year anniversary! We got engaged in Turkey watching the stunning hot air balloon rise and it was the most magical proposal ever!
I actually customised my wedding gown. So it has the Isabella top and the Francois skirt but got to keep the length of the Isabella! I did this because I am a curvy girl and I found that the original skirt on the Isabella made my hips look wider than I already was and I didn’t want to have a huge ball gown look. I chose this gown because the off the shoulder top is absolutely divine! It accentuates your shoulders and collar bones which as my hairstylist says “every woman has a beautiful collar bone”. It had a small V where you can show off a bit of cleavage but still be modest. The length of the skirt also gave me butterflies, it truly made me feel like royalty! It made me feel so beautiful and it is a feeling that I truly don’t feel often so I am so grateful Katie and her lovely team at Hera Couture in Auckland for making me feel so beautiful every time I stepped foot in their store!
My tip for other girlies looking for their dream dress is to go in store with an idea in your head, but also be open to the suggestions that the stylist are offering! I went in wanting to purchase Isabella but I would never have chosen to try the Francois! And because I tried the other dresses it made me certain that Isabella was my dream dress! So have fun trying lots of beautiful pieces on!
I honestly can’t think of a specific point in the day! The whole day was just so amazing but I will share this! When I got to the front of the church, Andrew’s eyes were welling up and the videographers captured a cute little moment between the two of us where I said to Andrew “it’s okay, just breath!” And he replied “your dress… it’s so long!”. Then later at night when we were talking, Andrew told me that when I was walking down the aisle he felt like his heart stopped.
I’m a just absolutely obsessed with Hera Couture! Hera was recommended to me by another friend of mine and she is also a curvaceous girl like me. As soon as I tried the first dress on I was confident that Hera couture was going to be the place I got my dress from! I didn’t even look anywhere else. My stylist Jackie was so lovely! She saw me every single time I had an appointment and she just remembered everything! I always feared I would get to the shop and they would pick a sample dress that was too small for me and I would feel even more embarrassed but these girls see you and know straight away what size you will need to try on. So professional and so lovely!
Featured Garments:
Isabella in Mikado
Credits:
photography by mikayla bollen
videography by beau and arrow films
venue at castaways resort