Caroline loves doing all kinds of wedding dress alterations, and re-styling. Or you can have your bridal gown custom made to your own design in your choice of fabric. Bespoke Caroline Arthur silk wedding dresses start at 4000, made to measure, and you are welcome to come to her bridal boutique in Surrey to explore your ideas for your dream gown.
Every aspect of your wedding dress experience with me is bespoke. You are able to choose from a luxurious selection of silks and laces, at my Surrey bridal boutique. I can have your veil and hair accessories handmade to your specification, all by the finest British artisans. And your handcrafted gown is made to measure by me personally, to your design, to fit you beautifully, right here in the UK.
Every aspect of your wedding dress experience with me is bespoke. You are able to choose from a luxurious selection of silks and laces, at my Surrey bridal boutique. I can have your veil and hair accessories handmade to your specification, all by the finest British artisans. And your handcrafted gown is made to measure by me personally, to your design, to fit you beautifully, right here in the UK.
Services
Welcome to Caroline Arthur, luxury wedding dress designer and bespoke bridal gown maker. Caroline specialises in creating custom made dresses, and carrying out wedding dress alterations for brides in London, Surrey and across the UK. Maybe you have found me because the bridal dress shops you have visited just don't have the style and fabric you're looking for?
Here you can find out more about how it works to have your wedding dress custom made, and scroll down to discover how Caroline works. Bespoke wedding dresses, or custom bridal gowns, are one-off, tailor made dresses, created for you by a designer dress maker, to your measurements, which means it will fit you perfectly.
As a bespoke bridal gown designer and dressmaker, Caroline specializes in re-styling, fitting and adjusting all kinds of ready-made wedding dresses, and is recommended by a number of luxury bridal boutiques in the Surrey, Hampshire and London area. She can customize your bridal gown, and also create the perfect sash, cape, strap or sleeve to enhance your gown.
As we have all become aware of the affect of some of our buying habits on the environment, our "buy less" mindset has given momentum to the popular trend in up-cycling. And I hope I can inspire you to have your wedding dress re-designed, dyed, or completely re-worked into one or more wearable heirloom pieces.
Many of my brides look for a wedding dress maker because they love the control and freedom of having their gown made to measure to fit them perfectly, to their own design, in their own choice of fabric. It takes around 4 months, but I tend to become booked up a year in advance, so please get in touch as soon as you've discovered me.
Reviews (10)
Sandra Dunphy
Jan 04, 2022
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I highly recommend Caroline as your dress designer or seamstress. She has impeccable taste & offered such great advice which is above & beyond what I was expecting from a Wedding dress alteration. Caroline’s workmanship is of excellent professional quality, I could not be more pleased with my dress. I had bought a simple yet elegant gown and Caroline worked with me to make it mine and one of a kind. It looks like it was made for me, such a perfect fit! In short Caroline is not only exceptional at her job but a lovely, friendly & helpful person whom was so easy to communicate with. A fantastic
Gabriella Gallagher
Jan 02, 2022
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Caroline is AMAZING. From the minute I enquired about an appointment to meeting Caroline in her beautiful boutique I felt at ease. Bring 4 months postpartum my confidence was pretty low and I didn’t think I would be happy with how I looked in my dress at all. Caroline really made me feel amazing, she altered my original dress and made the most stunning over skirt, essentially giving me two dresses in one which is exactly what I had dreamed of. She made me feel relaxed and beautiful more and more at each appointment and I honestly cannot thank her enough. She is incredibly knowledgeable and understood
Helen Coleman
Dec 27, 2021
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Working with Caroline to create my fabulous wedding dress was an absolute joy. She is is an incredibly talented and creative designer and dress maker but also just completely lovely! In a few short moments in her studio (which was an oasis of happiness during lockdown!) she magically translated all the ideas in my head into a beautiful drawing and then made it come to life. Nothing was too much trouble and she is endlessly patient and will 'tweak' until you are totally content (which you will be!!). Also a total font of wedding knowledge and top tips. Many thanks Caroline, I love my dress beyond
Poppy Wooldridge
Dec 03, 2021
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I had such a wonderful experience working with Caroline to create my wedding dress. She has the most incredible ability to bring to life all the ideas I had in my head, finding a solution to any problem we came across. The dress was everything I could have hoped for - but from our first meeting, I always knew that it was going to be. I felt amazing wearing the dress on my wedding day, thank you!!
Olivia Harris
Nov 16, 2021
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After struggling online to find a non-traditional purple dress for my wedding that didn't look like a prom dress, I discovered Caroline's bespoke dressmaking website and reached out to her. Caroline was enthusiastic, accommodating and willing to take an ordinary dress to the next level, so that I could have the dress I really wanted without breaking the bank!
She is an absolute professional and extremely talented dressmaker, who was always charming to work with and made the whole experience a joy. The passion she shows for individually catering to each brides vision and preferences, whilst maintaining
She is an absolute professional and extremely talented dressmaker, who was always charming to work with and made the whole experience a joy. The passion she shows for individually catering to each brides vision and preferences, whilst maintaining
Jess Teeling
Nov 03, 2021
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Wow. I came to Caroline with my dream dress which needed taking in and up. Caroline worked her magic and did this as well as helping my dress fit me perfectly in ways I wouldn’t have thought. Caroline made the moments feel so special and went above and beyond with her ‘dress day tips’ which I am sure will be invaluable! Thank you so much!!
Belle Gardner
Oct 25, 2021
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I honestly cannot thank Caroline enough for creating my dream dress. Wanting to combine my family members dresses to create my own unique dress, Caroline took my ideas and designed a dress which was so perfect. Every time I entered her beautiful bridal studio any worries I had immediately faded. She was so helpful despite me announcing half way through our dress journey that it may need to be altered due to a surprise pregnancy! A huge worry and concern for me but Caroline was so calm and worked her magic. I am so sad that the journey with Caroline has come to an end but I would highly recommend
Natalie McLeod
Oct 22, 2021
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I had struggled to find a dress that I liked "off the rack" and so found Caroline after some google searching. We initially had an online zoom consultation due to covid19 restrictions and within minutes had drawn up the dress of my dreams, including lace cut offs from my mother's bridal dress. Caroline was welcoming, knowledgable and seemed to know straight away what I was after. The subsequent dress fitting and trials in her beautiful bridal room were enjoyable, calming experiences and it was amazing to see the dress come to life. The end result was a beautiful dress which was elegant, understated
Emily Friend
Sep 06, 2021
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Where do I begin?! Caroline saved the day when I was worried that my sample sale wedding dress was a bit uncomfortable, two years after I bought it. She listened to my design ideas and helped me to feel confident and comfortable. She changed the shape of the back panel, fixed some of the embellishment on the waist and added loops, hems and hooks in all the right places. I fell in love with the dress again. Not did her work look so natural that the dress looked even better than the original, but her prices were fair and reasonable. She even sourced a beautiful veil that complemented the dress perfectly
Megan ONeil
Aug 01, 2021
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I don’t know where to begin! Caroline made my dress dreams come true! Originally, my dress was strapless and too long. She worked her magic and add the most amazing straps to my dress which you would never have known were added. Her attention to detail, precise work and understanding of me as a bride were perfect. She wanted everything to be perfect just like me.
She mad the most beautiful studio which makes the whole experience so magical. My mum and I loved visiting Caroline for fittings! We will miss these visits.
Thank you for much from a very happy bride... Would recommend Caroline to
She mad the most beautiful studio which makes the whole experience so magical. My mum and I loved visiting Caroline for fittings! We will miss these visits.
Thank you for much from a very happy bride... Would recommend Caroline to
