Bridgerton: 5 Ways to Channel Your Inner Daphne at Your Wedding

Hand crafted accessories with a Bridgerton aesthetic

Hand Painted Maximalist Footwear

Throughout the Bridgerton series, Daphne’s character develops to become a strong young woman and her wardrobe reflects that. She starts in shades of white and extremely light blue and then the shades get darker as the series and her character progresses. You can emulate her strength and beauty with a gorgeous chunky soft leather boot with inlaid mother of Pearl heel, crafted by artisans and delicate custom painted baroque emblems and roses. Style pictured is a collaboration between myself and the extraordinary footwear designer-Freya Rose-I interned with her during my placement year at university and the experience was invaluable to me. Freya is a truly nurturing, kind soul and I learnt so much from her! Style pictured is available at Freya Rose-click here to shop.

Maximalist Stationery

I absolutely loved working on this stationery set with decadent baroque patterns, a modern colour pop and hand finished with Finetec gold paint and glitter. Hand illustrated in Daphne’s signature blue.

Swoon Worthy Hair Accessories

‘Diamond of the first water’. I crafted this feather light hand shaped and cut paper tiara to radiate the beauty of a debutante in her heirloom diamonds and white feather plumes. It’s so delicate and as it catches the light is sends cascading sparkles across the room. I’m going to be launching a hair accessory collection very soon and I am soooo excited to share it with you!

Custom Hand Painted Wedding Favours

Wedding favours are recently more and more frequently under discussion regarding their relevance to modern weddings. But they needn’t be gimmicky or something for your guests to throw away after. Nothing makes people feel special and thought of like luxury wedding favours. These little coasters are hand painted with a bespoke design to match back to the stationery set. Find out how I can create custom products like this for you by getting in touch here.

Hand Tinted Hydrangeas and Peonies

All of the flowers in Daphne and the Duke’s stunning wedding scene are handmade and painted silk. These paper petals are handmade and hand dyed to get the most gorgeous soft blue tones. All of my paper flowers are custom made to order and therefore can match your colour palette and wedding design perfectly. Get in touch here to find out how I can work on your wedding flowers.

5 Ideas For Your Hand Painted Jacket Design

Having a custom hand painted wedding jacket is the perfect way to tell your relationship’s love story! Whether that’s including subtle details in the design that just you and your partner know are there, or big bold features that you can show off to your guests, here are a few things to think about to get the design ball rolling…

1. The Meaning of Flowers

A lot of the work that I do revolves around flowers, which I adore-my phone camera feed is basically just photos of flowers from my travels! But if you delve a little deeper, each flower has its own individual meaning. For example, did you know that a red Camelia means ‘you’re aflame in my heart’ or that a dwarf Sunflower symbolises adoration?

How about opting for some flowers which represent yours and your partners personalities or what your relationship means to you?

Hand painted wedding jacket for Freya Rose of Freya Rose London. This design incorporated cherry blossoms: beauty and the passing of time, and pink roses which as well as being Freya’s name sake, are also representative of grace, happiness and gentleness.

2. Meaningful Locations and Destinations

Is there somewhere that’s important to you and your partner? Maybe it’s where you first met, got engaged, or even somewhere exotic that you’re planning a trip to together! I was privileged enough to work with a bride who got engaged in Salcombe in Devon and managed to get married there, against all odds, in 2020! It doesn’t have to be a main feature of the jacket, it could a sleeve detail or a skyline that only you know about as it’s hidden under the collar.

Stunning photography by Clare Kinchin I love that the design here is reflected in the landscape behind the bride.

3. Pet Portraiture

We got a rabbit at the beginning of this year and safe to say, I am OBSESSED. To the point that we even had an illustration of her on our wedding order of service, (sadly she’s too wild to be a ring bearer)! But why not include pet portrait in your wedding jacket design as well? Then even if they can’t be with you on the day you can wear their heart on your sleeve.

4. Wedding Wording

If you’re looking to keep a design quite simple but want to add in those extra special, subtle details, adding wording in a calligraphy or fun typography can be a perfect way to do this. Do you and your partner have a special song that you both love? Or maybe it’s some words from your wedding vows. One of my favourite projects that I have ever worked on included words written by someone incredibly special to the bride who had devastatingly passed on. I studied and copied their handwriting exactly so that she had a small part of them with her on the day.

This design was the ultimate challenge and I am so happy with the result! The bride to be wanted a fusion of Vegas style, 1920s glamour and chinoiserie to match back to her wedding theme. The ‘CRAZY’ has tiny bits of silver sparkle so that when this jacket is under the dance floor lights it’ll glow like a neon sign in Vegas.

5. Symbolism

A really nice way to look at this is to think of any in jokes that you and your partner might have. A good friend of mine always refers to her partner as a pug, and her other half calls her a French bulldog, ever since i’ve known her they’ve consistently bought each other cards/badges/soft toys that are either a pug or a French bulldog, cute I KNOW! So if I was designing for her, I would definitely suggest incorporating this into a jacket, it’s a huge part of their identity as a couple. Symbolism might mean something different for you, it could be crystals or tarot, it could be Harry Potter references or constellations! Being different is what makes love beautiful.

The sleeve detail on Grace’s jacket is two hats-each worn by her and her partner. They both worked for music festivals and that’s what they were wearing when they got engaged. This is a perfect example of making your design completely your own.

So that’s that!

You don’t have to include all or any of these in your jacket design but I think the best designs come from a real and truly meaningful narration of your love story. If you’re interested in any of the above or have any more questions about how to make your design fit in with the aesthetic of your day please do reach out, discussing your ideas is something I continue to cherish and a huge part of why I love what I do so much!