At Aimee Bridal Couture, our team brings a rare blend of multi‑disciplinary talent to every bride and nearlywed. Sophie, our stylist, is also the hairstylist behind S.L Styling (@s.l.styling on Instagram) and has a background in luxury fragrance. Laura, our Head Stylist, is also an industry‑celebrated bridal makeup artist (@lblartistry). Maddy, our Head of Brand, has extensive experience in fine jewellery. These queens embody the depth of expertise woven through Team ABC, where our diversity of skills, interests, and passions shapes the signature ABC magic we’re known for. In this blog, we’re sharing some of Team ABC’s favourite wedding gowns, paired with expert styling, hair, makeup, perfume, and jewellery advice to help you bring each wedding day look to life in a way that feels both intentional and personal.
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Garner by Serene Bridal
For the vintage lover aesthetic
A modern silhouette wrapped in vintage charm, Garner by Serene by Madi Lane softens the sharp lines and drama of its straight neckline and defined waterfall waistline with the romance of Chantilly lace. Scalloped lace trails along the neckline and delicately frames the décolletage for a sweet, nostalgic look. Gathered detailing at the hips and a voluminous A‑line skirt sculpt the body into an exaggerated hourglass — a silhouette that feels intentional, architectural, and undeniably fashion‑forward. This Chantilly lace wedding gown also comes with detachable, off-shoulder lace illusion sleeves, allowing you to style your gown in a way that feels uniquely you.
Styling Tips from Team ABC
To heighten Garner’s ethereal feel, we recommend pairing it with a dreamy lace-edged Mantilla veil like Perfect Bridal Company’s ‘PBV9088’. The sweeping length of this cathedral veil adds vertical movement and cinematic drama to your wedding day look, while the Chantilly lace edging amplifies the lace story already present in this ethereal wedding gown.
Enhance the vintage vibe with delicate, floral jewellery, like Annoushka’s ‘Tulips Earring Drops’. Crafted in 18K yellow gold, pearl, and mother-of-pearl, these whimsical yellow gold earrings feature hand-carved tulip petals and a singular pearl drop in the middle for movement. Drop earrings like this elongate the neck, frame the face, and add soft movement without competing with details like detachable sleeves or a long veil. Their old-word elegance and heirloom aura complement Garner’s nostalgic charm perfectly. Tulips are a particularly lovely motif to have represented on your wedding day, as they symbolise love, prosperity, and new beginnings in the language of flowers.
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Our stylist Sophie suggests that you emulate the soft romance of this lace wedding gown with a softly undone half-up, half-down curly hairstyle. Think of running through an enchanted forest dramatically, with your curls trailing behind you and the train of Garner catching the wind, ACOTAR-style. That is the exact feeling you want to embrace with your romantic hairstyle. For your signature wedding scent, Sophie recommends Givenchy ‘L'Interdit’. Originally formulated for Audrey Hepburn in 1957 and updated in 2018, this woody-floral scent opens with notes of orange blossom, supported by creamy florals in the heart, and musk, patchouli, and vetiver in the base. The combination of tuberose and jasmine was the OG Hollywood starlet formula in the mid-century age of cinema, which enriches the retro heritage of this French perfume. The result? A modern interpretation of Old Hollywood glamour that feels classic without being old-fashioned. |
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Laura recommends leaning into Garner’s dreamy vintage aesthetic with a warm, flushed, peachy makeup look. Go for a radiant skin look with a luminous foundation, softly sculpted contour, and peach blusher. Stick to soft, earthy neutrals for your eye look, and prioritise softly sweeping lashes over thick, harsh eyeliner. Your holy grail beauty product for this peachy dream makeup look will be Charlotte Tilbury’s ‘Hot Lip 2 Lipstick’ in the shade ‘In Love With Olivia’. With a hydrating satin finish and a sumptuous pink shade, this Charlotte Tilbury lipstick is designed to look natural and warm or, as the brand puts it, ‘your lips but better’. |
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Loren by Evie Young
For the minimalist chic aesthetic
Named after silver-screen icon Sophia Loren, this French crepe wedding dress is an ode to Old Hollywood glamour through a modern minimalist lens. Evie Young’s Loren is all about grace and proportion, featuring a draped cowl neckline, supportive corsetry boning in the bodice, a defined Basque waist, and flattering centre draping in the fit-and-flare skirt. The sharp lines of this clean wedding gown are softened by alluring off-shoulder Bardot sleeves, which add a sense of romance, soft glamour, and sultry, silver-screen siren energy. In addition to the detachable sleeves, Loren also comes with a thin crepe neck scarf, which adds an editorial finishing touch to the minimalist wedding gown. The overall effect is a contoured, sophisticated bridal look with its sculptural elements emphasised by the matte, fluid crepe fabric and a vibe that can only be compared to the aura of a true Hollywood bombshell.
Styling Tips from Team ABC
Bring dimension, movement, and a touch of sparkle to Evie Young’s Loren with a subtly sparkling veil like Richard Designs’ AF103. Because Loren is constructed from matte crepe, the scattered crystals that cover this fine-edge Italian tulle veil introduce a gentle shimmer to your bridal look. This understated shimmer will look particularly stunning when it catches natural light, which will reflect off the crystals and create a cinematic, ‘lit-from-within’ glow. To ensure that your veil sits where it needs to on Loren’s chapel-length train, we recommend selecting a chapel-length (98 inches) or cathedral-length (114 inches) version of this veil.
You can continue the soft sparkle theme by accessorising your wedding gown with exquisite earrings like Swarovski’s ‘Constella Drop Earrings’. Inspired by the stars, these rhodium-plated drop earrings gleam more intensely than other cubic zirconia earrings because of Swarovski’s world-famous crystal quality and patented ‘sparkling dance’ technique. This technique suspends an iconic Swarovski crystal on two pivots inside a glittering pavé cage that moves gently with every breath you take. The floating crystal swings back and forth with every tiny motion, catching the light and creating the illusion that it is ‘dancing’ and floating on its own. Not only do these Swarovski earrings play with light and sparkle, but they also frame the face beautifully, as Loren’s cat-eye cowl neckline and off-shoulder sleeves leave the collarbones and neck exposed. Drop earrings like these balance your proportions, drawing the eye upwards and elongating the neck gracefully.
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Sophie recommends opting for a sleek French twist for your wedding hairstyle, which will allow accessories like Loren’s skinny neck scarf or the sparkling Swarovski earrings to really stand out. A sleek French twist also mirrors the sculptural elegance of the wedding dress itself, mimicking the lines of Loren’s Basque waistline, draped cowl neckline, and fit-and-flare skirt silhouette. The signature wedding scent Sophie proposes, ‘Santal 33’ by Le Labo, echoes the structured minimalism of both Loren and the sleek French twist she suggested. Santal 33 is dry, woody, and architectural in composition, featuring top notes of cardamom, iris, and violet, a heart of papyrus and leather, and a rich base of smoky sandalwood, amber, and musk. This is a scent that is confident, clean, sensual, and understated–perfect for a wedding gown that is feminine without being frilly. |
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Laura envisions a bridal makeup look that mirrors the understated glamour of Loren by highlighting the eyes. Neutral, sultry eyeshadow tones with soft shimmers, like those found in Makeup by Mario’s ‘Ethereal Eyes Palette’, are key to achieving a silver-screen-ready smoulder. Just as Loren delicately balances soft crepe with architectural construction, the Ethereal Eyes Palette balances soft mattes with dimensional neutrals and pearlescent shimmers. Winging out the neutral, sultry eyeshadow will elongate the eyes and add some classic bombshell drama to your makeup, while a clean, velvety-smooth base, subtle highlight, and soft blush keep the focus on the eyes. |
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