Alternative Wedding Dresses, Coatdress & Shorts For The Bride Who Sets Her Own Rules
Rules are meant to be broken in the world of bridal fashion, and these six alternative wedding dresses by UK bridal designer Bowen Dryden are perfect for the bride determined to break them. Separates include organic biodegradable cotton hot pants, classic corsets, tiered skirts, heavily embroidered jackets, frills, frills and more frills. Dresses are colourful or embellished with Bowen Dryden’s signature embroidery. For free spirited brides everywhere, these romantic alternatives will set you free from the norm.
Sons of Innocence
‘Sons of Innocence’ embraces the boho bride in mind, body and soul. Clutch your basket of wildflowers and take those hippie chick frills on a barefoot walk through the meadow.
Collection: Poem
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Addicted to Love
Beach wedding here we come. ‘Addicted to Love’ is the perfect combo of hot pants and coatdress, just perfect for your ‘I Do’s’ by the sea and your honeymoon. Sharon Bowen Dryden’s commitment to sustainable fashion sees her using ‘organic cotton fabrics from ethically grown crops without pesticides’. Each garment is biodegradable.
Collection: Poem
Classic Corset & Two Tiered Skirt
Collection: Poem
Poem Skirt & Blouse
Just for the frill of it, the Poem skirt and blouse. An exquisite lace blouse and oversized frill skirt are teamed with a heavily embroidered jacket. Romance guaranteed.
Scarborough Fair
‘Scarborough Fair’ ticks the right box if you’re looking for a colourful wedding dress with bold florals in red and purple. This is one wedding dress you can wear again and again.
Collection: Poem
Lemon Blossom
If a softer hue is more your vibe there’s ‘Lemon Blossom’ with her sheer sleeves and delicate floral embroidery. Don your crown and be queen for the day.
Collection: Bloom
Designer/Outfits: @bowendryden | Model and shoot coordinator: @asweetrohmance
Photography: @markuzaphotography | Makeup: @emilychantal_mua
Hair: @makeupbysambridal | Florist: @valley.of.flowers.ltd
Location: @sennowepark | Accessories for white dresses: @botiasaccessories
Accessories for pink dresses: @haloandco | Floral crowns: @ccmillinerycreations
