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act fit that modern technology can offer. This is the one dress in your life that really should be perfect, and you should feel comfortable in it as well as accentuated by it,” Jorritsma says.
Visualising a dream Each creation process is initiated by a consultation at Unielle Couture’s quarters, where each client is encouraged to visualise her dream dress. Ready-to-wear designs are still an important part of the fitting progression, as they can give the wearer a good idea of their own preferences. These designs are of course also available for purchase, should you find the dress with a capital D in-shop. The visualisation session is concretised on the drawing board, as a sketch of your design is created for the seamstresses to follow. The number of fitting sessions will depend both on your choice of silhouette and detail, but as Jorritsma explains, these meetings will only heighten the experience of putting on a couture wedding dress on one of your life’s most important days. “Everything is considered; from the fabric you want to the right colour shade, from the right design composition for your frame to beading, lacing and other details,” she says. “It’s our desire to make you feel unique and special, as the occasion is nothing short of just that.”
A unique attitude Arriving in Belgium and moving to the Netherlands as a young woman, Jorritsma says she was startled by the discovery that many people wanted to look the same. “I’d always wanted to stand out from the crowd somewhat, and here that was less common. I see the Unielle Couture philosophy as complementing the individual’s wish, while never compromising on that feeling of being one of a kind. When you think about it, your wedding day should be all about you and the man in your life, so why would you want to blend in?” Allowing time for your dream couture wedding or special occasion dress to come to
Left: Kelly Jorritsma first sewed her own wedding dress (pictured above), before deciding to make her hobby a profession. Photo: Carina Plus David Photography
life is important, and Jorritsma recommends a minimum of three months to allow this process.
Coming from a woman who knows that both dreams and fairytales do come true, we can only be swayed by her vision.
“Ideally we would need about six months to allow a good number of fitting sessions and conversations about the dress. We’ll then have your dream dress in a perfect state for the big day, and we can assure you that you’ll feel like the most special woman in the world.”
www.uniellecouture.com
For inspiration on how to make your Benelux expat wedding as fairytale-like as possible, visit Kelly Jorritsma's English-language wedding blog – the only of its kind in the Netherlands: www.expatweddingamsterdam.com
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