29/06/2026
One thing I DON’T DO as your wedding tailor? Ignore your fiancée.
With Matt and Steph, that early call with him and then with her is what made everything click.
I asked Steph to send me everything – her dress, bouquet, bridesmaids ideas – with a promise not to share any of it with Matt.
My job was to help her get unstuck on colours without adding stress.
I get my couples to think of a wedding as a pyramid, or like tiers of a cake.
Steph and Matt at the top, then bridesmaids and groomsmen beneath them - all visually linked so the couple still stand out most.
Late spring and specific colours make off‑the‑peg groomsmen suits tricky, so I suggested navy suits, white shirts and sky‑blue ties.
That gave us a strong base we could link back to Steph’s bouquet, the bridesmaids and Matt’s outfit, creating a visual story connecting them all together.
With Matt’s red hair and fair skin, he needed something light with warmth so he didn’t get washed out.
We landed on a cream three‑piece to complement Steph’s dress rather than compete with it.
His navy tie linked him back to the groomsmen.
The sky‑blue shirt quietly tied him to the bridesmaids’ dresses, the groomsmen’s ties and the blues in Steph’s bouquet so the whole picture felt connected.
Through the fittings Matt was so much fun to work with - full of life, earnest and very kind‑hearted.
Seeing him move like this in the finished suit is exactly why I do what I do! 🕺 🪩
I put a moodboard together for them just before they flew off on a skiing trip.
It showed how his suit, the bridesmaids and the groomsmen would all tie back to Steph, so they could look at it properly together and decide in their own time.
I also considered the venue and floral arrangements, colours within when thinking this all through for them.
Steph was originally a little stuck and it was becoming clear that once Matt’s outfit was decided, everything else would unlock for her.
Seeing the bridesmaids in their blues against her dress - the whole plan brought to life and it just worked beautifully!
After the wedding Matt messaged to say