Our studio is based in truly beautiful Grade 2 listed Georgian Mansion house in the heart of the Cornish capital, Princes House.

It's full of artists, designers, makers, photographers, chefs, beauty therapists, stylists and more all working together to help brides look and feel their very best on their big day.

It's so exciting walking around the building every day and peeking into character filled rooms where real creative magic happens - and beautifully crafted things leave with happy owners.  

Below is a little montage of what's been happening today - including a photo inside the studio showing Annie and her assistant Claire beavering away on some very special commissions for weddings in the coming months!

Top left - Amongst Make Up Artist Ella Butler's clients today was her lovely bride to be who has flown in from Perth, Australia for her wedding at the idyllic venue of St Just in Roseland Church, Cornwall in a couple of weeks.

Top right - Anna D'Souza was beginning work on a new toile for one of her Brides. Anna specialises in corsetry and has a wonderful range of hand made garters to compliment your wedding gown.

Middle left - Jeweller Victoria Walker was working on one of her commissions, a stunning silver and 18 ct gold Rose locket for a couple who have enjoyed other pieces of Vicki's work.

Middle right - We welcomed home jeweller Mirri Damer who returned from the sapphire mines of Sri Lanka with a beautiful collection of jewels.

Bottom left - Annalise Harvey was working on a fairly last minute wedding dress in preparing this cotton toille for her Bride's fitting tomorrow. With her wedding fast approaching in October, a truly personal service is mandatory. You will see Annie's Assistant Claire hand stitching lace in the studio.

Bottom right - Having completed portrait shots as a Case Study photography project forwww.convergencecornwall.com Simon has spent the afternoon post producing his earlier shoots this week for Shield Environmental.

Cornwall Chef were enjoying a group tasting session this afternoon and our milliner Holly Young was busy working in her studio too.

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You might have noticed that a large quantity of photos has been appearing on the Annalise Harvey business Facebook page over the last week....  We've been having a sort out and wanted to share some photos of last year and the previous years brides with our followers.

It was a real trip down memory lane and super lovely to revisit those happy brides and their gorgeous dresses!

Today we're looking in a bit more detail at Tiffany's Grecian inspired oyster satin gown.

Tiffany's wedding plans were relaxed and pretty - a Cornish coastal wedding with a blue and white theme.  She wanted a dress which would reflect the ideas inherent in her day, pretty, natural and a little bit different!

We found a wonderful lace which has a very fine cording in a coffee colour and this inspired the rest of the dress.  An oyster coloured silk satin crepe made up the base fabric of the dress, and this was over-layered with an ivory silk chiffon.  THe result was soft, romantic and very pretty, with tiny motifs cut from the lace and placed around the neckline, keyhole back and covered button back detailing.  

A sash in the oyster satin completed the look and this perfectly complemented the oyster binding which picked out the neck and arm holes.

You can see Tiffany in her final fitting below - and at the bottom, a perfect picture by Urban Sugar Photography of Tiffany and Justin on their big day.  Tiffany's hair and make-up was styled by Neila Dawes, and she wore a bespoke hair vine by the very talented Sarah Drew.

Some months ago I was involved in a very pretty shoot at the Hotel Bristol in Newquay - an Art Deco, family run hotel overlooking the sea and right at the top the cliff leading to Tolcarne beach.

It was a brilliantly collaborative day with some top notch suppliers and a creative buzz like I've never known on a shoot - real focus and dedication from all involved!  All superbly styled and captured by Synergy Styling and Photography.

We were delighted to see the 30s look feature in this months Wed Magazine - and a little snippet is below - if you'd like to see the full shoot you can order your copy of Wed here - it's a thoroughly recommended high quality publication sure to inspire you!

I spent ten years designing costumes for ballet before I set up the studio and as such the movement of each design is paramount.  As a bride you really want to make an impact on your wedding day - whether it's in the flutter of a silk chiffon sleeve, or the swish of beautifully cut skirt.  I often get requests for my commissions to make that 'Szhuszhy' sound as the client will walk down the aisle.  

Over the next few weeks we'll be sharing little tasters of some of our more popular dresses - which will give you an opportunity to get up close and personal to these glorious dresses which are all breathtakingly beautiful works of art in their own right.

First up it's Evangeline - a glorious 1920s confection of Chantilly lace and jersey silk tulle, with hand cut and finished detailing on the bodice and a wonderfully romantic sense of movement in the skirt.  

Enjoy!

No two clients are ever the same and neither are their dresses - even gowns commissioned from the collection are made solely for that particular bride and even the tiniest touch of embellishment or alteration in cut can transform a dress to become unique to its wearer.

As a result every day in the studio is unique as we get to meet such wonderfully creative and excited brides. Fitting days are often the best as clients get to see their dress evolve, catch up with all the work we've been doing behind the scenes and show their Mums and Maids the confection of loveliness being created just for them!

Jo's visits to the studio were no exception - with many an hour spent drinking tea and getting excited over her wonderful take on the popular Frances dress...  when the wedding is over though of course there are no more visits - and so it's just as well that Jo is a top doggy hair 'coifurrer' - and consequently deals with Tilly's mop regularly.

Her dress was a beautiful silver corded embroidered tulle over an ivory satin doupion, with oodles of net in her petticoat and covered button detailing all the way down the back.  The three quarter sleeves and open neck give it a real vintage feel, with the sharp sash and square bow adding a touch of modernity, fusing heritage and contemporary in the way I like best!

The official photos were by Keith Riley Photography and you can see a little teaser shot below.... rest assured that official pics of this gorgeously smiley bride and her lovely relaxed and oh-so-pretty wedding will be shared soon!