With the 2026 wedding season imminent, I thought it would be interesting to explain my process for designing and making wedding jumpsuits.
This blog is a deep-dive into the creative and production process for both my wedding jumpsuits and more complex bespoke jumpsuits (I don't just make them for weddings!)
The most important thing for me, always, is that my client gets what they want 🧡 so let's go!
Vital for "Wedding Jumpsuit Heaven": We get to know each other
This is one of my favourite bits - getting to know you and your plans, what you want from your jumpsuit. It might seem simple, but this chat helps me get to know how you want to feel when you wear your jumpsuit.
Some customers want to feel held-in, structured and formal, like Hana:
Others want to feel relaxed, loose and easy breezy, like Laila - their wedding jumpsuit needs to reflect a more relaxed style:
It's great if you have a Pinterest board or some photos (maybe other suppliers have sent you some ideas or you have sent some to them) that you can share with me. This helps me understand something that might be hard for you to put into words - how your day looks in your mind.
Your Wedding Jumpsuit Budget
I know it can be a tricky thing - you have an idea of what you want but not much sewing knowledge, so is it even realistic?
Of course, budget and costs are a 'how long is a piece of string' kind of topic. It could go on forever, the world is your oyster, etc etc.
Fabric is one place that we can either be conservative or not, depending on how far your budget can stretch. On average, I need between 3 & 6 metres of fabric per jumpsuit - now if you go and have a quick search for 'bridal fabrics', you'll see that prices range from £25 (300SEK) a metre to over £300 (3200SEK) - the most expensive fabric I've ever worked with was over £200 a metre. Yes, it was beautiful! Yes, I took some very deep breaths before I cut into it!
Having a clear absolute top end limit for your budget is very helpful, as it allows me to understand if we can take risks (for example with fabric) or if we need to be more conservative.
When you visit a bridal shop and try something on, the designer has already taken everything into consideration in the price - the cost of adjustments to the fit, the cost of sampling and testing different body shapes with the fabric, the cost of the fabrics and materials themselves, the time and cost of producing it.
When you choose to design something bespoke you don't have this understanding and data to rely on. So while I have experience with the patterns I have made and the fabrics I have used in the past, if you choose something outside of this, we can never really know how it will end up. That's why having an absolute top limit in your budget is helpful!
Wedding Jumpsuits Don't Need To Be White
You are already thinking outside the box by choosing a jumpsuit, but what about going one step further: maybe you don't even need to wear white?!
You're already doing something pretty different (a jumpsuit is still a bit of a rogue choice!) but why not go the extra mile and choose a colour or an interesting pattern, like this jacquard The Sisterhood ezp Jumpsuit, that I made for Faith:
It makes it super wearable for the future too! I could write a whole blog post on this and maybe I will. So many ideas in my head!
Something to consider: Do you want to wear your wedding jumpsuit again?
Sustainability in weddings is a tricky subject - the cost of weddings seems to be ever increasing (!) and it can be hard to manage.
So being able to wear your outfit again seems (to me) like one big win.
If you know you want to be able to wear your wedding jumpsuit again (maybe anniversaries, other people's weddings... to the shops!) then there are options we can explore; dyeing it another colour, small redesigns to make it more wearable, dry cleaning and repairing accidents from the day. These things are good to know from the beginning, as it can inform the design process and the types of materials I use to make your jumpsuit.
Moodboard: A Sense Check
To check that I'm on the right path, I will put together a beautiful moodboard based on your hopes and dreams, some ideas of my own ✌🏻 and some realistic expectations considering your budget.
I love this bit - it gives me a chance to dive headfirst into fabrics and styles and design features that I love.
My current hope is that someone comes to me and says "Hetty, I want some sheer panels SOMEWHERE" and I say "Say no more, my friend, I've got you!" 😉
I also look into colours, if we've discussed that, and collect some things that I think could work. You are welcome to feedback on the moodboard and we can discuss elements that you like or don't like and then we start the designing process!
A Toile of Your Wedding Jumpsuit
We start with a 'toile' aka a sample of your wedding jumpsuit (or, like the pictures - wedding playsuit!)
First, we would take some measurements together - I can take these for you, or if you feel confident in measuring yourself, you can take them either with me on a video call or you can send them over. I will send you a list of measurements I need!
Once I have your measurements, I make your toile. This is made in more affordable fabric that's easy & quick to sew (aka cheaper!) and it's used to test the shape and fit.
We test things like; is the shape good around your bust?; is the leg length and width good?; do we need to make the sleeves longer or shorter?
Depending on your budget, I recommend at least one fit meeting. This gives me a chance to check that I'm happy with how the jumpsuit fits you - do we need to add some fabric in here, remove some there?
I like to see your face when you try it on - this is the biggest indicator of whether you're happy or not! I have also held fit meetings via video chat for clients who are further away and don't have the budget to meet me - Faith was in New York, US, for example.
Often I end up drawing all over the toile - taking measurements for the final jumpsuit. Any major adjustments can be made to the toile or to a new toile - if budget allows.
After this we are ready to buy your fabric and move onto making the real thing!
Final Stage: Making Your Beautiful Wedding Jumpsuit
Once I've received the fabric and other bits we need (zips, hook & eyes, buttons) then I can start cutting out your jumpsuit.
All pieces are cut by hand, from the same 'bolt' (length) of fabric. There can be slight variations in shade between different batches, even in the same cloth from the same supplier. So I like to make sure that everything is being cut from the same piece - often I will buy a little extra, just in case.
The fabric below was for Hana's wedding jumpsuit but I take the same care and consideration with every jumpsuit, no matter the cost.
After it has been cut, it's lovingly sewn together. The 'ezp' zips are added so that you can use the toilet without having to take your jumpsuit off (if you didn't know before, now you do!)
This process can take anywhere from 7-8 hours (if I know the pattern well) to 15, 20 hours. More complex fabrics like silk and satin, which are slippery under a sewing machine needle, require more time and it depends on the complexity of the sewing pattern.
Every step requires careful sewing, amazing pressing (or ironing - you 'press' a seam), and beautiful finishing (so that the jumpsuit looks beautiful on the inside and outside, but can be worn again and can withstand hard wear and dry cleaning/dyeing, if needed).
Finally, I measure the jumpsuit. This is a quality control step - to make sure that it matches the measurements we took both at the beginning of our journey together, as well as the toile and and changes made to it.
Your Wedding Jumpsuit - On Its Way To Your Special Day
Finally, if budget allows, I will bring the jumpsuit to you for a final fitting. If there are any small changes that need to be made (or even big ones) then I'll make these either by hand sewing during the meeting or finishing it after. This all depends on the fabric and the style!
If your budget does not stretch to another fit meeting (totally understandable!) then I wrap it carefully in tissue paper and a clothes bag to protect it from both creases and damage in transit. It's then handed to a trusted courier to be shipped to you.
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I hope you have enjoyed this insight into my process for creating your dream wedding jumpsuit.
Of course, you don't need to be getting married to enjoy this kind of treatment - it would be the same for any bespoke creation. Maybe you have a cool event coming up, you're a keynote speaker and want something 'wow' to wear.
Feel free to get in touch if this has inspired you 🧡
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