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title: A journal about wedding dresses
description: "Articles from FREYA atelier on bespoke wedding dresses: timings, choosing a cut for your figure, fabrics and advice for brides."
url: https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog
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# The FREYA journal

About making a wedding dress, choosing a cut and getting ready for the day - to the point, and from the workshop.

Journal

- [Atelier or salon: what made-to-order tailoring actually changes](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/vybor/atelye-ili-salon-chem-otlichayutsya) — A salon sells you a ready dress in your size; an atelier makes one to your figure from scratch. Here is the difference in price, timing, fittings and result - so you can decide where to go for a wedding dress in St Petersburg.
- [Why brides choose FREYA: bespoke tailoring and where it came from](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/sovety/pochemu-vybirayut-atele-freyya-bespoke-poshiv-i-ego-istoriya) — What genuine bespoke tailoring of wedding and evening dresses actually is, where the tradition came from, and why at FREYA it is a working process rather than a word.
- [Altering a wedding dress: how many fittings you need and when to plan them](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/protsess/podgonka-svadebnogo-platya-skolko-primerok-nuzhno-i-kogda-ih) — Even a perfectly chosen dress needs altering to your figure. Here is how many fittings to allow, how many months ahead to start, and what can and cannot be put right.
- [Lace on a wedding dress: guipure, Chantilly, hand embroidery - what the difference is](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/tkani/kruzhevo-v-svadebnom-plate-gipyur-shantili-ruchnaya-vyshivka) — A look at the kinds of lace used on a wedding dress, from French Chantilly to raised guipure, and how to work out which one suits your design.
- [Accessories for a wedding dress: veil, corset, detachable skirt - how to put the look together](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/stil/aksessuary-k-svadebnomu-platyu-fata-korset-syomnaya-yubka-ka) — Veils, jewellery, shoes and convertible outfits made of a corset and a skirt: how to choose accessories that finish the bridal look rather than argue with the dress.
- [The first fitting of a made-to-order wedding dress: how to prepare and what happens](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/protsess/pervaya-primerka-svadebnogo-platya-na-zakaz-kak-podgotovitsy) — What to bring to the first fitting, what to expect from the toile, and how to tell working imperfections from a real reason to worry.
- [Caring for a wedding dress: from the last fitting to the day and after](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/sovety/uhod-za-svadebnym-platem-ot-posledney-primerki-do-dnya-svadb) — How to store the dress at home, what to bring to the wedding for emergency repairs, and how to clean and put the dress away for keeps after the day.
- [Fabrics and colours for an evening dress: what to choose for made-to-order tailoring](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/vechernie/tkani-i-cveta-vechernego-platya) — What evening dresses are made from and which colours suit whom: silk, satin, crepe, velvet, lace, and a palette from emerald to burgundy. FREYA atelier.
- [An evening dress for the bride's mother and for a milestone birthday: an elegant look made to order](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/vechernie/vechernee-platye-dlya-mamy-nevesty) — How to choose an evening dress for the mother of the bride or groom, and for a milestone birthday: silhouettes, colours, comfort and a fit that follows your figure. Made to measure at FREYA atelier.
- [A dress for a wedding guest: etiquette, colours and made-to-order tailoring](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/vechernie/platye-gostye-na-svadbu) — What to wear as a wedding guest: which colours to avoid, how to account for the format and the dress code, and why a made-to-order dress beats an off-the-peg one. FREYA atelier.
- [A floor-length evening dress made to order: silhouettes, fabrics and occasions](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/vechernie/vechernee-platye-v-pol-na-zakaz) — How to choose and have a floor-length evening dress made to your figure: the silhouettes that suit, the fabrics and the occasions - from a graduation ball to a wedding you attend as a guest. Made to measure at FREYA atelier.
- [What fabric to make a wedding dress from: satin, mikado, silk and lace](https://en.freyawedding.ru/blog/tkani/tkani-dlya-svadebnogo-platya) — A look at the main fabrics for a wedding dress - how they look, who they suit, and how they affect the price and the fit.

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