" The thought of choosing my wedding dress at once filled me with both happiness, and complete terror. Being a curvier woman than most High Street, or even bridal shops, cater for, the task was rapidly filling me more with despair than delight, as I trudged from one place to the other, finding nothing that was “me”, or special enough, and finding no-one interested in going that extra mile to help make me feel gorgeous for that one special day.

In one of my never-ending online searches, I came across Carolyn’s website, and chanced across the gorgeous Rendezvous dress. A quick email to Carolyn later, and I’d booked a time to go up and see her and her studio, and from there, I can really say the fun part of my wedding began.

From the moment I met Carolyn, I knew I’d found someone who could help. She had the knack of allaying my fears and anxieties of looking frumpy on my wedding day. Here was someone who understood the difficulties facing women with more voluptuous shapes than the "norm", someone who was extraordinarily patient and tirelessly enthusiastic, and who ultimately wanted to help you look the best you could possibly look. In short, a consummate professional. Carolyn’s advice went a long way to helping me make the right decisions in terms of tailoring the dress slightly for what I wanted, and in choosing the right colour for the right event. The result? Carolyn and her team created a dress that managed to do what I thought was the impossible – a dress that made me feel elegant, shapely (rather than just plain fat), and ultimately, beautiful, for that one very special day, and for that I will always be grateful. To hear my husband exclaiming "wow, you look gorgeous" when he saw me for the first time on our wedding day was something I will always treasure. Thank you, Carolyn."

"Thank you so very very much for making me these two marvellous tops. You have no idea how happy I am to have found you and to be able to get sexy glamorous clothes that have shape in them. I love the fact that I could choose the colour of fabric and have this made in my favourite Blue. I will now feel really fabulous going to the two weddings this summer, that I was otherwise dreading."

“Just a quick note to thank you for my lovely outfit. It was such a great fit, I felt totally comfortable and could just concentrate on enjoying the wedding. See you again soon.”

“Finding you has been the most amazing experience. I had got to the point where I thought I would never find something suitable for my daughter's wedding. It was so frustrating, as I had the money to spend on something nice but couldn't find anything to buy with it. Now I have, and the whole experience of deciding on a dress, having it made to measure just for me has been such fun and so rewarding. I will definitely be back for more of your clothes. Thanks ever so much.”