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Stop Stressing, Start Delegating
Wedding planning is an amazing experience.
Once the engagement is announced, you get to enjoy the magical experience of organising your dream day. If things get stressful (choosing a venue, the dress, a bridal party, food, and the sometimes controversial guest list...) and leave you overwhelmed, delegating is often the answer.
Let us handle it
We can make choosing your bridal accessories stress-free and fun. It's a small part of your day that we can handle for you, so you can focus on other parts of your ceremony and reception planning. That way, you won't risk a snap-decision on your accessories, just to get it off the long wedding to-do list.
At Holly Barker Millinery, we decided brides should have couture and
convenience, so we created a limited edition, ready-to-wear bridal headpiece collection, which you can find in our online store. Each ready-to-wear headpiece is created with the same attention to detail as a customised piece. And, it's straight from our website to you in a matter of days.
Delegate your alterations, too
While we can't help with venue hire or flower arrangements, we know headwear, and can alter your chosen headpiece (even if you got it somewhere else). If you’ve already bought a bridal headpiece and decided it is not what you want, send it our way.
Holly has lots of experience making alterations on wedding dresses, headpieces, shoes, and more. We can add a different element or adapt an accessory to suit your style. To find out more, get in touch!
A message from Holly. Today, in the twenty first century, we live hurried lives. We barely have time to sit down — and when we do, we can’t help but fill those few seconds with likes and shares and buys and downloads... But, a s a Milliner, I need to slow myself right down and abide by a very careful and precise process. One which, has been followed by Milliners around the world for centuries.
Create a centerpiece for your bridal ensemble that turns heads and captures the true spirit of you and your love story, and look like you just stepped off the cover of Vogue . A recent photoshoot at Faversham House, York, Perth was the perfect setting to showcase our very Vogue haute couture headpieces. Captured in a stunning colonial-style redbrick mansion amongst five acres of picturesque vineyards and gardens, Faversham House is a charming National Trust establishment and popular WA wedding venue.
I had a really, vague conceptual ideal of what I wanted for my wedding. I knew I didn’t want a veil as it isn’t really my style and didn’t go with my dress. I imagined something delicate and crown like, but that was kind of it... That was why it was so amazing coming Holly Barker Millinery. Holly somehow managed to get this very vague and conceptual idea and make it into a reality that was better than anything I could imagine — t he experience was fantastic! At at our first meeting, I showed Holly a picture of my dress and described this unbelievably unspecific idea I had, and she drew the perfect headpiece right there in front of me. I was just in awe. Over the next weeks, getting the emailed updates was so exciting. When my mum and I went to pick it up, it was the first part of my wedding outfit that was finalised, and it was so special. I could really start to see everything come together! I am still in awe of the intricate work and beauty of it. Holly was such a delight to work with, and made the whole experience so special. I just loved the experience and I was beyond happy with what was designed for me. Thanks again for everything, Holly — I really can’t express enough how much I loved my headpiece and what a joy it was working with you!" — Annaliese
