Newly engaged and wondering whether your mum’s old wedding dress might have potential? If so, you may be in for an absolute treat, and I don’t just mean saving £££ thousands!

After nearly 25 years of restyling heirloom wedding dresses, I've noticed they all seem to have a soothing effect on frazzled brides-to-be. Faced with deciding between a million choices and bombarded by social media advice, you might welcome being offered an heirloom from your family.

The perfect antidote to the sometimes-stressful wedding-planning mindset, heirlooms just sit there, quietly waiting. No clamouring for attention. No jostling for the limelight. No expectation of perfection.

Discover how you could restyle your mum’s dress for your wedding in my blog.

Your wedding dress is likely to be the most expensive garment in your wardrobe (or loft) and has so much potential for a second life, but it tends to get tucked away after the wedding and somewhat forgotten. You may have tried unsuccessfully to sell it to try and recoup some of what you spent on it, and are wondering why you kept it and what to do now?

If so, it’s time to fall back in love with it.

If you're reading this with your own wedding dress hanging in the wardrobe or tucked away in the loft, you're not alone. This question of “what should I do with my old wedding dress?” has sparked countless conversations in my Surrey Hills bridal studio. Read on to find out more - it's the reason I wrote my book "Relovable."