Not Another White Dress

Emma & Colin .... What a beautiful couple, huge thanks for sending me these beautiful images from such a special day at their destination wedding in Dubrovnik last summer.

Emma came to me after she already had her non-white wedding dress, to make a complementary custom floral veil. I really love her taste in colours and also the fact that she trusted me to find the perfect colour tulle and flowers to complement her dress.

Swipe to see more of this beautiful celebration.

Huge thanks to for a great write up in her .ie Style notes column. Bairbre is always such a great supporter of Irish designers, I am so grateful to have featured in her column several times since I launched two years ago.🙏🏻

Featuring looks this time which I have designed with the wedding guest/special occasion in mind.

Style Notes: Carolyn O’Sullivan’s designs for unconventional brides and a festive pop-up It’s always great to chat to Irish designers and creatives who are trying to break the mould and do things differently, their way, adopting a modern approach and to hell with conventions.

Inspired by the colours of a pink sunset, colourful flowers hand stitched onto a soft pink Italian tulle.

The ‘Pink Sunset Floral Veil’ can be ordered as is, but I have also been making some custom coloured veils lately. Custom coloured tulle or flowers can be sourced inspired by your wedding flowers.

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When the "something blue" is the complete look... Sparking Sea blue glitter tulle Hi-Lo hem wedding dress and matching veil. Loved shooting this look in the blue room at ❤

Made from a beautiful French glitter tulle, which also comes in a variety of other colours like gold, pink, black.

Get in touch if you are interested in the blue or a customised version.

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A lovely surprise this morning to see my Wildflower look featured on the ‘We Love…’ page of weekend magazine. I definitely think it’s my most loved look so far from the reaction when I shared it last week.

Huge thanks to who was the first journalist to feature my business when I launched two years ago, thank you so much for the continued support which is so valuable for any designer.

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Thanks to for putting on such a lovely event for the Irish made awards 2023.

So happy to be a finalist and delighted for Monica who very deservedly won the fashion category. Lovely to meet lots of other business people, we had a lovely time on our table with two jewellery designers and , check them out.

Myself and are wearing styles from my new collection which includes looks for weddings guests/occasion as well as the unconventional bride.

Wearing all Irish with a navy frill pouch from accessories finalist .ie and pink glitter shoes from

The cerise pink silk dress is designed to stand out, paired with a purple bag and shoes from

It's been two years since I launched and I have been listening to brides requests, always taking it all on board.

Every now and then I get an email which starts with 'Hi Carolyn, I have fallen in love with (insert style name)'. I'm expecting a few of those emails for this floral dress of dreams, part of the new collection on my website now.

Wildflower is made from a beautiful Italian floral silk organza, printed on an ivory base colour. And it has pockets too!

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The feeling of having something made for you…. As a designer I usually only see the reaction of others, but recently I got to experience the feeling myself.

I asked Amy if I could borrow some of her ceramic handmade earrings for my recent photoshoot, but when I showed her the fabric I was using, she went above and beyond and created some new earrings to match. I knew instantly which ones were made for me when I saw them!

Amy is a ceramic artist who also learned her craft at Limerick School of Art & Design, however we were in different years and have only got to know each other online recently. She make every petal by hand, in either porcelain or cold porcelain clay. She is based in Galway so like me is making in the west of Ireland.

Can you guess if image 1 or 2 was made for me?You’ll have to wait a little bit longer to see the result. 😉

A lovely surprise today finding out I am a finalist in the fashion category of the Irish Made awards 2023. There are so many talented makers in Ireland so it’s great to be a finalist amongst some amazing designers and brands. Huge thanks to and all the judges. 🙏🏻

Lovely to also see .ie in the local retailer category, as well as quite a few of my fellow members

Link to vote for your favourite Irish makers 😊 https://irishcountrymagazine.ie/vote-2/

Such a fun and very pink Barbie styled shoot put together by two people who love pink as much as I do, and .ie

Featuring two of my pink veils. This dress is not mine but I will very happily make a custom dress this colour if needed...❤️Also love the cake and styling, see below for all details.

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I recently sent out some floral veils for a shoot and received this incredible shot today. 💕

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Excellent work by the whole team 🙏🏻
Photographer: Martha MacNulty ()
Styling: Eoin Gavin (.gavin)
Makeup: Cliona Campbell (.makeup)
Model: Getrude ()
Agency: Morgan the Agency ()

Huge thanks to Marianne and the team at Irelands newest bridal magazine

Delighted to be featured 💕💕
Picked it up at my local

An amazing surprise today, covergirl Erika Fox wearing my gold tweed suit on the cover of the May issue of on shelves tomorrow. Huge thanks to .does aka

Can't wait to pick it up tomorrow
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I’m a day late but this image is perfect for this weekend. ☘️

Thanks to for sharing this with me from the bride of the year show .

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So much love for my pink wedding dress last week, some of you may not realise it is a three piece look, including a top, skirt and separate train.

Ideal for styling in other ways after the big day, I just spotted the skirt in todays with .ie
Huge thanks to stylist Orla Dempsey

For me one of the most important things is personal style, so I loving seeing how others style pieces in ways I might not think of.
Worn here by the actor Niamh McCormack, I love how it is styled with a simple vintage blouse. 💕

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I am very pleased to have been invited to take part in the upcoming fashion show. I'm currently very busy sewing some new pieces for the show.

Now in its eighth year The ARC Fashion Show will be opened by TV Presenter Claire Brock and will unveil collections from Ireland’s most exciting established and emerging designers.

Produced by Eddie Shanahan and supported once again by law firm Arthur Cox, all funds raised will go to ARC Cancer Support Centers, who provide free psychological and emotional support for anyone affected by cancer.

Tickets will sell out so make sure to get them at the below link so you don't miss out 👇
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/arc-fashion-show-2023-tickets-475095883577

Weekend loves!! So happy to be featured in Ruth O'Connor's guide to inspiring ideas and beautiful things in todays

Thank you so much 😊🙌

As mentioned I will be showing at the Bride of the year show in the RDS Dublin on January 28th/29th
It is a good way to have a quick look as I will have pieces on my rail as well as in the fashion shows.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/fashionandbeauty/arid-41046698.html

I still can't believe my floral tuxedo is on the cover of Rock n Roll Bride magazine 😊

I love seeing how other people style my pieces, the hat is from & shoes

As it says on the cover it is 'The ultimate guide for alternative brides'
Full of inspiration and lots of real weddings that are bursting with personality. ⚡⚡⚡

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Shoot for , issue 48 (Jan/Feb 23)