If your dream wedding gown has got to be something truly unique then sit up straight and pay attention - today's featured bridal designer may be the one for you. NCAD Graduate and award-winning couture designer Helen Cody is based in Dublin and specializes in designing the non-traditional wedding dress. These are wedding dresses for fashionistas with individual flair. Helen has recently returned from London and has just launched her stunning new contemporary bridal collection entitled Modern Romance and we just couldn't wait to take a look...

After graduating from NCAD, Helen spread her wings and ended up in the fashion capital of the world, Paris. Here she worked at French Vogue and the iconic fashion house of Azzedine Alaia. After 5 years abroad Helen has returned to Ireland (lucky for us!) to focus on providing fashion forward Irish brides a collection like no other.

Helen believes that your wedding dress is such a huge investment and that the money you spend should go just that little bit further (a lady after my own heart!). With this in mind she has designed a beautiful range of dresses and separates that work in many ways so that you can enjoy them again and again after the wedding is over.

The Modern Romance is made up of almost 30 pieces, all of which are hand-made to order. Each design is a work of art consisting of the most fabulous fabrics and trimmings such as hand dyed silk linings, Victorian embellishments, vintage ribbons, lace and crystals. Intricate lace work and incredible appliqués also feature in this truly dreamy collection. Swooooon.....

The collection starts at around €500 and goes up to around €3,000. All pieces are made to order and available by appointment from Helen Cody’s Dublin studio, To find out more visit www.helencody.com

To see this gorgeous collection in action check out the behind the scenes photoshoot below...

Helen Cody Fashion from TJ O' Grady - Peyton on Vimeo.