A wedding journey always begins with small but emotional moments, such as the first dress fitting, or the feeling of a fluttering heart when finding the dress that is truly yours. For Sawa Kikuchi – a bride with two cultures, Japanese and Vietnamese – that journey is sweeter and purer than ever.

At Nicole Bridal, Sawa has chosen three tailor-made wedding dress designs for three important moments: pre-wedding, wedding ceremony and evening party. Each dress is like a story, a beautiful musical note creating a youthful symphony on her big day.

Two-piece design for pre-wedding: gentle and delicate

From the very first fitting, Sawa Kikuchi brought a clear energy that filled the space with vitality. She chose a sophisticated two-piece dress for the pre-wedding session because it was one of the most impressive designs in Nicole Bridal’s Over the Moon collection.

The design focuses on a neat shape combined with a soft satin fabric. Minimalism is the highlight of the design, but does not reduce the femininity. On the contrary, it makes the bride more graceful and gentle.

What is special is that although Sawa has a modest height, Nicole’s team cleverly adjusted the proportions of the skirt, the waist position and the drape of the skirt to create a “hacking” effect. Thanks to that, she appears in each frame with a harmonious, balanced and Asian beauty.

That pre-wedding dress not only helps her mark the first moments of her wedding journey, but also affirms that delicate beauty sometimes comes from absolute gentleness.

Satin mermaid wedding dress for the aisle: perfect shape for petite brides

On her most important day, Sawa chose a custom-made mermaid satin wedding dress. Many brides believe that mermaid dress designs are only for tall brides, but Nicole Bridal believes that every body shape can shine, with just the right adjustments. That is why, even though Sawa Kikuchi is only 1m50 tall, she still shines in her custom-made mermaid wedding dress.

The bust is cleverly shaped to create a fuller feeling, the waist is narrowed and the soft diagonal drape helps to lengthen the body proportions. The high-quality satin material reflects light subtly, helping her stand out in her own way: elegant, proud but still maintaining the gentle modesty of an Asian muse. When Sawa walked down the aisle, the dress hugged her curves perfectly, helping her become confident and radiant despite her petite figure.

Not just a wedding dress, it is the result of the process of measuring, trying on the shape, and adjusting every detail until every seam is truly perfect. It is this meticulousness that helps the Japanese bride become the most beautiful image in the sacred moment of her life.

Hand-sewn party dress: sparkling like stars in the night

The evening party is when emotions come alive, when the sound and stage lights come on in unison. For that moment, Sawa chose a meticulously hand-sewn dress with thousands of crystals arranged in a soft, curvaceous shape on the bodice, creating sparkle every time she turned around. The slightly hugging shape helped to accentuate Sawa’s natural slimness.

This dress also best represents the spirit of Nicole Bridal’s tailor-made wedding dress design: every detail is calculated to suit Sawa’s own body proportions. The design team chose moderately sized beads, placed thickly on the upper body, helping to create a sense of balance and smoothness.

As she entered the party, the light reflected from her dress made Sawa the center of attention in a very sweet way. That is the beauty of neatness, of cherishing every detail that Nicole wants to give to every bride.

Nicole Bridal – where designs are created specifically for each bride

Sawa’s journey is the clearest proof of the value of a tailor-made wedding dress: The bridal gown is not only beautiful, suitable, and flattering, but also a way for the bride to tell her love story.

With Nicole Bridal, the biggest advantage is the personalized design process for each bride, even those who live far away or cannot come to try on many times. For brides with modest height, petite figure or special body features, Nicole’s team always has their own “secrets” to create flattering designs through the proportions of the dress, material, shape structure and fabric fall.

With each dress, whether it is smooth satin or sparkling embellishment, we are the way for the bride to continue telling that love story in the most beautiful, delicate and unique way for her. We would like to send our most sincere thanks to the bride Sawa Kikuchi for trusting and choosing Nicole Bridal on this beautiful journey.