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A wedding anniversary is a milestone always worth celebrating and who doesn’t love celebrating? Research even shows that marking special anniversaries can actually strengthen relationships. Find the perfect gift for your loved one with our traditional wedding anniversary gifts guide. We’ve all heard of the term ‘Wedding Season’ being used to describe the summer months, […]

Are you are newly engaged and thinking about wedding dress shopping? Do you know what to expect? Styling yourself for your biggest ‘red carpet’ moment is super exciting but perhaps a little daunting. Let us try guide you on how to find the perfect wedding dress!  

Wedding anniversaries come around once a year, one special day on which you and your better half can dedicate your time to each other. A day to celebrate the past, the present and the future! With this one day in the calendar year to truly celebrate each other, it should be perfect, whatever that means to you. […]

Anniversary gift giving can be pretty challenging Sometimes people just need a little hint about exactly what you’re looking for. Audrey Vance shares her insights after 4 years in business creating bespoke anniversary gifts, 7 years of marriage and hundreds of satisfied customers.  

Congratulations on getting married last year. But before you relax too much, the fast approaching 1st anniversary needs to be as memorable as your wedding. The perfect first wedding anniversary gift will help you sweep your wife off her feet. In case you are wondering what gift will wow her, here is an idea that […]

‘Ink the big day’ With wedding season in full swing, Ciara Leahy of The Farmer’s Journal talks to Audrey Vance whose wedding dress illustrations are the perfect gift after a bride says ‘I do’.  

It’s time to share some more illustrations coming out of the Wedding Dress Ink studio! These unique wedding dress illustrations were given as birthday gifts, wedding day presents and wedding anniversary surprises. Some wedding dresses are vintage, some classic designer gowns and all are fabulously elegant! Hope you enjoy the variety…  

Have you seen a wedding survey recently? Anyone who has gotten married will, more than likely, have struggled with their wedding budget. The majority of Irish couples are getting married for the first time so it’s pretty easy to forget something on the list. It was therefore very interesting to see the results from the 4th […]

When planning your wedding it’s always great to get some insider ideas and advice from the experts, saving you time, effort and possibly expense. Recently I spoke with a few local Irish experts in the wedding trade to get the best wedding ideas & tips for Irish brides planning their big day.  

The very first wedding dress illustration I did was of my own Tadashi ivory, cocktail-style dress – as you may have read from ‘the artist’ page on my website. It was the beginning of a process that has lead me here.  

Wedding Dress Ink is one month old today and what a month it’s been! Launching the website on Mother’s Day was exciting and it’s been so busy since then.  

It’s pretty weird listening back to yourself on a radio broadcast. Presenter Bill Hughes was very sweet and generous with his praise of my work calling it reminiscent of couture drawings. Gerard Tannam, the business and brand expert from Islandbridge had great constructive advice for my company, Wedding Dress Ink moving forward.  

Wedding Dress Ink is launching the same week as a wedding-themed charity ball in aid of Make a Wish, so I rang immediately to offer a raffle prize of a wedding dress portrait gift voucher worth €315!  

Welcome to the exciting launch of the new Wedding Dress Ink website! Your artist, Audrey Vance is opening the doors of her new studio and is ready to create unique & personalised wedding dress portraits for every other bride who loves her wedding dress.