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We Had 3 Days to Make Flying the Nest’s Wedding Dress. Here’s What Happened.
Flying the Nest Wedding Dress: How We Turned 3 Days into a Couture Marathon
We never miss a chance to make a bride-to-be part of the creation and completion of her handmade wedding dress, tailored from the very start just for her.
Who Are Flying the Nest?
Flying the Nest are Stephen and Jess, Australian travel vloggers who left everything behind to travel the world full-time. Through their Flying the Nest YouTube channel and blog, they’ve documented their adventures across 80+ countries. So when it came to their own wedding, of course they chose a destination as unforgettable as their travels.
Designing the Flying the Nest Wedding Dress in Greece
This time, we had a very special couple in the Atelier. Jess first discovered the ZOLOTAS collection in our Australian Zolotas boutique, where she had her first fitting and instantly fell in love with the handmade Hellenic style. But with time running out before the wedding, there was only one solution: to go straight to the heart of it all.
So Jess flew to Greece to design the Flying the Nest wedding dress at the Atelier Zolotas headquarters, where every gown in our handmade Hellenic collection is born. Since she and Stephen had chosen to get married in Greece – these two are obviously in love! – she wanted her dress to feel as Hellenic as possible. Needless to say, we were thrilled to become part of such a personal journey.
From Freddo Cappuccino to Final Fitting
From her first fitting (and their Greek Freddo Cappuccinos -which they became addicted to), up to the last stitch of her Rhea Essence dress from the Hellenic Vintage collection, Jess’s emotions are put on display!
What made it unforgettable? We had just 3 days to complete this couture creation. It turned into a true tailoring marathon, with our team working around the clock while Stephen captured an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the Flying the Nest wedding dress coming to life.
Soon after, they were getting married in Mykonos. After the wedding, their love story continued on the island of Santorini, where they combined their honeymoon with a breathtaking day-after photoshoot.
But before walking down the aisle on this iconic Greek island, the story of the Flying the Nest wedding dress was already complete—handmade, Hellenic, and filled with moments we’ll never forget.
Now, press play and step into the story behind her wedding dress!
P.S. Stephen broke tradition by seeing the bride before the wedding and watching her during her fittings (he even cooled her down with my handheld fan when she got a bit hot).
And they were truly #couplegoals.
VIDEOGRAPHY: Flying the Nest | WEDDING DRESS: Atelier Zolotas, Rhea Essence Dress
GROOM’S HAIRCUT: Spyros Tsoukanis | FREDDO CAPPUCCINOS: Donuts Time
COVER PHOTO: Phosart Photography Cinematography
