Vinka Design

The more you dive into the world of wedding dresses, the more you find out about how much there is to know about them! There are thousands of styles, fabrics, necklines, and accessories. And what can we say about materials and designers? It’s truly eye-opening and overwhelming at the same time. 

If your heart hasn't settled on a dream wedding gown yet, Vinka Design is the place to go to; they’re a family-owned and operated design house that proudly creates in-house bridal gowns at their Auckland atelier. And while they offer a collection that is only the starting point of all the possibilities available because they specialise in creating unique gowns.

Can you imagine walking into a boutique and choosing your favorite characteristics of each gown, the neckline from one, a train from another one, and the silhouette of a third dress? And as if that wasn’t enough, you get to choose and customize the fabric, laces, and colors. The result will be a unique creation for your dreamed wedding.

Working with a team of designers who are willing to make your dreams come true will be a one-of-a-kind experience, and expressing yourself through a unique wedding gown will make your day extra special. Creating a custom wedding dress is teamwork, a partnership between the bride and the designer, making this part of your wedding planning a beautiful moment instead of a simple purchase. And no ones does it better than Anita and the team at Vinka Design.

And if that’s not enough, they also have a gorgeous collection of headpieces, veils and jewelry that will perfectly compliment your bespoke gown. Any Auckland wedding photographer would vouch for how gorgeous gowns are and you'll see even their eyes light up when they hear you've got a gown from Vinka Design! Cause you won't just be wearing a dress on your special day, you'll be wearing a piece of art.

That said, here’s a few gorgeous brides that’ll attest to just how amazing Vinka Design and Anita’s gowns are!

Vinka Design is the number one place any bride should go too.

The design process is so much fun, First off, Anita sketches the design for you.

From the sketch, you pick your base fabric and Anita takes all your measurements. Anita had a few different fabrics to chose from but recommended a specific one to me as it went well with the fuller skirt I wanted, and also had a bit of stretch to accomodate my shape. The process began about 1 and 1/2 months out from my wedding date.

The first few photos are of the lining of the dress inside out, Anita is ensuring the fit on me is correct and we are happy with the shape.

From there, the gown is built! I came in to try the dress on with the boning and to hem it and also again check measurements etc.

Then, I came in to pick my fabric and have the organza silk added to the top of my gown to create the soft off the shoulder look I wanted. During this fitting I also picked my lace - so fun! Anita has beautiful laces to choose from, see the up close picture. It’s just so gorgeous.

Once I had chosen the lace, it was all go really. I came in twice before my final fitting. Once to see the lace placement, once for a fitting, to choose my veil and add on extra lace and then I had my final fitting the day before my wedding.

Anita really does put so much love and care in to her gowns. She is very particular with the fit of the gowns so she ensures it fits you the best it can. She is also one of the only bridal stores of her kind, she does not sell her dresses in any other store, and custom makes her dresses herself, in NZ unlike some custom bridal stores.

Anita was the first bridal consultant I went to that made me feel at ease and confident within myself, she also was the only store I went to where I felt the quality of the work and fabrics was reflective of the price. She individual hand sewed all of the lace to the gown which is just crazy, and you can see how it sort of just melts in to the gown perfectly.

I would 100000% recommend Anita to any bride, she is such a kind caring and lovely lady and made the process of creating my dress absolutely seamless, even when I changed my ideas.

I hope this gives people an insight in to what getting a custom gown should be like. It should be made to YOU, not brought in and then fitted to you. You should pick your fabric, your lace, and see the design come to life.

- Alex

I don’t know how to thank Anita and her team from Vinka Design enough. I and everyone at the wedding was madly in love with my dress. When I first started looking for dresses, I found it hard to find the right dress for my size, I tried on so many and nothing got me excited....until I walked through the doors at Vinka Design. As soon as I met Anita, I knew this was the place, her professionalism, exciting attitude, fun and loving personality made every fitting enjoyable. She never made me worry about my size or shape.

My dress was perfect, absolutely beautiful. At the very last fitting I didn’t want to take it off. You could see the amazing detail and care that went into it. I will always recommend Vinka Design as they helped to make my day the most special/amazing day I could ever have asked for. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Xx

- Harriet

Working with Anita to design my dress was the best experience. When you first walk into their showroom you have an instant jaw drop moment because there are so many stunning dresses on display. She also made the process super easy and stress free which is what you need when you are planning a wedding. It needs to be enjoyable and exciting and this is what Vinka are all about.

I think I had 5 appointments in total and this is to make sure your dress is perfectly tailored to your figure and my dress was nothing short of amazing. I would highly recommend Anita and the Vinka team to any bride I know :)

- Darby