We love personalised bridal jackets and think they look so cool in wedding photos, or even worn on hen dos, and given the weather they’re actually quite practical for UK brides! If you love them too, you’ll probably have discovered they’re not cheap. As beautiful as they are, it’s not always practical for brides to spend £200-£300 on an extra like that. We’ve put together a guide below for everything you need to make your own custom bridal jacket without breaking the budget, with customisation options starting from just £10. If you're not the DIY type then scroll to the bottom of this article where we've rounded up our favourite affordable professional jacket customised, all under £65.
STEP 1: SOURCE A CHEAP JACKET!
Decide if you’re a leather or denim gal and find a cute jacket. We love Boohoo and ASOS for our bargain jackets, but any high street shop like Primark will do. If you’ve got plenty of time before your wedding date keep an eye on the sales!
STEP 2: CUSTOMISE THAT BABY!
We’ve put together a few affordable customisation options below, from vinyls to pearl letters.
By Stephanie Vanessa Iron-On Vinyls
Instagram: @bystephanievanessa
With 10 designs to choose from starting from only £10 fully customised
Vinyl available in White, Black, Gold and Silver
You can even be like Kimye and match with your groom!
PCCstoreUK Iron On Vinyls
Instagram: @prettycreativecustoms
Available in any colour you can think of - including glitter!
8 designs to choose from at £10 - Available from Etsy
Quirkier designs available too, whether you're a Disney bride or more rock and roll!
Ellis and Eliza Iron-On Patches
Instagram: @ellisandeliza
Lots of designs available and the option to design your own
Jacket Decals From £10
Small Patches From £3.50
AliExpress Letters
AliExpress sells a variety of letters for you to choose from in lots of colours and styles. Why not make matching ones for your bride squad too? Please note you'll need a glue gun (you can buy mini ones for £5) to stick on any letters with pearls or rhinestones. Fabric letters can be ironed on.
Hanging Rhinestone Letters
85p per letter + £1.50 shipping
Iron-On Embroidery Letters
20p per letter + free shipping
Iron-On Embroidery Letters
20p per letter + free shipping
Rainbow Embroidery Letters
22p per letter + 50p shipping
Why not make these for the little ones in your bridal party?
*please note prices on AliExpress often change by a small amount every few days
STEP 3: WHAT'S IT GOING TO SAY?
Once you've decided on your customisation style, it's time to think about wording. You should consider if you plan to wear the jacket on your hen do or honeymoon as well. Here are some of our favourites:
- Bride
- Mr / Mrs [Surname]
- The New Mrs [Surname]
- Mrs [Surname] To Be
- Your New Initials, eg. Mrs P
- Love
- Just Married
- Hitched
- Miss to Mrs
- Wifey
- Wife Life
- Wifey for Lifey
- Married AF
- Always + Forever
- To the Moon and Back
- It Was Always You
- 'Til Death Do us Part
- Hopeless Romantic
- Ride or Die
- Drunk in Love
You can also consider adding your wedding date or year such as "est. 2021". Think about whether you want to make matching ones for your bridesmaids and flower girls too!
STEP 4: FINISHING TOUCHES!
Decide if you want to add anything else - maybe some little pins or an iron on patch of your cat on the pocket? Have a little search on Etsy or AliExpress for cute patches or clothes pins - you could even go for a theme, like Harry Potter.
We hope you’ve found this blog post helpful. Any questions, leave them down in the comments box below and we’ll get back to you brideys ASAP.
If you do still have your heart set on a bespoke painted jacket, here’s a couple of suppliers charging less than £65…
PROFESSIONAL BESPOKE JACKETS
Pretty Painty
Instagram: @prettypainty
From £55 - Available on Etsy
Get 15% off all jacket customisation with our exclusive code: FBWL15
Bespoke by Victoria Co
Instagram: @bespoke_by_victoria
Customised £50 - Available on Etsy
Bride Squad Jacket £30
From Brides, With Love xo
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