Creating Erin’s Patterns and Mockup
After working with bride-to-be Erin in our design consultation and sketching a custom design onto her figure, I couldn’t wait to hear her thoughts. I was so excited when she accepted the commission saying “I LOVE the design and how you incorporated all our ideas!” (After I jumped up and down a few times), it was […]
Sketching Erin’s Custom Wedding Dress
After our design consultation, I continued to brainstorm ideas for Erin’s custom wedding dress. In order to see what design elements would look like on Erin, I started to sketch out ideas onto her unique silhouette. When a bride goes into a wedding dress store, she can try on dresses to see how they look on her. […]
Meet Erin: My Seersucker Summer Bride!
As it starts to get cold, it sure is nice to think about summer! Gin and tonics… BLTs… beach trips… seersucker… Earlier this year, I worked with a bride who got married on the beach in June. I’m excited to share the story of the design and creation of Erin’s custom wedding dress![separator] Bride-to-be Erin contacted […]
My Sewing Machines
Before I start blogging about my summer bride, I thought I’d tell you a bit about my sewing machines, including the new additions to my studio. New to me, that is. My Bernina 1080 Until very recently, I’ve only ever owned one sewing machine. Though my grandmother Agnes was a professional seamstress, I didn’t learn to sew […]
Sewing Community and Resources
If you’ve been paying attention to my blog at all, you’ll know that I make one-of-a-kind custom wedding dresses. I work one-on-one with each bride to design her unique dress or ensemble, and then I create it from scratch using my own hand drafted patterns and couture quality sewing techniques. If you read my article in […]
Online Updates and Offerings
Today’s post is a little update on the exciting digital improvements and offerings going on at Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture. Website Refreshed! First of all, BrooksAnn.com got a makeover! Some touches are subtle, (it’s now mobile-optimized and retina-optimized) and others are more dramatic (new Portfolio Galleries with larger photos!)
Heather’s Wedding Day!
Heather was married on a rainy Spring day in April at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh. The event was captured beautifully by Timeless Photojournalism. There were so many gorgeous photos of this day that I really had a hard time editing any of them out. I started with my favorite 100 and was only […]
Heather’s Final Fitting Photoshoot
In late March, Heather came in for her final fitting and we did a little photoshoot! For those of you who have been following the process as I created Heather’s custom accessories, this will be a quick photo-filled post of the completed pieces as they left the Sewing Room for the Wedding Venue! Can you […]
Creating Heather’s Custom Belt, Veilette, and Bridesmaids’ Brooches
While making Heather’s statement piece shoulder decoration, I was also working on several other custom accessories to dress up her thrift store wedding dress: a navy brocade belt, a decorated birdcage veil, and custom “brooches” for her bridesmaids.