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.
Caitlin’s Wedding Day!
Hooray!!! Caitlin’s incredibly beautiful wedding day was captured by Lulu Lovering Photography. Caitlin was married in November at an apple orchard in New Hampshire. As you may remember back when we first met Caitlin, she didn’t want a big “show” of a wedding, but instead “wanted everything to be us, and to have meaning, hence me […]
Final (Family-Filled) Fitting for Caitlin’s Custom Creation
After all the work and all the fun of designing and creating Caitlin’s custom wedding dress (follow the journey starting here), it was finally time for the Final Fitting and Delivery Day! This is the day where the dress gets its final inspection before leaving the studio for the wedding venue. Caitlin invited her mom, […]
Caitlin’s Custom Wedding Dress Fittings
Continuing the story of Caitlin’s custom wedding dress creation… …it was finally the part of our process where she’d get to try something on! I patterned and made a mockup “test dress” out of muslin and some lace yardage. The dress would eventually be made using some of her mom’s wedding dress fabric, so […]
Creating Caitlin’s Custom Patterns and Mockups
Once Caitlin said “yes” to the dress… I invited her back to my studio to take some measurements. I take approximately 40 measurements of each bride in order to create custom patterns that fit their unique silhouettes. Since Caitlin would be wearing a corset under her custom wedding dress, I took the measurements on her […]
Caitlin’s Custom Wedding Dress Sketch and Inspirations
As I mentioned last week, bride-to-be Caitlin wanted to use the fabric of her mother’s 1960s handmade wedding dress in her own Grace Kelly inspired creation. I welcomed Caitlin into my brand new studio for our Design Consultation. At the time, I was in transition from my home studio to my new Sewing Room in […]
Something Old, Something New: Introducing Caitlin!
In the Spring of last year, just when I was finishing up Diane’s bridal ensemble and moving into my new Sewing Room, I was contacted by a bride-to-be named Caitlin. My process starts with a questionnaire and that is where I learned that Caitlin and her fiancé had been together for nearly a decade. They […]
Designing for Diane
Before I made the transition to full-time, before the move to my new studio, before I started teaching and launching my e-course, and before I started working with my current bride Caitlin, I had the distinct pleasure of working with a fantastic bride named Diane. Almost every bride who comes to me for something custom for their […]