Design Consultation
I began researching ideas for Michelle’s new design in preparation for our upcoming Design Consultation. Often brides have lots of images to show me of things they like, but Michelle left the challenge up to me. She did have one important clue that helped me in my search: She loves Roland Mouret dresses.
A Change Of Heart
About a week after our initial consultation, when I was certain that I had lost the booking, I got an email from Michelle. She said that she’d had a “change of heart about the dress…. well, about the whole wedding!” Apparently she had gone home with her mom after our meeting and was trying to […]
Initial Consultation pt.2 (Strapless)
As I explained in pt. 1 of this blog post, Michelle’s face lit up when we started talking about style. She loved the inspiration of a stylish “put-together” woman in a pencil skirt from an old movie in the fifties. But when she started describing her ideas for her wedding dress, I was a bit […]
Initial Consultation pt. 1 (“When Heroines Were Office Girls…”)
Michelle and her mother (who flew in from New York City) had our complimentary initial consultation a little over a month ago in my studio/home here in Hillsborough. This (totally free) meeting is a time for us to interview and get to know each other. Participation and communication are vital to my dressmaking […]
“Courting” Michelle
My newest bride is Michelle and I see why her fiancé is in love with her. She is a really fun easy-going person who has great style. I am in love with the ideas we’ve come up with for her dress and I am so excited that she’s decided to book with me. Oh, and […]
