New bride blog series: Sewing for Sally
Sally is someone special. Back in December, I got an email from a dear friend named Sally that I had lost touch with. The subject line: “dear lord i’m getting married…” I met Sally back when I was getting my Master’s Degree in Costume Construction from UNC-Chapel Hill. At the time, Sally was an undergraduate […]
The Custom Couture Process
Before I get into blogging about my newest bride, I thought I’d write a general post detailing an overview of my process and what to expect when commissioning your custom couture wedding dress. I know! I know! This big long post looks like a lot of work. And it is, but it is also a […]
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 […]
Introducing Heather: My Latest “Accessories” Bride!
Every once in a while I get an inquiry from a bride who already has a wedding dress. Since most wedding dresses are designed to appeal to an average of their potential purchasers, they often lack personality. Heather, however, has personality in abundance! She’s smart, she’s vivacious, she’s artsy, she’s creative, and she’s a small business […]
Two Sketches for Loula’s custom wedding dress
After playing around adding images to our Pinterest group board, I narrowed the inspirations for Loula’s custom wedding dress down a bit. I added our absolute favorites into a Pinterest board called “For Loula (for Real).” I began to see that there were two competing styles: an architectural style and a romantic style. Since there […]
My Questionnaire: Getting to Know Margaret
Margaret is a free-spirited woman with a smile that can light up a room. She had some ideas for her mother-of-the-bride dress, but was open and eager to hear what I thought would be good choices for her. I found out that her main reason for wanting to commission this dress was because she knew […]
The Questionnaire, Pinterest, and Design Consult Prepwork
When a bride first contacts me, I send her a questionnaire. I’m going to help her design a dress that is indicative of who she is, so I need to know a little about her! Lila Rose sent back her completed questionnaire quickly. And in hot pink type! Via this questionnaire, I learned that Lila […]
My new bride Greta!
I’m so excited to tell you about my new bride, Greta! Greta contacted me via email about 2 months ago and since then we have been having a blast together! I’m a member of the Association for Sewing and Design Professionals (ASDP) and Greta found me via my link from their website. She contacted me […]
“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 […]
