Tagged: wedding
Purple Victorian Wedding Gown: sneak peek
Final photoshoot was today and I’m very happy with the gown and the images! Take a peek:
Victorian Purple Wedding Gown: lace collar & buttons
The collar needed to stand up in the back but I wanted to do so without requiring my client to heavily starch the lace each time. Because the lace is so sheer I decided...
Victorian purple Wedding gown: train & bodice fitting
The detachable train needs a few more stitches put in and the closure but it is looking fantastic with the dress! The bodice fitting went well and I worked out the overlap for the...
Red Wedding Ensemble: favorite shot
Everything just turned out perfectly in this photo :) Makes me happy to see my husband capture the essence of this luxurious gown so beautifully! He says he isn’t a people photographer but he...
Red Wedding Ensemble: sneak peek
The red wedding gown has gone home to its owner and we even got in a photo-shoot! My client was such a trooper and donned her 15+ yards of silk taffeta with grace to...
Red Wedding Ensemble: custom dyed silk satin ribbon
The polyester ribbon I had on hand was a nice match but just didn’t shine the way the silk taffeta does. So I decided to try out a new-to-me company called Cam Creations. I...
Wedding diary: 2+ years later I finally make the jacket…
I had cut this out the week before my wedding figuring I’d add a piece to my outfit. I wanted to take off the gown and throw on the jacket to head home that...
Steampunk Bridegroom ensemble: photos
Wedding suit added to the gallery: *Click image to go to gallery* Chris put up a lovely post about his wedding mentioning me :) Thank you Chris! If you wanted to see more of...
Red Wedding ensemble: collar & bustle details
I’m using french linen collar canvas to build up the shaping on the standing, pleated collar for the jacket:
Wedding ensemble: fitting & alterations
This fitting was very fun. The skirt bottom edge was temporarily set with safely pins and the bride was paraded up and down my stairs and outside to check the length. While a floor...
Wedding ensemble: pleating w/ the perfect pleater
I have made fabric pleater tools out of cardboard in the past but never 22″ wide and with a small return. I knew the total circumference I wanted at the hemline and a full...
Wedding corset: silhouette
A photo from the wedding showing off the bride in her gown over the corset I made her for support. Look at the beautiful angle in at the sideline:
Wedding corset: final photos
Some photos send along to me by the bride from her wedding rehearsal.