Mary’s Wedding Day!
Mary’s wedding day had finally arrived and Sarah Der Photography was there to shoot these amazing images! Regardless if this is your first time to my blog, or if you’ve been following along since I started writing about the creation of Margaret’s-custom-mother-of-the-bride ensemble all the way until last week’s post about her daughter Mary’s custom […]
Kent Corley Photography of Margaret’s Ensemble!
Margaret’s Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture one-of-a-kind mother-of-the-bride ensemble was finally complete after being designed and created in-house using gorgeous fabrics from Mulberry Silks. It’s come a long way from my first post! Kent Corley Photography has taken photos of all of my dresses throughout the years and I have really grown to love working […]
Margaret’s Mockups
As you may recall from my previous post, Margaret’s custom mother-of-the-bride dress was ready for our first mockup fitting! A mockup is a “test dress” made out of inexpensive materials, usually muslin. This test dress allows us to adjust the fit and style of the dress on the body by cutting, pinning, and marking all […]
From Measurements to Mockups
Now that we finally had our sketches, it was time to start drafting patterns and creating sample versions (or “mockups”) of the garments. The first step was to take an extensive set of Margaret’s measurements and use them to create a uniquely customized dress form. The photo above shows a few different forms in the […]
More Sketches!
After another consultation with Margaret and a look at some new inspirations, I came up with these new designs for her mother-of-the-bride dress and jacket. The jacket, designed to be worn during the outdoor ceremony, would be made of the smoky hued hammered silk that I talked about in a previous post. It features an […]
Back to the drawing board! And back to the blog!
Where was I???! Only a few short posts ago I began blogging about Margaret! The wedding is this weekend! Margaret’s custom mother-of-the-bride dress and jacket (as well as the bride Mary’s custom jacket and accessories) are now completely finished and gorgeous and I finally have time to fill you in on how we got there! […]
Sketching and the Design Proposal Website
After our fun Design Consultation, I couldn’t wait to start brainstorming and sketching Margaret’s custom mother-of-the-bride dress. I have a large cutting table where I spread out all of our favorite images and our beautiful fabric. I took some posed photos of Margaret during our meeting. I looked through those and printed out the one […]
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 […]
Meet Margaret!
Happy 2013 everyone!!! I’ve been a little absent from the blog lately, but I’m really excited to finally introduce you to Margaret! She will be wearing the next Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture original dress for her daughter’s wedding in March. Yes, I know that I normally only work with brides on bridal dresses, and […]
