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 […]
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! […]
The Design Proposal
Isn’t it lovely?? Inspired by my new bride and our Design Consultation, I started sketching Greta’s custom couture wedding dress. I had taken a few snapshots of Greta before she left my studio, so that I could use it for the base of her sketches. (I even handed her a candlestick holder and told her […]
The Design Process
The Design Consultation is one of my very favorite parts of the whole bespoke process. Greta came back to my studio and we talked a lot about all of our ideas for her wedding-dress-to-be. We sorted through lots of inspiration images making ‘no’, ‘maybe’ and ‘favorite’ piles. We had some clear favorites! There were even […]
Inspirations and Consultations
Greta and I met for the first time at my studio for our Initial Consultation. This is a free meeting where the new bride and I get to know each other a little better. It’s really important that we communicate well and genuinely like each other. If the dress is booked, we will be working […]
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.
“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 […]
Leah and the Blog pt. 3 (the Consultation)
Our consultation was a blast! We really got to know each other and came up with some fantastic ideas for Leah’s dress. Although our actual design was still unclear, we decided it would be some sort of vintage look of mixed eras. A little from the time period of the house (1850’s), a little from […]
Leah and the Blog pt. 2 (Setting the Scene)
From Leah’s questionnaire, I was able to set the scene for her upcoming wedding. The details of the wedding itself are so important to consider when thinking of your wedding dress! Knowing the time of year, time of day, and venue (along with everything else in the questionnaire) helps me, as a designer and dressmaker, […]
