The Custom Couture Process

Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

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 Margaret!

Margaret's Mother of the Bride Dress by Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

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 […]

Retrospective: The making of a dress, a blog & a business

Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

  Leah’s wedding dress was the first real wedding dress that I created for someone I did not already know.  It’s funny to think of it that way, because since working with her on her dress, Leah has become one of my most treasured friends and someone I hope to always have as a part […]

My first Bridal Show booth!

If you’ve been following my blog, you know that this weekend I attended my first Bridal Show as a vendor!  It was at the Franklin Hotel for their annual Bridal Boutique.  This was an invite-only event for vendors, so it was an honor to have been chosen to participate. The Franklin Hotel is a really […]

The Wedding Day!

The wedding was perfect.  I really mean it.  I think this is why I have been putting off this blog entry for 2 weeks.  I really don’t know how to express how perfect this wedding was. I guess since this is the dressmakers blog, I will tell the wedding story from the dressmaker’s perspective. It […]

The Box

One thing I learned in graduate school was that a dress is never finished until you have a way to hang it, (meaning: don’t forget the hanger tapes).  In Leah’s case, we needed more than just a way to hang it, but a way to safely transport it all the way from Hillsborough, North Carolina […]

Photography Session

Since each Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture dress is one-of-a-kind and the bride keeps it as an heirloom, it is often impossible to show clients a variety of actual garments.  Most of the time the potential client must view my past work via photographs. I am not a photographer.  Though I’d love nothing more than […]

Bouquet Bling

Finally, you get to see these bouquets that I’ve been talking about! When Leah and I were brainstorming her original designs, one of the magazine clippings that she found had a woman with a bouquet of silk violets on the front of her belt.  (You can see the photo on her Design Proposal Page, at […]

Personal Touches (Spoiler Alert!)

Potential clients!  I apologize for the spoiler!  I wanted to post this photo here, even though I guess it gives away one of the surprises that I do for every bride.  I always hand embroider the bride and groom’s initials and wedding date onto the dress label.