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 […]

Mary’s organza jacket and dogwood accessories!

Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

Back in December when I first met with Margaret to start brainstorming ideas for her custom mother-of-the-bride dress, I asked if the bride Mary would sit in on our consultation.  I wanted to make sure that Margaret’s look would fit well into the wedding, and who better to ask than the bride!?  I also knew […]

Margaret’s Delivery Day Photo Shoot!

Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

I visited Margaret’s beautiful home for the Delivery of her custom Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture mother-of-the-bride ensemble.  Her husband had just finished handcrafting an amazing deck overlooking their backyard.  I brought my camera and took these snapshots of Margaret wearing her one-of-a-kind dress and jacket for the first time! 

Kent Corley Photography of Margaret’s Ensemble!

Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

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 […]

Ensemble Under Construction & Photoshoot Preview!

Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

As I mentioned in my previous post, by the time we finalized a design that Margaret loved, her daughter’s wedding date was approaching.  Luckily, I had my fantastic new assistant Alyssa to help me build the garments!  But unfortunately, I had very little time to set up photos for blogging.  So this post features the […]

Margaret’s design! A dress is born!

Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

WE HAVE A WINNER!  In our third mockup fitting, Margaret chose the Rounded Asymmetrical Collar look for her custom mother-of-the-bride ensemble. After viewing the new mockup options on her Dress Design Website, Margaret still wanted to try on the Sailor Collar version.  But she also thought she might really like the Rounded Asymmetrical Collar version, […]

More Margaret Mockups!

#1 Original V-neck #2 Sailor Collar #3 Asymmetrical Collar #4 Pleated Neckline

  As you may remember from my previous post, Margaret’s mother-of-the-bride ensemble was in the mockup stage of the custom process.  We had our first mockup fitting, I remade the mockups, and we were now ready for our second mockup fitting! Margaret came back to my studio and we tried on the corrected versions of […]

Margaret’s Mockups

Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

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

Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture

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 […]