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 […]
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 […]
New and Improved Website Launch!
Today is launch day for my brand new website! I’m so proud of what Linda at Ruby Red Design Studio and I have created together, and I couldn’t wait to show it off to everyone! If you are reading this post somewhere other than the website please check out www.BrooksAnn.com! And if you’re already here, […]
Working with a Designer – from each perspective
I constantly get compliments on my website. I appreciate the praise because of the thought and care that I have put into it. I have yet to spend any money on advertising, but I have invested in having a wonderful website, where people who find me can find out lots of information about me, my […]
Lila Rose’s (first (and second)) Design Proposal
After my Design Consultation with Lila Rose, I spent many hours thoughtfully considering all of our ideas as I delved into designing! I needed to create a colorful wedding dress that encompassed all of the bride’s wants into one cohesive budget-friendly design that I could stand behind. The pencil sketch above is what I came […]
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 […]
My adventures in graphic design
I’m back! For the past few months, I have been traveling, taking classes and -most noticeably- working on updating my old website to this fancy new one. It has been a fun as well as tedious project where I learned a lot. I thought I’d share a little about how my website went from […]
Fitting-Ready
The mockup is ready for Michelle to try on! I added a new page to her website with more photos, so that she could preview the mockup before arriving here for the fitting. I know it has got to be nerve-wracking to have a fitting scheduled for something you’ve never seen before, so hopefully the […]
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 […]