Quick Ship

During a fit of boredom and inspiration last fall, I agreed to make a wedding dress for my friend Amanda. Being a victim of non-average shape myself, I could certainly indentify with the hassle that goes along with finding something that fits me perfectly. I asked Amanda to send me pictures of herself in all of the dresses she'd tried on, along with notes on what she liked or didn't like. Together, through a few sketches and fabric samples, we came up with a plan and put it into action.

She planned on eloping to NYC, during what turned out to be a bit of a blizzard, to get married under the Brooklyn Bridge. How romantic! My wonderful mother and I worked dilligently to put together this dress in a shorter than average timeframe (about a week) and hoped for the best.

I must say, I was more than pleased to zip the bride up in it the first time - she looked stunning! Of course, not even a potato sack could make her look bad. :) My favorite parts were the ruffled bottom in the back and the covered buttons I made to go down the back of the dress.

This is one of my favorite projects of the past year. I really enjoyed the challenge and most of all, I enjoyed making the bride happy on her special day. Although I would absolutely love to take on more projects like this, I can't say that I'd ever take on the challenge of such a short time frame again!

(An original concept sketch that got developed into the final product.)

Please note the absolutely amazing photography by Red Fly Studio. The rest of the photos (including some of the bride ice skating in her dress (!) can be found here at Red Fly Studio's Blog.