my 4 year anniversary approaches on august 2nd! i can’t believe it’s been 4 years already. my husband mikael is my absolute dream man. now that we have karl i don’t have much time to sew, although after i’m done with my current art project i’m going to take a month off from painting and make something- anything!
i’ve always wanted to make my wedding dress. i originally chose a vintage vogue pattern but adding 2″ to the length of the torso was going to prove too difficult. i happened to browse through my then newest issue of burda and fell in love.
issue 3/08 had a bridal pattern inspired by wallis simpson’s wedding gown. it was perfect! easy to add length to the torso and skirt and easy to add width to the hips. i made a muslin first and worked out the kinks, mostly fitting through my hips. my measurements then were 34″-25″-38″.
made from champagne silk shantung. i omitted the belt bc i loved the triple darts in the front and wanted to show them off.
i loved the 30s vibe. we felt like the hippy version of nick and nora!
yes, we had a keg as well as almond champagne. my priority was to provide great drinks and food for my guests. i appreciated them coming to share our day!
stationing han and leia on planet cake!
Jan
Your dress is fabulous. Can't wait to see what's next. (I made my wedding dress, too.)
betty jordan wester
thank you! have you posted a photo of your wedding dress on you blog?
Clipping Path
it was really excellent post!thanks a lot for sharing with us.
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Dawn
I love your wedding dress pattern. I saw you on Burda’s facebook too. Are you still willing to share the pattern? My daughter is getting married in 6 weeks and I have been hunting for a pattern. Thank you!
nouvellegamine
thank you
i still have scans of the pattern sheet. send me an email at nouvellegeamine@yahoo.com from the email address you want me to send it to.