I suppose we should start with THE DRESS. In short, I loved it and it was so much fun to wear.
This also helped to give a more dramatic silhouette when bustled.
The silk breathed as well as it could in 88 degree heat, with a dash of humidity. The bodice held its form well through the day, despite my fear of skimping on the structure inside.
So on to the other handmade items. First up is my hair piece, which I cannot take credit for but will rather give to Lulusplendor on Etsy. When you can't make it yourself I swear that site is the next best thing. (See what I'm talking about with the wrinkles on the butt? BLECH. Thankfully the nature of the taffeta helped disguise that a bit.)
As you can see, the guys wore navy blazers and white linen pants, which worked quite well with the table runners I whipped up days before the event. The fabric came from IKEA and in a brief moment of lapsed judgment, I had planned to actually cut and hem all 18 of these babies. Then I remembered the pinking shears - deep sigh of relief! Those things are worth their weight in gold, despite the small blister I got on my finger! And the make-your-own-table-runners is a good tactic for avoiding extra cleaning fees from the linen vendor if you have tall, drippy candles like we did.
Let's go in for a closer look, shall we? Because then I can finally show you those favors I mentioned more than once! Together Matt and I made cotton webbing key fobs and used about 8 different kinds of jacquard ribbon. Though we were intentional in our original assignment of the favors, we later discovered there was a secondary market for them and people were bartering for different ribbon patterns! They were a crowd pleaser and I particularly liked that we could incorporate them into the table setting as napkin rings.
And as for my two favorite munchkins, here is the flower girl in her dress (which she loved to twirl around in because it was long, I later learned) and the junior groomsman in his scaled-down tie. (Aren't these fun pictures? The photographer set up a photobooth of sorts and people went to town after all the serious stuff was over!)
Congratulations!!!! You all look beautiful, and while I know about the things that bother us as sewing folks, no one else noticed.
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Congratulations!!!! You did a beautiful job, and I think everyone looked lovely especially you. I doubt anyone noticed your zipper issue.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thanks for sharing. Your dress is lovely, the setting is stunning and how cool are those key fobs?? It's nice you made everything so personal and put so much of yourself into it.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Your wedding brought memories of mine, I also put together the favors, napkins rings and the program.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! A beautiful bride, handsome groom and all else is lovely. Thanks for sharing. Your dress is gorgeous
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! u just make me "wow". I'm really amaze and admire ur dress. i wish i can turn back my time and do it like u-sew ur own wedding dress. this is amazing. congrats again :)
ReplyDeleteHi! Congratulations on your marraige! I just found your blog through patternreview and had to comment on this post. Your wedding looked absolutely beautiful! And my, that dress - so gorgeous! Congrats on that alone! I gave up and purchased my dress after a few months of constant headache and worry over my dress (in the end,this was the best decision for me). I just got married in C'ville as well. Go Hoos! I'm planning on giving a handmade wedding recap on my blog as soon as I get our photographer's pictures.
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