Wedding Dress Details

I was checking up on my favorite wedding blog, Once Wed and I was completely blown away by the dress in the latest post. This site has recently been featuring DIY-style weddings, kind of country and very homey, which I totally approve of.

I'm just in love with scalloping details and dresses or shorts, so this dress made me swoon. Look at all these edges! So adorable! Vintage-looking dresses are the best. The blog linked to the website of the dress maker Chelsea Rose, which was unfortunately under construction. But the site does have a sample lookbook and after flipping through a few pages, I found that custom detailing is their specialty. Take a gander!

(The way the light illuminates this...!)

Anyone can sew piles of fabric together. But not everyone can make it look good.

DIY Garter

Ok, who wants to see a video of ME!? I had to film something for my winter wedding project for my magazine class and decided to do a DIY garter because it's the easiest thing ever. I had initially planned on making a boutonniere but they don't require sewing and aren't as awesome. So here I am, sewing my garter. There are a few shots with the top of my head cut off because I was filming myself and couldn't see what kind of picture I was getting. Note to self: drag brother out of the basement to stand behind the camera for more than just one shot.