Liz’s wedding dress
November 9, 2008
My coworker and friend Liz asked if I could make her wedding dress earlier this year. As this was in the middle of my wedding planning I told her that I could start on her gown in the middle of August for her October wedding, and she said that she could wait! I like a challenge and she knew exactly what she wanted.
Luckily, Liz is very close to sample size so I was able to work off my college blocks. The fitting process was pretty easy, then we drove up to LA with her mom and bought some really beautiful embroidered silk chiffon. I used the same fabric I used for my dress for the under layer and the lining. After one last minute batch of alterations due to wedding-stress-shrinkage, we were good to go!
The dress has a deep V with a little tiny cap sleeve, a band around the waist and a slight mermaid silhouette with front and back godets for fullness. I hid the invisible zip on the side because I don’t like how most wedding dresses open up at center back. Instead the back had a mostly decorative keyhole button and loop.
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- first sample
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- second fitting, work in progress
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- fitting in my tiny kitchen
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- cutting the godets
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- closeup of two layers and godets
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- work in progress
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- neckline
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- back view
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- one point underbustle
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- closeup
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- the week before the wedding
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- happy!
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- sassy with the red shoes
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- back view
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- before the ceremony
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- before the ceremony
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- the dark points are the bustle loop and ties
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- one last look before the ceremony
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- introducing andy and liz!
I can’t explain why my photos are rotating themselves because when I uploaded them, they were correct. Same goes for the big photo… maybe I can fix it later when I have more patience. Professional photos taken by Alvaro Quiala.
