On May 21, 2022 my sweetie Shane and I got married :) 6 months from that day I am still so filled with joy and charmed by it’s details. So much effort and inspiration that I haven’t yet had a chance to share… when you spend so long planning it is hard to give it up! As me and Shane have been on a road trip tour of the Northeast and I haven’t had my workshop to sew in, I’ll take this as a good excuse as any to dive into the sewing, etc I did for our day.
There is nothing like a mood board to begin shaping visuals, whether for a project or a day. I made so many of them on Instagram and Pinterest… but there is something special about doing it the old fashioned way with a stack of good magazines. I still have the one shown above taped to the side of the fridge!
I love seeing how little details I gravitated towards were translated and incorporated into the day. From the color scheme coming through in the flowers, to playing cards making an appearance as table numbers, and paper details evoking antique valentines.
As far as sewing went, my biggest job for the day was making my bridesmaids their dresses. Influenced by the lovely sheer dresses from Kamperett, I decided to source silk organza. Choosing a color was kind of tricky on the internet, where you can’t really tell how a solid color will look when it’s transparent, but red looked great on all my gals and the sheer quality kept it lighter on the eyes. My favorite detail was the lantern sleeve, with the somewhat stiff organza helping it keep its volume and shape. I loved working with this fabric, and the dresses were pretty straight forward to construct… but I can tell you I was sewing some final fit changes the week of— not recommended ;)
I knew I didn’t want to create a dress from scratch, having dabbled in the bridal sewing industry, I didn’t want to bite off more than I could chew… but I did a lot of alterations to get me to my vision. I bought my dress second hand, and it was a little big on me and it was a lot longer, with a long train to boot. It was beautiful, but a little impractical for an outdoor wedding, and I always envisioned slightly shorter than traditional. The bottom half of the dress features godets (triangles of inserted fabric) that lend some volume and great swirling motion. I didn’t want to lose most of that, I cut off the train and instead of shortening from the bottom, I took it from the middle, removing over a foot of length from the skirt side of the bust seam. Then it was just a lot of fitting, and I was happy to be able to try it on over and over again throughout the process. I loved how it made me feel!
Such a personal, and unforgettable day… I am so happy to share on it, and reflect on it’s process. Thank you for reading :)
What a beautiful reflection of a beautiful day.