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Hannah Sage's avatar

This was such a lovely read. Thank you for sharing! I’m a little over two weeks from my picnic wedding at 26 years old, and I’m still working on sewing my dress! Was planning on hand sewing and adding lace details but am relying on my machine and keeping it simple now that it’s getting so close! Making it a plan to learn lace tatting to teach my future daughters for their wedding dresses though. And your flowers are so similar to what I have been envisioning for mine! Very beautiful and whimsical!

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KP's avatar

You did an amazing job! It’s a stunning dress! I’m a firm believer in preparing yourself now for the vocation you are called to, even if it’s fulfilment does not seem to be on the horizon.

I very much lack the handicraft skills to do this myself, but I did avail myself of someone who did! I wanted a Eowyn of Rohan-inspired dress with full medieval sleeves and NO synthetic fabrics. My friend made a stunning silk brocade bodice, full silk skirts with ice blue in the folds and a silk tulle veil. My only regret is that I didn’t have more blue in my dress! I love blue and I’ve never been one for Victorian tradition. Two of my bridesmaids wore handmade dresses as well. It worked out to be much more cost-effective even with the skilled labour.

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