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Naturally, I had to make my dress even though husband and I decided on a short engagement. (OK, I guess it was mostly me that wanted to get married sooner than later and not spend a year + planning a wedding! We had been together for over 5 years and I just so looked forward to being married to my man.)
The lace is fabric I have been toting around for years originally intended for a maid of honor dress. The pattern is from 1948; the pattern is for a sundress but I loved the simplicity and square neckline so much I figured it would be just fine for a summer wedding dress. It turned out relatively easy and stress-free to make—thankfully!
The opening has hook and eye closures decorated with vintage foil-back glass flower buttons. The under dress has a tiered skirt and is made from the palest pink cotton batiste with nude lace straps. The petticoat/crinoline is vintage.
FYI: shoes are “Anita” from Remix Vintage Shoes!
Material Notes
lace, batiste
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Sep 9, 2011, 01.21 AMby Jamie Blank
such a nice dress! Congrats
Sep 8, 2011, 09.18 PMby thefabledneedle
Thank you, everyone, for your kind words and congrats! We recently celebrated our 2 year anniversary. :D
Sep 8, 2011, 02.27 PMby tamezdc
Lovely dress.
Sep 7, 2011, 12.21 PMby BrittStitches
Amazing! So beautiful
Sep 7, 2011, 08.23 AMby innuendo
Very beautiful!
Sep 7, 2011, 06.34 AMby jwick5
So pretty- I love a shorter dress for summer weddings, especially if it is outside. I have been to more than handful of outdoor weddings with the bride wearing long dresses and the bottoms then getting grass and other stains.
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Sep 8, 2011, 09.17 PMby thefabledneedle
I think this dress would have been lovely full length but August in Los Angeles can get pretty warm. Good point about the stains; a full length maid of honor dress I once wore to a summer wedding has many sad stains along the hem.
Sep 7, 2011, 05.30 AMby fabricaddict
stunning!! i love that lace – congrats :-)
Sep 7, 2011, 03.19 AMby turtlegirl00
this is such a wonderful dress! I love it—simple, elegant, timeless… perfect for a wedding!
Sep 6, 2011, 10.47 PMby milkyway
gorgeous
Sep 6, 2011, 10.10 PMby topsi89
Such a sweet dress! Lovely! Congrats :)
Sep 6, 2011, 10.09 PMby topsi89
Such a sweet dress! Lovely! Congrats :)
Sep 6, 2011, 07.26 PMby madebymeg
very pretty. congrats!
Sep 6, 2011, 04.51 PMby julib
Beautiful dress!
Sep 6, 2011, 01.45 PMby max
How sweet!
Sep 6, 2011, 12.27 PMby kelepso
Pretty!
Sep 6, 2011, 07.21 AMby itetein
Your wedding dress is really lovely. The straps are so beautiful!
Sep 6, 2011, 07.12 AMby cathysews
This is really beautiful… lovely.
Sep 6, 2011, 07.12 AMby cathysews
This is really beautiful… lovely.
Sep 6, 2011, 06.32 AMby freakusbzzz
Delightful!