A Wedding Dress for Katie: The Bride Herself

Hello there! I hope your week is rolling along nicely. Ours has been so fun already (the sun has been shiiiining in DC and I’m loving it!) And you’re in luck, because I’ve got something exciting to share today.

Remember when I was asked to make a wedding dress? I sketched the design, made the pattern, cut and stitched, finished details, then sent it to Idaho for a September wedding. It was so fun to share the process with you, and today you get to see the real deal. Dress on bride. It’s a bona fide wedding dress now!

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Have you ever seen such a beautiful bride?

Let’s all just gush a little bit about how cool it is to make things for people and have them turn out. This was a big project  to take on- especially from across the country, but I couldn’t be more thrilled with the result.

Okay, I’ll get out of the way and let you enjoy some breathtaking photos:

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 I love how the details of the dress come together so well and play off of each other. There isn’t a whole lot “typical” about it, yet it doesn’t look overdone. From the clean, wide v-neck, nude waistline piping, and elbow length sleeves to the rows of pin tucks, tea length, and vintage lace trim, it was just as she hoped. The most important thing to me was that Katie loved it, and she did. From the look of the photos, it loves her, too.

Did I tell you how I know the bride? We were missionaries together in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2004. This girl is the salt of the earth, and I loved being able to play a small role in the beginning of her forever.

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Not as big of a role as him, of course.

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16 Comments

  1. Posted February 1, 2012 at 7:11 am | Permalink

    It looks lovely. You must be very proud!

  2. Posted February 1, 2012 at 10:35 am | Permalink

    It turned out stunning! Great job!

  3. Laina
    Posted February 1, 2012 at 4:04 pm | Permalink

    Turned out so fabulous. It fit her perfectly and boy did she look gorgeous in it. How much fun for you to play a role in her big day.

  4. Erin
    Posted February 1, 2012 at 7:19 pm | Permalink

    Absolutely gorgeous! If only I could step back in time and have something similar for my day.

  5. Posted February 2, 2012 at 10:33 am | Permalink

    This is amazing. I’m doing sew-vivor too but I’m starting to think it’s out of my league!

    • Miranda
      Posted February 2, 2012 at 12:49 pm | Permalink

      Not at all! I am excited to see all of the amazing projects that the participants have completed! There is room for everyone in sewing:)

  6. Kate
    Posted February 2, 2012 at 8:59 pm | Permalink

    love this. you did a great job. and isn’t my man so hottttt?! :) thanks again. you are a miracle worker.

  7. Laura
    Posted February 3, 2012 at 2:16 pm | Permalink

    Seriously so beautiful. I love your work and your friend looks amazing in the dress. I’m still saving all my pennies so I can have you sew something for me someday!

  8. Posted February 3, 2012 at 10:42 pm | Permalink

    Cute! It seems like it fits the bride’s style so perfectly.

    • Miranda
      Posted February 4, 2012 at 2:28 am | Permalink

      I’m glad you say so, Melanie. That was important to us! I think we did it, too.

  9. Posted February 4, 2012 at 2:34 am | Permalink

    How cool to say you had such a huge part in that gorgeous photo! Wow…you are super talented!

  10. Posted February 20, 2012 at 11:53 pm | Permalink

    This is absolutely beautiful! This would make for a beautiful anytime dress too. You should enter this in the Shabby Apple competition whenever it comes around again and get this dress into production! Visiting from the Sewvivor competition. Good luck!

    • Miranda
      Posted February 21, 2012 at 2:18 am | Permalink

      You’re so nice! I’ve never heard of a Shabby Apple contest, sounds like fun!

  11. Posted February 21, 2012 at 10:15 pm | Permalink

    This dress is darling and you did an incredible job on the construction. The fit looks great, which can be very difficult with custom gowns. I am wondering if I could feature it on my blog at some point. After the series I am doing currently I would like to showcase some custom made gowns that were done correctly. Let me know if you would be interested.

  12. Posted March 7, 2012 at 4:15 pm | Permalink

    gorgeous! the fit is perfection…which i know can be very difficult!
    i look forward to seeing what you come up with during sewvivor! but i warn ya…i like to talk a lot of smack ;)

    • Miranda
      Posted March 8, 2012 at 4:28 am | Permalink

      Thanks! I developed a deep love for my dress form with this one! I loved your pinwheel dress, and can’t wait to see what you come up with, too (both the sewing projects and the smack! ;)

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