Making your own wedding dress

Bride + dressmaker: Allie Photographer: Meg Runion Studios Wedding season is upon us, and this year (at the time writing) is a particul...

In this post, we’re taking a couture techniques deep dive into the hand sewing that was involved in sewing the bodice of my wedding dress! two lines of basting stitches, three layers of silk, and one very pretty result!

These wedding dress sewing patterns will make your big day special. Find the best pattern to sew to create the dress of your dreams.

You don’t have to spend a fortune for the wedding dress of your dream! In fact, you can get a better dress if you make it yourself. It will be a perfect fit, exactly the style that you are looking … Read More

Americans spend on average $33,391 on their wedding day. And while most lovebirds are willing to pay $540 on average for the cake, the wedding gown can set them back $1,509. If the pair are high spenders, the budget for the dress can soar up to $3,158, according to a study by The Knot.

If you’re interested in learning how to make your own wedding dress stick around! I’m going to take you through what I did to make my wedding dress and give you my best tips now that I’ve done it.

My husband and I were married in 1991. After the wedding, my dress went into a box. It moved with us a few times, but I didn’t really give it much thought until I had a daughter. I pulled it out once when she was little and let her try it on, then back in the box it w

Create a classic accent on the train of your dress Even though most wedding dresses don't come with a bustle automatically, it's important to bustle a wedding dress after the ceremony. A bustle pulls the back of the dress off the ground so...

25+ wedding dress refashion + upcycle ideas - a curated list of inspiration for ways to makeover old wedding dresses!

Mackenzie on Instagram: "MIL gifted me her old wedding dress to upcycle into mine so here’s part 1 of how I gently took it apart something special to her to turn into something special for me ❤️ I’d also like to personally thank @abba , @disney @disneyplus , and @critical_role for getting me through this intense project ❤️ . There was a lot to cover so I did have to breeze over some parts. The parts that are new are the sheer corset since I love corsets so much and some of the beaded…