I'm still waiting....

I came across this picture on my phone a while back and just remembered that I never posted it. I know why though, I was waiting for the bride to send me pictures of her 12 bridesmaids in these skirts. 3 years later, I am still waiting. So I guess I'll just post this lone picture and say that I made 12 of them at one point in time. =)

Pretty in Pink

I was asked to sew for an entire line of bridesmaids. And for a Polynesian wedding that means big! Nine dresses total! While I've sewn for entire lines before, this was my first time sewing dresses without having a single fitting! All the girls lived an ocean away and all I had were their measurements. While this would have been a piece of cake for a REAL professional seamstress, I am use to and need my girls to be fitted not once but twice throughout the process. I need to adjust and cut as needed and I never like my clients to leave without being completely satisfied with how the dress looks on them. So naturally I was very hesitant but the bride was insistent, and so I surrendered. She picked out a simple yet attractive pattern. So here are the dresses and I am just crossing my fingers they fit!

 

 

I managed to get one picture!!!

 

 

Beautiful Amanda

Red bridemaid's dress. Old pattern. Beautiful girl.

Tessi's Wedding

My last sister got married!!!! We always knew her wedding was going to be the biggest and most expensive because of her lavish tastes and requests. Although is was an extremely crazy and busy the week of the wedding it.was.so.much.FUN!!! Such great memories! Her friends and many in the community jokingly labeled it the "wedding of the century" and the "royal wedding". I must say it came pretty darn close. My sissy had 15 girls in her line and she had the girls wear three different styles. I was in charge of making 4 of the dresses. It was a simple pattern but for some reason it caused me a great deal of stress. But they're done and another project to go down in the books!

stage one

stage two

stage two

Final product: Maid of Honor and the "dress" group



12 of the 15 bridesmaids in the line



Me and the dresses that made me a slave to the sewing machine

All the bridesmaids: the dress group (highschool BFFs), the tutu group (dancing buddies), and the peplum group (Utah BFFs) 

The bride and the dress group (Hawaii friends)

Eleni's Wedding

My sister got married!!!! During the planning stages of the bridesmaid dresses, my sister was not completely sold on using floral material. She thought it would be a little too busy, sister #2 didn't like the material at all. I, however, had a vision and had to convince (what seemed like) everyone that it would look good. It was not long before Eleni jumped on board and I began sewing like a crazy woman.  Although the whole project was quite stressful, I was happy with the final product. The colors were bright and vibrant and the bridesmaids looked gorgeous! 

 

Me and the bridesmaids
(Sis #2- maid of honor- bought her dress and I added simple sleeves and belt to her outfit)   

The Bridesmaids with the beautiful bride.

My cute cute little nephews (and rascal son) wore bow ties that I made from leftover bridesmaid material. They definitely stole the show!