Sarah's Techno Wedding Dress

It really is true that time flies when you're having fun! The summer has been a whirl-wind of weddings, sewing projects, construction and gardening. Some fantastic projects have wrapped up and here are some pictures and a video from the first wedding of the summer, Jeff and Sarah O'Donnell.

If you want to know what it's like to have a a dress custom made for you, this is the post to read!


Sarah's techno wedding dress, walking down the isle with her dad in a stunning rooftop ceremony over Puget Sound in downtown Seattle.

"The dress is amazingly perfect! I could have never envisioned such a beautiful finished piece. You are my fairy godmother of wedding dress wishes! Your unbelievable talent, great taste, fantastic work ethic is going to take this world by storm."

Sarah Jones
www.productionbysarah.com

Sarah had tried on dresses for over a year before contacting me about making a custom gown. We got together, looked at pictures and talked about what she was looking for. She put together a great presentation showing the full range of what she wanted both for the dress and the ceremony, which you can find here. You can also check out sketches and swatches from previous entries on my blog. It was important to Sarah that the dress be modern, sexy and bridal without being overwhelming or heavy. In addition the grooms mother is a dress maker and it was important to both of us that she appreciate and respect the gown.

We went through a few rounds of sketches while drafting and fitting her moulage. Because the dress had so much detail in the patterns and a lot of little pieces cut on "random" grain lines I made two muslin mock ups of the pattern before cutting into the fashion fabric. This allowed me to make subtle adjustments to the style lines and shaping of the bodice that I knew I had to nail down in advance. You can see the first fitting in the fashion fabric here.

And finally, a video tribute to the dress!


Such a beautiful and fun wedding!