I stumbled across the first of these dresses on Etsy, and the spent a while going through designer Elizabeth Dye’s blog and the English Department website for other dresses she’s made. She has a store in Oregon and only sells a few dresses via Etsy it seems, but I really love what I’ve seen there [...]

I’ve seen the Saja dresses around for a while, but didn’t realise they also did short (okay, bridesmaids) dresses in the same styles until I saw a post about them on Another Damn Wedding.
I love how soft and romantic their collection is. On the other hand, maybe it’s a bit too soft and romantic for [...]

It’s perfectly healthy to think about dresses to take your mind off other things (like impending wisdom teeth extraction and subsequent costs) right?
So The Boy looked at my last dress post (yes, he reads this blog and I ask him opinions on things – hi babe!) and said he likes the look of an A-line [...]

Ah, The Dress! I’m not one of the girls who always fantisised about her wedding dress. I’m definitely not one of the girls who must have a fancy designer dress (although if you are and can afford it, go you!). Since I didn’t really have an specific ideas I was attached to, I figured I’d [...]

This morning during my pattern making class, I asked my teacher if she knew of any local dressmakers who could make my wedding dress. She suggested that I try making it myself, if the design isn’t too complicated (it isn’t). I’ll already have my basic blocks* and know-how from pattern-making class, and since I was [...]

This girl is totally my hero – she’s gone beyond the usual DIY stuff and actually made her own wedding dress. And as you can see from her later blog posts, it turned out freaking awesome! She also made her birdcage veil, bridesmaid dresses, and stationery. I love the fun flirty style of it all, [...]