Portugal – a destination wedding

A custom design -made from scratch

Bridesmaid here

Julies dress was made from luscious silk and cotton fabrics.  Beautifully natural.

button up here

The Bride and I discussed the style and I met her in New York where she was living with a mock up and some proposed fabrics.  We settled on the lace you see here, and the chiffon for the skirt.  We also selected truly antique silk charmeuse, a recycled piece of a 1900’s skirt.   While in NY we visited the garment district and found a silk for the skirt lining.  It matched wonderfully with our antique silk for the bodice and gave the whole thing a vintage feel.

dance here

headpiece here

To complete her look I also made some delicate hair pieces.

 

getting ready here

 

Julie is my sister so I was around during her prep to help supervise.  I brought my sewing kit but no wardrobe emergencies came up for this one!

Kiss here.