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Kara’s Custom Square-Neck Wedding Dress with 3D Floral Lace
From Her Ideas to Her Gown
When Kara, a bride from Australia, found a wedding dress she loved online, she could already picture the parts she’d keep. She liked the square neckline at the front and back, and she loved the shape of the skirt. The lace and the slit were two details she would have changed. The designer’s price was also a factor, and Kara had seen gowns she loved at BridalMelody, so she asked us to make a custom wedding dress for her.
We started with the lace. Kara sent us a few examples she liked, and a pattern emerged. She was drawn to small 3D flowers that stood out from the lace without dominating it. We found a lace that fit what she had in mind, and she loved it when we sent it over.
Once Kara had paid her deposit, we drew the front and back of the gown. The sketches showed the square necklines, the boning and built-in cups for support, and even the number of buttons down the back. She could see how the flowers would sit on the dress and how the skirt would look without the slit. When she saw the drawings, she knew we were on the same page.
Making It Work
It was only once we started making the gown that we had second thoughts about the skirt fabric. It looked lighter and sheerer than we felt was right for Kara’s dress. We sent her photos while the gown was still in production, and she picked up on the same thing we had.
We suggested a fabric with more body and told her up front that it would make the dress noticeably heavier. For Kara, that was a trade-off she was happy to make. She preferred the more substantial fabric and chose to go ahead with the upgrade.
When Kara received her gown, she told us how much she liked the heavier fabric. We’d settled the shape on paper weeks before, but it was the conversation halfway through making the dress that helped us get the skirt right for her.
On the Wedding Day
After the wedding, Kara sent us her photos. She told us how much she loved her dress, right down to the little details we’d spent so much time talking through together.
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