DIY fabulous

It's been the summer of the Lydia dress!  Anna found my seersucker sweetheart version of the J. Crew Lucinda dress (named the Lydia dress after the bride who first requested it, Lydia) on Etsy, and immediately knew that it would be just right for the creative, intimate DIY-fabulous wedding she had planned.

Anna actually moved to Pittsburgh in the middle of her wedding planning process, so I got to do her fittings in person--hooray!  And I got a preview of all of her fantastic wedding craft projects, which were so brilliant.

Look at how gorgeous she is!  And I love the color palette--all warm sherbet orange and blush pink--totally unique and just beautiful.  Anna hand-embroidered the sash she is wearing, and made little shoe clips and hair combs to match!  Super duper crafty!

How absolutely lovely: intimate, personal, unique, and full of thoughtful detail.  Congratulations, you two! :-)

Carolina dreaming

One of my very first Etsy wedding dress commissions was from a lovely, creative bride named Lydia.  She happened to be living with her husband-to-be in one of my favorite places in the world: the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  It was Lydia's brilliant idea to make a version of the J. Crew Lucinda bridal gown in white cotton seersucker, and it turned out so beautifully! 

I had the pleasure of meeting Lydia and her fiance as they traveled through Pennsylvania, so I got to do her fitting in person--she was so sweet and warm and joyful.  Just a pleasure to work with!  After I sent the finished dress off to Lydia, my little business took off and things got busy and I wondered every once in a while how the wedding had gone...and then, lo and behold, many months later I found these fabulous pictures in my email inbox!

Doesn't everyone look like they are just blissfully happy?  I can see joy and contentment and fun and love radiating out of every face, not just the bride and groom.  That's the best kind of wedding!

Congratulations, lovebirds!  Thank you so much for sharing your special day with me. :-)