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14 September 2011

My DIY Re-designed Wedding Dress

Back when we bought my dress, I found it in a store the good ol' fashioned way and ordered one in the size they... ahem, suggested. It was all-white, all plain and uninspired... at least in the HiLLjO-flavored department. It is made by Forever Yours Bridal style 49209. It's bridal ivory and has allover allencon lace. People say you shouldn't judge a dress on the hanger, but I am telling you: as soon as I saw it on the hanger I knew it was mine.

First I decided to replace the white lace-up ribbon/sash for the corset back with a thick royal blue ribbon tied in a bow with long tails.

Then I decided I wanted a yellow crinoline after choosing a white dress over a colored one like I had originally planned. The crinoline was no easy task, taking multiple attempts to complete, only ending in a husband-made hour-long-heat-set dye process.
To help the crinoline be seen better, I had the front walkway of the hem cut up in my dress in hi-lo hem fashion. It helped you to see my bare feet better, too!


The next thing I wanted was to incorporate some crochet and some bunnies onto the dress. We had bunny cake top, sock bunnies, moss bunnies, yada-bunny-yada... but I made some seriously cute doily-style crochet bunnies. One was for HiLLjO and one was for Shawnie and I think they accented the lace in the dress AMAZINGLY.





One las shot of the bouquet/its wrap/ring/lucky elephant bracelet with my dress as a backdrop and my hair flying characteristically wild.
All our wedding photos here from D. Pohlen

6 comments:

Unknown said...Reply to comment

just love everything you did. the blue looks AMAZING with yellow - and love the subtle bunnies!

hugs!

The Vintage Modern Bride said...Reply to comment

i love how you made it YOURS. you did a great job with customizing the dress :)

Heather said...Reply to comment

Everything you did was just perfect! I'm so glad you made the dress yours by adding so many special touches. The bunnies are AWESOME!

HiLLjO said...Reply to comment

@ Thanks everyone!!!

Lissa (The Wedding Bistro at Bellenza) said...Reply to comment

I agree! The dress truly ended up being "you"!

HiLLjO said...Reply to comment

@Thanks Lissa! Now it's HiLLjO-flavored. LOL!

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Thank you for coming by to read my experiences as a wife and what came before it, as well. My husband Shawn and I were married June 10, 2011 in Omaha, NE! I enjoy sharing my stories and hearing other people's stories so please feel free to share any in the comments (especially dress stories!). I LOVE comments!

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